Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Handguns New 5 shot, Ruger GP100 .44 special

I can't wait to find one of the new model S&W Model 69 with the 2.75" barrel in 44 mag! That will be THE Shiitt when you need a snub nose packing gun!!!

I just bought one of the new Ruger Redhawks in 45 colt / 45 acp with the 4" barrel. Love it!
Needs a little trigger work, but that's just the way it is when you buy any new RUGER.

Does it have the tall or short Ruger rear sight blade???????

Your 69 won't be anything to write home about either...

Trigger wise.


Dave

Couldn't tell you. I'm not a Ruger guy.



Dave

I've got one of the 4" Model 69 in .44 mag. It's plenty accurate with the right Handload using a 260 gr LBT WFN Cast Bullet with 10 grains of Unique. Most of the loads for mine are at .44 special velocities. I'll be using the same loads in the 2.75" version. Sort of like a + P .44 special.

If I want to shoot heavy loaded .44 mag hunting loads, I use my .44 RedHawk or Super BlackHawk.

Sure wish S&W would have done a 3" bbl instead of the 2.75" version.

I know modern Smiths are good guns I was just saying their triggers leave something to be desired.

As do Ruger's.




Dave

Gotcha. And I agree. BTW, it should be real easy to change the front sight on your new Ruger .44. And I bet if you call Ruger, they will send you one for free.

Advise folks to dry-fire their piece 10k times to "improve" the trigger pull and you are in like Flint.

According to my calculations, the rear sight blade on the new GP100 is the short edition. Comparing to the blade on RedHawks anyway. A real easy fix, but I do like how low and out of the way the stock variant is on mine. Since replacing the grips and doing a little trigger work, I can't find anything on the little .44 that I don't like.

Mine needs some faux ivory.




Dave

Will have t see how the Hogues fit my hand and feel but, damn, if those grips don't look about perfect. Compact or regular ones?

Which load are you shooting?

(That's what she said)

Twirl that sob on your finger first then shoot it Jesus.. then fire couple rounds off in the air

I see XS is making the Big Dot for the GP100 and Bowen is making the Rough Country.

This hubcap could be polished to a high sheen before year's end...




Dave

I think I have settled on the Keith #429421 250 gr. over 7.0 gr. of Unique with a CCI 300 primer. I may reduce it a bit more. I've got .44 Magnums if I want anything more powerful. I kind of like shooting .44 Special equivalents in this little gun.

Compact.

Hey Doug, who makes the GP compact grips since Lett's went out of business?
My last GP 100 4" was perfect with the compacts. This new 44 Special with those could make my S&W 329PD sweat as to who's the favorite packing pistol.

I ordered mine straight from Ruger.com. I don't know who is making them for Ruger now, but I think they just recently became available again, both the Compact as well as the standard size. They fit both the GP100 and the Super Redhawk. As far as your 329; they are sure nice to carry due to their light weight. But they are bigger than the GP100. I see this little gun as my constant carry piece except when I need deep concealment.

I gave you some of the best pistol shooting advice ever and you come back with this..

This is serious business.




Dave