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Post by AxeHandle on May 3, 2023 15:45:54 GMT -5
A 5 shot 357 limited to 38 Special? No that would keep the fire breathing 357 cartridges at home. Make no sense to me.. but I'm thinking I need to add it to my "set"
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Post by AxeHandle on May 3, 2023 15:48:31 GMT -5
357s won't fit? Checked it out!  |
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Post by AxeHandle on May 3, 2023 15:48:53 GMT -5
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Post by AxeHandle on May 3, 2023 15:49:11 GMT -5
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Post by boolitdesigner on May 3, 2023 15:56:29 GMT -5
Gee.... it looks like a 38-44 candidate.
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Post by lar4570 on May 3, 2023 20:30:32 GMT -5
When the SP101 first came out, it was in 38 special. Next they went with a 357 but limited it to 125gn bullets because of cylinder length...
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Post by contender on May 3, 2023 20:43:47 GMT -5
Those are a little bit collectable.
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Post by tdbarton on May 3, 2023 21:03:35 GMT -5
Those are a little bit collectable. Weren’t there limited runs of those for a couple different pseudo-law enforcement agencies? Foreign market? Kind of like the French railway contract guns? |
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Post by wpeel on May 3, 2023 21:04:10 GMT -5
My SP-101 in .38 special is my every day carry gun. Rides in an AIWB offset clip horsehide holster. Coupled with a thick belt, it suits me just fine. Almost have reached the point where I'm not really aware of it.
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Post by harveylogan on May 4, 2023 7:03:16 GMT -5
I acquired this one off the Ruger forum, (~2006) the reason I signed up. It was well used & full of lead, but the price was right. It cleaned up perfectly and was one of my favorites ,,, until it didn’t come home from my sons house. 😳 He has really enjoyed it. Friend recently left his 3” 357 to me. I like it too, but that original 38 special is slick.  |
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Post by kings6 on May 4, 2023 8:03:56 GMT -5
I bought one of the 38 Special SPs years ago and being the dweeb I am I sent it of to Alan Harton and it came home with S&W J frame adjustable sights, semi bobbed hammer and slicked up action. It was my EDC for quite some time until I switched to a Kahr 9. Wish I still had it but the young man I sold it to says it can’t be pried from his belt.
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Post by contender on May 4, 2023 10:41:51 GMT -5
"Weren’t there limited runs of those for a couple different pseudo-law enforcement agencies? Foreign market? Kind of like the French railway contract guns"
Yes,, I do believe some of those .38's were made especially for foreign contracts. Foreign marked examples are sought after by collectors.
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Post by Ken O'Neill on May 4, 2023 13:52:40 GMT -5
No, not all. The original SP 101's were all made in .38 Special. They are tough enough for very stiff .38 loads. I bought a 3" and later a nominal 2" version, when they were first introduced in the very late '80's. Still today, one is a "truck gun", the other a superb EDC. As lar4570 stated above, Ruger later introduced a .357 version, marked / limited to 125 gr. bullets, and finally in full fledged.357. The .38 was dropped, then later re-introduced for various runs, as I understand.
Both of mine were later gussied up by Gordon Logan. Fast D/A recovery of .357 and very heavily loaded .38's can be slowed; D/A 158's @ 900 fps make me happy, warm and fuzzy. My two will never be for sale in my lifetime.
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Post by contender on May 5, 2023 8:40:50 GMT -5
Ken is correct.
When first introduced,, Ruger did only offer the SP-101 in .38 Spl only. But,, due to the switch over to .357 mag, and desirability, the .38's do command a little premium to collectors. Especially the foreign marked ones.
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Post by akray on May 5, 2023 9:52:45 GMT -5
My friend bought one of the SP 101s when they first came out. His had green inserts in the grips. I remember Massad Ayoob calling them "Pocket Rockets."
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