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Ruger revolver fans... can we talk SP101 for a moment?

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January 31, 2019, 11:20 AM
patw
Ruger revolver fans... can we talk SP101 for a moment?
^^^Nice. Did you replace the front sight yourself or did you have it done? Did you have to replace the pin or could you reuse it? I don't know how Ruger got those pins so flat/contoured with the stock sights. That sight is the one I am looking at getting for mine. One more thing if I could, what kind of wood panels are those? Very pretty.
January 31, 2019, 08:03 PM
Cobra21
quote:
Originally posted by tarheelbball:
Hopefully this will help

https://www.sp101trigger.com/index.html


Man, only on this forum will you see these kinds of responses...Bravo!


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January 31, 2019, 08:18 PM
SigSentry
quote:
Originally posted by patw:
^^^Nice. Did you replace the front sight yourself or did you have it done? Did you have to replace the pin or could you reuse it? I don't know how Ruger got those pins so flat/contoured with the stock sights. That sight is the one I am looking at getting for mine. One more thing if I could, what kind of wood panels are those? Very pretty.


I did. wasn't too bad. I was able to use the original roll pin. The grips are Chigs grips box elder burl

http://chigsgrips.com/?page_id=7
January 31, 2019, 08:38 PM
vthoky
quote:
Originally posted by Cobra21:
quote:
Originally posted by tarheelbball:
Hopefully this will help

https://www.sp101trigger.com/index.html


Man, only on this forum will you see these kinds of responses...Bravo!


I love this place.



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February 01, 2019, 12:08 PM
CD228
Not to derail, but has Ruger ever said why they will not make a 6 shot .38 special SP 101?
February 01, 2019, 12:16 PM
Mad Max
quote:
Originally posted by SigSentry:
quote:
Originally posted by patw:
^^^Nice. Did you replace the front sight yourself or did you have it done? Did you have to replace the pin or could you reuse it? I don't know how Ruger got those pins so flat/contoured with the stock sights. That sight is the one I am looking at getting for mine. One more thing if I could, what kind of wood panels are those? Very pretty.


I did. wasn't too bad. I was able to use the original roll pin. The grips are Chigs grips box elder burl

http://chigsgrips.com/?page_id=7


I put a pair of his rosewood grips on mine. He does great work!



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February 01, 2019, 04:05 PM
BackupR9
Note on the 327 Federal Mag...I have the Ruger version...love it although I am not a revolver fan in general (also have an older SP101 .357).

The .327 mag with a 2” barrel has about the same recoil as a .38 special, but also has particle blowback that peppers your face...WEAR SHOOTING GLASSES!
February 03, 2019, 12:25 PM
patw
One more question, did the replacement sight need to be drilled for the pin? What size punch and bit did you use? thanks.
February 03, 2019, 12:31 PM
pessimist
quote:
Originally posted by BackupR9:
Note on the 327 Federal Mag...I have the Ruger version...love it although I am not a revolver fan in general (also have an older SP101 .357).

The .327 mag with a 2” barrel has about the same recoil as a .38 special, but also has particle blowback that peppers your face...WEAR SHOOTING GLASSES!


Sounds like your cylinder may be out of alignment. I'd have the gun checked out.
February 03, 2019, 01:07 PM
2BobTanner
All this talk about the Ruger SP101 has caused me to dig out one of my .357Mag versions, load it with .38+P, and to put it into the lineup of my CCW.


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February 03, 2019, 01:25 PM
TheGreatGonzo
My black SP-101 spends a lot of time on my hip.




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February 03, 2019, 03:44 PM
vthoky
Oooh, pretty! Cool
Was it originally black, or have you had it treated?



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February 03, 2019, 04:27 PM
craigcpa
Are the Pachymar grips longer than the Hogue rubber grips?


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February 03, 2019, 04:37 PM
az4783054
I always thought that if Thor carried a pistol instead of a hammer, it would have been an RUGER SP101.

But this is 2019, so Thor would also have to consider a KIMBER K6S with six rounds. The DAO are really nice, but the new DASA version should be outstanding.
February 03, 2019, 04:41 PM
BBMW
Have you looked at the Kimber K6s? I don't think anyone can consider a non-lightweight snubby defensive revolver without considering this. If nothing else, it gives you another round. And I think it's actually smaller.
February 03, 2019, 05:43 PM
TheGreatGonzo
quote:
Originally posted by vthoky:
Oooh, pretty! Cool
Was it originally black, or have you had it treated?


It is a TALO edition and came with the black cerakote.


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February 03, 2019, 05:44 PM
TheGreatGonzo
quote:
Originally posted by craigcpa:
Are the Pachymar grips longer than the Hogue rubber grips?


I don't think so. I never cared for the Hogues on my Rutgers, but Pach Diamond grips are a perfect fit for my admittedly small hands.


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Sometimes good people have to do bad things to bad people to prevent bad people from doing bad things to good people.

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.-Robert A. Heinlein