Ruger GP 100

Well got my GP100 today.. And Oh man is she a sweet little gun. In 38 she is very docile and groups very very well, I grouped within a Loonie all day long at 15. The trigger is nice , but can be better. The sights, I need to work on, I have a problem with those black on black sights, I tend to blur the front sight because I am shifting from target to front sight. I cannot get a good sight picture, but that's an easy fix.

My concern is when I went to .357 mag . The grouping opened up considerably, and at 15 was I shooting high. I suspect that we will have an adjusted sight for one caliber only, and try and adapt once switching from 38 to 357 or vice versa.

I found the stock grips adequate, but lacking a thumb rest. I have smaller hands, and find that I do not have a grip as snug as I would like. I need to shoot it much more to get comfortable with my grip, I shot mostly 1911 so its not the same.

But in all fairness this is a very nice gun to shoot. With a good pet load for 38 special and a changing the grip handle, this will be a tack driver that can be fired all day long.

Another point, is that I find this gun though its on the heavy side, to be very comfortable. I shot .357 mag, 38 special all afternoon and it never bothered me. Wife shot it, liked it, now wants one :)
 
TightGroup said:
Well got my GP100 today.. And Oh man is she a sweet little gun. In 38 she is very docile and groups very very well, I grouped within a Loonie all day long at 15. The trigger is nice , but can be better. The sights, I need to work on, I have a problem with those black on black sights, I tend to blur the front sight because I am shifting from target to front sight. I cannot get a good sight picture, but that's an easy fix.

My concern is when I went to .357 mag . The grouping opened up considerably, and at 15 was I shooting high. I suspect that we will have an adjusted sight for one caliber only, and try and adapt once switching from 38 to 357 or vice versa.

I found the stock grips adequate, but lacking a thumb rest. I have smaller hands, and find that I do not have a grip as snug as I would like. I need to shoot it much more to get comfortable with my grip, I shot mostly 1911 so its not the same.

But in all fairness this is a very nice gun to shoot. With a good pet load for 38 special and a changing the grip handle, this will be a tack driver that can be fired all day long.

Another point, is that I find this gun though its on the heavy side, to be very comfortable. I shot .357 mag, 38 special all afternoon and it never bothered me. Wife shot it, liked it, now wants one :)
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I installed the HI-Viz front sight on my GP-100 and found it makes target acquisition very fast. You get three different coloured tubes that are easy to change out. You might want to take a look at them. I would also check your cylinder throats. My GP-100 had throats that were way to tight. Three were less than .356 and three were less than .357. Rugers have a reputation for tight cylinder throats.

Take Care

Bob
 
x2 on the hi viz sights. When I could get a good picture with the stock sights I did shoot it better but over all I prefer being able to see the sights properly everytime with the hi viz
 
If you're playing one of the action shooting games where quick sight acquisition is important, a FO front sight is the way to go.

However, if pure accuracy is what you want, black on black notch and post sights can't be beat.
 
Went back to the range today and fired it some more. I must say that this Ruger is a real puppy with factory 38 ammo. Its almost like shooting a 22lr.. I had great grouping with .38s but as soon as I went with 357 factory ammo, the grouping doubled in size, if not bigger. I will try and mix the rounds just to see if I flinch.. and how badly. Thats the only thing that comes to mind unless someone else has something to add..
 
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