I'm thinking about purchasing a 4in. bbl'd Ruger GP100 for home defense. I would like opinions on this revolver. Also, not being very familiar w/ revolvers, what is the difference between a short or full ejector shroud, & what does the 4in. bbl'd model weigh?
My reason for purchasing this gun, is it would be used by my fiance as well, & she seems to be more comfortable w/ revolvers.
Full house .357 loads would probably be a bit much for her, & something I wouldn't exactly want to touch off after waking from a dead sleep.
Would the medium velocity loads like the 125gr. GS or 125gr. ProLoad "lite" be a better choice? What do these loads compare to as far as recoil and blast? Another option would be the 158gr. +P .38 loads, how do the med. vel. loads compare to these in terms of recoil & blast?
Thanks in advance, JNB01!
My reason for purchasing this gun, is it would be used by my fiance as well, & she seems to be more comfortable w/ revolvers.
Full house .357 loads would probably be a bit much for her, & something I wouldn't exactly want to touch off after waking from a dead sleep.
Would the medium velocity loads like the 125gr. GS or 125gr. ProLoad "lite" be a better choice? What do these loads compare to as far as recoil and blast? Another option would be the 158gr. +P .38 loads, how do the med. vel. loads compare to these in terms of recoil & blast?
Thanks in advance, JNB01!