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Ruger GP100 .357 Magnum
Swapped out the original black front sight with Ruger's orange insert sight and replaced the stock rubber over nylon Hogue combat grip with a more traditional one that has checkered rosewood panels from Altamont. The Altamont grip goes on just like the old style with panel inserts Ruger used to put on these (they can still be bought from Ruger). Ruger didn't have checkered rosewood though, or I'd probably have bought them. The Altamont went on without any difficulty, although there's a learning curve in how to do it efficiently. Just like the older style grips Ruger used to put on these, it has the takedown pin storage slot on one side under the panel.
It's been about 45 years since I've owned or used a revolver. It was also a .357 magnum. Found out today what the yellow disc is when I picked it up at the LGS as I'd seen them in photos but never in person. It only has a hole in the center to mount on the back side of the cylinder covering all the chambers. The disc is too thick to insert cartridges into the chambers, place it on top and then close the cylinder into the frame. If it's closed with the disc on the cylinder, there are no cartridges loaded. Serves the same function as a chamber flag in a rifle or pistol.
Goes on its maiden voyage tomorrow at a local range. Unlike a new pistol, there's not much gunky oil to wipe down and remove. I've swabbed the barrel out with some bore cleaner, given it a close inspection, including the mainspring and its mechanism when I changed the grips, and verified all hammer and trigger functions, including how to let the hammer down over a live chamber if it's been cocked. It's not possible to open the cylinder with the hammer cocked. Ruger provides the procedure in the GP100 owner's manual. Done correctly, the possibility of ND, while not zero, is exceptionally low. Thus far, in just handling it without a live fire exercise, I'm impressed.
More photos later . . .
John
Very nice, I've had a few of those over the years and enjoyed them a lot. I had an sp101 as well once with stag inserts, man it was sharp! Congrats !
Awesome rugers and smiths.
The GP100 4" is what made me a convert to wheelguns.
I have a Smith J frame 640 gold talo 357 and Taurus 85ul.
a couple short of 2 dozen...