DannyB1954
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Anyone know why the GP100 is not offered in 44 Spl? Seems like a 3 or 4" would sell well.
Will a GP100 cylinder adequately (meaning wall thickness) hold 6 rounds of .44spcl, or would it have to be drilled as a 5 shooter?
Not only would you have to change the drilling to 5, but the internals now will have to be redesigned to time for 5 instead of 6...
Lack of sales...
If you want a .41 Special (not a typo), you can have one of those knocked up for yourself:
44 special "has far more stopping power" than a 357magnum?
I just don't think Ruger is interseted in tooling up for a handgun that will sell 5,000 units or less.
The .44 is a niche market and the .41 special is even less than that.
It seems like it would be more in line with a 45ACP with the benefit of not being so loud inside.
Even if it were true that the .44 Spl had more "stopping power" than the .357 Mag, it definitely doesn't have "far more". Studies of handgun shootings have determined that there's not a whole lot of difference between calibers when it comes to how many shots it takes to end a fight.Model12Win said:Far more stopping power than .357 magnum