ruger gp100

Can-down said:
I agree with Ian, I also prefer the way the Ruger trigger "stages" in double action.
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This is a big difference as well. The double-action with the 'catch' at the end of the trigger pull on a lot of Rugers is something I despise, but I'm mostly shooting relatively fast DA in IDPA/IPSC and there it's a considerable hindrance. For target shooting, I know you aren't alone on finding it appealing.

Also apologize to OP for turning this into a gun comparison thread. Ultimately, I doubt anybody is going to tell you the GP-100 is anything less than a fine firearm.
 
Can-down said:
The GP100 is usually referred to as chunky and overbuilt. It makes sense that it wouldn't feel as nice in the hand compared to other guns.
The older Security Sixes and the newer SP01's might have felt better to your group but if A guy is used to shooting an S&W or Colt he probably won't like the Ruger and another guy who has only shot or prefers Rugers might not like the S&W's or Colts. They will all do the job and most people can learn the different trigger pulls.
Some guns also need a little trigger work to make them shine.

Graydog, I'm not saying your Ruger wasn't the worst gun on the line that day.... but shooting different guns like that, one after the other, is very difficult as the shooters gun is continually changing and going from a lighter smoother pull to a heavier staged trigger and then again to something else is a hard transition for most shooters.

Were your groups with your own gun worse then they usually are that day?....or were they typical and you just shot that much better with every other gun?
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My groups were typical of what I always did with the gun. I and all the others found the other guns easier to shoot and everyone did better with the other guns. Now remember here I am not saying the Ruger is not a very good gun because it is my statement here is that a S&W gun is just as strong and probably in most people's hand a little nicer to shoot.

Graydog
 
I don't own any revolvers, I don't own any S&W products, I don't own any Ruger products, and I don't own any Colt products.

I have on different occasions shot a Colt Python 6" stainless that was bought new by my friend 20 years ago.
I have shot and sometimes still shoot a 6" Ruger GP100 stainless with the half underlug and a tuned trigger which another friend bought used wearing a hogue grip.
I have shot a S&W 686 also in stainless with a 6" barrel owned by another club member.

The Ruger with the tuned trigger is almost frightening to shoot due to the hair trigger.
It is accurate as hell on the first shot since I'm not anticipating the recoil from his 18gr load of Lilgun.
I'm always afraid that the revolver will rotate out of my hand and hit me in the head even though it doesn't.
You get the feeling that it can be used to drive stakes into the ground if nothing else is around.

The S&W feels almost dainty in comparison to the Ruger mechanically more precise like a Swiss watch but just as accurate.

The Colt Python is the one that tells you all others are playing second fiddle to this gun.
It feels the most secure in the hand, accurate, smooth.
This is the one I will one day own.
 
i picked up a GP100 a couple years back and i love it.
i love the Hogue grip on it.
i love the way if feels and i love the way it shoots.

that said, i shoot it probably only 1% of my shooting time.
i picked it up because i wanted at least 1 wheel gun and that one caught my eye.
ive never shot a colt or a S&W wheel gun so i have nothing to compare mine too.
but i will say that i really like shooting mine.
smooth and crisp and solid.
and for the price and what the other cost i have 0 regrets about my purchase.
and my wife LOVES the gun, i thought the .357 would scare her off of the gun, so i started her on 38's but she loves the .357 and she can shoot bulls all day with it.
i think the Hogue grips do a lot for it.
i know my dad loves my gun, he went and picked up a S&W 460V after shooting mine because he liked the big frame, now he's looking for a 686 since he cant find a Ruger (and hasnt seen one for a year anywhere)

so there a go.
if your like me and dont know any better youll love the Ruger.
if youve shot the top shelf guns..... meh.

its like 1911's.
i really liked my norinco's.
then i got a sr1911, LOVE that gun.
then i got a kimber.
now i look back at my norinco's and laugh.

its all in what you can compare it too.

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Waiting for your next little "story" and "case close" on why Rugers suck and how random people all showed up with unique revolvers and all shot a strangers better then their own...

Is your next story gonna tell me that an astronaut also shoots Smiths better...in space?


graydog said:
Here is a little story for everyone, it in no way reflects what gun is stronger or which one will last longer but I think it explains why there are so many more Smith & wesson revolvers in people's hands.

One day at the range I had my Ruger GP100 in 6 inch stainless with me. There was a friend of mine who had his S&W 686 6 inch barrel gun with him. Another fellow had S&W 586 6 inch gun and another guy that was there has a 6 inch Colt Python. There were also three other guys shooting auto"s.

We had a little contest. Everyone shoot a target at 15 yards (10 shots) So there was seven people who shot every gun. The results were in the end that everyone to a man Liked the Colt the best and everyone had the best grops with the colt. No one that day shot anything better then the Colt. As to the smiths well some shot the 586 better then the 686 and some the other way around.

The real sad news, everyone including myself shot the ruger the worst. No one liked the way the ruger handled and the way it felt in your hand compared to the other guns. I think as someone before me atated that you just get used to way a gun feels and you acept that, The people who don't have either and are not worried about money like the feel of the S&W guns, as in my opinion they just feel and look better. And lets not kid ourselves here there isn't one in a thousand people who are going to wear out a gun by shooting it to much.

Just my two cents.

Graydog
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jeffcarr88 said:
Waiting for your next little "story" and "case close" on why Rugers suck and how random people all showed up with unique revolvers and all shot a strangers better then their own...

Is your next story gonna tell me that an astronaut also shoots Smiths better...in space?
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Look Jeffcar88 Graydog was not running the Rugers down. All he is saying the others shot the Smiths well but everyone shot the Colt better. Read the post next time you might learn something.
 
I love my GP 100 6" SS. It was what I could afford at the time and was available. I handled it till I developed pretty good muscle memory and feel for the DA. I hit what I want to for the most part. You will too.
 
Ok...

I handled a (4.2) 686, and it was just ok. The blued GP100 (4.2) felt natural in my hand. Ended up buying one off of the EE, and I haven't regretted a shot throught it. Great balance, and I zero'ed it in for about 10yds. If the SHTF tonight, that would be my "go to" piece. I feel that it is reliable, accurate, dependable and fun. The only cons I have found: rear sight pin will drift out, but that's an easy fix and hard finding a holster that I like.

To find one, look at: Grouse River, EE, and CRAFM
 
Grouse River has all the hard to find guns listed as "in stock"......which means "we can order it for you but we don't know when it will arrive"

A wanted to buy post would be the most proactive approach if a guy was motivated.
 
Chris Marchetti said:
Look Jeffcar88 Graydog was not running the Rugers down. All he is saying the others shot the Smiths well but everyone shot the Colt better. Read the post next time you might learn something.
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I was questioning what kind of shooters spend money on a gun...all the listed revolvers are $700 + and NOT know how to shoot them...to the point they shoot a never fired before one, with no idea of the owners loads and how he sets his sights better than their own?

THAT is what was fishy to me.

Smiths are nice...VERY pretty and a great single action trigger. But your paying for the name and the the time spent making it look pretty. Rugers are solid. Work can be done to fix the trigger if you wish (but not required) AND can buy a few boxes of ammo and still be cheaper then a Smith. There is a reason these things sell out fast.
 
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