Looking at buying a ruger gp100

[44Blam]

It's a match champion in 10mm... I've got some nice 190 grain molds that I shoot in 40 S&W. So seems like a good choice. Anyone have one or shoot one?

[Petrol & Powder]

I cannot speak to the 10mm version but the GP-100 is an excellent platform.

The GP-100 has been with us since the mid 1980's and is well proven.

The design is very strong and I have seen the 357 mag models shoot amazingly well.

[oldhenry]

I have 2 in .44 spec. & I'm pleased with both. I'm considering adding a .357.
Henry

[cwlongshot]

I wanted the Wile Capp 3” model BADLY! But just cannot spend 900$ on a Ruger GP100!

Im watching for used.

Something with a 6” barrel would make more since for me as Id like to hunt with it. So I should be looking at a Black hawk... But I have a nice early 41Mag Blackhawk that I rarely use...

CW

[lead-1]

I can't say anything about the 10mm model but my 6" blued 357 has not missed a beat or been any kind of problem since I bought it 30 years ago.

[contender1]

I have a few GP-100's including the 357 & 10mm Match Champions.
I am currently breaking in my 10mm for USPSA. It uses the same moon clips as my S&W 646 in 40 S&W,, so I'm shooting 40 S&W in mine a lot. The MC grips really fit my hands quite well also.
I have nothing bad to say about them.

[bluelund79]

I have the 5” half lug Lipsey’s GP100 in 10mm. I absolutely love it. However, the 646 moon clips for 40 S&W doesn’t work too well in mine. However, it does shoot 200gr j words and 175gr swc boolits very accurately. I’d recommend that caliber GP100, you won’t regret the purchase

[root]

I have one love it.

Have about 200 rounds through it.

Cdnn has them for 650 right now.

I paid close to 8 when they 1st hit the market.

Rich

[contender1]

My S&W 646 uses moon clips from Ranch Products. My Ruger 10mm MC uses them w/o a hiccup. I wouldn't use them in a match if they didn't. I don't know about other brands.

[Ickisrulz]

I like the Gp-100. I have a MC in 357 and a couple thousand rounds through it. The only problem I have with it is the crane gets gunk build up and I have to remove the cylinder every few hundred rounds to clean it or the thing is hard to rotate. I have the same problem with my SP-101 and Redhawk. I have tried 2 different lubes with the 357 and a couple different bullet designs with the same results.

My GP-100 in 44 Special doesn't have this problem. It's baffling.

[Silvercreek Farmer]

I like the Gp-100. I have a MC in 357 and a couple thousand rounds through it. The only problem I have with it is the crane gets gunk build up and I have to remove the cylinder every few hundred rounds to clean it or the thing is hard to rotate. I have the same problem with my SP-101 and Redhawk. I have tried 2 different lubes with the 357 and a couple different bullet designs with the same results.

My GP-100 in 44 Special doesn't have this problem. It's baffling.

Try ATF. I haven't had my sp101 apart since I started using it.

[Ickisrulz]

Try ATF. I haven't had my sp101 apart since I started using it.

I have used ATF and a few high dollar lubes on the crane with no discernible change. I am pretty good at pulling the cylinder now. I don't even have to remove the crane from the frame on the GP or Redhawk.

I brought this up on the site before and was given advice then. But it seems as though I am stuck cleaning the cranes if I want free spinning cylinders. BtW changing powder doesn't help either.

[Groo]

Groo here
I got a Gp100WC in 10mm.
The 10mm can be had in any level from 40S&W to "Nukler" loads [200 gr at 1200 to 1300fps]
The kick with most loads is like 357 full power but the "hot" loads are quite a handfull..
The guns shoot and carry well .
For moon clips , see TK or Ranch products.
Ruger clips are .032 about, Ranch Products are about .035 to .036 and TK has clips up to .040 to .050.
Pick the ones that fit the best.

[LUCKYDAWG13]

I like the Gp-100. I have a MC in 357 and a couple thousand rounds through it. The only problem I have with it is the crane gets gunk build up and I have to remove the cylinder every few hundred rounds to clean it or the thing is hard to rotate. I have the same problem with my SP-101 and Redhawk. I have tried 2 different lubes with the 357 and a couple different bullet designs with the same results.

My GP-100 in 44 Special doesn't have this problem. It's baffling.
My sp 101 did the same thing until I used a drill bit to clean up the crain pin hole and put a set of wolf spring in

[onelight]

I like the Gp-100. I have a MC in 357 and a couple thousand rounds through it. The only problem I have with it is the crane gets gunk build up and I have to remove the cylinder every few hundred rounds to clean it or the thing is hard to rotate. I have the same problem with my SP-101 and Redhawk. I have tried 2 different lubes with the 357 and a couple different bullet designs with the same results.

My GP-100 in 44 Special doesn't have this problem. It's baffling.

I have seen a new gp100 bought this year that only had .0015 cylinder gap it would bind badly after 50 to 100 rounds .
you might check your cylinder barrel gap.

[Ickisrulz]

I have seen a new gp100 bought this year that only had .0015 cylinder gap it would bind badly after 50 to 100 rounds .
you might check your cylinder barrel gap.

It is the crane gunk for sure.

[Ickisrulz]

My sp 101 did the same thing until I used a drill bit to clean up the crain pin hole and put a set of wolf spring in

I can take a look at that.

[lawdog941]

Had the 4" 357 version back in the late 80's, it was a tack driver. Sadly, it wanted to be set free. Hasn't come back, must not have loved me...

[LUCKYDAWG13]

I can take a look at that.

This is what i did to my sp101 and after i did this my cylinder no longer got locked up after shooting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4o2BxB64qU

[gpidaho]

44Blam: I bought a GP100 357 way back when they first came out. It's a stainless 4 5/8" barrel. It's still as new after all these years and 1000s of rounds. My favorite revolver. Built Ruger strong to last. Gp

[Ickisrulz]

This is what i did to my sp101 and after i did this my cylinder no longer got locked up after shooting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4o2BxB64qU

Thank you.

[loveruger]

Have two half lugs one with a scope and it is amazing. Both are 6 inch.

[RJM52]

Bought one 10 days after they were first announced...it would have made the ideal LE gun "back in the day".

Although expensive I bought a set of TK "thick clips" for shooting .40 S&W as the factory clips had only a 50% fire rate... I am going to try some Ranch Products clips suggested above as they are much cheaper...

Couple of videos...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl9PycWc1sY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGUJEkWPqEk&t=271s


I am also going to get a 3" WC one of these days...

Bob

[44Blam]

I shot one in 357 mag a while back that was a range rental. It shot great.
Anyway, after all the praise, I think I'll go ahead and pick it up. I've been reloading a LOT of 40 S&W and have two really nice 40 cal molds... So - will post up a report in like 20 days after my (I'm in California) mandatory 10 day wait...

[marshall623]

I like the Gp-100. I have a MC in 357 and a couple thousand rounds through it. The only problem I have with it is the crane gets gunk build up and I have to remove the cylinder every few hundred rounds to clean it or the thing is hard to rotate. I have the same problem with my SP-101 and Redhawk. I have tried 2 different lubes with the 357 and a couple different bullet designs with the same results.

My GP-100 in 44 Special doesn't have this problem. It's baffling.

I bought my GP new around 1990 , my manual addressed cast boolits a said to use Break Free on it around the cylinder and crane . I’ve torn mine down 1 time for the cylinder binding , I’ve used Break Free ever since . After a 100 rounds or so I can spay it down and lay it on a towel , the gunk runs out of it for hours .

[rintinglen]

I can not recommend this purchase. If you buy it, you will shoot it. If you shoot it, you will like it a lot. That will, in turn, lead you into looking at other Ruger products, which you will purchase and like , leading to further purchases, potential marital discord, and possible economic shortfalls when firearms purchases impact on living expenses.[

[44Blam]

I can not recommend this purchase. If you buy it, you will shoot it. If you shoot it, you will like it a lot. That will, in turn, lead you into looking at other Ruger products, which you will purchase and like , leading to further purchases, potential marital discord, and possible economic shortfalls when firearms purchases impact on living expenses.[

Yessir. Casting and reloading will save you money!

Err...

Will make you shoot more...

[Petrol & Powder]

I am a huge fan of the Speed-Six, Service-Six, SP101 and GP-100. I've been playing with the super strong DA Rugers about as long as I can remember. Despite all of the mis-information spouted by Gun Store Commandos, those Rugers are capable of excellent accuracy.
The GP-100 came out in 1985 and has been with us ever since. The GP is a well proven design and always competed well against the L-frame Smith's. After S&W added the Hilary Hole, the GP-100 became an even better competitor to the L-frame Smith's.

I don't have a GP-100 chambered in 10mm but there's more than enough strength in that platform to handle the 10mm.
The GP-100's do benefit from some attention to the internal parts and it's a simple one time job. The internal lock work of a DA Ruger can be improved with a little judicious polishing, sometimes a few shims and maybe a slightly lighter mainspring. You don't need to get crazy with the springs, after cleaning up the action you can drop the hammer spring weight by a couple of pounds without sacrificing reliability. I like to keep the trigger return spring stock for a fast trigger reset.

The GP-100 is an incredibly strong revolver.

[RJM52]

I shot one in 357 mag a while back that was a range rental. It shot great.
Anyway, after all the praise, I think I'll go ahead and pick it up. I've been reloading a LOT of 40 S&W and have two really nice 40 cal molds... So - will post up a report in like 20 days after my (I'm in California) mandatory 10 day wait...

Would also recommend you buy the tools for loading and unloading the clips...they save the fingers a lot of work and in some cases, like the TK Thick Clips, I'm not sure if it can be done without them... I believe both Dillon and Brownsells have several models...

Bob

[DocSavage]

Have a GP100 in 357 mag trigger was rough had a smith clean it up and I replaced the springs with a steel from Wolff made a world of difference in trigger pull in DA/SA.