Gp 100

[Lizard333]

I have pretty much given up on finding my 6 inch stainless security six, and was thinking about the GP 100 in 357, with the stainless steel 6 inch barrel. My wife is going to get one for me for Christmas. Has anyone had any trouble casting for this?? I know there was a topic about the new S&W, and I wondered if anyone was having similar problems. Anything you can add to is much appreciated. Thanks!

[Keyston44]

I haven't had any problems with my GP100. I cast the Lee 158 gr Tumble Lube. A light coat of LLA and JPW and shootem as cast.

Key

[dragonrider]

No problems with mine, I shoot nothing but cast boolits and it digests anything I put through it.

[Lefty SRH]

What kind of problems are you refering too?
My 4" GP was leading REAL BAD but that went away entirely when I started casting. The bought cast boolits and lube were the problem.

[cbr]

My GP-100 loves cast boolits!

[Jailer]

Great luck with my 4 inch. It's also my nephews favorite gun to shoot.

[dale2242]

Buy one. I like my stainless 6" GP100 better than any S&W 357 I`ve ever owned,
It seems to like any ca tload I feed it....dale

[ku4hx]

I have the 4" SS model with heavy barrel and it's been an absolute dream to cast for. It's one of my least pickiest guns.

[Reload3006]

have a gp 100 six inch I love it. Don't know if i love it more than My smith but I do love it. It will shoot with any gun i own.

[GaryN]

I really like mine. It shoots cast very well. I slugged the barrel and throats and it is about perfect. .3575 barrel and .3581 throats.

[Jim Flinchbaugh]

I've got a 4" stainless and I absolutely love it. It even liked the first lot of casties I made for it :)
Its my favorite handgun so far, but I just drug a new Buckmark 22 home last night :guntootsmiley:

[Lizard333]

I got my Christmas present today and I am looking forward to trying it out first thing tomorrow. I will try a few different things and see how it goes. I'm really looking forward to this.

[jrayborn]

Pics or it never happened..........:D

[Lizard333]

Pics or it never happened..........:D

Proof.....

15 yards. 158 SWC GC 14.0 gns H110. A very nice day.


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[Charlie Two Tracks]

I really enjoy my GP-100 6" stainless. It shoots cast great! I put a Red Dot non magnifying scope on it and with 16.3 grains of H-110 and the LEE 158 RNFP, I can shoot pop cans at 100 yds. consistently. If I could hold the sucker still, I bet I could get some great groups at that range. Enjoy your Ruger. I've been testing some 158 HP boolits from a MiHec 359-640 mold using AA #9 but I haven't got it all figured out yet.

[TCLouis]

I have tried few "magnum" loads in mine and accuracy has been so so with cast.

Lil gun and 180 grain coated bullets did pretty well.

Maybe I just need to push the cast loadings a little harder.

USPO tracking says I will have a 358156 mold on Monday so maybe I'll push some of those pretty hard and see what I get.

[shooting on a shoestring]

The problem I have with mine is I don't get to shoot it enough! Hope yours doesn't have that issue.

[rbertalotto]

Most accurate revolver I've ever owned.........But I shoot Hornady XTP "J" Boolits. I have my GP100 scoped and it will shoot inside an inch at 100 yards!

[jrayborn]

I have several GP-100's and really do enjoy them.

[44Blam]

I've got the GP100 in 10mm. It's super accuate. The recoil is stout. It does shoot and load/unload VERY quickly.

[John Van Gelder]

4" stainless GP 100, 358429 and 7 gr. of Unique along with two speed loaders my daily trail companion for many years.

[atlas366]

I've got a 4.2" GP100 Match Champion, boy do I love that revolver. It likes cast boolits just fine. I was out with the chronograph just this afternoon.

[onelight]

3" gp100 44 special , one of my favorites to shoot right now along with the 44 Bisley

[mike69]

Love my 6 inch stainless gp100 . I shoot 154 gr plain base and 180 gr gas checked cast in mine with no problems at all .

[derek45]

I really like mine, ....and I'm an old 686 snob.

Ruger GP100 4.2" shot hits on steel at 90 yards. 6.5gr Win231, SNS 158gr RNFP coated,


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Umk68uyVxtA

[jrayborn]

That is a LOT of W231...

[rking22]

Would have expected a bigger fireball from 65 gr of 231!
I love my Gp100s. The early 4 inch stainless shoots cast well, as does the 5 inch 44Special. My only 6 inch is a Clements 41special, I never shot the 357 core. All handle cast without issue and have never leased, all throats fairly consistent and slightly larger than groove dia on the barrels. Happy owner here, just wish they had stayed with the original front sight design. The44 took some fiddling to get on at 25 yards with Skeeters load.

[derek45]

corrected it to 6.5gr

I think I shoot better than I type. :drinks:

[John Van Gelder]

In the summer when the ground squirrels are out and there is plenty of fresh dry dirt on their mounds it is fun to shoot at the mounds off at extended distances. With my 4" GP I can keep almost all of my shots on a mound that is roughly 24" in diameter at 200 yards off hand. A very durable gun.

[cupajoe]

Ruger must have changed the geometry on the newer GP's. I bought a 6 inch stainless when the GP100 first appeared, prefix # 172, did some polishing on the lockworks and had a pretty nice action and the revolver was scary accurate from the ransom rest. Years later, I bought a blued 4 inch, prefix #174, was really lousy from the ransom rest and leaded like crazy. Upon close inspection, the forcing cone was cut off center and there was what looked like a gouge in one of the grooves about half way down the barrel. I returned it to Ruger and they replaced it with one with the prefix # 177. This is a really nice one out of the box. Light, smooth action and as accurate as it should be. The only thing I can see different is the newer trigger has a raised boss on both sides to reduce side play. I tried swapping springs and no change, the newer revolver is still lighter and smoother with no polishing on my part. Ruger must have upped their game. Maybe some of the Match Champion upgrades made it to the standard guns as well.

[John Van Gelder]

Only time will tell, but I believe that the GP100 will have the same product longevity as the Blackhawk.