Picked Up a Ruger SP101

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Stephen A. Camp

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Hello.

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Picked this one up the other day and plan to wring it out thoroughly before long. It's initial range trip indicated considerably better than expected results.

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Took both my new SP101 and my PM9 to the range this past Saturday. Both performed flawlessly, but I was really surprised at how well the Ruger performed. Not only did it exceed my expectations, I liked it so much it has become one of my primary carry guns.
 
Hello. Yes, I know what you mean. Mine's laying here on the desk as this is being written.

Thank you all for the kind responses.

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I hold mine and admire it every day after work. I think I can safely say it's my favorite revolver and I'll be buying more. I'm thinking of the 3" SP DAO next...sweet little gun. How did I go this long without one? :D
 
Range Trip...

Hello. Yesterday I was able to get to the range with the SP101. My ammo bin is low on .357 Magnum ammunition and I found only three factory loads, one of which I prompty forgot and left at home! Thus, I was able to shoot the gun with only two .357 loads. Several .38 Special loads were fired in addition to the the magnum rounds.

Firing was done at two distances, 7 and 15 yards. At the closer range, all shooting was done double-action with a two-hand hold and as quickly as a "flash sight picture" could be obtained. At 15 yards, all shooting was slow-fire. It was done in single-action and from a rest.

Chronograph figures are based on 10 shots fired approximately 10' from the chronograph screens.

38 Remington 130-gr. FMJ: 821 ft/sec

38 Remington 158-gr. LSWCHP +P: 906 ft/sec

357 Remington 125-gr. GS: 1189 ft/sec

357 Winchester 145-gr. STHP: 1207 ft/sec


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My revolver hit a bit low with .38 Special ammuntion, but was dead-bang on with the Winchester 145-gr. STHP in .357 Magnum. It was also "on" with the mid-velocity Remington 125-gr. Golden Sabers.

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The groups from both of the loads shown are about the same. The Remington was much more easy to handle at speed than the Winchester, more so than the paper figures might initially indicate. Felt recoil is subjective, but for me, such is the case.

For those interested, a more detailed report including more ammunition results can be found at the link below:

http://www.hipowersandhandguns.com/Ruger SP101 Report.htm

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Love those SP101's. Have one customized by Weigand and one by Cogan. They have quickly become my favorite revolvers.
 
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