Guy B. Meredith
New member
Okay, so now I to check into what you are talking about in terms of trigger. The last time I tried a Ruger revolver was before I bought my 686+ and learned about shooting and guns and then acquired my PC 627.
I am visiting Lewisville, TX for company training and dropped by a range (Bullet Trap in Plano) where I could rent revolvers and get in my required fix for the weekend. I decided to take this opportunity to check out the Rugers and rented a 4" GP100.
In dry firing the trigger pull is considerably different from the Smith and has a load up of resistance about mid pull. After a while I began seeing this as heavy takeup for the first part and then regular pull. That is how I proceeded to treat it.
Aside from the fact that I got a bit of a surprise on the first shot from not paying attention to the fact that they had handed me .357 magnums and despite the fact I was shooting with glasses that had one sweet focus spot 1/4 inch wide located where I have to tilt my head way back to get the front sight in focus, things went pretty well.
I did end up getting most rounds into a 2" circle at 7 yards (about 1 round per second per range rules) which was pretty amazing given I couldn't see, was smarting in the web of my hand from recoil and was sorting out the trigger.
Seriously, I don't think the trigger is all that bad once I got used to the idea of treating the first portion of the pull as takeup. Just disconcerting to have takeup at that high a pull weight. Maybe the action was polished from use as a rental gun, though I would expect inferior performance because of that fact.
Accuracy must be awesome as I wasn't doing much to help in that department--sort of like the "you couldn't miss if you tried" feel of my MKII. Grip and weight felt good.
I am visiting Lewisville, TX for company training and dropped by a range (Bullet Trap in Plano) where I could rent revolvers and get in my required fix for the weekend. I decided to take this opportunity to check out the Rugers and rented a 4" GP100.
In dry firing the trigger pull is considerably different from the Smith and has a load up of resistance about mid pull. After a while I began seeing this as heavy takeup for the first part and then regular pull. That is how I proceeded to treat it.
Aside from the fact that I got a bit of a surprise on the first shot from not paying attention to the fact that they had handed me .357 magnums and despite the fact I was shooting with glasses that had one sweet focus spot 1/4 inch wide located where I have to tilt my head way back to get the front sight in focus, things went pretty well.
I did end up getting most rounds into a 2" circle at 7 yards (about 1 round per second per range rules) which was pretty amazing given I couldn't see, was smarting in the web of my hand from recoil and was sorting out the trigger.
Seriously, I don't think the trigger is all that bad once I got used to the idea of treating the first portion of the pull as takeup. Just disconcerting to have takeup at that high a pull weight. Maybe the action was polished from use as a rental gun, though I would expect inferior performance because of that fact.
Accuracy must be awesome as I wasn't doing much to help in that department--sort of like the "you couldn't miss if you tried" feel of my MKII. Grip and weight felt good.