Bought my first revolver!

[Truck]

Bought a new Ruger GP100 6" Stainless! Got to put 100 rounds through it today, 50 .38sp and 50 .357mag. I like the .357mag a little more, it's a little more kick and a different kind of boom . However, when I first got the gun, in the store I dried fired it a few times to get a feel for it against the S&W. Well the gun was evidently VERY dry and I didn't notice till I got home, but it scratched the cylinder where the lock grabs it all the way around the cylinder. It's scratched fairly good, but since I oiled the gun, it seems to have stopped scratching it. Is this normal? Other then that, I love the gun!

Steve

 

[MostToysWins]

Welcome!

Welcome to the club!

Here is mine...its more accurate than I can shoot it...enjoy!

 

[Sir William]

The cylinder scratch is perfectly normal on Rugers. They drag their locking bolts into the cylinder locking notches.

 

[Leif]

Truck, congratulations! The 6" Ruger GP-100 was my first revolver (and handgun) as well. I enjoyed it immensely and am beginning to wish I hadn't traded it.

I had the blued version, and I had the cylinder scratch as well. Nature of the beast, it seems.

 

[Majic]

The oiling didn't stop the scratching. Once the scratch was made the first time it doesn't go any deeper or wider unless there is a malfunction.

 

[Russ5924]

Only way to stop it is never shoot it

 

[USP45usp]

Congrats .

My first firearm was a GP-100 also.

Maybe we should start a club for those who's first (and still have) was the GP .

Wayne