A New GP100 From Ruger

[Blaine]

This might be the one that calls out my name
http://www.gunblast.com/Ruger-GP100MC.htm

[MrMurphy]

Probably the closest GP to my original Security-Six. Hmm......

[madman4570]

Extremely nice!

[wecsoger]

MSRP of $899?

[Blaine]

MSRP of $899?

Maybe I can get a deal from somebody looking to trade up from a 4" with adjustable sights

[Tycer]

Looks like my Smith 19-4 4" is going to Gunbroker. I like that Ruger.

[Chuck 100 yd]

Yes ,very cool. Davidsons shows them as allocated. There must be a bunch of dealers looking for them right now.
I own 4 GP`s 3"(fixed sight) - 4.2" and 6" in .357 and a 4.2" in .38 special w/adjutable sights.
Some of the most accurate revolvers I have ever shot.
This one will be very popular I am sure.

[earlmck]

That's very nice, and if I wanted another carry gun I might well go for that 4" GP100. However I'm one of those folks who thinks the original take on the GP100, the full lug barrel and the grips, was perfection in a hunting .357. I retired a Colt Python when I bought my first GP100 some 20+ years ago.

[CowboyTutt]

That is a really nicely designed revolver with its triple locks, stout where it needs to be, thin where it doesn't, rounded edges and no side plates of any kind. Grooved barrel on top to reduce glare. Wow, seems like they really put a lot of work into this one.

-Tutt

[Mescalero]

About time you came back.

[CowboyTutt]

Mesc, PM sent. -Tutt

[Ysabel Kid]

That is a really nicely designed revolver with its triple locks, stout where it needs to be, thin where it doesn't, rounded edges and no side plates of any kind. Grooved barrel on top to reduce glare. Wow, seems like they really put a lot of work into this one.

-Tutt

And a heck of a lot of thought!

[Streetstar]

Yes -- and when your bored - it looks like you could pull the gun out for plenty of outhouse readin'

I am curious why they are introducing a match/comp marketed pistol with fixed sights though -- cool gun, but seems an odd choice for its stated mission

[MrMurphy]

Review says rear sight is windage adjustable, front is elevation adjustable.

[Blaine]

Review says rear sight is windage adjustable, front is elevation adjustable.

I understood that a short, and tall front sight was included, not an adjustable front.

[vancelw]

Probably the closest GP to my original Security-Six. Hmm......

I'd been wanting a GP-100 w 6" bbl for a while, never could find one when I had the money.
Recently I traded for a mint Security-six. I love it. Forgot how nice my old one was.

That new GP would tempt me more if it had a longer barrel, but they didn't make it to make me happy.

[AJMD429]

I'd like a GP-100 in 44 Special. . .

. . . to go along with an SP-101 in 32-20. . .

[Streetstar]

Review says rear sight is windage adjustable, front is elevation adjustable.

adjustable with a brass drift and a hammer I guess, --- I was meaning fine click adjustable with a small screwdriver like most match sights -- those resemble the sights on my muzzle loader (since its dovetailed though, a guy can put on anything he wants I suppose )

[Mescalero]

And you can bet in a little while someone will offer an adjustable to fit and look just like it.

[GonnePhishin]

While its nice enough looking, I personally prefer the classic old style with 6" full lug barrel. Just MO.

[DPris]

Both front & rear are drift adjustable.
Comes with two different height front fiberoptics.
Intended for IDPA & carry.

Before somebody asks- Ruger says the rear dovetail does not compromise the topstrap strength. Analyzed & tested, they say. Not an issue.

Mine has put five 158s under an inch at 25 yards off a rest. Outshot Jeff Quinn's Ransom Rest, apparently.
Denis

[CowboyTutt]

You know, I've been wondering about Jeff's Ransom Rest. I think it drinks too much.

-Tutt

[DPris]

Or I drink too little.
Denis

[Mescalero]

Zig ....Zag.............
50-50 chance.

[DPris]

If I run across him next week I need to ask about that DA trigger. Mine's off my 8-pound scale.
Denis

[CowboyTutt]

You run across him at SHOT you tell him I said hello. He just recently survived a near death experience. We are lucky he is still with us. Big time. -Tutt

[Mike Armstrong]

Agree with Jeff's preference for the Security Six series over the full-underlug GPs.

But Ruger has been making half-lug GPs all along, just not as many recently. I have a 6" half-lug adjustable sight blue .357 that was my "deer rifle" for tree stands for some years in the upstate NYS jungles, a 4" half-lug stainless fixed-sight .38 Special that was an over-run for a US Customs contract back before 9/11, and a 3" full-lug stainless fixed sight .357 (a model they make now, but with the original compact smooth rubber grips with a fancy wood insert). They all perform superbly.

Much as I like the Six Series revolvers, I'm glad Ruger brought out the GP, especially when shooting "deer" loads. It's heavy, but it does damp down the recoil nicely. My .38 feels like a .22 with standard old-fashioned lead "police" loads or wadcutters, and it is just as accurate and controllable as any .22. Kills stuff a bunch better, tho, especially with those wadcutters.

French anti-terrorist cops use a license-built copy of the GP in .357. I'd say they are very well armed (they also use the full-auto version of the Ruger Mini-14).

[DPris]

Yep, we've emailed about his foot. Fortunately, still has most of it left.
Scary stuff.
Denis

[DPris]

And, emailing again, he says he had two, the best did do that 6.6 pounds DA.
I wouldn't have thought they could go down that far.
Denis

[vancelw]

Quinn said his came with two front sights. I handled one at the Dallas Safari Convention today and the rep said it came with a tall front sight for .357 loads and a short one was available for purchase to use with .38 level loads. Nice revolver but I've handled GPs with better triggers.

[MrMurphy]

Mike, the French used to use the Manurhin MR-73 and AC-556, but that was years ago.

They've mostly been using HK products (MP5s and 416s) these days if they don't have a FAMAS, not sure what in pistols depending on the unit (regular Gendarmerie troops had Sig 2340s in 9mm as of 2008 when I was in Paris), but they've gone over to autos except in a few rare cases.

[DPris]

There's no mention of two front sights in any literature I've seen, but mine came with both.
Dunno what the "standard" is.
Denis

[BrianSH]

Quinn said his came with two front sights. I handled one at the Dallas Safari Convention today and the rep said it came with a tall front sight for .357 loads and a short one was available for purchase to use with .38 level loads. Nice revolver but I've handled GPs with better triggers.

I also handled that one at the DSC show, lots of potential the that one, especially if its offered in a 6". I did put in another plug for a 5 shot 41mag on a GP frame. - Brian

[vancelw]

There's no mention of two front sights in any literature I've seen, but mine came with both.
Dunno what the "standard" is.
Denis

That's why I asked....seems like all the gun writers received both sights.

[Hagler]

Gentlemen,

Didn't Ruger put key locks, under the grips, on their revolvers? I do not see one, on this new GP100:

http://www.gunblast.com/images/Ruger-GP ... C00100.jpg

...like the one on this Ruger SAA revolver:

http://www.gunblast.com/images/Ruger-Sh ... C09982.JPG

...and this LCR-22:

http://lead-slinger.com/wp-content/uplo ... .22-17.jpg

Shawn

[Tycer]

Well, I got to handle one. Those are still too big for my stubby mitts. Ah well.

But wait, what is this? A new model 66? http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/ ... rrorView_Y

[DPris]

Talked to Ruger reps at SHOT, the first couple hundred MCs shipped with two front sights, after which the decision was made to ship with one.

The GPs & SPs never had key locks. And those locks have been phased out of the single-actions, too.
Denis

[Blaine]

Talked to Ruger reps at SHOT, the first couple hundred MCs shipped with two front sights, after which the decision was made to ship with one.

The GPs & SPs never had key locks. And those locks have been phased out of the single-actions, too.
Denis

So much for decent elevation accuracy with 180gr powerhouses....

[86er]

I have an OM Security Six that I gave to my Dad. It is a very smooth, reliable and accurate revolver. I've also used the GPNY (3" DA- 38 Spl) quite a bit and it is heavy but also very nice. I do like the rubber grips with the wood insert and the way they are one piece and slide on to the frame. The new revolver looks pretty nice and has interesting features. I'd like to test drive one for a potential purchase.