amd6547
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25yds, American Eagle 158gn 357 magnum soft points, standing offhand:
First Shots, 3" Ruger GP100
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amd6547
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I had a 3" SP101. It was accurate, but POA did not coincide with POI...it shot about 8" low and 6" left...I sold it.
Snake Plisskin
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I love my WC 3" GP100 it's a sweet shooting .357
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I almost bought a Wiley, there is one on Armslist here $650. But, when I found this in the used case at the gun store, I decided to save some money.
I have since found a set of OEM GP100 compact grips to replace the Hogues. I am kind of torn on that. I dislike the look and bulk of the Hogues...but they feel great while shooting, and I did some of my best shooting ever with the Hogues on the GP.
I will have to get out to the range soon and see if I can duplicate that performance with the compacts.
I have since found a set of OEM GP100 compact grips to replace the Hogues. I am kind of torn on that. I dislike the look and bulk of the Hogues...but they feel great while shooting, and I did some of my best shooting ever with the Hogues on the GP.
I will have to get out to the range soon and see if I can duplicate that performance with the compacts.
RealGun
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But that is the classic trigger jerk POI for a right hander.
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amd6547
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Except that it never happened with the fixed sight S&W's I owned.
Confederate
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I have a Ruger SP-101 and a Speed-Six, and both are phenomenal revolvers. I think the Speed-Six is a bit lighter and I've worked on the action until it's like glass. It's also a 3-inch model, which is unusual. I love mine, and wouldn't trade it for a 3-inch GP-100. But I think the new Ruger will be popular. I just wish they would lighten their magnums.
beag_nut
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Now, all you need to do is swap out those HKS speedloaders for the Safariland ones. The Safariland ones are for instant use.
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amd6547
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I have safarilands for my K-frames, so I am familiar with them. The HKS ones work fine for the GP.
Lucky Derby
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It's a GP100, not an SP101.
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amd6547
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"...Question for the op. In what order were the shots fired? I figure the first three were at poa and then they walked down due to recoil..."
Not sure, as I went through the cylinderfull single action in one continuous string without checking my impacts...standing offhand, two hand grip.
Recoil is negligible in this revolver, so I don't think it was a factor. More likely, it is the effect of my finding the black front sight on a black bull and lining it up with a silver rear sight notch in my preferred hold. I'm still learning this revolver.
My club has steel plates at 40 and 80yds...at 40yds, I was nailing the poodle sized ram plate easily. I was also hitting the bottom diamond on the spinners, so I went for the 80yd round plate, which is a foot wide. No problem hitting that, and I felt like Hickok45...I even said "life is good", LOL. I find shooting the plates helpful, as I can see the impact in the dirt on misses, and adjust my aim.
Here is a pic of our plates:
Not sure, as I went through the cylinderfull single action in one continuous string without checking my impacts...standing offhand, two hand grip.
Recoil is negligible in this revolver, so I don't think it was a factor. More likely, it is the effect of my finding the black front sight on a black bull and lining it up with a silver rear sight notch in my preferred hold. I'm still learning this revolver.
My club has steel plates at 40 and 80yds...at 40yds, I was nailing the poodle sized ram plate easily. I was also hitting the bottom diamond on the spinners, so I went for the 80yd round plate, which is a foot wide. No problem hitting that, and I felt like Hickok45...I even said "life is good", LOL. I find shooting the plates helpful, as I can see the impact in the dirt on misses, and adjust my aim.
Here is a pic of our plates:
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I've found over the years that GP100s *really* like lighter bullets. Buddy of mine had a fixed sight 3 inch GP100 that I foolishly passed on.
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amd6547
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My GP100 came with the Hogue monogrip, which is standard on all GP's now.
I guess the original grip manufacture, Lett grips went out of business.
The Hogue is big, and adds too much bulk for a short barrel gun like the three inch GP.
I immediately started looking for an OEM grip.
Shooting with the Hogue changed my opinion somewhat...it pointed well, and felt great under the recoil of full power factory 357 mag.
I found a good deal on eBay for a compact GP grip and put them on my revolver...they feel good, and make the 3" a viable CCW gun.
It will be interesting to see if I can shoot with them as well as I did with the Hogue. I'm not concerned about recoil...when I owned a S&W Model 19 2.5", I preferred the wood magna/Tyler T-grip combo. Here it is:
I guess the original grip manufacture, Lett grips went out of business.
The Hogue is big, and adds too much bulk for a short barrel gun like the three inch GP.
I immediately started looking for an OEM grip.
Shooting with the Hogue changed my opinion somewhat...it pointed well, and felt great under the recoil of full power factory 357 mag.
I found a good deal on eBay for a compact GP grip and put them on my revolver...they feel good, and make the 3" a viable CCW gun.
It will be interesting to see if I can shoot with them as well as I did with the Hogue. I'm not concerned about recoil...when I owned a S&W Model 19 2.5", I preferred the wood magna/Tyler T-grip combo. Here it is:
Eaglestroker
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I've had it bad for a Wiley, they feel really nice.That gun should serve you well!
22-rimfire
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I have a 3" GP-100 and infact did my qualification for my carry permit with it.... quite literally, I had not shot it before that. Found it interesting how well I did out to 15 yds. In hindsight, I wish I would have shot 38spls.
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