I'm Not A Ruger Fan....

[Colorado Luckydog]

.....but I picked up a Ruger Sp101 .357 with a 2 inch barrel. That sucker is a shooter!! I got it from a member here and he said it had a trigger job. I will be keeping this one for a while. I have owned Ruger M77's, 22 pistols, 10/22's, mini 14's and mini 30's but this is my first revolver. I'm not sure how much the trigger job helped it but I'm glad I bought it.

[Graves]

I'm not big on their semi's but the make great wheel guns.

[BPTactical]

They are stout to be sure and Ruger has a great warranty.
Nice thing-if you have a Blackhawk in the glovebox and get a flat you always have a jack handle.

[Colorado Luckydog]

Now that I'm thinking about it, I have owned a Blackhawk 45LC before. The single action was not my cup of tea. It was a good shooter though. I had Roadside assitance so I never found out what kind of jack handle it was![ROFL1]

[ray1970]

I love the Ruger revolvers. Pistol whipping someone with one of those is just so much more satisfying than hitting them with a Glock. [Awesom]

[sneakerd]

They are stout wheelguns, but imho the SP101 is too heavy for daily concealed carry, and that's what they were made for. A much better and more comfortable sixgun along those lines is an older parkarized Colt Agent. Granted the Agent is a .38, but most of us (I think) would load the SP101 with .38 +Ps anyway and not shoot it that often. Comfort is the key in a carry gun, imho- or you won't take it with you.

[sneakerd]

Sorry- that isn't really the direction the thread was supposed to go!! Glad you're happy with the Ruger, they probably do make a great jackhandle when empty!!!

[DFBrews]

I think when i get my .44 it will most likely be a ruger but the ported trackers look nice too.

[sneakerd]

If I were to need a back-country revolver and wanted the 44 magnum, it would definitely be a Ruger. Redhawk 5.5, Alaskan or a 4 3/4 stainless Super Blackhawk. No question.[Weight]

[Colorado Luckydog]

They are stout wheelguns, but imho the SP101 is too heavy for daily concealed carry, and that's what they were made for. A much better and more comfortable sixgun along those lines is an older parkarized Colt Agent. Granted the Agent is a .38, but most of us (I think) would load the SP101 with .38 +Ps anyway and not shoot it that often. Comfort is the key in a carry gun, imho- or you won't take it with you.

I have a S&W Airlight 38 that shoots plus p. You are right, it is more comfortable but I would not hesitate to carry the Ruger. I have carried 1911's, 44 mags and full sized 9mm's. I think if you match your activities along with your carry, you can carry many different weapons comfortably. I open carry very often and the Sp101 would be a good looker and not that bad with the right holster.

Edit-If I'm carrying whatever, it is usually loaded with the max performing ammo I can find and afford. It only makes sense.

[ray1970]

If I'm carrying whatever, it is usually loaded with the max performing ammo I can find and afford. It only makes sense.

+1 [Awesom]

[sneakerd]

You want a good-looking holster? Go to El Paso Saddlery on the web. Super-cool concealed carry holsters that you can get floral carved!!! They are the shit. As for "carry" loads- I'm pretty comfy with my .38 Hydra-Shoks!! I reckon they'll do the job.

[Atrain1]

I have and love my Super Redhawk. And I am currently in the market for a good deal on a Super Blackhawk. I have found that rugers will take the hottest load you can put in them, and if it could talk it would laugh and say is that all you got?

[bchase75]

I have the SP101 with the two inch barrel and a GP100 with a four inch barrel....both are great guns. I did a bit of work on each, reprofiled those sharp edges on the trigger and did some light stoning on the internal, but since then they've been great.

[cebeu]

One of the few guns I have that draws blood...I like that. Nothing but a spring-kit and range time to smooth er' out...

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[sneakerd]

Nice rig.