My new grips on my Ruger SP101 357 mag.

Ben

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Grips on a revolver or pistol are like peoples taste in food, cars , etc. None of us see things exactly the same.

My factory grips on my new Ruger SP101 357 Mag. for my big hands were just too small.
For a smaller man or woman, they may very well of been perfect.

I received my new Hogue grips today. They fit perfectly.

They are on and I like them.

Ben







 
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JWFilips

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Ben,
You can't go wrong with those grips! They are my favorite. I wish my wife would let me install them on her CC S&W Mod 32 Terrier .38 S&W Yes the wood grips on this 1950 issue S&W are pretty but It would hold and pack much better! I bet if the came in Purple color she would let me change them out!!!:rolleyes:
 

Dale53

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Ben;
I am happy for you! I like mine, also.
The Ruger SP-101, of mine, just needed a trigger job and a Red Dot sight (yours has much better sights than mine had) and I was "Good to Go"!

.32's FOREVER!
Dale53
 

JWFilips

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Ben Hit the jackpot with those grips! But if you want to see some nasty grips get a load of these. They were on a 1969 Ruger Super Single Six! When I got it I said they had to go! I shot it and they never were removed!

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Ben

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Jim,

What is the old saying....." Don't knock it, until you try it " ? ? ?

By the way Jim, you take some very nice photos. You must have had a lot of practice with a camera.:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:


Ben
 
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Wasalmonslayer

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Those are really nice grips!
I have a set on my smith 642 it made a huge difference!

It turned a good gun into a great one!

Wasalmonslayer
 

Brad

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I need some for my 624. I just don't want finger grooves, never cared much for them.
 

quicksylver

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This thing has now turned into a Deadly Kit Gun ! !



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Ben ...to say I am impressed would be the understatement of the year.

My experience in IDPA taught me that those grips are the cat"s axx for shooting but cloths have a tendency to hang up on them. Sorry
 

Ben

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I have some " hide out guns ", this one isn't in that category.

I view it as a utility " kit gun " for walking in the woods in a soft nylon holster or out riding on a 4 wheeler.

If we experience another drain on the .22 LR supply, I have enough alloy, 38/357 molds , empty brass, Bullseye and primers to keep this one going for a LONG TIME ! !


Ben
 
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quicksylver

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Can't think of a better combo for that Ben !
I think I have as many of those holsters as I have bullets.

Nice feeling when something comes together like that.

Again great shooting !
 

Ben

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Thank you.
At $569 + tax, they are pricey $$$$ ( at least on my limited funds budget ), but they are built hell bend for strong. Being a stainless steel revolver with coil springs, this one will be around for a very long time. In my opinion the price is still well below what you'd pay for a Smith right now.

I don't think I mentioned, after my 1st day at the range, I'd fired over 60 rounds. I came home and ran dry patches through the barrel and each cylinder. Zero signs of any leading.

I'm pleased. I don't regret a penny of the money I spent on this one.

Ben
 
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quicksylver

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Ben....prior to the new milling processes we have today you would have had to spend three times that money to get what you have now.
Over the counter guns are not apreciated like they should be.

They have put a lot of high end smith's out of bussiness.
 

quicksylver

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As an aside ,living in Ma and in a very desirable resort town my next door neighbor was THE S&W rep.

You should have seen some of their first attempts at milling SS.

They finally got it after changing milling teniques and the SS.

The first SS Chiefs Special looked like they milled it with a wood rasp !

Actually that is an accurate description as it looked exactly like some one took a wood rasp to soaking wet wood, pulling and galling,
I was suprissed the cylinder turned.
 

Ben

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The CNC machine ( along with people knowledgeable enough to use one ) has opened a door to shooters and bullet casters offering them firearms along with bullet moulds that have quality control standards that are mega jumps ahead of anything we could have purchased 40 - 50 years ago. An owner of a large bullet mould business told me a few days ago that he was always surprised if he checked a mould cavity and found it to be more than .0002" out of round.

It is a great day to be a shooter.

Ben
 
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Ben

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I checked the diameters of my cylinder mouths on my Ruger SP 101. The quality control is amazingly consistent on each one of them. The cylinder lock up reminds me of my Colt Officers Model Match ( and that is RARE on anyone's production run revolver made today ).
 
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Ben

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At the rate I'm going right now, this one has the potential to become one of my favorites.

Ben
 

Pistolero

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Most of my S&W revolvers have the same Hogue grips, makes them fit my hand really
well. I have a SP101 in .22 LR that is a nice gun, but I am thinking that those Hogues
would be an improvement. Thanks for the post.
 

Ben

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You're welcome.
I've got big hands, these were a life saver for me.

Ben