GP 100 44 special

[TRM]

My Gp is on the way back to RUGER .I have a blue one. The forcing cone cracked today my load 5.7 gr. 231 250 gr cast. Hope it doesn't again.

[shooting on a shoestring]

Oh-oh.
I sure hope your unfortunate incident is the one in a million odd ball unexplained event that just happened.

[Fernando]

This isn't the first I've read about - **** and I was shopping around real hard for one of these.
Maybe a rethink - guess I'll hang around watching for a while.

[Thumbcocker]

Not a lot of "meat" in that forcing cone.

[AlanF]

How many rounds did you have down the barrel? I have not fired mine yet as I am just getting some loads put together.

[TRM]

1,000 rounds. I hope this isn't a common problem. My 357 just keeps on ticking .

[rking22]

That is not the kind of load I would expect to cause problems! I have a 696 with skinnerier barrel extension and have have had no issue with Skeeter type loads, maybe a fluke. Sorry you got a bad one, really hope I didn't!

[AlanF]

1,000 rounds! Hope the fix is satisfactory in the long term. Keep us posted.

[Silver Jack Hammer]

How odd, thanks for sharing. Wouldn’t have thought that out of a Ruger. When Smith came out with their M69 I rang them up and said the L frame in .44 would have too thin a forcing cone. They told me thay had one that had 10,000 rounds of magnum ammo through it plus others and nary a cracked forcing cone yet. I would have thought we would have seen cracked forcing cones in the Smith L frame and not in the Ruger.

[376Steyr]

How odd, thanks for sharing. Wouldn’t have thought that out of a Ruger. When Smith came out with their M69 I rang them up and said the L frame in .44 would have too thin a forcing cone. They told me thay had one that had 10,000 rounds of magnum ammo through it plus others and nary a cracked forcing cone yet. I would have thought we would have seen cracked forcing cones in the Smith L frame and not in the Ruger.
You're right, the original L-frame barrel, such as in the M696, wouldn't survive 44 Magnum loads. However, the M69 uses a different two-piece barrel system that puts more steel where it's needed.

[osteodoc08]

This is worrisome. My GP-100 is back with the mothership for other reasons, but I hope this isn't a sign of things to come.

[TRM]

Update on Gp RUGER is building replacement today,Didn't say what was wrong on the old one.

[W.R.Buchanan]

The cracked forcing cones on 696's comes when you shoot a bunch of lead boolits and lead up the forcing cone and then shoot a hot jacketed load to clean it out. Cracks every time so you don't do that. There are no replacement barrels for 696's so don't ruin yours.

Randy

[AlanF]

TRM - please be sure to keep us updated on this.

[AlanF]

I have wondered the same thing. The customs seem to function well over time.

[buckwheatpaul]

TRM, Did you tell Ruger you were shooting cast bullets in reloads?

[TRM]

TRM, Did you tell Ruger you were shooting cast bullets in reloads?
Yes,There were other issues with the gun they had to make a new one.I get it on Tuesday .

[JAC43]

Has anyone observed more forcing cone issues with the blued GP100 44's vs the SS variant?