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·Very nice....bet it locks up tight as a bank vault. Nice to have that extra round.... 
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It is a great carry firearm. I like the weight and the grips. I think Ruger scored well on those. I think the wood would less comfortable when shooting hot .38 Special or .357 Magnum loads.Jamn 44 said:
I carry mine with either Buffalo Bore .38 Special 158 grain LSWHP when I can find them or more often with either .38 Special Winchester SXT or Remington Golden Sabre .357 mid range HPs. All three shoot great in my revolvers.
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Jamn,
One of my good friends showed up to shoot with the DAO version of your revolver. I was very surprised at what a fine DA pull it had straight-out-of-the-box - very easy to place shots precisely!
The grips are well designed for my hands and made it easy to handle any load. S&W could learn from these ergonomics.
The only fuss I had with the revolver was with all the sharp edges. If you shoot it enough, one of the edges is gonna nick you or wear a blister. I didn't say anything to him about that, but when I saw him 6 months later, he had polished off all those sharp edges. You couldn't tell that it hadn't been done at the Ruger factory.
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One of my good friends showed up to shoot with the DAO version of your revolver. I was very surprised at what a fine DA pull it had straight-out-of-the-box - very easy to place shots precisely!
The grips are well designed for my hands and made it easy to handle any load. S&W could learn from these ergonomics.
The only fuss I had with the revolver was with all the sharp edges. If you shoot it enough, one of the edges is gonna nick you or wear a blister. I didn't say anything to him about that, but when I saw him 6 months later, he had polished off all those sharp edges. You couldn't tell that it hadn't been done at the Ruger factory.
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I agree about the sharp edges, especially around the ejector rod shroud and rear sight. In winter when I can dress for on body carry I can sometimes tell it even through a shirt. During warmer days I have one of those concealment/holster purses that makes it a lot more comfortable.xtimberman said:
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Xtm and Wendy, check out http://www.geminicustoms.com I spoke with the owner the other day and I might be sending him this one to do a moon clip conversion and a de-horning. A little expensive but he does very good work. James
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For some unknown reason, I was fascinated by the Dragon Lady's 1911, so it took me awhile to get to the SP101 stuff.
I think that a moon clip mod. for this revolver is a great idea. JMO, but I don't think this revolver needs porting. It wasn't too pleasant, but shooting a few cylinders of heavy Mag. loads in his 101 wasn't painful - and to me, the extra noise and blast from the ports might be more disconcerting than the recoil.
I asked my friend about who did his smoothing work and he said that he did it himself using a set of files and a series of various grades of Scotch-Brite kitchen pads. Gotta love those stainless guns!
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I think that a moon clip mod. for this revolver is a great idea. JMO, but I don't think this revolver needs porting. It wasn't too pleasant, but shooting a few cylinders of heavy Mag. loads in his 101 wasn't painful - and to me, the extra noise and blast from the ports might be more disconcerting than the recoil.
I asked my friend about who did his smoothing work and he said that he did it himself using a set of files and a series of various grades of Scotch-Brite kitchen pads. Gotta love those stainless guns!
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I think his 'scale and skin' work is very beautiful and functional. I don't see this revolver as being a collector's item some day so I wouldn't feel bad about having it modified for carry use. I agree with you on the porting I don't think it's necessary. I am not sure about filing on it myself. I might hit it with some 600 wet paper and see how that works.xtimberman said:
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