.44 Spl GP100s, a very cool idea

[Bret4207]

I really wish Ruger would learn to shave some of the extra metal off their DA revolvers. I like tanks, when I need a tank, but you don't always need a tank!

 

[Kevin Stenberg]

Before they came out. I was very interested in them. After there release I saw the price. And read the reviews. Which put my wants on the back burner.

 

[Brother_Love]

Personally, I like the extra weight on mine. It carries well in my Galco belt type holster. The barrel lug makes muzzle rise and recoil almost non existent and it is accurate too. I have a Lee tumble lube mold and a Saeco Keith type slug and it likes both of them. What’s not to like but that is just one guys opinion.

 

[Brad]

My revolvers are rarely carried for weight, within reason, isn't an issue.
I really like my GP 100 in 357 and have considered one of 44 special. Just not sure I can justify one with a very nice 624 sitting here.

 

[Rick]

My revolvers are rarely carried for weight, within reason, isn't an issue.
I really like my GP 100 in 357 and have considered one of 44 special. Just not sure I can justify one with a very nice 624 sitting here.

Yeah damn, I should have kept that revolver. Oh well, Brad wanted it and it has a nice warm loving home in Nebraska.

 

[Brother_Love]

Yes, I want one in 357 too. A Security Six or a GP 100.

 

[RBHarter]

I don't know 100% about about a GP but the Sec 6 is down right svelt laying next to a 45 BlackHawk . The specimen I had had a 6" barrel and I think at 4-4.5 would have been to better scale . It was of course in 357 .

I don't mean to be a monkey wrench but the 5 rounds of 44 tip in around 6 oz all by themselves . If you're going wherever you go with 2 reloads a couple pounds of gun for a pound of ammo doesn't seem like a lot .

 

[Brad]

Yeah damn, I should have kept that revolver. Oh well, Brad wanted it and it has a nice warm loving home in Nebraska.

And it gets a steady diet of a nice load. I appreciate it more each time I take it to the range.

 

[Bret4207]

There isn't any real difference in weight between a Blackhawk in 45 and a GP100 in 44 in similar barrel lengths, or a Smith for that matter in steel. The Security Six shaves close to half a pound off. The Charter BD Target weighs half as much as the GP100, 22 vs 40ish oz, at the cost of one round and a lot of reputation.

If you intend to actually carry a gun all day, half a pound or more adds up real fast. Wearing a "Bat Utility Belt" for 8-16 hours at a time that weighed 5 to 7 lbs for many years, I got all the experience I wanted in that line. If you are just going to wear a standard every day belt and not a real
Sam Brown type gun belt and pack a 40 oz plus gun all day, consider adding some suspenders. Seriously, they help a lot.

 

[Pistolero]

I have a 6" Security Six SS that is a really wonderful gun. Not as heavy as my GP100 4" I inherited.
The Sec Six is extremely accurate, the GP100 hasn't been shot enough to have a valid opinion beyond
the basic, "works fine, hits near the sights" kind of check with whatever ammo was laying around at
the time.

Bill

 

[Bret4207]

I always thought the Security-Six was a nice gun, right in there with the K Frame Smiths. Only down side was the transfer bar "clicking" every time it moved. If Ruger had put a real light spring in there to silence that issue it would have fixed it.

A Security Six in 44 Spec or 32-20 would have been great!

 

[Rally Hess]

I could see that 3" stainless being a good companion on a snomo or wheeler. I really like the smooth surfaces for clean up or polishing. A 200 gr. bullet at 750-800 a guy could probably shoot it all day, and would likely get real familiar with it. It would probably make a good guide gun too.

 

[gman]

I recently purchased the 3” stainless gun. Love the 44 special! Waiting for a mold to come in. My intentions for carrying are for when I’m out on the farm. I’ve got plenty of choices for that already but it’s a niece piece. Looked hard at a Smith 69 but the GP felt better in my hand.