BearHawk 357
Single-Sixer
So, I'm in the market for another 357 Mag. Yesterday, I stopped into Gander Mountain to see if I could handle some rugers. I'm leaning towards picking up a GP-100. They had one with a 4" barrel and one with a 6" barrel. I asked the gentleman behind the counter if I could work the action a couple of times and if I could check the timing and lock-up. I inspected both of the GP's and found them to be very well made.
So, for kicks and giggles I also asked to see the SP-101 that was in the same case as the GP's. I just wanted to compare and contrast the feel of the different models. Here's what I came up with: The SP-101 felt junky as compared to the feel of the GP's. My dad was there with me and he said the same thing. Even the guy behind the counter said that he hears similar comments from time-to-time. I may have never noticed the "cheaper" feel to the SP had I not had the GP in my other hand to compare it to.
The GP-100 had a nice ruger clunk to the action while the SP-101 had more of a junk feel to it. Was I just feeling a dud or have others noticed this similar issue, with regards to the quality of feel, of the SP-101's? The hammer on the SP had a considerable amount of side-to-side play. Also, the SP felt gritty and not as positive throughout it's action cycle. Now, I don't want to start a rumor that they are junk (just for the record). But I am going to have to feel some more SP's before I would ever consider buying one.
Please don't respond if you have only handled one gun in your lifetime and that gun is an SP. One of my first revolvers was a Taurus. It felt great, to me, until I pulled the trigger on my first Performasnce Center 629 S&W. I'm looking for feedback, from guys, who are willing to give this issue a fair shake.
One more thing that I noticed about the GP-100 was the top side of the rear sight. It looked different than my other rugers in the fact that it had the ruger logo roll stamped into the sight itself. It's kind of hard to see since it is sort of a black-on-black type of a thing. Have these always been like this and are there other models with this embellishment on the sight? It looked pretty sharp. Anyway, what say you? I'm looking forward to hearing what others think on this one.
So, for kicks and giggles I also asked to see the SP-101 that was in the same case as the GP's. I just wanted to compare and contrast the feel of the different models. Here's what I came up with: The SP-101 felt junky as compared to the feel of the GP's. My dad was there with me and he said the same thing. Even the guy behind the counter said that he hears similar comments from time-to-time. I may have never noticed the "cheaper" feel to the SP had I not had the GP in my other hand to compare it to.
The GP-100 had a nice ruger clunk to the action while the SP-101 had more of a junk feel to it. Was I just feeling a dud or have others noticed this similar issue, with regards to the quality of feel, of the SP-101's? The hammer on the SP had a considerable amount of side-to-side play. Also, the SP felt gritty and not as positive throughout it's action cycle. Now, I don't want to start a rumor that they are junk (just for the record). But I am going to have to feel some more SP's before I would ever consider buying one.
Please don't respond if you have only handled one gun in your lifetime and that gun is an SP. One of my first revolvers was a Taurus. It felt great, to me, until I pulled the trigger on my first Performasnce Center 629 S&W. I'm looking for feedback, from guys, who are willing to give this issue a fair shake.
One more thing that I noticed about the GP-100 was the top side of the rear sight. It looked different than my other rugers in the fact that it had the ruger logo roll stamped into the sight itself. It's kind of hard to see since it is sort of a black-on-black type of a thing. Have these always been like this and are there other models with this embellishment on the sight? It looked pretty sharp. Anyway, what say you? I'm looking forward to hearing what others think on this one.