Usually we have a 6 month wait for delivery when we hear about new products from Ruger. They are right on the ball this time with the new 4.2 inch SP101 in 327.

I heard about the new release right here, week end before last. And called a local dealer with my request that Monday. Well, the dealer called today. The revolver is in their store waiting for me. I will get over there this Saturday and pick it up.

Finally.....the SP101 I have wished for for years. To think, I almost bought a Charter Patriot a couple years back to get a four inch barrel. I am glad I waited.

Kewl! Cant wait for your review.

Mike

Can't wait to hear your report. Currently considering it for my daughter.

Great news...now lets see who writes the first review..you or Jeff Quinn.

Bob

Me too.. I've got a 4.25" barrel on my FA revolver and every time I fire it my son starts laughing at the size and length of fire that comes outta the barrel..

Saturday evening!

I have the 4 5/8 Single Seven. 3 gr of Universal or even 4.3 gr of SR 4756 will suppress most of the fireball and a lot of the offensive crack.

But 21 gr of H110 will light up the front porch when I touch it off at night.

I'm picking up mine tomorrow. Should be the perfect match for my 4.2" 22lr SP-101.

That's cheap entertainment!

I bet it is scary accurate though.

A friend has a couple and they are bank vault tight.

Mike

Damn! That's fast for Ruger on a new release! Thinking of buying my elderly Mom a SP101 as a house gun.

hows the trigger pulls on these 101 s ?

Pretty good, and they smooth up considerably with use.

Is this the standard barrel similar to the 4" SP101 222LR ?
If so, this would be the "cats azz"

What a COOL pair to own!

Have the 22LR and would LOVE to have the 327 to go with.

Virgil B.

Ruger used the trapezoidal barrel contour from the .357 4" SP101. Not what I would have preferred, but it balances nicely.

Not questioning your veracity but is that a typo? 16 or 17 grains of H110 is a max load in a .357 Magnum with 158 grain bullets while 21 grains H110 is near top end in a .357 Remington Max. Could that be 11 grains?

...20 may be a little much. This article has the hottest loads I've found...

http://www.gunblast.com/Freedom-Harton327.htm

Here are some other articles...

http://www.gunblast.com/Ruger-327s.htm

http://www.gunblast.com/Ruger-SP101-327.htm

Picked mine up today. Very well fitted, but shipped dry from Ruger so a good oiling was in order. Weighs the same as my 4.2" 22lr SP101 despite having a different barrel contour. Looking forward to shooting it this weekend. Will post a range report then.

GOOD CATCH!

Wow, that was a total brain fart. I run 21 gr H110 in the 41 mag.

Let's try 12.8 gr H110 with a 115 in the 327. I had some good data that the 327 would run up to 13.5 gr H110 with the 115, but it was too hot in my single seven. I did not get smooth extraction until I got down to 12.8 gr.