Ruger GP100 - Can You Guess the Problem?

[entropy]

Yeah, my LGS doesn't knowingly sell dysfunctional guns either, except his "parts guns" which are ones that need work and are labelled as parts guns. I've bought several of those, the latest being an Ithaca 51 that needed a gas cylinder and a few other small parts. for under $250, I had a working backup pheasant gun, which will probably see more use as a loaner for Trap. Also another Ithaca for my growing collection of them.
Sounds like your LGS is one of the good ones, like mine.

 

[TTv2]

Lol, as if you know production numbers and qc stats. Axe grinding alert.....

Dude, .010" barrel/cylinder gap is effectively the new standard for revolvers today. Don't believe me? Ask Ruger, S&W, Charter, and Colt.

 

[P89DCSS]

Dude, .010" barrel/cylinder gap is effectively the new standard for revolvers today. Don't believe me? Ask Ruger, S&W, Charter, and Colt.

Your response shows you're clueless about qc and std distributions, Dude....lol

 

[TTv2]

Your response shows you're clueless about qc and std distributions, Dude....lol

Being in manufacturing for 15 yrs, I actually do, but I'm not going to turn this thread into a pissing match, so have a good one.

 

[tubeshooter]

Used gun,last person didn't put it back correctly, not Rugers fault.

This is what I think happened. Especially since the gun apparently does fine upon proper reassembly.


But if anybody wants to "blame it on the rain", nobody is stopping them.

 

[Rule3]

This is what I think happened. Especially since the gun apparently does fine upon proper reassembly.


But if anybody wants to "blame it on the rain", nobody is stopping them.

It could have been the fault of the LEE Factory Crimp Die!

 

[Archie]

I rather like Ruger Double Action revolvers. Circa 1980, I honestly thought Ruger DA were just a bit better than S&W on a price basis. (But I still carried a S&W as I am a snob.)
However, I liked the "Six" series better than the replacement GP-100. I'm still a bit griped with Ruger about it. But not enough to not buy them if I have a hankering.

 

[lee n. field]

My friend at the LGS had a used 4" Ruger GP100 Match Champion sitting around his shop for a while. He kept trying to sell me on the great trigger, but for $999 it wasn't happening.

A few visits later he hinted that he might accept a few less expensive handguns in exchange for it. I gave him three pistols I didn't want, plus $100, and the Match Champion was mine.

I took it shooting and was confused. The DA trigger felt great until a little hitch at the end, and I didn't shoot it very well. I was a sad panda when I took it home from the range to clean it.

After I got it home, I figured out the problem and solved it. I also bought a set of grips that fit my hands fairly well.

.......

Can you look at the two pictures and see what the problem was? (Hint: Not the grips!)

OK, before I look at the rest of the thread, in the before pic the cylinder release looks like it's depressed. In the after pic it's where it should be. Related to that? Gunk in the internals?

 

[doubleh]

It is of no matter whose fault the "not quite right" assembly was. The good thing is that you figuered out the problem and it was a simple fix that provided you with a gun you seem very satisfied with.

 

[Tallball]

It is of no matter whose fault the "not quite right" assembly was. The good thing is that you figuered out the problem and it was a simple fix that provided you with a gun you seem very satisfied with.

TYVM. I traded three Ruger P-series pistols for it that I got for super cheap and was probably never going to shoot again. The Match Champion has such a nice trigger and is so much fun to shoot that I'll be taking it to the range a lot. I like that it has a little story associated with it, too.