ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Its dependable design emerged from the older Security-Six, and was introduced as the answer to ending 3 different guns that were being manufactured by Sturm Ruger Incorporated at that time. Q44-SBS bus Route Schedule and Stops (Updated) The Q44-SBS bus (Select Bus Bronx Zoo Via Main St) has 31 stops departing from Merrick Bl/Archer Av and ending in E 180 St/Devoe Av. No hazmat fees. When I first learned of this new revolver, I knew I had to have one. The edges were sharp or rounded where they should be, and the metal-to-metal fit was exacting. The GP100 was designed as a six shot, 357 Magnum (also accepts .38 Special) service revolver and .357 remains the most popular caliber. Sights: Fiber-optic front, adjustable rear, For more information, visit ruger.com. Plenty of S&Ws and Colts have passed through my hands or reside in my safe. Of course, I really did this just as an experiment. Whether you have the polished stainless steel model or the beautifully blued version, the Ruger GP100 is built with great care and attention to detail. Hazmat is for powder and primers. And thats one of things that keeps the .44 Special around. Has a few others have said, love the 44 SPL round too so glad to see guns still being made for it. same reason I wont buy a .38 spl. A magnum load of many powders in a short-barreled .44 Mag (ie, CCW piece, with a 3 barrel or so) is going to result in not much improvement in muzzle velocity or any other difference from a .44 Special, other than a huge muzzle bloom. Location. Skeltons load produced more energy than the hottest load in the Black Hills catalog. Got my GP100 .44 Special 3 for $529 on Wednesday. . I was saving for a Colt Python with 4 inch carry Barrel in stainless steel or the royal blue. To sheath this new Ruger GP100, I selected an old-timer from Don Hume Leathergoods: the Model 722 No. Oh, dont get me wrong, if I get an encore, it will strictly be for dick measuring contests with the guys running .500 S&W Magnums and other such ridiculousness. I only ran three as a test after reading that Lil Gun could have very detrimental effects on the forcing cone. The old style GP100 rubber grips with wood inserts feel great in the hand and handle the 44 Special recoil with ease. Elmer Keith blew up Colt Single Action Army revolvers in his quest to discover how hot he could handload the .44 Special. stainless steel 6-shot .357 Mag . Heathens. Certainly a part of that is down to the guns handle. Am I correct in remembering that the reason the 357 and 44 magnums are longer is to prevent chambering them in weak 38 and 44 special pistols, not to gain powder capacity? Up to 50% off clearance. The mind reels with the possibilities . it is for liability/safety reasons. If I could only have one gun, it would be a 357 revolver. 1761. The Ruger is the purer choice, of course. It is our first review of a Ruger round gun. All of this shooting was done in double-action mode and began from the holster. It would be a dangerous assumption to believe that any rifle/bullet combination would be preferable to the .357 in bear country. We take all the hassle out of selling your gun. Ruger recently introduced some exciting new products, especially handguns. https://youtu.be/O0jFwUq_-VU. But if people hunt large bears with bows and arrows, why not .357? But, for the same reason that revolvers are still made in .38 Special, even though that round will fire in a .357 Magnum, the .44 Special round carries on, even though it can be fired from a .44 Magnum as well. Then theres the SR1911 Target, the LC9s with new sight options, the improved LCP II in .380 ACP, the rimfire Mark IV series, the large-framed Redhawk revolver with an eight-shot cylinder and 2.75-inch barrel in .357 Magnum, and in my opinion, the best: a medium-framed Ruger GP100 in .44 Special with a five-shot capacity. Steve, thank you! The numbers in the reloading manual are there to keep you safe. In fact, these hot .44s of Skeltons are only marginally more powerful than relatively common commercial defensive loads for .45acp. I polished the trigger group to a mirror finish in a half hour with help from a Youtube video I was scrolling through the models and apparently the 3" version that I have has been discontinued. The bulldog prefers mild to medium loads. The same is true with the 45 Colt. Ruger GP100 Match Champion 10mm Revolver, Stainless Out of Stock Notify When In Stock Ruger Super GP100 Competition .357 Mag / 38 Spl 5.5" Revolver, Hardwood - 5065 Out of Stock Notify When In Stock Ruger GP100 Match Champion .357 Magnum 4" Stainless Steel Revolver - 1755 Out of Stock Notify When In Stock is overbuilt. New in box - 100% condition in unopened box. But you can also find many loads slower, lighter, and more mild than those, which is what many, if not most, people actually need. Federal 200gr Semi Wadcutter Hollowpoints. Put one of the old compact GP grips on it, makes it a bit more hideable than the MOE grips. I have but two words to say about anyone who would complain that a gun review was too long because it contained a bit of discourse about Elmer Keith: fuck em. It can be loaded to be far more powerful than the stoutest .44 Magnums. Hangs on a wall? The firing pin of the GP100 is mounted inside the frame. This is my first Ruger double action revolver. This Ruger may be what I get instead. Just couldnt pass the deal up for this brand new Revolver. Grip frame design easily accommodates a wide variety of custom grips. The Hogue Monogrip helped in reducing muzzle flip, and it absorbed whatever felt recoil wasnt soaked up by the GP100s 36-ounce weight. A smaller, more versatile gun. On another forum they said this one has lots of problems. He was a family friend so no worries there. But it is very much a reloaders cartridge. hard cast will penetrate into the vitals of any animal in North America. The factory continues to enthusiastically embrace our special editions and we constantly have new models in the works. Ruger is TALO's largest special edition partner. Of course, the grip can always be changed out with another factory or custom grip if needed. Factory loaded 44 Special cartridges are notoriously anemic. It has always featured a fully adjustable rear sight and a ramped front sight, plus a full-underlug barrel in 3-, 4.2- and 6-inch lengths. Especially if you consider that a 230gr +p .45 auto can deliver more, -and- from a platform that in single stack configuration (1911 for example) holds 2+1 more rounds then the 5 in this weapon here( not to mention the double stack .45s from Glock, S&W, Springfield, etc that are prevalent today). Many knowledgeable handgunners cant understand its attraction. My love affair with Ruger's Compact GP100 began in earnest back at the turn of the century with the purchase of a now discontinued model KGPF-330. If you have any thoughts please let me know. He also wrote prolifically about firearms, combining guns with his southwest lifestyle in a manner that was superbly entertaining. And more importantly, it is the first article by Steve Tracy, a guy who reached out to me out of the blue and offered me this article to run. Ordered one the first day I found them available (Momma said I could). The gun loaded, fired and ejected everything I fed it. It matches up well with the green fiber optic front sight that was found quite useful both indoors and outside. Unless and until there is an approved loading beyond the current SAAMI specs for this revolver, theres no need to push it. I agree on the .357 Magnum; has to be the most versatile center fire handgun cartridge. It is a gorgeous revolver, but the .44 special is not screaming past the .45 auto, they are about similar in ballistic signature and when you compare a 5 shot revolver to a double stack auto, the latter wins hands down. The GP100 is manufactured in .327 Federal Magnum, .357 Magnum, .38 Special, .22 Long Rifle, .44 Special, and 10mm Auto calibers. Ruger just keeps cranking out the .44 Special revolvers! Next, I used some Cowboy Action loads to hit some steel targets. No round on their website equals the weights and speeds you have listed. Looks like a drunk plumber decided to add a longer barrel to his gun. Extra 15% off $40+ vitamins. That .30-06 might have 4 times the m.e. The same is true with .45 Colt. GP100 models are available with fixed or adjustable sights. Ruger likes to build their revolvers to be very, very stout, and some of their single action revolvers in .45 Colt can be loaded to absurdly high pressure levels, and survive. Geoff, that .50 BMG pistol literally made me quote Pam Poovey. When the .44 Magnum was introduced in 1956 (when S&W and Remington teamed up after much experimentation by Idahos Elmer Keith hot loading the .44 Special), it was one of the nails in the .44 Specials coffin because you could shoot Specials in the Magnum (as well as .44 Russians, which were lengthened to create the Special, which was lengthened to create the Magnum). Well Doug Wesson is dead and cant defend himself so Ill let you take that up with him in the hereafter. Ruger is TALO's largest special edition partner. Manufacturer Action Barrel Length Caliber Capacity Weight Subcategories Applied Filters Keyword : ruger gp100 Clear all filters Used RUGER GP100 $796.99 New Add to Cart RUGER GP100. Manufacturer: Sturm, Ruger & Co. Model: GP100 5-Shot (#1761) Action: Double-Action Revolver Caliber: .44 Special Finish: Satin Stainless Steel Grip: Hogue Synthetic Monogrip, No Finger. Ruger revolvers, OTOH, are tanks and you can likely run em hot as you want. Unfortunately, shoving a .30-06 into a Contender is a great way to make a pipe bomb. I would pay for a Ruger rather than accept a free SW if I had to keep it and not sell it. Id just get either of the S&W 69s if you wanted a smaller 5 shot .44. Because of these features, the GP100 series is widely described as one of the strongest medium frame revolvers ever made. Walking through the thick woods, driving a tractor around, or just sitting down to sight in a rifle was found to be much easier with a weak side crossdraw instead of a strong side holster. $735.00 LC9S-TTP Truglo #3272. Then again, Im the guy who will eventually buy a T/C Encore just so that I could shoot .30-06 out of a handgun. South Dakotas game regulations https://gfp.sd.gov/hunting/docs/BigGameRegs.pdf require a minimum of 1,700 ft lbs of energy at the muzzle for elk. . It features all-stainless-steel construction along with the traditional click-adjustable rear sight. Although Skeeter passed away in 1988, his fondness for the .44 Special stokes its flames even today, thanks to his legacy of books and articles that can still be found via an internet search engine. Delsin Rowe is the main protagonist and playable character, a young Native-American man who later realizes hes a Conduit with special powers. Its nice having the option of shooting crazy full house magnum loads or tamer/cheaper rounds. Thats not what this gun is made for, but its nice to know that it can handle it. The Dan Wesson patent (U.S. Patent 3,683,535) was granted in 1972 and Ruger's patent (U.S. Patent 4,625,445) was granted in 1986. And hard-cast 250gr Keiths. Welcome aboard Steve, and thanks for a great review of this classic cartridge, and the new launch platform for it. Damn it, Steve. Is this a new Smith problem, Ruger Fandom, what gives? The push button style cylinder release works intuitively and the ejector rod pushes spent cases out easily. Expensive, but if you really really want it there it is! Many fans followed his lead and had their .357s converted to .44 Special as well. Then the tacticool guys. The Don Hume holster kept the gun secure and out of the way until I needed it, and reholstering was easy. My 357 is now so pretty I almost hate to shoot it. A soft lead 240-250 grain, 44 caliber SWC travelling at 900-1000 fps will do 95% of what a 44 caliber handgun is asked to do. Were glad you found us. It took multiple shots. This .44 Special Lipseys exclusive looks really neat! Default; Most Recent . Smith and Wesson model 69 is smaller than this GP100, and *is* a 44mag. Great suggestions on the loads, Ace! [5], In 2016, a limited edition National Rifle Association variant of the GP100 was available from the Friends of NRA through a fundraising raffle. For the person who reloads and is willing to slightly exceed the SAAMI limits, the 44 Special is capable of both excellent accuracy and excellent terminal performance. The .44 Special can do that quite well. Having a gun that fires multiple chamberings is a sound idea and a concrete way of looking at things, especially if cost keeps one from purchasing multiple firearms. Cross country moose/elk hunting/backpacking goodness. Hows it compare to the Charter Arms 44 spcl? Poor - under 30% condition. I can always make some mild loads for the 44 magnum if wanted. Back in 1990 I was working at a gun shop in Orlando Florida. But the 29s just a S&W. I like it. na Ill just buy my ammo from the store till I have a couple hundred peices of good brass, then reload it till its dead. It arrives on my doorstep in a week or less. Throw in a Ruger 77/357 Bolt Action Rifle and you have a combo that is hard to beat. I dont see the advantage of giving up a ro und just to shoot a weaker cart ridge either. Maybe another Dobe Grant tale? The test gun came in a sturdy, gray plastic case with a safety cable lock, a disassembly pin, the owners manual and some other printed literature. 357 is a keeper. Smith & Wessons Triplelock came out in 1908 as the .44 Hand Ejector 1st Model New Century revolver and earned its nickname due to the third locking mechanism on its crane. 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