So has anyone shot one of these enough yet to compare them to the standard 4" GP100?
Out of the box the trigger pull is better on the MC, and the gun "feels" like it balances a bit better without the full underlug. The flip side is that the choice of a fixed rear sight (the Novak) over an adjustable rear is baffling on a gun intended for competition, where shooters are going to use different bullet weights and powder charges.
For those that don't care for the half lug MC for some reason, there is a more vanilla MC that has plain hogues and a full lug while still maintaining the slab sides.
https://ruger.com/products/gp100Matc...eets/1786.html
"...we suffer more in imagination than in reality." Seneca, probably.
Has the adjustable rear that Caleb called out earlier too.
The half lug GPMC has been available with both fixed and adjustable sights for a long time. I went with the adjustable because it leaves the door open to use a Bowen Rough Country sight, which I would have sighted in if not for the pandemic.
Personally, I no longer own any GP100s that are not half-lug.
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Not another dime.
This is hilarious to me. I was just checking out the new GP100 “plain” MC two days ago after years of not even bothering with my revolvers. I’m one that prefers a full underlug, and prefer rubber Hogue’s over wood. This new one is just what I want. I bought a stainless 3” “Wiley Clapp” GP100 used years ago. It has become my favorite revolver, more so than my S&W 686.