Ruger Gp100 7 Shot Problems Tested Seven Revolver An Official Journal Of The Nra
I swore them off and i'll never buy another. My gp100, 7 shot, won't work with armscor 158 grain, 38 special ammo. Reading about a lot of problems with the 7 shot gp 100.357 magnum revolver.
RugerGP1007shot7 The Shooter's Log
The cylinder bound up, wouldn't eject spent cases or close. Ruger claims to have fixed the problem, but won't say. Early models had the potential to have the cartridge cases bind up in the cylinder.
I didn't have to beat them out but it took extra pushing.
In my 6 gp100 (1707) they were difficult to extract. Many complaints about some ammo not fitting properly in 7 rounders. First range trip and 5 of the 8 factory loads had difficulty extracting (3 of the 5 loads locked the cases in tight). They were a little less difficult to remove from my sp101.
I haven't heard complaints about the 7 shot version lately so don't know if ruger adjusted the mfg process or the bad ones have been replaced with 6 shot version. Currently we are talking about how it's a known issue that ruger gp100 7 shot has an issue with within spec ammo fitting the cylinder, rendering the newest gp100 model a 3. Two loads extracted with minimal bind and hornady was the only. I returned it on a factory shipping label and ruger is replacing it with a new.
RugerGP1007shot7 The Shooter's Log
For context, he previously recently bought a new colt python with severe timing issues and a 686+ that has a.
When loading the seventh round the case rims touch each other. I have an older production 2 1/2 7 shot.357 gp100. I have blued 5 gp100, full lug.357, 6 round. The chambers are too close together and with certain brands of ammo the rims of the.
All 3 guns are strongly made and have been excellent shooters. It shot 38's fine but stuck 357 magnum so bad i had to beat the brass out with a mallet. I do not have a 7 shot gp100, but what i've heard second hand and anecdotally, is enough to make me leery. There's been multiple threads on the ruger forum about problems.
Gun Test Ruger's New GP100 7Shot .357 Mag. Revolver The KVar Armory
Hopefully ruger fixed the problem or ammo manufacturers have adjusted their tolerances to.
I think there were significant teething issues with. I have a 7 shot gp 100, a 7 shot s&w 686, and an 8 shot ruger redhawk all in 357 mag. My brother recently got a 4 blued 7 shot ruger gp100 in.357 magnum. I’ve used it in ruger rifles (model 77/22 and no.
I had a 7 shot gp100, 4.2.
Ruger GP100 7Shot 2.5" .357
