The gp100 is basically one of the best hip guns for Alaska. Not too heavy to make unwieldy or annoying to carry, and 7 shots of good buffalo bore hardcasts pushing >750ftlbs of energy from a 4 inch barrel will obliterate the fattest of bears while being controllable by most shooters.
Honestly might sell my model 19 to my brother to get one.
True. But so what? Is it not worth 1500 or whatever units this thing costs to 357 a Black folk noggin? Seems rather cheap tbh since time machines dont exist this is the next best thing.
Someone please talk me out of a gp100 7 shot as a new nightstand gun.
I enjoy the hell out of shooting wheel guns, but why in Jefferson Davis' ghost would you ever choose that as your go-to home defense gun when the world is your oyster?
I've heard from one owner that the 7 shot model is kind of janky compared to their standard one, something to do with the brass binding on other brass in the cylinder or some such thing. I own a regular GP100 and I think that thing's fricking great.
>something to do with the brass binding on other brass in the cylinder or some such thing
If that guy was loading his revolver in such a way that "brass binding on other brass in the cylinder" is an issue then I have to assume user error.
The tolerances on a GP100 7-shot are pretty tight. Wouldn't be surprised if one brand of brass might have rims that are too large. Of course, half of the point of buying a ruger revolver is to have something sufficiently overbuilt that you can blast your ridiculous handloads through it, so I would still probably get the 6-shot.
They are not particularly durable compared to other "brand name" revolvers, people just meme like they are because they're physically thicker all-around because they have to be due to being made of castings. Also if your Ruger revolver breaks, they will probably tell you to go frick yourself rather than warranty it, which I have personally experienced with a Redhawk that had the barrel cant significantly in less than 150 rounds
Im one of the people who has problems with their 7 shit GPs. Certain brands of 38 would bind the rims preventing all 7 cylinders from being loaded. Never had an issue with 357 though. Idk why it happens, but it is/was a thing. Though I've heard it's since been corrected
>shitty $800 garbage gun
While the GP100 is hardly the ideal nightstand gun (i.e. it will work fricking fine) it’s not garbage.
The GP100 is one of a few handguns with an effective range beyond 100yds. I can consistently hit a 14” gong at 100yds with my 6” GP100 offhand, it’s like a concealable carbine, it’s unreal. One of the most fun firearms to shoot imo.
However I looked up the video you’re referring to. While I admit 120yds is an impressive shot, he’s using a red dot (and probably a reduced weight trigger). A stock 6” GP100 will destroy a stock G19 at that range, the sight radius and trigger are both superior. Also my gong appears to be a smaller target than the torso they’re firing at.
You will absolutely obliterate your hearing if you fire full power .357 indoors. GP100s are great, but I would strongly suggest loading it with .38 +p for defensive purposes.
Which reminds me, does anyone make light .357 or .38 +p+? It’d be nifty to have a defensive revolver load which ballistically matches 9mm/9mm +p.
I hand load 357 mag bullets for target practice that are dialed back to .38 +p velocities. I did it at first because I got some cheap bullets that were going to have jacket separation at 1400 fps but I don't have any 38 brass so I just put together a light load in the 357 brass. I decided I kind of liked them so I still buy those bullets and I still put together a light load for them.
I was thinking about hand loading specifically for this load. 9mm is just slightly more powerful than .38 +p. So no manufacturer will load 9mm velocity .38, and risk blowing up someone’s ancient .38 revolver. They probably could load ultra light .357 though, which would perform about like 9mm.
Historically traditional smokeless .38 was basically all .38 +p. However manufactures collectively standardized on a really wimpy .38 load to avoid exploding the old black powder .38s that exist. The baggage from .38 originally being a black powder cartridge is why .357 even exists.
Learn to handload. .357 mag is just about the easiest cartridge ever to load up and down. You can get projectile out of a revolver moving as slow as ~500-600 fps if it's 158-180 grain lead all the way up to a 125 grain jacketed projectile moving along at 1800+ with one of the classic magnum powders. I like 158 grain LSWCs and load between 600-1100 fps depending on purpose.
This is the gayest, most moronic argument Ive seen regurgitated for using smaller caliber handguns. If someone breaks into my home with the intent to harm me or my loved ones the last thing I give a frick about will be my hearing.
You can shoot someone with a .38 and kill him and still be able to hear though >hurr durr i buried C4 around my suburban home anything less than absolute annihilation of any man, animal, or insect intruder is unacceptable
A revolver loaded with magnum catridges is the loudest gun you can own, short of a high powered rifle. >short barrel >cylinder gap >high pressure
It will stop an intruder, but you will also never hear again if you shoot it indoors. Get a PCC with a can (or even just a linear comp).
>but you will also never hear again if you shoot it indoors
You guys always get way too overdramatic with this nonsense. I've fired 14.5" and 10.3" AR-15s with brakes on them indoors. I'm not deaf.
No it's not good for you. You won't blow your eardrums out, it won't physically hurt. Get electronic hearing protection holy frick.
I ND'd my Dan Wesson in my room and my hearing is still fine. It was loaded with 125 grain JHP rounds. I was wienering and de-wienering it and the hammer slipped from my thumb and BOOM
Funny story. When I started doing unarmed security, I worked out of my car doing patrols. Only gun I owned at the time was a GP100 with a 5.5” barrel. Would have loved to see an officer make a report of a guard blowing away some crack head with a big iron.
I thought the recent mass shooting would've shut you homosexuals up about this. If you can't hit a head sized target at 25 yards with your handgun, train more.
Why do you need it? I would never own something like that, I’m much more likely to kill myself or someone else. And even if you do use it, you could get locked up for years, life even. Nope, not worth the risk
you should get the S&W 627 8-shot gun as your nightstand gun like I did. it's a quite comforting feeling seeing that thing resting there as I lay down each night.
Got one made in 2020 as a replacement for my makarov whenever I go on my kayaking trips. It’s kickass but with buffalo bore ammo you need to punch the rounds out of the cylinder to get them to eject. Buffalo bore is the only ammo I’ve fired through it that does it. I might try polishing the chambers one day but I also just carry hot PPU 158 grain in it now so it’s a moot point for me. Also this is coming from a Ruger fanboy.
I agree, a very niche issue but also I do like my guns to be able to fire anything that it’s actually chambered for. But I make an exception because basedness and soul
Hot ammo tends to do that in revolvers. Nickel plated brass helps a little.
However steel cased .38/.357 is the worst in my experience. Extracting tula from my GP100 was an interesting endeavor, much more difficult than even hot .357.
That's steel casings for you, if there's no taper to talk about on the cartridge, like most revolver cartridges, then it likes to stick. Extraction is much smoother in guns chambered for tapered ones, 5.56x45mm, 7.62x39mm, 7.62x54mmR, .303 British, etc.
Speer gold dots. Not the hottest ammo by any stretch, but the components are high quality. .38 won’t destroy your hearing nearly as badly as buffalo bore.
.38/.357 has become annoyingly scarce since the rona though. .38 in general used to be relatively cheaper than it is now. There used to be a significant cost savings between .38 and .357, but now .38’s nearly as expensive as .357. It’s like 100% of manufacturing went to 9mm.
No they aren't, full lugs are ugly because they're dead weight and meant to crudely emulate the look of the Colt Python, an overrated target shooting revolver.
I love my lcr OP but why as a nightstand gun? They're fun and sexy revolvers, but if I needed a handgun for home defense (like in a nightstand safe) I'd carry at least a m9/cz 75.
Does Ruger make LCRs with hammers? I love micro revolvers but hammerless gives me weird vibes.
I love my lcr OP but why as a nightstand gun? They're fun and sexy revolvers, but if I needed a handgun for home defense (like in a nightstand safe) I'd carry at least a m9/cz 75.
that recoil must be horrible. not to mention defeaning
38+P rounds are enjoyable.
357 Mag recoil is manageable, but less than comfy after a few dozen rounds during a range session.
It is my go to recommendation for those that want a concealable/pocket revolver.
I love my lcr OP but why as a nightstand gun? They're fun and sexy revolvers, but if I needed a handgun for home defense (like in a nightstand safe) I'd carry at least a m9/cz 75.
.357 Magnum is loud and blasty as is from a 6" or 4" barrel, and from a 2" barrel, in a lightweight frame like the LCR, it's just a harsh gun to shoot, the recoil kind of hurts the palm of your hand.
You can get good with a .357 snub, its doable, and you do still get a pretty considerable boost of velocity with Magnums over Specials from a snub barrel in spite of what some people say, but it wouldn't be my choice for a nightstand gun, a gun I may have to rely on in a second after waking up, and which may very well disorient me just enough to be a problem in a life or death situation.
I can easily see someone preferring 9mm or .38 for this kind gun, personally I would go with a .45 as it's subsonic and hits good enough.
.357 Magnum is loud and blasty as is from a 6" or 4" barrel, and from a 2" barrel, in a lightweight frame like the LCR, it's just a harsh gun to shoot, the recoil kind of hurts the palm of your hand.
You can get good with a .357 snub, its doable, and you do still get a pretty considerable boost of velocity with Magnums over Specials from a snub barrel in spite of what some people say, but it wouldn't be my choice for a nightstand gun, a gun I may have to rely on in a second after waking up, and which may very well disorient me just enough to be a problem in a life or death situation.
I can easily see someone preferring 9mm or .38 for this kind gun, personally I would go with a .45 as it's subsonic and hits good enough.
you're seriously going to take 9mm over .357?
You can't really compare .357 magnum ballistics and handling from an LCR to a GP100. They might as well be 2 different calibers entirely. Out of a 2" barrel .357 sounds much louder, kicks much harder, and gives ballistics similar to 9mm from the same size barrel.
In a 4" barrel with a heavy gun like the gp100 it is 100x easier to handle, still snappy, but pushes to 600ftlbs of energy. It truly makes .357 worth shooting. The real redpill it to get the 6" version.
Steel snubs aren't as harsh as alloy snubs. If you really want a revolver which fricking hurts though what you're looking for is the Performance Center .44 Magnum with an alloy frame, THAT one is is harsh, regardless of barrel length.
I dont know shit about revolvers but god forbid, this is a thing of beauty. It has this genuine mixed look of mastered archaïsm and ferocioust modernity. In a word, it looks based.
I feel like 7 shot guns would cause production inconsistencies that could lead to reliability issues, because you'd be dealing with weird numbers >5 shot cylinder: turns precisely 72 degrees each trigger pull >6 shot: 60 degrees >8 shot: 45 degrees >7 shot: 51.428 degrees
When engineering things you generally like to stick to nice even numbers. Am I rarted?
Seven shot spinbois have been around for ages, the 1895 Nagant is one example. Now, that's not a great revolver, but it's not known for binding up or shit like that.
https://i.imgur.com/FZ0RsVK.jpg
The tolerances on a GP100 7-shot are pretty tight. Wouldn't be surprised if one brand of brass might have rims that are too large. Of course, half of the point of buying a ruger revolver is to have something sufficiently overbuilt that you can blast your ridiculous handloads through it, so I would still probably get the 6-shot.
I would say that if you want more shots and more power, look at the eight shot Redhawk. Built tough and easy to shoot, and eight rounds is quite a lot of .357 Magnum
Considering how long the seven shot has been on the market yes you’re autistic and you should be playing blackjack right now rainman
>and you should be playing blackjack right now rainman
Lol'd hard.
My dad just inherited this same exact model from his current wife's family lol. I personally have the 6 inch stainless version and I really enjoy it. The double action is better than the comparable s&w offerings but the single action isn't as nice. They are great pistols, but I prefer something I can put a light on for nightstand duty. But at the end of the day if you can find a decently priced one you won't be disappointed.
That thing on the bottom is a cover with a rail underneath right?
No way they'd put side rails on a revolver and then forgo putting a rail on the bottom where 90% of handgun attachments go.
Actually, what are the side rails even for?
nope, the bottom underneath the barrel is just flat. The sides are where you might attach a light or laser, but honestly, I think it is just to make the revolver look cool. That revolver with a red dot would be amazing, but it costs like $6k, so it is mostly just speculation on my part anyways.
I'd never use that for home defense because you won't get it back from the police for a year, assuming you don't have to sue them to return it in the first place.
>Someone please talk me out of a gp100 7 shot as a new nightstand gun.
Nobody else has actually tried to talk you out of it, so I will. You are a childlike consumer, and you only want to buy this because some marketer told you that you'll be more of a 'man' if you buy another gun. You don't need it for any reason whatsoever, except that it makes your peepee feel good to do what the marketers say to do. You stupid, irresponsible frick.
No.
why do you have a framed photo of a female astronaut
>not being related to an astronaut
None of your business.
You should be asking who frames a pic of themselves. Pretty vain tbh
Yo that b***h exploded in a space shuttle rotfl
Clean those nasty-ass nails holy shit
I spent the entire day before that working on my car. Calm down.
If you shoot a jogger the cops will take it away as "evidence" and it will take at least 2 years to get it back
I'm in Alaska so I'm not sure if this holds true.
The gp100 is basically one of the best hip guns for Alaska. Not too heavy to make unwieldy or annoying to carry, and 7 shots of good buffalo bore hardcasts pushing >750ftlbs of energy from a 4 inch barrel will obliterate the fattest of bears while being controllable by most shooters.
Honestly might sell my model 19 to my brother to get one.
It will get "lost" and never seen again.
True. But so what? Is it not worth 1500 or whatever units this thing costs to 357 a Black folk noggin? Seems rather cheap tbh since time machines dont exist this is the next best thing.
>you've effectively ruined and thrown away your life for a Black person but hey the Black person's dead at least right xD
"Yes."
I enjoy the hell out of shooting wheel guns, but why in Jefferson Davis' ghost would you ever choose that as your go-to home defense gun when the world is your oyster?
Not everyone lives in a Black person-run state moron
I suspect part of Alaska's police spending comes from how the climate makes things fricking annoying to deal with half of the year.
I've heard from one owner that the 7 shot model is kind of janky compared to their standard one, something to do with the brass binding on other brass in the cylinder or some such thing. I own a regular GP100 and I think that thing's fricking great.
>something to do with the brass binding on other brass in the cylinder or some such thing
If that guy was loading his revolver in such a way that "brass binding on other brass in the cylinder" is an issue then I have to assume user error.
I doubt he could load it wrong, think about how you have to load a revolver. I've long assumed that he just got a lemon cylinder.
The tolerances on a GP100 7-shot are pretty tight. Wouldn't be surprised if one brand of brass might have rims that are too large. Of course, half of the point of buying a ruger revolver is to have something sufficiently overbuilt that you can blast your ridiculous handloads through it, so I would still probably get the 6-shot.
Yeah I want a gp100 for blasting spaghetti loads from Buffalo Bore and meme manufacturers through. Guess I'll have to settle for the 5' half lug.
Mines been fine. Though I do want to sell it and buy a super Gp100 if they ever make another batch.
I got an sp101 and it's great. You could really beat someone with it
Ruger Double-action revolvers are unironically the only revolvers I would trust my life to.
Durable as frick.
Same. My GP100 is over 30 years old. Still going strong. SP101 much newer but zero problems and could crack a skull with either of them.
Confirmed. I inherited my grandpas gp100 when I graduated college. Still looks new and shoots crazy accurate. Solid big iron.
They are not particularly durable compared to other "brand name" revolvers, people just meme like they are because they're physically thicker all-around because they have to be due to being made of castings. Also if your Ruger revolver breaks, they will probably tell you to go frick yourself rather than warranty it, which I have personally experienced with a Redhawk that had the barrel cant significantly in less than 150 rounds
It won't fill the hole in your heart.
It'll fill the hole in your ass.
But it'll put a hole in an intruder.
Frick you anon
Im one of the people who has problems with their 7 shit GPs. Certain brands of 38 would bind the rims preventing all 7 cylinders from being loaded. Never had an issue with 357 though. Idk why it happens, but it is/was a thing. Though I've heard it's since been corrected
>READ INSTRUCTION MANUAL stamped on the barrel
Yep, it's for Black folk
>tfw you are reminded guns are mundane tools and not magical artifacts
shouldnt your nightstand gun have a light on it
If the gun doesn’t have a rail it’s not a night gun, OP is stupid
You've got a roll of tape, don't you?
That’s fricking stupid it’s not the 1980’s anymore grandpa
Not all of us can afford your fancy hoseclamps, city slicker.
I’d love to see someone actually do this. It seems incredibly dumb but I’m intrigued
>I need to justify my shitty $800 garbage gun by claiming I will fix its massive shortcoming with a toll of tape
>shitty $800 garbage gun
While the GP100 is hardly the ideal nightstand gun (i.e. it will work fricking fine) it’s not garbage.
The GP100 is one of a few handguns with an effective range beyond 100yds. I can consistently hit a 14” gong at 100yds with my 6” GP100 offhand, it’s like a concealable carbine, it’s unreal. One of the most fun firearms to shoot imo.
>posting it the same day garand thumb was double tapping 120 with a g19
Just because you fricking suck, doenst mean everyone does.
I’m sorry but I don’t obsessively follow ecelebs.
However I looked up the video you’re referring to. While I admit 120yds is an impressive shot, he’s using a red dot (and probably a reduced weight trigger). A stock 6” GP100 will destroy a stock G19 at that range, the sight radius and trigger are both superior. Also my gong appears to be a smaller target than the torso they’re firing at.
No. The old “target grey” finish Ruger used to do on the GP100s and Super Redhawks looked really good IMO.
no, it's a great gun
You will absolutely obliterate your hearing if you fire full power .357 indoors. GP100s are great, but I would strongly suggest loading it with .38 +p for defensive purposes.
Which reminds me, does anyone make light .357 or .38 +p+? It’d be nifty to have a defensive revolver load which ballistically matches 9mm/9mm +p.
I hand load 357 mag bullets for target practice that are dialed back to .38 +p velocities. I did it at first because I got some cheap bullets that were going to have jacket separation at 1400 fps but I don't have any 38 brass so I just put together a light load in the 357 brass. I decided I kind of liked them so I still buy those bullets and I still put together a light load for them.
I was thinking about hand loading specifically for this load. 9mm is just slightly more powerful than .38 +p. So no manufacturer will load 9mm velocity .38, and risk blowing up someone’s ancient .38 revolver. They probably could load ultra light .357 though, which would perform about like 9mm.
Historically traditional smokeless .38 was basically all .38 +p. However manufactures collectively standardized on a really wimpy .38 load to avoid exploding the old black powder .38s that exist. The baggage from .38 originally being a black powder cartridge is why .357 even exists.
Learn to handload. .357 mag is just about the easiest cartridge ever to load up and down. You can get projectile out of a revolver moving as slow as ~500-600 fps if it's 158-180 grain lead all the way up to a 125 grain jacketed projectile moving along at 1800+ with one of the classic magnum powders. I like 158 grain LSWCs and load between 600-1100 fps depending on purpose.
Just put a silencer on it.
>just suppress your revolver bro
yes
the FBI load for .38 special is +P+ and packs a punch.
>obliterate your hearing
People have fired guns indoors before, it won't cause deafness moron.
What?
This is the gayest, most moronic argument Ive seen regurgitated for using smaller caliber handguns. If someone breaks into my home with the intent to harm me or my loved ones the last thing I give a frick about will be my hearing.
You can shoot someone with a .38 and kill him and still be able to hear though
>hurr durr i buried C4 around my suburban home anything less than absolute annihilation of any man, animal, or insect intruder is unacceptable
A revolver loaded with magnum catridges is the loudest gun you can own, short of a high powered rifle.
>short barrel
>cylinder gap
>high pressure
It will stop an intruder, but you will also never hear again if you shoot it indoors. Get a PCC with a can (or even just a linear comp).
If you load it with .38 it will be relatively quiet. But yeah, full bore .357 out of a short barrel is nearly as loud as a short barrel AR.
>but you will also never hear again if you shoot it indoors
You guys always get way too overdramatic with this nonsense. I've fired 14.5" and 10.3" AR-15s with brakes on them indoors. I'm not deaf.
No it's not good for you. You won't blow your eardrums out, it won't physically hurt. Get electronic hearing protection holy frick.
Pretty sure that yankee marshall blew his boomer ears drum out with 357 indoors
The only think Yankee Marshall has blown indoors is 1500 men.
In a row?
There are rumors.
what about outside, against a bear?
I ND'd my Dan Wesson in my room and my hearing is still fine. It was loaded with 125 grain JHP rounds. I was wienering and de-wienering it and the hammer slipped from my thumb and BOOM
>inb4 ND is a normal part of gun ownership
i hate the circle jerk that it isn't. its part of owning a gun
>nightstand gun
>not able to mount a light
Frick off moron
Do it anon, I hope to pass this down to my son one day
Looks like the blade runner gun
how did you make something that comes so beautiful look so fricked up
I have a GP100.
It's mostly a safe queen, one of the last guns I reach for.
0/10 for a nightstand gun, that's for sure.
Funny story. When I started doing unarmed security, I worked out of my car doing patrols. Only gun I owned at the time was a GP100 with a 5.5” barrel. Would have loved to see an officer make a report of a guard blowing away some crack head with a big iron.
What's wrong with your old nightstand gun?
average home invasion requires 8 shots
>a challenger appears
sry i misread the stat it's 11 shots
What now, Black person.
oh whew alright good got that covered then
3 shots, 3 meters, 3 seconds buddy
that's average self defense scenario, not home invasion chief
I thought the recent mass shooting would've shut you homosexuals up about this. If you can't hit a head sized target at 25 yards with your handgun, train more.
maybe if he took better cover and knew how to bound, it could have been a shorter difference. train more, as you say
Why do you need it? I would never own something like that, I’m much more likely to kill myself or someone else. And even if you do use it, you could get locked up for years, life even. Nope, not worth the risk
No, sorry friend. I have a S&W 686-6 7 shot, and tbh I should have gone with the Ruger.
Good luck anon.
you should get the S&W 627 8-shot gun as your nightstand gun like I did. it's a quite comforting feeling seeing that thing resting there as I lay down each night.
Got one made in 2020 as a replacement for my makarov whenever I go on my kayaking trips. It’s kickass but with buffalo bore ammo you need to punch the rounds out of the cylinder to get them to eject. Buffalo bore is the only ammo I’ve fired through it that does it. I might try polishing the chambers one day but I also just carry hot PPU 158 grain in it now so it’s a moot point for me. Also this is coming from a Ruger fanboy.
Buffalo Bore is way spicy stuff, that's probably why.
I agree, a very niche issue but also I do like my guns to be able to fire anything that it’s actually chambered for. But I make an exception because basedness and soul
Hot ammo tends to do that in revolvers. Nickel plated brass helps a little.
However steel cased .38/.357 is the worst in my experience. Extracting tula from my GP100 was an interesting endeavor, much more difficult than even hot .357.
That's steel casings for you, if there's no taper to talk about on the cartridge, like most revolver cartridges, then it likes to stick. Extraction is much smoother in guns chambered for tapered ones, 5.56x45mm, 7.62x39mm, 7.62x54mmR, .303 British, etc.
This is a good point, never had issues with 7.62x39/54/9mm. Have had steel stick in 5.56, but it’s less tapered.
And for perspective I had to use a wooden dowel in the .357.
Buffalo chad here, got any good defensive loads with the nickel plating?
Speer gold dots. Not the hottest ammo by any stretch, but the components are high quality. .38 won’t destroy your hearing nearly as badly as buffalo bore.
.38/.357 has become annoyingly scarce since the rona though. .38 in general used to be relatively cheaper than it is now. There used to be a significant cost savings between .38 and .357, but now .38’s nearly as expensive as .357. It’s like 100% of manufacturing went to 9mm.
Also a home defense gun should have a flashlight on it (even if just a shitty pistol flashlight)
Deprecated
7 < 8
NB: 4" is perfect for the GP100. 6" looks fricking dumb
Go with the 8 shot redhawk instead
Half lugs are so ugly
Why do full lugs even exist though? The extra weight doesn’t buy much.
Why do full lugs even exist? They’re like a govt profile AR barrel, the extra weight doesn’t buy much.
No they aren't, full lugs are ugly because they're dead weight and meant to crudely emulate the look of the Colt Python, an overrated target shooting revolver.
just enjoy yourself bro
You are in alaska get a 44
Get an lcr and be done with it.
Does Ruger make LCRs with hammers? I love micro revolvers but hammerless gives me weird vibes.
Never mind. Found the LCRx.
that recoil must be horrible. not to mention defeaning
38+P rounds are enjoyable.
357 Mag recoil is manageable, but less than comfy after a few dozen rounds during a range session.
It is my go to recommendation for those that want a concealable/pocket revolver.
I love my lcr OP but why as a nightstand gun? They're fun and sexy revolvers, but if I needed a handgun for home defense (like in a nightstand safe) I'd carry at least a m9/cz 75.
you're seriously going to take 9mm over .357?
.357 Magnum is loud and blasty as is from a 6" or 4" barrel, and from a 2" barrel, in a lightweight frame like the LCR, it's just a harsh gun to shoot, the recoil kind of hurts the palm of your hand.
You can get good with a .357 snub, its doable, and you do still get a pretty considerable boost of velocity with Magnums over Specials from a snub barrel in spite of what some people say, but it wouldn't be my choice for a nightstand gun, a gun I may have to rely on in a second after waking up, and which may very well disorient me just enough to be a problem in a life or death situation.
I can easily see someone preferring 9mm or .38 for this kind gun, personally I would go with a .45 as it's subsonic and hits good enough.
You can't really compare .357 magnum ballistics and handling from an LCR to a GP100. They might as well be 2 different calibers entirely. Out of a 2" barrel .357 sounds much louder, kicks much harder, and gives ballistics similar to 9mm from the same size barrel.
In a 4" barrel with a heavy gun like the gp100 it is 100x easier to handle, still snappy, but pushes to 600ftlbs of energy. It truly makes .357 worth shooting. The real redpill it to get the 6" version.
>and gives ballistics similar to 9mm from the same size barrel.
You still get a decent bit more with Magnum loads from that length of barrel.
I had a 62-14 for a long time and it was very pleasant to shoot. Granted it was full stainless, but recoil wasn't that bad.
Steel snubs aren't as harsh as alloy snubs. If you really want a revolver which fricking hurts though what you're looking for is the Performance Center .44 Magnum with an alloy frame, THAT one is is harsh, regardless of barrel length.
I dont know shit about revolvers but god forbid, this is a thing of beauty. It has this genuine mixed look of mastered archaïsm and ferocioust modernity. In a word, it looks based.
>I dont know shit about revolvers
the spinny part holds the bullets and they take turns going bang
>nightstand gun
you're just inventing reasons to impulse buy guns. why wouldn't your carry gun be your 'nightstand' gun
Maybe consider an autoloader in 10mm instead?
It fires a fatter bullet at lower speed so it ends up about equal in energy, but you get 14+ capacity.
7 shots isn't good for playing Russian Roulette
Are you sure about that?
It adds suspension when one doesn't suspect a 7 round gun.
because the 686+deluxe 7 shot is superior
no
I feel like 7 shot guns would cause production inconsistencies that could lead to reliability issues, because you'd be dealing with weird numbers
>5 shot cylinder: turns precisely 72 degrees each trigger pull
>6 shot: 60 degrees
>8 shot: 45 degrees
>7 shot: 51.428 degrees
When engineering things you generally like to stick to nice even numbers. Am I rarted?
Considering how long the seven shot has been on the market yes you’re autistic and you should be playing blackjack right now rainman
Seven shot spinbois have been around for ages, the 1895 Nagant is one example. Now, that's not a great revolver, but it's not known for binding up or shit like that.
I would say that if you want more shots and more power, look at the eight shot Redhawk. Built tough and easy to shoot, and eight rounds is quite a lot of .357 Magnum
>and you should be playing blackjack right now rainman
Lol'd hard.
Why would I talk you out of making a good choice?
My dad just inherited this same exact model from his current wife's family lol. I personally have the 6 inch stainless version and I really enjoy it. The double action is better than the comparable s&w offerings but the single action isn't as nice. They are great pistols, but I prefer something I can put a light on for nightstand duty. But at the end of the day if you can find a decently priced one you won't be disappointed.
Korth Super Sport anon, no half measures.
That thing on the bottom is a cover with a rail underneath right?
No way they'd put side rails on a revolver and then forgo putting a rail on the bottom where 90% of handgun attachments go.
Actually, what are the side rails even for?
nope, the bottom underneath the barrel is just flat. The sides are where you might attach a light or laser, but honestly, I think it is just to make the revolver look cool. That revolver with a red dot would be amazing, but it costs like $6k, so it is mostly just speculation on my part anyways.
I'd never use that for home defense because you won't get it back from the police for a year, assuming you don't have to sue them to return it in the first place.
We don't all live in California.
Rails on revolvers look hideous.
They do, but I really want a gp100 with a trunk on sro and cowitnessed irons
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>Someone please talk me out of a gp100 7 shot as a new nightstand gun.
Nobody else has actually tried to talk you out of it, so I will. You are a childlike consumer, and you only want to buy this because some marketer told you that you'll be more of a 'man' if you buy another gun. You don't need it for any reason whatsoever, except that it makes your peepee feel good to do what the marketers say to do. You stupid, irresponsible frick.
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>Anything that threatens my need to consoom is reddit.
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>The recoilet crowd shows up
Lol, lmao even.
Any smoke wagon will do
357 is going through several sheets a drywall into the next house.
Not if you hit them. Then they just evaporate into a cloud of smoke and sparks