Ruger SP101

[CJB]

That's a great suggestion. I need to find someone in West Palm Beach I can trust.

I'm in West Palm, but don't stone anything. There are two things to do with your Ruger.

1. Dry fire the prunes out of it. That will smooth things up perfectly. You can add just a little drag to the cylinder with your finger while pulling the trigger double action. Do that for 100 cycles, then another 100 or 200 in double action. It'll be smooth. All Rugers are that way, except the Vaqueros which seem to get a little TLC at the factory.

2. Use your thumb behind the hammer to add a little extra tension as you release single action. Do that 100 times or so. Voila, great smooth as glass trigger. Rugers mostly go that way too!

If you really need to fix it up AFTER that.... PM me.

[DavidR]

I'm in West Palm, but don't stone anything. There are two things to do with your Ruger.

1. Dry fire the prunes out of it. That will smooth things up perfectly. You can add just a little drag to the cylinder with your finger while pulling the trigger double action. Do that for 100 cycles, then another 100 or 200 in double action. It'll be smooth. All Rugers are that way, except the Vaqueros which seem to get a little TLC at the factory.

2. Use your thumb behind the hammer to add a little extra tension as you release single action. Do that 100 times or so. Voila, great smooth as glass trigger. Rugers mostly go that way too!

If you really need to fix it up AFTER that.... PM me.

I will absolutely follow your advice. Thanks!

[b4uqzme]

Try that stoning of the sear and trigger job....it really changes everything.

+1. I agree with the stoners... the spring kit makes the trigger pull lighter and the stoning/trigger job makes everything smooth as butter. Definitely worth doing.

[Armybrat]

Bought mine new in 1993 - great little wheelie:



Still don't know why I can't post my pics here any more - every time I click on the "insert image" button, the page fades to a semi-white and nothing works except to go back.

[gb6491]

.....Still don't know why I can't post my pics here any more - every time I click on the "insert image" button, the page fades to a semi-white and nothing works except to go back.

I don't know what the issue is with the "insert image" thing, but as a work around if you'll paste your link with this code [img][/img] ( IE [img]your link[/img] ) the image will show here.
Regards,
Greg

[Barth]

Try Shoot Straight, I believe they have a armorer and or gun smith on location, that's who did mine in Lakeland.

+1
They do.
But I prefer the gunsmith at Shoot Straight - 3909 N. US Hwy. 301
Tampa, Florida 33619


Ask for Ben, tell him Barth sent you - LOL!
Ben has done lots of handgun work for me and it's always outstanding.

I do like a 3" 357 revolver.
Mine is a S&W 65-3 3" Heavy Barrel K Frame.
It looks very much like this sample:

[DavidR]

I'm in West Palm, but don't stone anything. There are two things to do with your Ruger.

1. Dry fire the prunes out of it. That will smooth things up perfectly. You can add just a little drag to the cylinder with your finger while pulling the trigger double action. Do that for 100 cycles, then another 100 or 200 in double action. It'll be smooth. All Rugers are that way, except the Vaqueros which seem to get a little TLC at the factory.

2. Use your thumb behind the hammer to add a little extra tension as you release single action. Do that 100 times or so. Voila, great smooth as glass trigger. Rugers mostly go that way too!

If you really need to fix it up AFTER that.... PM me.

I've followed your advice. It does feel smoother. Hope to get to Shoot Straight to put some rounds through it this week. I need more DAO practice.

[CJB]

Wish they had a plain ol' Patridge type ramp for that instead of the greenie technoweenie up front.

I really like my SP101. Some Ruger collector is gonna go gaga over it because of the low number and its long discontinued first run grips. And it still works great, is smooth as can be. Twice and thrice weekly it got dry fired several hundred times for damn near ten years. I think it has less than a few hundred rounds actually down the spout.

That's a good looking SP101 you have there DavidR.
I like a 3" barrel on small/medium frame revolvers, but I've no complaints with the 4.25" tube on my SP101:

Regards,
Greg

[gb6491]

Wish they had a plain ol' Patridge type ramp for that instead of the greenie technoweenie up front.
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I hear ya on that. I did see where a gent welded his up and re-profiled it: http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...t-Modification
Regards,
Greg

[DeaconKC]

Barth, I love that 65! the 3" barrel allows that full length ejector which is so much better.

[CJB]

Folks needa get a look at that link! We have, in that link, a talented indivitual, who also has a brain. Why the brain? Obviously, he has a set of what appears to be Etalon dial calipers. Might be the Brown & Sharp version (still made by Etalon). Basically the cream of the crop. Nice!

Wow, he did a magnificent job on the Patridge sight. Somehow, I think he had the ability to make one from scratch, but found the challenge of reworking one the greater reward. I'd be in that club!

Thanks for the linky!

I hear ya on that. I did see where a gent welded his up and re-profiled it: http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...t-Modification
Regards,
Greg

[mr surveyor]

my 1993 model 3 inch da/sa SP101 was bought 4 years ago and almost instantly became a "favorite". Now, it is my #1 all time favorite handgun - hands down.

JD

[Barth]

Barth, I love that 65! the 3" barrel allows that full length ejector which is so much better.

Mine looks sweeter that that one - LOL.
Stainless trigger and hammer.
And the trigger is pure butter.
She's a shooter too...

[DeaconKC]

Those combat grips set it off!