Your thoughts on the GP100

Good Choice

I own one.my daughter owns one.I can think of no negatives except it really isn't easy to conceal.
Actually the 158 gr rounds are much less punishing on a revolver than the 110gr and 125 gr JHP's.
In any event they are really hard to break-not stylish,but rugged and reliable and accurate.I'm talking accurate for practical use,not a match or something.
 
According to my caliper, the cylinder on my gp100 is approximately 1.544" in diameter. Yeah, with that many sig figs, haha.
 
Love mine. Bought a 4" stainless for $299 and it's the best $299 I've ever spent.

.38 spl is butter and even big, nasty ole' .357's from Underwood are fun to shoot.

I have other guns that I love too, but I think the GP100 would be the one I keep if I could only have one.
 
Better than S&W in 357 these days, they have those dumb locks. Though I did find an older S&W mod 66? in 357 no lock, in very good shape, for $575. :)
 
My brother has a 4" GP100 and I have a 4" S&W 686+. When we go out and shoot together we both shoot both of them and they both perform equally well, about the same accuracy and both have good triggers. The 686+ trigger feels smoother to me in double action and is a bit crisper in single action. The 686+ has the edge also in firepower because it holds 7 rounds vs. 6 in the GP100
When compared side by side the Ruger looks "beefier" but is in reality only 1/10th of an ounce heavier than the Smith.
While we both can only count the rounds run through our revolvers in the 100s and not the 1000s there is much evidence out there that they both will probably be guns that will last a lifetime with a little bit of care.
 
Well youve heard it from these folks. Im on my second one the first one looked just like the one dan posted it was made in 1995 by serial number i bought it in 2009 . My new one is 6" stainless with the new hogue grips was test fired at the factory in 2012. Tough like german king tigers is a pretty accurate statement. My 4 year old son saw me with it he told me he wanted one just like that when he gets big i told him when im gone this one herell be his pistol. Still shoot heavy loads from time to time but ill admit i do baby it some.
 
I love mine and own two of the 3" models. Used to own a 4" blued model, but sold it off like an idiot.

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