The Perfect Ruger

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Hey everyone! I've had a Ruger GP100 with a 6" barrel and full lug for about two years now, and I have been completely happy with it. In fact, I love the gun except for one thing... that 6" full lug barrel really was too heavy and bulky for my purposes. While it makes a good range gun, I realized I was in the market for a stainless steel .357 revolver that was easier to pack. I was already familiar with and frankly in love with my GP100, so after a good deal of research, I realized I wanted to own the same gun but with a 4" half-lug barrel and fixed sights. This, to me, was the perfect Ruger.

Now I've been wanting this gun for at least a year now, but this particular model (KGPF-340) was not made in particularly large numbers, and those who had them tended to hang on to them or so it seemed. After months of waiting with baited breath, one night a couple weeks ago I spotted this model GP100 on Gun Broker and bought it within a matter of seconds!

Boy, I'm sure glad that I did:

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Please forgive the rough picture, but as you can see the gun is in great shape! In fact, it was NIB and was part of a late production model KGPF-340 made in 2012. The gun originally came with a set of the standard Hogue monogrips as most GP100s do nowadays, but last week a member on another forum graciously gave me these old style Ruger OEM compact grips free of charge after I put out a WTB thread on them.

So here I am, my new Ruger is all cleaned up and lubed with frog lube. I plan to spend the rest of the evening working the trigger (with snap caps of course!) and wiping the drool off this gorgeous piece of stainless steel goodness!

Thanks for reading guys! :)
 
Jimbob: I like the Six series guns a whole lot, but the fact that Ruger still services the GP100 (obviously) and that more parts should be available for decades, as well as the fact that I was already very used to the GP100, were all contributing factors in my choice of this vs. the Six series guns. I also appreciate the strength of the GP100 as I am a beginning reloader.

In many ways, this particular GP100 is much like a Service Six but with more meat on it's bones.
 
I have the same GP but in blue. Absolutely one of the best configurations of the GP-100. I'd have probably preferred a stainless version but this blued one was available and sometimes that's all it takes.
 
UPDATE:

Shot the gun at the range today, all I can say is WOW! It is highly accurate and shoots right to POA with 158 grain loads, I shot some full power Double Tap 125 grain .357 magnums and can you say BOOOOOM!? What a hot load, but the KGPF-340 was still very comfortable to fire!

I LOVE this gun, and can't wait to get it out on the range again! It's sitting next to me loaded for bear in case I need it!
 
Yeah, that Ruger is a beauty. No doubt about it.

I don't only hate the look of full lug revolvers, I hate the balance of them.
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Heh. I like both the look and the balance of full lug revolvers.
 
There is no perfect gun.
I've gone thru 40 yrs or trading and buying
guns to find the two that 1. will always hit
the bullseye and 2. is a deer magnet.
I can't seem to find them and I know it's
not me.

Seems to me I read somewhere that it is not
the gun , it's the operator.....but you can't
always believe what you read!
 
I have the six inch SS and love it. The half lug does look nice though. Chieftjs how is the blued gun holding up? I have a buddy with the 4 inch blued and the finish seems stronger than any other blued gun I've seen. He does not take care of it and it still looks great.
 
I've had zero issue with the bluing on my GP. I don't treat it rough though, I'd have bought a stainless if it had been available and I've thought a time or two of having this one done up in one of the fancy coatings but the money and desire haven't met at the same time yet.
 
Collectors have figured out the Six series

Great revolvers that are(or were) at a great price. Still a good time to pick one, or more, up.
 
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