early B-day present for myself..

[vikz]

Hello peeps! I decided to get my early bday present for myself today(my bday is not until next month) since i had to give up my 3" in order to afford my benelli MR1, I just love how the sp101 shoots and the fact that its a very accurate and reliable..I had to say that the 1/2 inch difference is very noticable when i was trying it today, i was not expecting much of a diffence but man was i wrong! I can really feel that i am shooting a 357 mag. here it is my SP101 in 357 w/ ct grips..

 

[rha600]

nice purchase.

Let me know how you like tht CT grip. I've been toying with the idea of putting one on my .357 snubby.

 

[Quoheleth]

I had to say that the 1/2 inch difference is very noticable when i was trying it today, i was not expecting much of a diffence but man was i wrong!

How so? Can you explain a little?

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[vikz]

Quoheleth the recoil in the 3" is much more forgiving than this one, I can really "feel" the recoil on this one but its still fun to shoot though, i did 25 round of each 38special and 357 factory loads..

 

[rha600]

what is the difference in the overal weight between the two guns, do you know?

 

[Quoheleth]

I had the 3" one and shooting 158gr out of it wasn't bad. I hated shooting 125gr magnums - not only a very sharp slap to the palm, but very "torquey" too.

I had thought of a 2" tube, but if I ever replace this, I'll go back to the 3" I think. Thanks for the answer...

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[vikz]

rha600 i'm not sure but it does seemed alot of diffrenence in weight..

 

[rha600]

Got ya. I was just wondering if just the overall build of the gun might have contributed to the increase in felt recoil. I mean obviously the shorter barrel will have an affect ont he reduced weight but I was just wondering if there was more to it.

Still a very nice looking gun.