I just dropped a spurless hammer, that I had purchased on evilbay several years ago, into a recently-purchased SP101, with a 3-1/16" barrel. (Evilbay will not allow hammers to be listed anymore.) I am happy to report my luck; the trigger pull is BETTER than the factory pull, because there was a little hitch in the pull as it came out of the box. The little burr, or whatever, must have been on the original hammer. Now, to try to get to the range to verify function.
I've planned for this longer-snout SP101 to be my geezerhood/retirement town carry gun, though I am not quite ready to retire from policin' just yet. I already have several of the snubbier ones, but wanted one with a 3-1/16" barrel, and had cherry-picked this one, after handling quite a few over time. It is good to get such a smooth trigger with so little effort; I don't think I will need this one to be tuned by a 'smith. (I do have a couple tuned by Jack Weigand, with his Tame the Beast package, so I know a good SP101 trigger when I handle one.) Life is good today.
Sorry, no pics, but mine looks like any other 3-1/16" SP101, except for the spurless hammer. I have no inkling how to post pics on this forum.
Edited to add: Lest anyone think I am downgrading too much by reverting to such a small revolver when I retire, my skinny fingers can all fit on the factory grip of an SP101 just fine, and I can lock it in my hand well enough that with equal loads, an SP101 kicks me less than my 4" Speed Six. The only advantage the Speed Six has is the longer sight radius and the sixth shot. As for ammo capacity, I regularly carried two SP101 snubbies for several years, in comfort, and could actually carry three in comfort, all day, which I did on occasion, mostly as an experiment. Spreading that weight around makes it seem less than it really is.
I've planned for this longer-snout SP101 to be my geezerhood/retirement town carry gun, though I am not quite ready to retire from policin' just yet. I already have several of the snubbier ones, but wanted one with a 3-1/16" barrel, and had cherry-picked this one, after handling quite a few over time. It is good to get such a smooth trigger with so little effort; I don't think I will need this one to be tuned by a 'smith. (I do have a couple tuned by Jack Weigand, with his Tame the Beast package, so I know a good SP101 trigger when I handle one.) Life is good today.
Sorry, no pics, but mine looks like any other 3-1/16" SP101, except for the spurless hammer. I have no inkling how to post pics on this forum.
Edited to add: Lest anyone think I am downgrading too much by reverting to such a small revolver when I retire, my skinny fingers can all fit on the factory grip of an SP101 just fine, and I can lock it in my hand well enough that with equal loads, an SP101 kicks me less than my 4" Speed Six. The only advantage the Speed Six has is the longer sight radius and the sixth shot. As for ammo capacity, I regularly carried two SP101 snubbies for several years, in comfort, and could actually carry three in comfort, all day, which I did on occasion, mostly as an experiment. Spreading that weight around makes it seem less than it really is.
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