High gloss stainless steel GP 100s?

[Sacramento Johnson]

Hi all,
Saw a high gloss stainless steel GP 100 recently and was told it was from 1996. What's the story on these? Were they standard stainless steel models that got a high polish as opposed to the normal satin finish?

 

[wproct]

Yes, I have seen GP100 revolvers with high gloss stainless steel finish. Can't remember if it was a Davidson's or Lipsey's distributor exclusive or not. At any rate, if it's a factory finish it should be marked as such on the box that it came in. I can't remember exactly how the box is marked. Hopefully Iowegan will be on soon to offer more complete information.

 

[hittman]

Yep, factory finish unless of course Bubba did it himself.

 

[Sacramento Johnson]

Think the box had something like GKGP-161 on it.

 

[NH Rugerman]

Think the box had something like GKGP-161 on it.

The first "G" signifies high-Gloss finish, the "K" signifies stainless steel, so that is a factory finish….

 

[weaselmeatgravy]

Some were made in the days of the early gray plastic case that didn't stack and without a smooth end for a label, so the GK catalog number was on a cardboard shipper that usually got tossed. I have two high gloss SP101's in that 1996 era case.

 

[Timbo23]

I just check Ruger's web site and they listed two GP100s with 'high color' finishes. I assume that means high gloss. One is blued, model 1776, and the other is stainless, model 1777. They are Talo exclusives and both have 4 inch barrels.

 

[weaselmeatgravy]

The high polish stainless "GK" guns were made in the 1990s. Finished the same way a stainless Vaquero is, to look like nickel. There were Blackhawks, Single Sixes, Super Blackhawks, Old Army, as well as DAs. Most are fairly rare.

 

[NH Rugerman]

The current "high color" finish is not as bright/mirror polished as the "GK"guns were that WMG referenced….

 

[rugerguy]

yes, we recently sold a nice KGP-100 6 inch last gun show and it too was high polish folks thought it was nickel, it was so bright and vivid.....and as noted above, some have been done with the likes of Flitz or Mothers and can be made very bright, I doubt it was 'bubba', cause he was always TOO lazy to take the time to do that kind of work, or put in the the effort.........

 

[dhains1963]

Not a big high polish fan. They tend to really show wear when carried. The satin finish seems less prone to kydex and leather wear.

 

[dhains1963]

Poor bubba!

 

[hittman]

I too am not a big fan of high polish. And I probably wouldn't buy one without the end label or verification from Ruger saying it came that way.

I've got a really shiny Colt Trooper …. It gets dirty just sitting in the safe.

 

[dhains1963]

The python and anaconda are beautiful guns with the high polish finish. The high polish finish is like an o/u shotgun I bought a few years ago. It has a beautiful walnut stock and engraved receiver. Only one problem with it, could not take it hunting because I was afraid to ruin it. I can take a mossberg 896 into the woods and throw it out of my tree stand and, oh well (unloaded of course).

 

[dhains1963]

Remmington, nt mossberg oops