Another packing ruger

Another one done and ready for fedex




And a review by a happy customer
Clay John of FL

I am the lucky one who purchased the Packing Ruger from Chris Rhodes. I picked up the gun yesterday. A little history first, I own a very large collection of Rugers that I have been collecting for 40 years including custom guns by Weigand, Bowen, Linebaugh, Huntington and many other great gunsmiths. So I am very good at judging a Ruger just by picking it up and handling it for a moment. The instant I had the Packing Ruger in my hand it had found a place in my collection. The workmanship is flawless, Chris took what is a very solid Ruger GP100 and turned it into a gun that is an absolute pleasure to handle. The action is tuned to perfection, it is buttery smooth and perfectly telegraphs the stages of the action. The grip on the gun is perfect, the sight alignment is natural and true. I have not shot it yet but it will be in my bag on my next range day.
Anyone considering purchasing a custom Ruger from Chris should not hesitate. I can tell without even shooting it that this will become one of my favorite carry guns. (The picture is one of the gun is one of Chris's)

Chris do you do caliber conversions on the gp or (gasp) 686 smith?? I'm thinking of a 10mm conversion sometime in the future. Know Clements offers it but looking at options.

No. I elected to leave the 10 mm alone on the gp.

I am not a fan of re bored barrels....and the proprietary moon clips..

Does this custom package include some lightening? It kinda looks like the sides of the barrel have been machined (for weight reduction?) My only compliant about GPs is there are kind of chunky. Heavy duty, for sure, but also heavy.