I have always loved a 3" barreled revolver and this is no exception. I watched your video, did a little research and ordered this revolver. It makes a dandy woods companion. Very little recoil and in a last forever solid platform. Ruger makes some very nice revolvers and you make some great videos. Thanks for all you do and have a very Merry Christmas with your family.
Missing you Jeff, but hope that you are resting well up-Above ';-) Just got my "Your" tribute model #270 and have your S&W Shield with the Green CT Laser from your estate as one of my ccw's! GREAT Review and Video! Thanks, Mike~
I love shooting the 44 Special caliber. Most of rounds I fire in 44mags are specials. Two or three boxes of rounds shot in one setting is not a problem due to the lighter recoil and it's still a respectable punch.
I have always been a big fan of the .44 special. It's power and accuracy make for an excellent defensive cartridge, and it can do anything the larger .45 Colt can do ( and then some ). Elmer Keith would have loved this gun.
I am partial to the .44 special and .38 special, I do like magnum revolvers, but there is something more charming and simplistic about straight chamberings in classing revolver cartridges.
THIS is a great idea! Long time coming. Thank you Ruger. Looks like the trigger has been improved too, along with the sights. I have been wanting a 3" GP in 357, but now i will get this instead. I love the 44 Spl, and i am sure this is more durable than my Rossi 720, which is a good gun. Now we need an alloy frame version to shave off 6 oz or so. Thanks for showing the BB 190 gr soft cast HP. That should be ideal. Hope they get added to the CA roster soon
Excellent presentation and review! You covered everything quite nicely . Gosh..darn it .......I LIKE that Ruger GP100 in .44 special . I’m liking revolvers more and more. I’m in Glens Falls ,NY (foothills to the Adirondacks)
Jeff ... I really enjoy your videos, straight forward, honest commentary and great shooting ! I am surprised you don't have 1 million subscribers. Please keep up the great work, close-ups, slow mo, etc.
@@JepsOutdoorAdventures not enough meat left in the barrel thread/throat area after boring from .357;to .429 according to those how came up with the design. I asked-
Always enjoy your reviews,Jeff.I have the Wiley Clapp edition of the Ruger GP100 in .357 mag.,it's by far my favorite handgun.BTW, a shoutout to your brother,for his outstanding work on the Mandelin:).
I was excited for this video. I love my Smith&Wesson Model 69, a five shot .44 magnum on an L frame. I'm not sure why Ruger couldn't make a 5 shot .44Mag if Taurus and S&W can.
Claude Herbert wellthe DA on my wife's old 686, like my m29 are both pretty stiff. My GP100, like the Redhawk, is VERY light feeling, but not nearly as smooth. The break at the end isn't the best, but I mean the pull itself. My Gp100 has the second best DA I have (next to my Rossi .44 magnum snubbie, amazing trigger on that gun, I got really lucky).
ravissary79 One of the reasons the triggers on your Rugers aren't nearly as smooth as the S&W's is because of the coil main springs. The leaf springs in my 686-4 and your old S&W'S make for a pull that is smooth as silk compared to the Rugers.
Claude Herbert smooth maybe, but very very stiff. I suppose it's because they need to be broken in more. I've noticed that when hot and dirty they are much easier to shoot. But when cold and fresh and clean , they are stiff as hell when I dry fire them. If anything my ruger is the reverse, it's smooth when cold and clean, and it starts to get a little stiffer and starts to get sticky when very hot.
I am still waiting for a 4.2" bbl 44 special. That should get the velocity up near 900 fps with a 200 gr gold dot which I have a lot of for my 629. I bought a GP 100, 6", almost ten years ago and had it converted to 10mm auto by Clements Custom Guns. It will shoot 40 S&W and I bought 1600 rds of it for target practice when it was $56 for 200 rds at Walmart. Like you say, it is a very strong gun. The top strap is thicker than on my S&W 629 44 mag.
Love me some .44 special, and I have several guns that will shoot it, including single-shot rifles and an older lever action Marlin ported carbine. Fun to shoot and reload. That's a nice looking Ruger. Good to know they've taken some extra care with the trigger pull, too. Yesterday I loaded up a bunch of .44 special rounds using Trail Boss powder. I just measured how deep my 240 gr lead SWC bullet sat in a cartridge, sawed the cartridge off a bit below that, and soldered a heavy paper clip around the base of the case for a dipper handle. I used that to dip the Trail Boss and pour it into the cases I was reloading. Right off the bat, it shot to point of aim at 15 yards with mild recoil out of my S&W 629 with a 4-inch barrel. Yeeehaw! ;-) Also, if might make a suggestion, your close-ups are nice and helpful, but if you take a nice clean fine bristled brush and brush over the area you're shooting, you''ll get rid of most if not all of the dust and other fine debris that detracts from the otherwise nice images. Many thanks.
I have a Charter Arms snubbie in .44 special.........2,000 rounds through it and no problems..........definitely gonna get a Ruger GP .44 special too.........
Great Caliber for a Self Defence Conceal Carry Gun, Hoping that the 44 Special Factory Ammunition for it, Starts to become available & Less costly, For people buying the New Ruger Pistol etc.
Great revolver- Got one in Lay-away at Buds Gun shop 613.00 was the price have in it after I get it out o Lay-away in Feb 2018. Again great video on a fantastic CCW weapon...
my Brother had a 41 magnum stainless Redhawk with a 5 inch barrel ,you could feel the blast when you shot it.it was a fine revolver I don't know what he did with it. he was always swapping and tradeing guns .no telling what he swapped it for ,we have a small gun show every Saturday in a little auto shop / machine shop .the owner builds AR style rifles and sells them .and 1911 type pistols,I need to go over one weekend and check it out.its just on the other side of the mountain ,but each Saturday when I think about it I am already gone off some place doing something else.most times I'm in the woods already hunting mushrooms or salamanders with my grandkids or fishing .or just hikeing the AT with my Son he wants to hike up to Maine on the trail.but I'm not hikeing out of the county .LOL
Nice! I hope it catches on! This is just a personal quirk with me, but for some reason, non-fluted cylinders have never appealed to me from an aesthetic standpoint. I'm not sure much fluting would be possible, given the space they had to work with. Again, it's just a personal quirk, kinds like forward serrations on a semi-auto handgun which I never warmed to.
very nice. interesting timing or coincidence that FC45LC and thorsaxe did their 44 special series and now ruger gives us this. seeing what they were able to do with 44spl, and now this coming to market has me thinking i need a 44 spl. and since it's a revolver, might actually be able to but one in CA. and way to go Jeff on getting 5 rounds on target in under a second. :-)
*Besides S&W. I think Ruger is at the top of their game in the revolver department. Little tanks they are, I'm proud to own a fine American product like Ruger. God bless, all.*
I really enjoy all the different guns you test out along with loads , factory and handloads... I too am a fan of the .44 spl.. fine ctg.. Recently i bought a box of TrueShot 310 grain gas checked bullets made by Oregon Trail Bullets.. Have you fired this bullet in any of your .44 mags?
As a reloader this gun makes more sense for myself. Factory level loads for fun, hotter loads for more fun. Only thing missing is 327 mag. Ruger if your listening how about a Super Redhawk 8 shot in 357 mag./360 Dan Wesson.
Octavious Black I'd like to see a big bore LCR and I've emailed them about it, done surveys and asked for it, but to no avail, we get a pistol that's almost as heavy as a 44 mag and a 3" barrel. What I am looking for is a lightweight Jovino Effector. I guess they don't get it. Why should they? I am just one idiot in a world of tactitards with picatinny obsessions.
James Lagnese indeed, a full size LCR would be genius. Just scale up the tech and refine the style. In a new 21st century GP-LCR, they could offer 5 calibers in one frame and it would still offer smooth DA, light weight, and because the frame is modular, it means they could keep manufacturing costs low.
Jeffrey Townsend considering a Ruger revolver's strength I wonder if it could handle someone reaming out the cylinder chambers another 0.10 inches. I think the frame and cylinder could handle it
@Lion Phoenix with the Model 69 and a five shot cylinder, Smith and Wesson found a way to make .44 Magnum work on an L-Frame. They're selling a lot of them with no sign of stopping.
Javier Patag No kidding! I've been living under a rock and had no idea! Just kidding; we all knew. Actually we knew it came out before SHOT show. I made the comment because another publication accidentally admitted that such a revolver existed before Ruger made their official announcement. Perhaps if you joined this conversation 7 weeks ago I could have schooled you in a more polite manner.
Yet another awesome video Jeff! Looks like another great revolver from Ruger! What would be some of your preferred self-defense ammo/loads be for both the .44 special and the .357 magnum out of a 3" revolver barrel?
ParasidicGeneration Try a Charter Arms Bulldog in 44 special. It is 23 oz. Also, don't overload the cartridges or use Buffalo Bore as I here you can rattle the gun apart. Standard loads should work fine anyways. Man stopping cartidge it is(:
Although I like 44 Special, I think not making this a Magnum was a mistake, if the Taurus Tracker can handle being a 5 shot Magnum the overbuilt Ruger surely could.
It looks like a nice gun but wouldn't a Super Redhawk Alaskan in .44 Magnum be about the same size as this gun if not a little bigger, can use .44 Special as well and give you one more round than this GP100? So why this over the Super Redhawk Alaskan?
Not bad. Rather just get a Charter Arms 44 special for more than half the cost and "good enough" for CCW. Well, the new production Charter Arms and Early Production ones are good and well made.
Probably because Ruger already has a short barrel Redhawk with a 2 3/4" barrel in .44 Mag..larger frame..this GP100 is a little smaller frame and a little lighter in weight.
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It's nice to see any new offerings in the .44 special.
I have always loved a 3" barreled revolver and this is no exception. I watched your video, did a little research and ordered this revolver. It makes a dandy woods companion. Very little recoil and in a last forever solid platform. Ruger makes some very nice revolvers and you make some great videos. Thanks for all you do and have a very Merry Christmas with your family.
Missing you Jeff, but hope that you are resting well up-Above ';-) Just got my "Your" tribute model #270 and have your S&W Shield with the Green CT Laser from your estate as one of my ccw's! GREAT Review and Video! Thanks, Mike~
Thanks, Mike!
Boge
I've never considered a 44 special until now. Ruger revolvers are my all-time favorite.
I love shooting the 44 Special caliber. Most of rounds I fire in 44mags are specials. Two or three boxes of rounds shot in one setting is not a problem due to the lighter recoil and it's still a respectable punch.
I have always been a big fan of the .44 special. It's power and accuracy make for an excellent defensive cartridge, and it can do anything the larger .45 Colt can do ( and then some ). Elmer Keith would have loved this gun.
I am partial to the .44 special and .38 special, I do like magnum revolvers, but there is something more charming and simplistic about straight chamberings in classing revolver cartridges.
Awesome! Looking forward to this variant. Thank you both for bringing us all the great revolvers as they come down the pipeline!
THIS is a great idea! Long time coming. Thank you Ruger. Looks like the trigger has been improved too, along with the sights. I have been wanting a 3" GP in 357, but now i will get this instead. I love the 44 Spl, and i am sure this is more durable than my Rossi 720, which is a good gun. Now we need an alloy frame version to shave off 6 oz or so. Thanks for showing the BB 190 gr soft cast HP. That should be ideal. Hope they get added to the CA roster soon
Excellent presentation and review! You covered everything quite nicely . Gosh..darn it .......I LIKE that Ruger GP100 in .44 special . I’m liking revolvers more and more. I’m in Glens Falls ,NY (foothills to the Adirondacks)
very cool, looks like a good shooter. I love mine in .357. they sure aren't the lightest revolvers but they sure do soak up the recoil.
Jeff ... I really enjoy your videos, straight forward, honest commentary and great shooting ! I am surprised you don't have 1 million subscribers. Please keep up the great work, close-ups, slow mo, etc.
Glad to see their expand the GP100 line. Would really love to see this frame in 41 Mag if possible.
Same here!!!
Yes !
This configuration in 41 magnum would be ideal
That would be awesome, same with the 44 mag
@@JepsOutdoorAdventures not enough meat left in the barrel thread/throat area after boring from .357;to .429 according to those how came up with the design. I asked-
I wish Ruger would make a GP100 5 shot 41 magnum. I'd buy one tomorrow.
Maybe even a six shot!
I know it’s 5 years later, but a 5 shot already exists😬
I hope you got it
I just bought a Lipseys Ruger Flattop in .44 Spl. and Bisley grip. It was new for $550. It's now one of my favorite revolvers.
Nice revolver.Im a Ruger man.I Especially like the Stainless guns by Ruger. Thanks for the good video.
Always enjoy your reviews,Jeff.I have the Wiley Clapp edition of the Ruger GP100 in .357 mag.,it's by far my favorite handgun.BTW, a shoutout to your brother,for his outstanding work on the Mandelin:).
@ 7:19 . . loved the joke. I really liked your Merry CHRISTmas vid, too. You're the best, Jeff. Merry Christmas to the Quinn Family!
Gun Blast is not the same without Jeff. R.I.P 🇺🇸
I was excited for this video. I love my Smith&Wesson Model 69, a five shot .44 magnum on an L frame. I'm not sure why Ruger couldn't make a 5 shot .44Mag if Taurus and S&W can.
5 on target in well under 1sec. Haha that was nice! Thumb's up buddy and Merry Christmas--John
Looking forward to the .45 Colt version. Thanks for the video Jeff.
Jeff, that was some pretty sweet offhand shooting at 100 yards with a 3" barrel! I thought I heard 3 hits out of 5 shots... Semper Fi, Treetop
Yessir, you heard right!
Boge
It is a sweet-shooter!
jeff
I’ve been drooling over one of these at my local gun shop, great review sir!
I like that. I have the .357 mag in 3". It is one of my favorite guns. The GP100 doesn't get as much credit as it deserves. It is a very solid gun.
1guyin10 I think the double action is actually better than the 686. the single action not so much.
ravissary79
Not My 686....
Claude Herbert wellthe DA on my wife's old 686, like my m29 are both pretty stiff. My GP100, like the Redhawk, is VERY light feeling, but not nearly as smooth. The break at the end isn't the best, but I mean the pull itself. My Gp100 has the second best DA I have (next to my Rossi .44 magnum snubbie, amazing trigger on that gun, I got really lucky).
ravissary79
One of the reasons the triggers on your Rugers aren't nearly as smooth as the S&W's is because of the coil main springs. The leaf springs in my 686-4 and your old S&W'S make for a pull that is smooth as silk compared to the Rugers.
Claude Herbert smooth maybe, but very very stiff. I suppose it's because they need to be broken in more. I've noticed that when hot and dirty they are much easier to shoot. But when cold and fresh and clean , they are stiff as hell when I dry fire them.
If anything my ruger is the reverse, it's smooth when cold and clean, and it starts to get a little stiffer and starts to get sticky when very hot.
I'm very excited for this gun but I would prefer it in .45 colt and acp with moon clips like they did with the .45 Redhawk.
I need this gun chambered in .45 long colt and a 4" barrel please
I've had that fingerless hogue grip on my match champion for about a year. it is AWESOME. I highly recommend that grip to anyone. amazing!
I am still waiting for a 4.2" bbl 44 special. That should get the velocity up near 900 fps with a 200 gr gold dot which I have a lot of for my 629.
I bought a GP 100, 6", almost ten years ago and had it converted to 10mm auto by Clements Custom Guns. It will shoot 40 S&W and I bought 1600 rds of it for target practice when it was $56 for 200 rds at Walmart. Like you say, it is a very strong gun. The top strap is thicker than on my S&W 629 44 mag.
Love me some .44 special, and I have several guns that will shoot it, including single-shot rifles and an older lever action Marlin ported carbine. Fun to shoot and reload. That's a nice looking Ruger. Good to know they've taken some extra care with the trigger pull, too. Yesterday I loaded up a bunch of .44 special rounds using Trail Boss powder. I just measured how deep my 240 gr lead SWC bullet sat in a cartridge, sawed the cartridge off a bit below that, and soldered a heavy paper clip around the base of the case for a dipper handle. I used that to dip the Trail Boss and pour it into the cases I was reloading. Right off the bat, it shot to point of aim at 15 yards with mild recoil out of my S&W 629 with a 4-inch barrel. Yeeehaw! ;-)
Also, if might make a suggestion, your close-ups are nice and helpful, but if you take a nice clean fine bristled brush and brush over the area you're shooting, you''ll get rid of most if not all of the dust and other fine debris that detracts from the otherwise nice images. Many thanks.
Good vid Jeff, nice photo work at the end too!
Thumbs up if you stick around for "The Battle Cry of Freedom" at the end of each Gunblast video.
Vladpryde Everytime!!
He was a fine man. With a lot of wonderful advice. He will certainly be missed.
Boge does some fine pickin too!!!
Thanks! I am very pleased that you enjoy it.
Boge
Witness the blazing speed of 5 shots on target with the 44 special in under 0.5 sec, at 7:12
Love this new revolver in 44spc!
I have a Charter Arms snubbie in .44 special.........2,000 rounds through it and no problems..........definitely gonna get a Ruger GP .44 special too.........
Great Caliber for a Self Defence Conceal Carry Gun, Hoping that the 44 Special Factory Ammunition for it, Starts to become available & Less costly, For people buying the New Ruger Pistol etc.
I like the smooth non fluted look of the cylinder.
CCI Blazer 200 grain Gold Dot thin jacketed deep cut hollowpoint is a NASTY round, my favorite .44 load
Great revolver- Got one in Lay-away at Buds Gun shop 613.00 was the price have in it after I get it out o Lay-away in Feb 2018.
Again great video on a fantastic CCW weapon...
Not sure how it compares to my Smith 696, but I may have to go look at one. Great review, Jeff.
I would love to see the GP100 chambered in 41 magnum.
Me,too!
Sure, you and 5 other people. 41 Magnum is a dead round, unfortunately.
my Brother had a 41 magnum stainless Redhawk with a 5 inch barrel ,you could feel the blast when you shot it.it was a fine revolver I don't know what he did with it. he was always swapping and tradeing guns .no telling what he swapped it for ,we have a small gun show every Saturday in a little auto shop / machine shop .the owner builds AR style rifles and sells them .and 1911 type pistols,I need to go over one weekend and check it out.its just on the other side of the mountain ,but each Saturday when I think about it I am already gone off some place doing something else.most times I'm in the woods already hunting mushrooms or salamanders with my grandkids or fishing .or just hikeing the AT with my Son he wants to hike up to Maine on the trail.but I'm not hikeing out of the county .LOL
Great review, Jeff. Now if Ruger would just stick a 4.2" barrel on it for the Canadian market......
I believe they do now. I have a Jeff Quinn edition of the GP100 in .44 Special and the barrel is 4.2 inches.
great review and video happy holidays
Nice! I hope it catches on! This is just a personal quirk with me, but for some reason, non-fluted cylinders have never appealed to me from an aesthetic standpoint. I'm not sure much fluting would be possible, given the space they had to work with. Again, it's just a personal quirk, kinds like forward serrations on a semi-auto handgun which I never warmed to.
Nicely done as always! Merry Christmas boys!
very nice. interesting timing or coincidence that FC45LC and thorsaxe did their 44 special series and now ruger gives us this. seeing what they were able to do with 44spl, and now this coming to market has me thinking i need a 44 spl. and since it's a revolver, might actually be able to but one in CA.
and way to go Jeff on getting 5 rounds on target in under a second. :-)
I want a farm like my grandpa used to have so I can just go out my backdoor and target practice.
I own CA Bulldog 5 Shot Stub nose pistol, In the 44 Spcl great gun for the price Reliable, Also etc.
About time......we were talking about these 10+ years ago on Six gunner.com and Lever guns.com
This is one slick looking Ruger, in a nice cartridge!
How about a .45 gp100 next Ruger!
good video! i just brought one today. it's really a powerful, beautiful gun!
*Besides S&W. I think Ruger is at the top of their game in the revolver department. Little tanks they are, I'm proud to own a fine American product like Ruger. God bless, all.*
I really enjoy all the different guns you test out along with loads , factory and handloads... I too am a fan of the .44 spl.. fine ctg..
Recently i bought a box of TrueShot 310 grain gas checked bullets made by Oregon Trail Bullets.. Have you fired this bullet in any of your .44 mags?
I just LOVE Ruger Revolvers! Nice SATIN finish on that 44. Thank you Ruger for not using that @%-+* matte finish!
“Sissy little cowboy loads” lmao 😂 that was funny to me
Great review Jeff!
Nice shooting Jeff and a very nice revolver. I like it! #loveRuger
Any idea why they would laser engrave "read the instruction manual" into the bbl? Seems like a rather dumb decision.
I'd like mine with a longer barrel length, say 6 inch. Do they make them with that length of barrel ?
At least a 4" barrel model.
As a reloader this gun makes more sense for myself. Factory level loads for fun, hotter loads for more fun. Only thing missing is 327 mag. Ruger if your listening how about a Super Redhawk 8 shot in 357 mag./360 Dan Wesson.
Great idea. I would like to have one
I would really like to see a version in 45 ACP with moon clips as well.
Now that's a damn nice pistol!
Merry Christmas to you and your family Sir. Always enjoy your sharing/postings. God bless. (5 shots on target...LOL!)
Expensive as hell. Might look at a S&W 69 in that price range. I was hoping Ruger would make a LCR type of revolver in 45LC or 44 Special.
Shot Show is just around the corner. who knows what that will bring. i am very interested in seeing them expand the lcr line.
Octavious Black I'd like to see a big bore LCR and I've emailed them about it, done surveys and asked for it, but to no avail, we get a pistol that's almost as heavy as a 44 mag and a 3" barrel. What I am looking for is a lightweight Jovino Effector. I guess they don't get it. Why should they? I am just one idiot in a world of tactitards with picatinny obsessions.
James Lagnese indeed, a full size LCR would be genius. Just scale up the tech and refine the style. In a new 21st century GP-LCR, they could offer 5 calibers in one frame and it would still offer smooth DA, light weight, and because the frame is modular, it means they could keep manufacturing costs low.
ravissary79 And somehow we see it and they do not...
Yeah... still never brought back the 327 in sp101... why.
is there going to be a 44 mag version? I'd buy that in a heartbeat
close, but nope.
X-Ray Crystallography that's a redhawk. different gun bud
smartass23t Nope, 44 Special already puts the gun design at it's limits.
Jeffrey Townsend considering a Ruger revolver's strength I wonder if it could handle someone reaming out the cylinder chambers another
0.10 inches. I think the frame and cylinder could handle it
@Lion Phoenix with the Model 69 and a five shot cylinder, Smith and Wesson found a way to make .44 Magnum work on an L-Frame. They're selling a lot of them with no sign of stopping.
How long before we can see the 8-shot 357 Magnum Redhawk?
Or Super Redhawk for that matter
THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Already available. Came out in this year's SHOT Show. Ruger Model number 5033.
Javier Patag No kidding! I've been living under a rock and had no idea! Just kidding; we all knew. Actually we knew it came out before SHOT show.
I made the comment because another publication accidentally admitted that such a revolver existed before Ruger made their official announcement. Perhaps if you joined this conversation 7 weeks ago I could have schooled you in a more polite manner.
Geez. I was just saying.
I'm a ffl dealer in north Carolina just checked my dealers they didn't have any for me to sell
Did you get a chance to measure the diameter of the cylinder throats ?
I did, and mine are a perfect fit for .430 lead bullets.
jeff
Thank you for the video Jeff nice but would be great in .44 magnum. :)
Good job Jeff.
44special in California is impossible to find at times..love the gun but the round just isnt in stock that offten
Yet another awesome video Jeff! Looks like another great revolver from Ruger! What would be some of your preferred self-defense ammo/loads be for both the .44 special and the .357 magnum out of a 3" revolver barrel?
Any good hollowpoint will work well. I like the 125 grain in 357, and I carry Lehigh Defense Extreme Penetrator in my 44 Special Bulldog.
jeff
Thanks as always for your great information and your time Jeff!
Regards,
Matt
Gunblastdotcom great video and great gun. I have been wondering, what advantages does the .44 special have over the .45 colt?
I doubt that anyone nor anything shot with either could tell the
difference.
jeff
Nicola Donini
I can load my 45 Colt to near 454 Cassull performance.
Very nice thanks Jeff. Looks like I have to add it to the wish list.
You sir are a first class firearms man. Thank you.
If S&W can fit 44 magnum into an L-frame, Ruger can fit 44 magnum in a GP-100!
so obvious except to the geniuses at ruger
X-Ray Crystallography
how about the M4 45-70 derringer? lol thats actually a real thing
X-Ray Crystallography
Actually I always carry a Thompson Contender in order to maximize the gas seal in my carry handgun.
Good video. Informative and fun to watch.
Если бы случилось выбирать, то выбрал бы именно такой со стволом на 4 дюйма. Благодарю за информацию о нём)
5 shot 44 special ... 44 mag would have been a better choice
oh boy i think i see my new ccw
ParasidicGeneration Try a Charter Arms Bulldog in 44 special. It is 23 oz. Also, don't overload the cartridges or use Buffalo Bore as I here you can rattle the gun apart. Standard loads should work fine anyways. Man stopping cartidge it is(:
ParasidicGeneration A little research can go a long way.
I have a Ruger GP100 in 357 Magnum. Is this 44 special more powerful than the 357? Also what is the list price for this gun?
$829 US.
The 44 fires a heavier bullet, and makes a larger hole, but there is nothing wrong with the 357.
jeff
Thomas Tommy bigger bullet if that matters to ya. "power" is largely irrelevant in HANDGUN caliber. I just think 44 special is cool
Just Someguy
Thanks Jeff love RGR.
Do they make a speed loader for that back packer's gun ?
CL
Impressed with your 5 shots on in 1 second. Well done.
I LIKE IT...Thanks Jeff ';-) (tell me about the CA Bulldog in your pocket) ? Thanks
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Boge
Gunblastdotcom Thanks Boge...
I like that u review guns no 1 else does
Although I like 44 Special, I think not making this a Magnum was a mistake, if the Taurus Tracker can handle being a 5 shot Magnum the overbuilt Ruger surely could.
Overgrown the Super Redhawk Alaskan doesn't seem much bigger, already is .44 Magnum, can already fire Specials and gives you one more round.
if you lay them side by side they are significantly different.
It looks like a nice gun but wouldn't a Super Redhawk Alaskan in .44 Magnum be about the same size as this gun if not a little bigger, can use .44 Special as well and give you one more round than this GP100? So why this over the Super Redhawk Alaskan?
Another one to add to my wishlist.
I love this gun, way to go Ruger.
I like those Keith bullets
Not bad. Rather just get a Charter Arms 44 special for more than half the cost and "good enough" for CCW.
Well, the new production Charter Arms and Early Production ones are good and well made.
Why not .44 mag?
If it was a .44 magnum I would have bought this gun.
look up Underwood ammo. 44 special ain't a bad choice for self defense
Probably because Ruger already has a short barrel Redhawk with a 2 3/4" barrel in .44 Mag..larger frame..this GP100 is a little smaller frame and a little lighter in weight.
Pretty simple: the .44 special would fit in this frame and the .44 mag wouldn't. Its too long of a cartridge.
Not even remotely true.
how does the 44spacial compare to the 357mag?
Trigger NutJob it's basically the same as comparing .357 to .45 ACP.
Christopher cool thanks. I'm looking for a snubby for carry. was looking into 357mag but didn't know much about the 44spacial
I'm stuck between this and the .357 mag version in same length.
good looking revolver!
Does anyone know what the msrp is for this revolver?
Currently $829.00. They are in-stock at Lipsey's and Davidson's distributors.
Boge
GP100 .44 special or the S&W 69 any thoughts?
The 69 as it will accept the easier to find .44 Magnum rounds.
I think they dropped the ball a little bit by not making this .44mag to
Compete with the s&w model 69