I was at my favorite gun shop today unfortunately only looking not buying and ran across a very sweet looking gun. The man behind the counter said it was a Wiley Clapp model Ruger Gp100.It had grips with I think wood inserts,fluorescent front sight,drift adjustable rear sight,beveled chambers and it was a grayish finish that looked great on the gun. It has a 4 inch barrel and chambered for 357. It was also very pricy. I tried looking on line for information about the gun and what kind of finish it had but without success. I thought maybe the members here may have run across one and could fill me in.
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Wiley Clapp Ruger GP 100
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Safestuffer
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I was interested for a bit and had the chance to handle one at a Cabela's.
My $0.02,
It felt more in the charter arms region of fit and finish than in the S&W region that I'm used to. For the money they were asking I lost interest almost immediately.
Maybe I was put off by the bead blast finish, but the gun felt way too loose for my tastes. Much looser than any other gp100 I've handled.
I did like the sights quiet a bit though.
My $0.02,
It felt more in the charter arms region of fit and finish than in the S&W region that I'm used to. For the money they were asking I lost interest almost immediately.
Maybe I was put off by the bead blast finish, but the gun felt way too loose for my tastes. Much looser than any other gp100 I've handled.
I did like the sights quiet a bit though.
Safestuffer
New member
Yea, everything I read prior and since led me to believe my experience was an anomaly.
My sp101 feels much better, so it was probably that particular gun.
At the time I was looking at a used gp100 for around $400, and I'm a cheapskate so my mindset was that I'd rather have a 4" gp100 with a set of nice sights installed, bead blasted, and a little work done on the action for $550 than pay the $850 for the WC version.
If/when I'm back in the market for a gp100, I would pay more for a used WC for those sights, but at almost double over the cost of a used gp100 standard, a new WC gp100 just isn't really singing to me.
I sure would love the chance to shoot one though. If I don't like a revolver, my mind tends to change after a few cylinders through it.
The blued version looks really good too. Guess I'm still on the fence hoping for a stiff breeze to push me into one, lol
My sp101 feels much better, so it was probably that particular gun.
At the time I was looking at a used gp100 for around $400, and I'm a cheapskate so my mindset was that I'd rather have a 4" gp100 with a set of nice sights installed, bead blasted, and a little work done on the action for $550 than pay the $850 for the WC version.
If/when I'm back in the market for a gp100, I would pay more for a used WC for those sights, but at almost double over the cost of a used gp100 standard, a new WC gp100 just isn't really singing to me.
I sure would love the chance to shoot one though. If I don't like a revolver, my mind tends to change after a few cylinders through it.
The blued version looks really good too. Guess I'm still on the fence hoping for a stiff breeze to push me into one, lol