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

I hope he takes the frigging thing elk hunting..

nothing serious on 24 hour

Got mine in today.

Think I want a little thicker grips (and these seem to hold high for me). I'm looking at the Ruger or Altamont--a thread from 2013 on the Ruger forum wasn't really upbeat on the Altamonts. Maybe they've improved?

Mine also has the gap under the front sight. Was gonna come on here and ask and see that it's already been mentioned. Might change that--kinda annoying.

Trigger isn't near my PC 686 (obviously), but not bad. Wolff springs on the way and will file and stone appropiate surfaces then...

My HKS speedloaders seem to work. Model CA44 stamped on back.

FWIW, here are a couple of pics of the GP in my two 686 holsters.

DeSantis 527



Galco silhouette hi ride. (SL104)

Anybody?

I don't see why not. Get a good bullet and you are good to go.

It's like those LIncoln commercials with Matthew McGonagay.




Dave

WTF do you not understand about BULLY FREE ZONES!





Clark

I'd get a Glock 19 or 17 myself.

The only reason I buy .44 Specials is because I love .44 Specials.




Dave

I don't know.

Things get pretty serious up on the Hunter's Campfire.




Dave

I never noticed until you had mentioned it.

Thanks, a-hole.




Dave

Mojo and Deflave, where did your dealers find the GP's?? I had mine checking and he said they were not available til spring..

Wyo,

Snagged mine from Whittakers. It was the last one left in their second batch (ordered it last Wed).

Haven't looked today but last week some showed up on Gunbroker, albeit, mostly priced high...

Hoping to get out and shoot mine today. Been giving it handjobs all night and this morning....

Thanks, I checked Whittakers, and they must be out.. Enjoy!!

250gr Keith SWC with Unique or 2400 should be what you need

Schit, I really don't know. I never bothered to ask.

I can ask him tomorrow though.



Dave

FAP! FAP! FAP!




clark

"portable but effective and efficent" - you really couldn't ask for a much better fit to your specifications than this .44.

Due to the high expansion ratio a .44 Special doesn't lose that much velocity going from a 6" or 4" to a 3" barrel and it still throws a heavy, wide chunk of lead. A 245 grain bullet at 900 fps - very doable in this revolver with any of several powders - makes a powerful thumper without blasting your ears or smacking your hand too hard.

2400 in the 14-16 grain range works but is not what I would recommend for a shorter barrel. FWIW, once you hit about 15 grains of 2400 the recoil gets a bit frisky, more so than folks who get .44 Specials are expecting.

Unique is classic but hard to find these days, but any medium to quick handgun powder works well in the .44 Special case. Ramshot's ZIP is a very good choice. TiteGroup or 231 would also be excellent choices and be very efficient in that barrel. You would also find those faster powders behind the heavier bullets - 245 gr. and up - help keep the muzzle blast down although that's a minor gain. I'm sure there are lots more powders that would do just as well but those are the only ones I've worked with so couldn't comment on the others.

Portable, effective, and efficient makes me think of a S&W Shield in 45 ACP...

Not the GP 100.




Dave

Try Universal if you can find it. 6.0 to 6.5 gr. with a 240 to 260 gr. bullet.

Mental note:

If I'm a bad guy, I don't want me shooting at me with the GP100.