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Nope, get it. But here is some food for thought, as others have mentioned a security/ police six is also a good 357. I got a police trade in - shot little, carried a lot - a little shy of 300 OTD, I love it!
Is there any reason I shouldn't get a GP100?
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jhallrv4
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Now, that's a good OTD price. I'd also like a Security Six. Someday.
Mama needs a new trap gun first. Darn.
Jeff
Until then, there's this...7 rnds of .357 goodness, Elk Stag grips by The Executioner, aka Grashorn's Grips. Excellent grips, great guy, great prices, almost a neighbor over in Greeley, Co.
Mama needs a new trap gun first. Darn.
Jeff
Until then, there's this...7 rnds of .357 goodness, Elk Stag grips by The Executioner, aka Grashorn's Grips. Excellent grips, great guy, great prices, almost a neighbor over in Greeley, Co.
Sunray
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Only if it doesn't fit your hand. Unlikely unless you have very big hands. Fabulous revolver otherwise.
My GP, that I've had since they first came to Canada, long ago, is the only revolver that I didn't have to change the grips to fit my hand. Shot bullseye matches with it for years with .357 cases loaded with 148 grain WC's and bullseye. Has the rubber with wood insert vs the current Hogue grip. Nothing wrong with Hogues though.
My GP, that I've had since they first came to Canada, long ago, is the only revolver that I didn't have to change the grips to fit my hand. Shot bullseye matches with it for years with .357 cases loaded with 148 grain WC's and bullseye. Has the rubber with wood insert vs the current Hogue grip. Nothing wrong with Hogues though.
I'd say go for it. My first handgun was an old Security Six that my dad gave me when I turned 21. I'd carried it hunting before and it's an excellent gun. It's accurate as hell and rock solid. GP's seem to have a little more weight out front, but I seriously doubt that you'll have any regrets owning one.
Tony50ae
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If you like just get it! I think the 4 incher might be handier but it will be your gun not mine.
The Lone Haranguer
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I can't think of a better revolver, especially for the use you describe, where it may get knocked around a little.
The purposes mentioned in the original post point toward the Ruger GP100 as the best choice, in my opinion. Rossi is nowhere close to the GP100 in quality and longevity. Some GP100s will have rough triggers, but enough have good, smooth actions, so just cherry-pick among several. I have GP100s in 3", 4", 5", and 6" barrel lengths. I cherry-picked all of them for good triggers except the 5", as it was the only one available from that limited run, so it was take it or leave it.
A bit of honesty up front, I only bought my 4" GP100 because of the S&W lock.
I will never buy another S&W until they stop that BS!
But now I absolutely love the GP100. Built like a tank, handles hot loads like it was nothing, good trigger right out of the box, and I can put it all in 4" bull at 25 yards with ease. I wish I could do that with all my pistols. Great weapon!!!
I will never buy another S&W until they stop that BS!
But now I absolutely love the GP100. Built like a tank, handles hot loads like it was nothing, good trigger right out of the box, and I can put it all in 4" bull at 25 yards with ease. I wish I could do that with all my pistols. Great weapon!!!
Trex1310:
Where did you obtain those wood grips shown on your GP100-as I'd like to purchase some of those for my GP's? Thanks!
Lucky Derby
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There is nothing wrong with the Rugers. I can't think of a better currently made gun for the purpose you describe than a GP100. I would opt for either a 4" or the non-full lug in the 6". I find the full lug 6" guns to be nose heavy, but that is just me.
Kentucky_Rifleman
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As a couple of other folks have mentioned, the Security Six - fore-runner to the GP100 - is a sweet piece of machinery. I own 3 Smith .357s of various flavors, but the Security Six 6" stainless I traded into for 250 bucks is a phenomenon. With the original hard plastic Hogue monogrip on it, it has become my good right hand.
It lays on the nightstand, goes in my car, and rides quietly along in a leather belt holster when I'm in the boondocks. I know that it will handle even my hottest .357 reloads with ease and grace, and is capable of eliminating any threat I might happen into, even from the growing black bear population hereabouts.
I was so taken with the SecSix that I bought a new GP 100 6" blued and scoped it.
A 10 dollar Wolff spring kit from Midway and some dry firing will easily make the Ruger trigger lighter and as slick as the Smiths.
KR
It lays on the nightstand, goes in my car, and rides quietly along in a leather belt holster when I'm in the boondocks. I know that it will handle even my hottest .357 reloads with ease and grace, and is capable of eliminating any threat I might happen into, even from the growing black bear population hereabouts.
I was so taken with the SecSix that I bought a new GP 100 6" blued and scoped it.
A 10 dollar Wolff spring kit from Midway and some dry firing will easily make the Ruger trigger lighter and as slick as the Smiths.
KR
Stainz
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If you buy new, from their respective 2010 catalogs, the 6" SS Ruger KGP-161 is $701 and weighs 45 oz, while the similar size 6" 686 MSRP's for $932 and weighs 44.9 oz. Check out that massive weight difference! Keep in mind that it is less expensive to cast steel, as Ruger does, than it is to hammer forge and harden it - S&W's are just more expensive to make. Additionally, their leaf style hammer spring is smoother, too.
I have to admit - I was a Ruger revolver guy until my first S&W some eight years ago. That was the beginning of the end for my Rugers, the last having gone two years ago. I have fewer revolvers now, but they are what I like and want. Still, my SRH - same lockwork as the GP100 - was my favorite. I wouldn't say no to a GP100, that's for sure. It's just a simple path for me - new, the S&W is MSRP $231 more - that's likely $150-$180 difference in a decent store. Buy it once - the price differential will be insignificant in a few years - and likely forgotten.
The main thing here - test the handfit of each - in 4" size, too. Get the one you like and want - you cannot go wrong.
Stainz
I have to admit - I was a Ruger revolver guy until my first S&W some eight years ago. That was the beginning of the end for my Rugers, the last having gone two years ago. I have fewer revolvers now, but they are what I like and want. Still, my SRH - same lockwork as the GP100 - was my favorite. I wouldn't say no to a GP100, that's for sure. It's just a simple path for me - new, the S&W is MSRP $231 more - that's likely $150-$180 difference in a decent store. Buy it once - the price differential will be insignificant in a few years - and likely forgotten.
The main thing here - test the handfit of each - in 4" size, too. Get the one you like and want - you cannot go wrong.
Stainz
M2MikeGolf
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The GP100 is a great choice. If you don't feel like doing a bunch of comparison shopping, then you'd probably be 100% satisfied. But since I see a lot of S & W 686 suggestions, I'd like to add to that. If you can, try to compare a like (barrel length, grip choice, etc) 686 to that GP100. You know the deal, what makes one happy makes the other unhappy, it's the old apples and oranges thing. Me personally, I'd go with a 686, for a lot of reasons, all individual based, not opinions on quality. However, I can say from personal experience that Ruger's customer service is maybe the best I have ever seen, so they back up their weapons. They once replace a laminated rifle stock for a 10/22T that had a split in it, even after I had told them that I thought that handling had caused it, not manufacture defect (I had offered to pay for it). Just food for thought.
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