tglazie

Jump on it. Not a bad price for a great gun.

About the trigger- if you have any mechanical skill at all (change your own oil, do a brake job, replace a dryer/washer belt, etc) all you will need are some springs, shims and jeweler files, sandpaper and maybe a dremel with a softwheel and some metal polish. That and a couple of hours and the instructions that you can find on this site.

You will not be disappointed.

wingnuut

my 4in is a dream and don"t need no trigger job it breaks like glass.

Johnny Numbers

I'm patiently waiting on mine to be delivered to the LGS. Hopefully soon!

41RED

There is nothing more to add. Great well built heavy little numbers. Carry mine everyday in the winter. I'm a little to round for it not to show in the summer. Good price for a great tool.

ikar

I carry a 101 snubbie every day and just turned down a offer to trade for another gun that I want. I won't give it up. It's a .357 but I carry .38+p loads because the magnums can be a bit rough. If you don't get it, you will regret it. If I could find one at that price, I'd get it in a second.

gator7783

Buy it,put a wolf spring kit in it. a hogue grip will help with recoil of full house .357 loads.



Here is a pic of my 3''

SnakeChief

I have the 3" 357 and the 4 inch 22. I suspect most people will all say the same thing. Great gun. Built like a tank. Highly recommended. Trigger sucks. Front sight could be better (on the non 4 inch guns).

I dry fired the HECK out of mine as I did not want to replace springs (yet). I would be interested in a polish job as MANY folks on here have said that alone increased the sweetness of their trigger. The gun is a bit bigger than a J and bit smaller than a K. I found some internet info a while back where they measured the three across various dimensions. One thing I noticed that many others don't comment on is the sharpness of the hammer spur. It is bad enough that it is stiff out the box, but the knurling can cut your thumb or wear the leather on a shooting glove. In general the gun could use some rough edge melding. I think the tigger is a bit sharp too. For the price I don't mind. I don't want to send the wrong impression the gun is fantastic and I would love to get other calibers and barrel lengths (regardless of the springs and sharp edges). Oh yes, I personally changed out the grips on both of mine. Pachmayr on the 357, Hogue on the 22. I found the stock grips a bit too small, and the shiny black plastic on the 357 horribly ugly (some like it). I liked the wood on the 22 but it was still too small (I have large hands). This will change concealability a bit, but for the 357, makes recoil no issue (to me anyway). I also love the fiber optic front sights on the 4 inch guns. I also added night sight on the 3 inch 357. I could not see the sight otherwise. I used fluorescent nail polish at first, but eventually switched to the night site. I kept losing the front ramp in the black target ring before I switched it out.

Jack D

Mine is the 3" SS version. Can't think of anything bad about it, except that with .357's full magnum loads, it hurts. But then again, my wrists and thumb are not what they used to be. I hand load light target loads for practice and save those hot loads for emergencies.

I added the CT grips and that may have somthing to do with the recoil biting me. I also added Orange Glow epoxy to the front sight ramp.

CJS1945

I have the .357 2 1/4 inch with CT laser grips and i really like it. It is pleasant to shoot with most .357 and all 38 loads but i mostly carry 38 +P Critical Defense because the 357 rounds are prohibitively loud especially if fired indoors. They are a great all around revolver and are a lot of fun at the range.

9026543

You won't be sorry of the SP101 purchase. I have a 3" one in 327 Federal Magnum. It is my daily carry gun. I put a Houge grip on and have the Wolff hammer spring kit to put in one of these days.

terry_p

I think it is a great choice.

Check the BBL alignment to be sure it is square. The easy way is just look at it unloaded from the business end back toward the grips to be sure it lines up with the frame. It was a problem a couple years ago but haven't heard much lately.

I have had my 2 1/4" SP for several years and I can't think of a better choice. I have put a few thousand rounds downrange and it goes with me for every range visit. It is a fine carry firearm and a shooter and is always with me. Enjoy it and post up some pics when you get it.

opos

I'm not a fan of 357 snubs but then I've got lots of arthritis so that's understandable...I have a SP101 snub in 38+P and it's a great little gun...the "short BBL" special Gold Dots (135 grain) are accurate and the ballistics are great and no huge flash and big kick. The trigger was stiff when I got it but I dry fired it for several evenings and things smoothed up quite a bit...Trigger isn't a big issue and could easily be remedied if I'd just do a buff and shine which I may do a bit later...for now it's fine.

pizzapablo

Help out the uninformed, please....
How can the hammer be "cocked" if it is a DAO gun?
I always wondered why the SP101 had a hammer, in the first place.
Am I wrong, in thinking that the SP101 is DAO and the GP100 is SA/DA?

Nick0410

For those who say the .357s are rough, my 8 year old brother shot my 2.25in with .357s no problem!

bedian

Ruger currently makes seven variations of the sp101 in various calibers.

The KSP-321XL is DAO, (spurless hammer) has a 2.25 in. barrel and handles 357/38spl +P

The other variations are SA/DA, their hammers have spurs

They also come in 22lr, 327 fed mag, and 38spl +P

Barrel lengths can be 2.25, 3.06 and 4.20 inchs. (Depends on which model you choose)