Ruger GP100 .357

[corpulent]

Anyone have any experience w/ this revolver? Solid, reliable? Or not so hot?

Yeah yeah, I know a 686 would be better (or whatever), but I have the opportunity to pick up a used one on the cheap so. . .

Worth adding to the collection?

Edit: As I understand it, .357s can shoot .38 special rounds without issue(?) Is this a universal truth?

 

[cmort666]

Anyone have any experience w/ this revolver? Solid, reliable? Or not so hot?

Yeah yeah, I know a 686 would be better (or whatever), but I have the opportunity to pick up a used one on the cheap so. . .

Worth adding to the collection?

Edit: As I understand it, .357s can shoot .38 special rounds without issue(?) Is this a universal truth?

They have a good reputation for reliability.

Any .357 Magnum revolver can also shoot .38 Special ammunition. Be sure to clean the chambers well after shooting .38 Special.

 

[Rule3]

They are fine revolvers. I have two of their little brothers, the SP101.And the old Speed and Security Six

The 101 as other bigger Rugers can probably take hotter loads than a lot of Smiths.

The are built like tanks and the easiest to take apart.

As cmort stated, any 357 can shoot 38 specials. If you shoot a lot of 38's a carbon ring may build up in the cylinders and the longer 357 rounds will stick a little or be hard to extract, Just use a 40 or 45 caliber brush to clean out the cylinders.

 

[windypoint]

I've had a couple over the years. They are a solid pistol, decent trigger. As stated earlier, built like a tank.

 

[Faulkner]

Yeah yeah, I know a 686 would be better (or whatever), . . .

That could be debatable.

 

[Tracer_Bullet]

I have one with a 4" barrel and really like it. I added tritium sights to it and kept it my nightstand until I recently acquired a gun with a light rail. After a few hundred rounds the trigger smoothed out very nicely and it is just as accurate as my Smiths. Fits the holster I bought for my 686, and I picked up a set of compact grips in case I feel like carrying it.
Not as pretty as my 686, but very functional and it would make a great club if it runs out of ammo.

 

[smith revolver cop]

If it is a good price and decent condition, I'd jump on it. Good, basic, solid firearm.

 

[doublesharp]

I'm a fan. Here's a 3" GP100 and it's Speed Six cousin.

 

[pawncop]

Solid revolver, no problems other than any mechanical device.

 

[M28]

..."on the cheap"....

Buy It Now!

 

[G-Mac]

I bought one when they were first introduced, around 1986 I think. Still have it. 4" blued. I've shot the hell out of it and it still looks and feels like new. You can't wear these things out. Sure, doesn't have the classic lines of an S&W, and the trigger pull is a little stiffer, but my GP would be one of the last guns I would ever part with. Oh, did I mention it's accurate too????

 

[jppezz23]

You can buy it cheap? Jump on it, I have one very good gun.Don't pass on it.

 

[Wheelgunner840]

It will last forever. Built very strong, and can handle hi-power .357s all day long. Mine is my "go to" work horse for testing loads, teaching (with .38 specials), target shooting (mine is very accurate), and just plain fun blasting away with heavy loads. If you can get one cheap, jump on it.


WG840

 

[major kong]

I had one and it was as good as any revolver I've owned. Naturally, I sold it.

 

[Rule 303]

I got a couple of four inch GP-100s. A fixed sight model and an ajustable sight one. Both are stainless and some of the most reliable and rugged .357s made.

Rule 303

 

[ladder13]

A 3 inch would interest me.

 

[LedFowl]

I have a 4-inch GP100. It's a solid piece of work that I enjoy very much at the range. It's also my home defense gun.

 

[Black_Sheep]

GP-100's are good, solid, dependable guns. Accurate too...

 

[BikerRN]

The 4" GP100 is the one revolver I would keep over all other handguns if I could only have one.

It's reliable, accurate, and hell for stout. I will wear out from shooting it long before it does. It also 'smiths up nicely and is very easy to work on, making it a tinkerer's dream. It's hard to mess one up, and easy for a "Kitchen Table Gunsmith" to turn out a good one. What's not to love?

Biker

 

[johngalt]

I have a blue 4" fixed sight model. It won't shoot to POI (about 10" low at 25 yards). The trigger is lousy (long, heavy, gritty, with hitches throughout). It is very roughly finished - edges on the trigger and hammer spur were sharp enough to cut my fingers. I had to do a bunch of polishing to take the edges off.

Took it to a smith for a trigger job to smooth it out. That helped a little, but it's still no 686. I put in a lighter mainspring, now it won't fire CCI primers.

The GP 100 is praised for being built like a tank, but how relevant is that? So is a 686.

I don't plan on selling it, but had I known better I never would have bought it.