God is good, God is Gracious, but he didn't give you the time on this Earth or enough cash to do that.*Theoretically* if one was to purchase a GP100 or SP101, and run only full house .357 Magnums through said gun, how many rounds would it take before the gun was just... worn out ?
It can be done,an SP101owner on another forum I frequent had to send his 357 mag to Ruger to get the barrel replaced. Shot the piece enough to cause cracks in the forcing cone. Ruger replaced the barrel no questions asked free of charge.
@Ratshooter
If that's the test I remember, it was a SP101. They were shooting so quickly with it they were using a bucket of water to dunk in and cool it off with no noticeable wear.
With 110gr bullets and stupid amounts of H110/W296 or Lil' Gun you could eat away the forcing cone on a GP100 in pretty short order. Short being a couple thousand. With 158gr bullets, maybe 10k+
With regular pressure loads, it's effectively immortal as far as I'm concerned. Even "fragile" K-Frame magnums will last with reasonable magnum loads of 158gr ~1200fps.
*Theoretically* if one was to purchase a GP100 or SP101, and run only full house .357 Magnums through said gun, how many rounds would it take before the gun was just... worn out ?