I'm normally not a Ruger guy, but....

[whitecoyote]

......when I saw this Ruger SP101, .357 mag. I immediately bacame a fan!
It's a used Ruger, but unfired. Also, there is no "warning" stamped on it.
Anyone else out there like Rugers?

 

[Wheelgunner840]

Heavy little bugger. Built tougher than just about anything that size, and that one sure is a looker! Nice grab. The Ruger GP-100 is the "go to" workhorse in the stable for training, and testing loads. I think you are really going to like the SP-101.


WG840

 

[btruman]

Nice little gun with enough weight to handle most any .357 load without undue pain.
I'll admit to being a Ruger fan, mainly the single actions but FWIW my main carry gun for the last 5 years has been a Ruger P97 .45.

 

[rimfired]

But it's got scratches all over the place? Hope ya didn't pay too much.

Very nice! Do you know who did the engraving?

 

[Chubbs103]

I'm really a big fan of the SP101. It's one big downfall is that it is too heavy for pocket carry. That same weight, though, makes it a very shootable little gun.

I had one for years until the wife discovered it. She decided it needed to become hers.

I also have a Black Hawk in .41 Rem Mag and a 10/22. I've never considered myself a Ruger guy, but they keep showing up in the gun safe.

Chubbs

 

[Texas Star]

Ruger is now S&W's only real competition, and I do like both the GP-100 and the SP-101.

I had a Super Blackhawk, too, and wish that I hadn't had to sell it to pay a tax bill. It pointed very well, and has greater durability than a Smith .44 Mag. if both are shot a lot with full loads. And its weight is lighter than their ponderous Redhawk!

The SP-101 with a barrel a fraction over three inches is probably the smallest all-round revolver for someone who needs over .38 Special power. I think it endures longer than equivalent S&W's, and is less disturbing to shoot with .357 ammo.

T-Star

 

[yaktamer]

No Rugers in the stable yet, but my next purchase is going to be a Redhawk in 45 Colt.

 

[Out West]

That is a nice looking pistola! Is it the Talo special? I've seen a few offered on various gun boards but they are not very common. You planning to carry it or just put it up for collecting?

Out
West

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

I am as big a fan of the SP101 and anyone-It's just as heavy as a steel J frame and a better gun. When it comes to carry, Alloy frame J frames in .38 rule but if you want an all steel little gun the SP101 has the Model 60 beat hands down.
I like the scratched up one thouogh.

 

[flgolfer29]

I like Ruger. The first handgun I ever purchased was a Ruger Blackhawk, sold it many years ago to a former coworker. I tried buying it back from the guy several months ago, no luck.

This is my only Ruger offering today and I do like it.

SR9

 

[Thuer]

I have one Ruger. The securitysix. It is a very fine revolver. It dont likes my reloded .38. The headspace on the cilinder is very tiny. It are very sturdy revolvers and very well made. I still prefaer my 681 above the Ruger. S&W works al the time you need them.

 

[silverking]

I recently purchased a security six w/ 4"bbl.
It's a really nice shooter. Rugers are my second choice after the S&W of any flavor.

 

[usmc1369]

i have a sp 101 in h&r .32 mag. its a jewel if ammo was easier to come by. i bought ruger stock in the nineties when they were the only public firearms company its been reliable

 

[RonJ]

That's a tastefully done revolver, both engraving and grips.
Most are overdone IMHO.

 

[DeathGrip]

S&W or Ruger?We all know that they both have built some winners and some losers.SP101 is a winner.
Apples or oranges?
Ford or Chevy?

And that one is nice!No turn line?
Whitecoyote,I'd find out more about it before I "Broke it in".

 

[Ranger98]

I have the LCP

 

[lilmag]

Single action only for me when it comes to rugers. Yours, however is one that would tempt me to the double action side, very nice.

Regards

 

[snowman]

I'm really a big fan of the SP101. It's one big downfall is that it is too heavy for pocket carry.
Chubbs

I'm a big fan also, but I would differ with you on the second statement,
Chubbs. My SP101 is my only carry piece, and I carry it only in my pocket. The weight hasn't given me any problem at all.

I also shoot only .357s in it. It just requires sufficient practice, like most things.

Andy

 

[Cocked & Locked]

.357 .357 .45 Colt

A few Rugers are allowed

 

[reerc]

I had an action job done on this one to make the trigger smoother and not *quite* so stiff (it's still hard enough to be safe) and added these Hogue grips so all the fingers have a some place to be.

I'm not as accurate with it as I'd like to be, but it's a joy to carry.