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Member Section => Handguns => Topic started by: Timothy on April 21, 2009, 05:44:51 PM
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I'll leave the Hogue grip on it until I find out how much it hurts with magnum loads... ;)
Maybe then I'll put a puurrttyy walnut grip on it... ;D
Range report to follow...
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.357 really isn't that bad for recoil IMO.
And WOOD is the way to go. Rubber just looks so cheesy.
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I never thought it was too bad either Haz, but this is a small revolver at 25 ounces.
I agree on the cheezy look but these were 18 bucks and far better than stock, nowhere for my nose picker (pinky finger)... ???
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The Hogue grips look comfortable. I'd probably keep them if it was my gun.
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Get a nice set of Houges (pricey but purrrrty!) ;)
25 is light but HELL! Man up for the bling! ;D
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I've allready gotta pool of drool on the keyboard Haz.....I need no encouragment.. :-\
I got a birthday coming up, a daughter, a future SIL, they will play right into my little game! ;)
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I've allready gotta pool of drool on the keyboard Haz.....I need no encouragment.. :-\
I got a birthday coming up, a daughter, a future SIL, they will play right into my little game! ;)
Did ya ever see the set on my Redhawk?
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Did ya ever see the set on my Redhawk?
Don't think so Haz....
Update...Is that your BBQ Redhawk? Beautiful grips....Hogue?
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Don't think so Haz....
Update...Is that your BBQ Redhawk? Beautiful grips....Hogue?
Yep and Yep
CoCoBollo (sp) wood, checkered w/cap.
;D
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OK guys where is the Haz BBQRedhawk porn?
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OK guys where is the Haz BBQRedhawk porn?
Before
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After
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Hogue is a very comfortable grip. It shoots great and is far more durable then wood. I have a set on my Colt .357
+1 on comments about .357 recoil
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Hogue is a very comfortable grip. It shoots great and is far more durable then wood. I have a set on my Colt .357
+1 on comments about .357 recoil
Model 357, Python or Trooper?
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Model 357
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Model 357
Cool, how old?
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Cool, how old?
Not sure. It was my wife's grandfathers. She gave it to me as a wedding gift.
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Not sure. It was my wife's grandfathers. She gave it to me as a wedding gift.
I think they only made the model from 53 to 61....nice gift!
How do you keep the Colt from picking on your Glocks? ;D
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How do you keep the Colt from picking on your Glocks? ;D
Seniority.... They respect the gray beards.
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Seniority.... They respect the gray beards.
;) ;D ;D
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wheel gun fun ;D
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Nice looking Sp and Hawk
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OK guns clean as a whistle ready to whamma jamma...BUT...
A word to the wise to any one with a Ruger DA revolver....never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, did I say ever, play with the trigger assembly whilst out of the frame of the revolver.
As a design/mfg engineer with a curiosity for all things mechanical, cool and generally over my head, I just spent a half hour on my knees on a burber carpet searching, nay HOPING that the pawl spring that just exited the assembly at high velosity could be found and properly reinserted into it's proper position inside the assembly.
Thankfully, I have ten fingers, half a brain and the dogged determination and where-with-all to put the friggin thing back together again. What started out as a good cleaning, mechanical check and function test turned into a nightmare that only one whos actually done something that stupid can really appreciate.
Maybe Ruger can insert a warning in their manual that states simply "Hey Dumbass, don't touch that".... ;D
I'm feeling much better now..... ;)
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Trigger assemblies, when under direct examination, have gremlins that will "run off".
Kel-Tec P3AT's have part 115, the "dreaded" extractor, when field stripped for routine cleaning, will attempt to run away....
I even shot a guide rod spring for a 1911, (Tiger Woods would be proud), directly into a fish tank.
It happens,.....
Nice Ruger.
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Thanks Tom,
The pawl spring and plunger combined are about 1/16 diameter and about 5/16" long. It was not an easy task to locate and reinstall into the assembly. My wife was saying a few prayers for me and holding the flashlight, the dog and her breath till I located it.
I too shot my 1911 recoil spring across the room and into the furnace return grate into the basement...that was a fun afternoon as well...
Ain't engineering cool???
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I think it was Tom that sugessted disassembly in a bag. I think that is an EXCELLEBT idea especially for guns we are not faniliar with.
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I would have to live my life inside a bag....I'm Irish, don't ever let anyone think "the Luck of the Irish" applies to all of us...
When I drop a wrench, it will land on the hottest part of the exhaust header. When I'm changing my oil, I will always drop the drain plug into the hot oil in the drain pan. When I tended bar for a living, I would deliberatly break a glass when I got behind the bar to get that out of the way for the night....
I generally learn from my stupidity though, fool me once, yada, yada, yada... ;D
Thank God for opposable thumbs..... ;)
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I used to have one of those and sold it :-[. Wish that I hadn't but I did end up buying a Hi-power with the money from the sale. It was a very enjoyable gun to shoot with .38 spl, and liter .357 mag handloads.
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I'll leave the Hogue grip on it until I find out how much it hurts with magnum loads...
It shouldn't be to bad with the Hogue grip but I bet it will get squirmy with purty wood grips and hot loads. I have got to get one of these.
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.....I just spent a half hour on my knees on a burber carpet searching, nay HOPING that the pawl spring that just exited the assembly at high velosity could be found and properly reinserted into it's proper position inside the assembly.
One word for ya' Timothy.
MAGNET Okay make that two words: BIG MAGNET
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One word for ya' Timothy.
MAGNET Okay make that two words: BIG MAGNET
Two words back at ya Alf.....STAINLESS STEEL....
;D
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If I'm not mistaken I think some SS is slightly magnetic. I know that some stainless will rust.
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The spring itself is probably not stainless, so a magnet would work.
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Back to the grips (I sometimes get way behind on some threads), I like the look and feel of wood cosmetically, I like the feel of Houge, but for a small pocket gun I like the wood for ease of draw. I tried both when I bought my J frame, and the Houge almost always snagged on the pocket fabric, and in dress pants you end up with a tangled mess of pocket and gun.
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If I'm not mistaken I think some SS is slightly magnetic. I know that some stainless will rust.
Yes, 300 series is magnetic it depends on the make up of the alloy. Also, all SS WILL rust eventually, it just resists it much better than non SS, the downside is that while on non SS you get surface rust that can be cleaned off with no pitting, if SS rusts it immediately pits
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Looks sharp and has me a little curious. I love .357 magnums.
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Thanks for the update....learn sumpin' new every day....I figured the plunger to be SS, but not the spring.
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Bought mine today and shot it at the range at the shop. Very nice. Comes home on the 23rd.
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Hello. I share your fondness for the SP101. I have but one, but will probably buy another in the near future. Mine is the 3 1/16" bbl version and remains as stock as when it left the factory, though it has been dry-fired quite a bit. It's DA is heavy but smooth and it allows quick staging for accurate double-action work.
If interested, here are a few observations I wrote up a few years back:
http://www.hipowersandhandguns.com/Ruger%20SP101%20Report.htm
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/hipowersandhandguns/NewRUGERSP101rock1.jpg)
This is one of the handguns that stays loaded and is frequently carried (legally) concealed. It is normally carried with mid-range .357 loads these days, usually Corbon 125-gr. DPX.
My opinion has not changed after perhaps another thousand shots since the review was done; I still find them fun to shoot and so far, this one has proven depnedable as homemaid sin.
Best.
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Nice looking Sp and Hawk
Ditto. Love Ruger wheel guns.
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I've put another few hundred rounds through the little Snubby after installing a 10 pound main spring and smoothing the action a little bit. It is actually easier to shoot accurately double action vs single action. The trigger is getting rather buttery and doesn't have the grinding raspy feel it did when I bought it. Still have a little work to do on the trigger itself, all my action work has been on the hammer and sear group.
I fired a few cylinders of Federal .357 Mag 158 gr HS today and it definitely lets you know you've gone full power magnum. It hurts a bit but I don't shoot them for fun, only carry them for protection.
Still like this little gun, no doubt it'll be with me for some time!
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As much as I love my GP100, I often wish it was an SP101.