Are you guys saying my S&W 627 Pro is going to fall apart by Christmas? My wife will need another if that’s the case. She loves that big Ol’ chunk!
Are you guys saying my S&W 627 Pro is going to fall apart by Christmas? My wife will need another if that’s the case. She loves that big Ol’ chunk!
So you’re basing this off tour experience? Is there more evidence than the anecdote you’ve provided? I’m asking out of curiosity, not trying to argue.
I’ve heard stories about how the heavy N frame cylinder was too much for the cylinder stop. I’ve never seen that happen to one in the in the twenty plus years I’ve competed with revolvers.
If the GP100s are such a great package I have to wonder why it took a redesign by Ruger for them to become a viable option for competition.
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How was the GP100 "redesigned" for competition? Other than a cosmetic change to the barrel, different sights, and some chamfering on the cylinder, what about the mechanism of a Ruger GP100 Match Champion is different from the standard GP100? Is there anything in the internal mechanism of the Match Champion that cannot be duplicated on a standard GP100 with a set of Wolff springs and some judicious stoning of the working surfaces?
I chose my words poorly. It was "upgraded" or perhaps "modified." Polished internets, FO front sight, Novak or adjustable rear sight, tapered cylinder, 1911-ish grip angle. I wonder if the Match Champion suffers from the false reset that has plagued the Ruger revolvers in the past?
Men freely believe that which they desire.
Julius Caesar
Those 520's are simply beautiful. I am very glad I don't live in Houston to fondle one in person, because I doubt I could resist. Made several trips to that store while on business travel and always had a copy of my dealer's FFL in my briefcase. Those were expensive visits, great store.
One of my police academy classmates (1981) used a Smith & Wesson 520 during our range week.
I remember he wished it had adjustable sights.