Ruger SP101 Issues

[Barth]

Come on man....

[Redstate]

Update: I bought it after trying it out today. It is a really nice revolver. For clarification, it is not as early model that I thought it was. I misread the serial number. It was born in early 1993, per Ruger, so i guess it is a relatively early .357. It is not limited to the maximum of 125 grain bullets.
I sincerely thank those that respsonded. Your respsonses made it easy to go for it. Gonna go clean it real good soon.

[Yogi 117]

Update: I bought it after trying it out today. It is a really nice revolver. For clarification, it is not as early model that I thought it was. I misread the serial number. It was born in early 1993, per Ruger, so i guess it is a relatively early .357. It is not limited to the maximum of 125 grain bullets.
I sincerely thank those that respsonded. Your respsonses made it easy to go for it. Gonna go clean it real good soon.

Congrats on your purchase, I think you got a great deal. Love my Ruger GP-100 & SP-101, great revolvers! Enjoy!

[mr surveyor]

if you didn't get a manual for it, download one. Being a 93 model (I have a 1993 model that also sat unfired by the original owner until I bought it two years ago), I would suggest you follow the very simple dis-assembly instructions and thoroughly clean all the internals. Pay particular attention to flushing out the old factory lube from the cylinder center pin and spindle. If the gun hasn't had very many rounds fired through it, it probably hasn't been flushed and re-lubed. Mine had a nasty yellow-brown hardened film of 1993 factory lube on all the internals that needed to be removed to make it run totally smooth.

Congrats on a great deal and wise purchase.


surv

[Redstate]

Thanks Yogi. Nice combo.

[Redstate]

Thanks Mr. Surveyor. I will download the manual and strip it down and clean it all out. I did a good cleaning otherwise and it looks real nice.

[mr surveyor]

probably that most difficult part of dis-assembly is removing the trigger group, especially on one that's never been removed and de-gunked. It often takes another set of hands the first time or two. Once you get the trigger group off, use a toothbrush (trust me.... do NOT use your wife's toothbrush for this) and solvent to thoroughly clean all the mating surfaces between the trigger group and the frame - it will make the disassembly chore much easier next time.

surv