Ruger sp101 357 4.2 barrel. - Page 2

Gulfcowboy · December 23, 2022, 08:16 PM

Older post, but a update. Received my sp101 back from the gunsmith today. Definitely a big improvement. I definitely recommend a trigger job if you own one. Merry Christmas to all.

Recycled bullet · December 24, 2022, 01:22 AM

Does your Ruger have the green fiber optic front sight?

That 4.2 SP101 is one of my favorites. It fits my hand perfectly and the sights are easy to quickly align. I think it is unreasonably strong and I learned to hand load on that gun.

I have managed to shoot mine loose with heavy loads of 2400 and H110. I found it to shoot well with 110 grain jacketed hollow points at warp speed.

Black hawk holster company makes a retention holster for the 3 inch Taurus judge that can be adapted to fit. I super glued a small strip of rubber on the bottom of the holster on the inside to take up the additional space, to prevent the revolver from rocking and now it fits and locks perfect. The retention is a button style that grabs the front of the trigger guard with a small lever.

Get a bunch of speed loaders and make that gun warm!!
Hks36a speed loaders are what I use to reload quickly at the range. Periodically I pick some up off amazon or the local gun shop. I think speed loaders multiply inside the range box as there are over 12 speed loaders floating around in there now. Pachmyer makes an interesting very well made and attractive aluminum speed loader but it does not work so well in actual use.

How does yours shoot?

Pahoo · December 24, 2022, 11:49 AM

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Older post, but a update. Received my sp101 back from the gunsmith today. Definitely a big improvement. I definitely recommend a trigger job if you own one. Merry Christmas to all.

I know I'm being redundant but have been following this thread as I am a Ruger-Fan. About a month ago, happened to handle one of these at a local GS and the trigger pull was horrible. I used to own one and eventually traded it off for an GP-100. This is the only problem I have with these.......

Be Safe !!!

Gulfcowboy · December 26, 2022, 02:46 PM

My sp101 does have the green fiber optic sight. It is a very nice compact package. Now with the trigger job it shoots like a larger revolver. Very handy little revolver.

schneiderguy · December 30, 2022, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Pahoo

I know I'm being redundant but have been following this thread as I am a Ruger-Fan. About a month ago, happened to handle one of these at a local GS and the trigger pull was horrible. I used to own one and eventually traded it off for an GP-100. This is the only problem I have with these.......

Be Safe !!!

In my experience a SP101 will smooth up pretty quickly with some dry fire (a few hundred snaps). It'll never have a trigger like a larger revolver but I don't think they're any worse than a current production J-frame.

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December 23, 2022, 08:16 PM	#26
Gulfcowboy Member Join Date: January 27, 2019 Location: South Texas Posts: 88	Older post, but a update. Received my sp101 back from the gunsmith today. Definitely a big improvement. I definitely recommend a trigger job if you own one. Merry Christmas to all.

December 24, 2022, 01:22 AM	#27
Recycled bullet Senior Member Join Date: November 13, 2022 Posts: 125	Does your Ruger have the green fiber optic front sight? That 4.2 SP101 is one of my favorites. It fits my hand perfectly and the sights are easy to quickly align. I think it is unreasonably strong and I learned to hand load on that gun. I have managed to shoot mine loose with heavy loads of 2400 and H110. I found it to shoot well with 110 grain jacketed hollow points at warp speed. Black hawk holster company makes a retention holster for the 3 inch Taurus judge that can be adapted to fit. I super glued a small strip of rubber on the bottom of the holster on the inside to take up the additional space, to prevent the revolver from rocking and now it fits and locks perfect. The retention is a button style that grabs the front of the trigger guard with a small lever. Get a bunch of speed loaders and make that gun warm!! Hks36a speed loaders are what I use to reload quickly at the range. Periodically I pick some up off amazon or the local gun shop. I think speed loaders multiply inside the range box as there are over 12 speed loaders floating around in there now. Pachmyer makes an interesting very well made and attractive aluminum speed loader but it does not work so well in actual use. How does yours shoot?

December 26, 2022, 02:46 PM	#29
Gulfcowboy Member Join Date: January 27, 2019 Location: South Texas Posts: 88	My sp101 does have the green fiber optic sight. It is a very nice compact package. Now with the trigger job it shoots like a larger revolver. Very handy little revolver.