Anyone shot a Ruger GP100??

Question

What are your thoughts? Do they have a nice feel to them, easy to handle and shoot? Thinking of a 6" barreled GP100 .357

Answer 1

Yes, good quality revolvers. They do have a heavy trigger as Big shot mentioned, however in a double-action revolver this is to be expected.
That 6" barrel is not the most concealable, but it will give you significantly more effective range at targets or for hunting. It also makes a great home or shop weapon.
I don't think Ruger offered these in blue....but if so the stainless is still the way to go particularly if you live in a humid climate....well worth the slightly higher price.

Answer 2

I owned several in the 1990s. They are really good guns after you install a replacement Wilson Combat spring kit. Shooting .38SPL out of a GP100 makes it feel like you are shooitng .22 caliber. No revolver has as easy a takedown as a GP100 (outside of the other Ruger DA revolvers). I got out of the revolver market but definitely get a GP100 if you want a DA .357 rvolver. They are more than accurate enough as well. The 6" model weighs in at 46-48oz, so it's a little heavy if you shoot standing up for any duration. They used to make a "short-shrouded" 6" model but they dropped it years ago. They should have kept that model and dropped the 6" full lug. The 4" full shroud barrel model is only 40oz and feels better.

Answer 3

I have a ruger GP100 6 inch stainless it works fine and had no problems with it. As far for hunting big game I still go with my super redhawk 44 magnum simply because of the power. The GP 100 still was a good buy for a 357 I even had some friends that have a colt python 357 say so.

Answer 4

You won't find a better choice in a .357. My 4" short shrouded, fixed sight, blued GP-100 handles excellent, shoots perfectly, and has a sweeeeet single action trigger to boot! The grips keep the recoil manageable, easy to maintain, and it's a good looking revolver, too. Extra strong and safe. Hard to beat the GPs. All Rugers are top of the line guns.

Answer 5

I have a 6" GP100 and it shoots great, very well made and very accurate. First thing I did was spend $20 on a spring kit and 20 minutes replacing two springs. Product liability law does nothing for double action trigger pulls.

I experimented with a different grip too but went back to the original.

Answer 6

I carry the GP100 in a 4" - absolutely love it! It came stock with a smooth trigger pull and it's solid as a rock. Only complaint was the front sight - terrible in low light. I replaced with Mepro light tritium front and rear ($116 vs $350 for Trijicon). They are very easy to handle, even my wife who is new to shooting found it easy... though she wasn't super fond of the bang. At 110 lbs she easily controlled the recoil and put it back on target quickly! In two words "Buy it"

Answer 7

Ive gone through two. the first was a 6 inch stainless liked it but got sold it, now I got a 4 inch blued love it
As far as shooting goes, the gun is built extra heavy duty, soaks up a lot of recoil and is vary pleasant to shoot heavy loads in, single action shooting, it is very accurate. but double action is tuff, the spring weight is very heavy and the longer trigger pull doesn't help.

would I buy it again, YES. Just change out the factory spring with a reduced power spring from trapper's gun spring or Wolf's springs.

I got the 4 inch barrel because the gun just has a better balance to me and I wanted a blued gun.

Answer 8

I have two in my gun safe in 6 inch and have no plan of selling them.
their very accurate and I see no problem them, my sons and mine both have very light trigger pull and we hunt with them and even use them as one of out Carry Conceal weapons.
We have had them for over 5 years and have shot more rounds through then in just one year then the average person would shoot in 10 years.
So we have put the GP100 to a good test and have hade no trouble with them what so ever.
I would recommend them with out hesitation.

That my opinion.

D58

Answer 9

I have not. The biggest complaint I hear is that they have a heavy trigger pull (as does my Ruger semi-auto). It's a thing with all Rugers. Most people recommended getting an inexpensive trigger job to lighten the pull. Other than that, they are great guns and a bargain compared to a S&W.

Answer 10

You can never go wrong with Ruger, the GP100 is a bit heavy for me as they over build all their weapons i have several single action and two Simi autos but i have to go with my S&W GUNS IN THE DOUBBLE ACTIONS.