Ruger SP 101

Icarus · 10-29-2012, 10:25 PM

Any of you wheel gun experts know anything about these pieces?
I may have the chance to pick one up in VG condition, .357 with a 2.25 inch barrel for $400 at the onslaught of the dickering process?
Any advise or info is helpful.

JD Miller · 10-29-2012, 10:37 PM

My brother has one

Good little gun

5knives · 10-29-2012, 10:47 PM

Folks as have them rate them very highly, maybe a tad weighty, but rugged and reliable as all get out, with good accuracy ... considering the short sight radius.

Some of the early ones can ONLY be used with 125 grain loads, but that's what you want in a defense .357 anyhow!

Good Luck!

Regards,

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gunkgy · 10-29-2012, 11:13 PM

$400 is a good price for it. But try to talk it down a little to get just a "better" price.

TinmanIA · 10-30-2012, 12:37 AM

I loved mine, get the Houge grip for it if you do get it. It was sold to my friend who carries it every day now. He was hitting out to 75 yards with it against my GP100 with the 6 inch barrel.

Rick-a-Roo · 10-30-2012, 01:11 AM

Sold one yesterday for $400.

Nice gun but kinda small for .357 mag and my somewhat weak hands.

4thIDvet · 10-30-2012, 02:59 AM

Had two of them Icarus.. Quality made nice weapons..
Pretty sure I paid $325 new for them some years back.
In the correct hands, not mine anymore, good close range defensive gun..
Gave one to my Nam Bro, ah hell he liked it so I gave it too him.
Other I traded for building materials.
$400 seems fair in good condition, I guess with inflation these days..
So yes, good little weapon.

CDawg · 10-30-2012, 03:29 AM

I have a 2" .38 only and a 3" .357. They're very well built weapons. I paid $350 used for the .38 and $425 new for the .357 a few years ago. I'm not into shooting .357 out of 2" barrels. Out of the 3" it's pretty tolerable. I've seen the prices creeping up on the SP's in the last couple of years and I would say $400 in excellent shape for a used 2" would be a very fair price. They're heavier than many other 5round .357 revolvers. A pocket or ankle carry with a 2" SP101 would not work for me, but anything else is just fine. Teddy Jacobson is a well known pistolsmith out of Texas and the SP101 is one of the very few non custom modern production revolvers that gets his recommendation. He did say that just recently Ruger decided it was wise to start using some MIM parts in them. He's forgot more about pistols and their quality than I'll ever know. He's got a website and he will talk with you if you're interested in getting it slicked up. I've heard Gemini also does excellent work on the SP's. Neither of mine have had any work done on them and I'm very happy with them as is. I will say that my 2" .38 SP101 is the tightest revolver I've ever owned. The 3" is not as tight, but is just fine and probably more the norm. They are both very accurate and reliable.

Icarus · 10-30-2012, 08:20 AM

Thanks for the input gents, it looks to be a well built, solid piece. I will try to get a hands on look see in the next day or so.

SIXPACK · 10-30-2012, 05:08 PM

Yup!! Carry one on a regular basis when the wife isn't stealing it to take to WV!

Mine is the 3" version that I put a Hogue grip, lighter Wolfe trigger return and hammer springs, and I polished the action.

It's one of my favorite carry pieces.

Sorry for the poor quality of the picture, a photographer I am not. lol

10-29-2012, 10:25 PM	#1
Icarus BUNKER FUNKER Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UP SHIT CREEK Posts: 3,534	Ruger SP 101 Any of you wheel gun experts know anything about these pieces? I may have the chance to pick one up in VG condition, .357 with a 2.25 inch barrel for $400 at the onslaught of the dickering process? Any advise or info is helpful. __________________ AMERICAN BY BIRTH; SOUTHERN BY THE GRACE OF GOD: SON OF THE SOUTH, MAN OF THE BLUES TITTIES Dont make me have to do it! 3. Never stick it in crazy. I STAND WITH ISRAEL MoLoN LaBe MOTHERFUCKER 3% To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical. Thomas Jefferson

10-29-2012, 10:37 PM	#2
JD Miller Fake Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: PNW Posts: 39,183	My brother has one Good little gun __________________ .......

10-29-2012, 11:13 PM	#4
gunkgy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Now, North Carolina Posts: 6,594	$400 is a good price for it. But try to talk it down a little to get just a "better" price. __________________

10-30-2012, 12:37 AM	#5
TinmanIA Demon of the Midwest Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: In a room with no windows. Posts: 4,118	I loved mine, get the Houge grip for it if you do get it. It was sold to my friend who carries it every day now. He was hitting out to 75 yards with it against my GP100 with the 6 inch barrel. __________________ Don't you ever stand for that sort of thing. Someone ever tries to kill you, you try to kill 'em right back. 3% Throw Me To the Wolves, I Will Come Back Leading The Pack

10-30-2012, 01:11 AM	#6
Rick-a-Roo Gaw' Blimey Limey Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Round behind the sleazy bars of Telephone Road Posts: 25,878	Sold one yesterday for $400. Nice gun but kinda small for .357 mag and my somewhat weak hands. __________________ zulu6 out

10-29-2012, 10:47 PM	#3
5knives KaBoom Kontrol Modulator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Colorado, Western Slope Posts: 16,229	Folks as have them rate them very highly, maybe a tad weighty, but rugged and reliable as all get out, with good accuracy ... considering the short sight radius. Some of the early ones can ONLY be used with 125 grain loads, but that's what you want in a defense .357 anyhow! Good Luck! Regards, ...

10-30-2012, 02:59 AM	#7
4thIDvet slug Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Astor Florida Posts: 48,408	Had two of them Icarus.. Quality made nice weapons.. Pretty sure I paid $325 new for them some years back. In the correct hands, not mine anymore, good close range defensive gun.. Gave one to my Nam Bro, ah hell he liked it so I gave it too him. Other I traded for building materials. $400 seems fair in good condition, I guess with inflation these days.. So yes, good little weapon. __________________ God Bless Americas Veterans. All who are serving and have served.

10-30-2012, 03:29 AM	#8
CDawg slug Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 12,270	I have a 2" .38 only and a 3" .357. They're very well built weapons. I paid $350 used for the .38 and $425 new for the .357 a few years ago. I'm not into shooting .357 out of 2" barrels. Out of the 3" it's pretty tolerable. I've seen the prices creeping up on the SP's in the last couple of years and I would say $400 in excellent shape for a used 2" would be a very fair price. They're heavier than many other 5round .357 revolvers. A pocket or ankle carry with a 2" SP101 would not work for me, but anything else is just fine. Teddy Jacobson is a well known pistolsmith out of Texas and the SP101 is one of the very few non custom modern production revolvers that gets his recommendation. He did say that just recently Ruger decided it was wise to start using some MIM parts in them. He's forgot more about pistols and their quality than I'll ever know. He's got a website and he will talk with you if you're interested in getting it slicked up. I've heard Gemini also does excellent work on the SP's. Neither of mine have had any work done on them and I'm very happy with them as is. I will say that my 2" .38 SP101 is the tightest revolver I've ever owned. The 3" is not as tight, but is just fine and probably more the norm. They are both very accurate and reliable. __________________ "Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning" Erwin Rommel A Chief Petty Officer shall not drink. However, if he should drink he shall not get drunk. If he should get drunk, he shall not stagger. And if he should stagger, he shall not fall. And if he should fall, he will fall in such a manner as to cover up his rank so that passersby will think he is an officer.

10-30-2012, 08:20 AM	#9
Icarus BUNKER FUNKER Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UP SHIT CREEK Posts: 3,534	Thanks for the input gents, it looks to be a well built, solid piece. I will try to get a hands on look see in the next day or so.

10-30-2012, 05:08 PM	#10
SIXPACK RIP America 1776-2012 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Maine Posts: 13,443	Yup!! Carry one on a regular basis when the wife isn't stealing it to take to WV! Mine is the 3" version that I put a Hogue grip, lighter Wolfe trigger return and hammer springs, and I polished the action. It's one of my favorite carry pieces. Sorry for the poor quality of the picture, a photographer I am not. lol __________________ . . Peaceful, but prepared. ........ "Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom of Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any bands of regular troops that can be, on any pretense, raised in the United States." ...........................Noah Webster, 1787