My first revolver: GP-100

[DutchV]

I just watched Hickock45's youtube review on this. Good review. It's a 6 shooter. Why are some revolvers 5 shooter.?

Makes the gun thinner and easier to conceal.

 

[jimbobborg]

What ammunition are you using the in the revolver and the pistols? Be specific.

 

[Boneuphtoner]

What ammunition are you using the in the revolver and the pistols? Be specific.

Revolver: I used Aguila 130 gr FMJ - 38 special
9 mm: Primarily Blazer Brass 124 gr FMJ and a few of the Ruger Polycase 80 gr cartridges also

 

[jimbobborg]

Try some heavy 9mm subsonic loads. That Aquila is subsonic, so you're not getting the muzzle blast you are getting with the 9mm rounds.

 

[Boneuphtoner]

Try some heavy 9mm subsonic loads. That Aquila is subsonic, so you're not getting the muzzle blast you are getting with the 9mm rounds.

Thanks Jim, I will check that out!

 

[inkd]

I'm wondering if I should try the crossover thumbs hold with the 9mm. It seems to me that it becomes even harder to flinch with that hold.

Give it a try, if it feels good to you, use it. There was an article I read a long time ago about that grip being taught to recruits at the police academy and increased passing rates. I couldn't find that article but here is one where Dave Sevigny talks pros and cons of both grips.

http://www.handgunsmag.com/tactics-training/tactics_training_combatg_100306/

 

[Minuteman]

Great choice!

Bar none, the GP 100 is my favorite revolver of all time.

Might be the greatest revolver ever made.

And I don't own one.

Let me shoot yours.

 

[Boneuphtoner]

Give it a try, if it feels good to you, use it. There was an article I read a long time ago about that grip being taught to recruits at the police academy and increased passing rates. I couldn't find that article but here is one where Dave Sevigny talks pros and cons of both grips.

http://www.handgunsmag.com/tactics-training/tactics_training_combatg_100306/

Thanks for the great link...what a great read!

Actually, that thumb over thumb grip is different than the one I was using on my revolver...the grip that Jerry Miculek recommends for revolvers


http://blog.cheaperthandirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/JMGrip.jpg

 

[Boneuphtoner]

Great choice!

Bar none, the GP 100 is my favorite revolver of all time.

Might be the greatest revolver ever made.

And I don't own one.

Let me shoot yours.

You got it!

 

[Traveler]

GP100... one of those guns you sell, and then wish you never did.

So don't sell it.

So true, so true .... I needed the money.

 

[jimbobborg]

So true, so true .... I needed the money.

I sold mine, too. I still have the holster and 800+ rounds of .357 Magnum sitting here waiting for me to get another one Though I'll probably just get a Blackhawk instead.

 

[Blacksmith101]

Yes, I actually took a lesson, and it confirmed that I'm flinching with the auto 9mm. And my first shots with the semi auto generally hit where I'm pointing, so the flinch develops after I start. But the more I shoot it, the worse that my flinching becomes and I start pulling low left. And I did at least part of what you suggested...after emptying two mags of 9mm, I went back to the GP100, and was shooting at point of aim right off the bat.

The guy I took the lesson from said that this should get better with more range time, which is what you said too. I'm wondering if I should try the crossover thumbs hold with the 9mm. It seems to me that it becomes even harder to flinch with that hold.

Try shooting a .22 semi and see if you flinch. It may be the mechanical action of the movement you are feeling that is triggering a reaction.

When shooting the 9mm slow down. Concentrate one shot at a time make that one shot count then think about the next shot. Speed will come later.

Have someone else load your magazine and include some snap caps. Google Ball and Dummy Drill.

Read the section on trigger control in the USAMU Pistol Marksmanship Guide:
http://www.bullseyepistol.com/amucover.htm

You may want to also consider changing the springs in the gun both trigger springs and recoil springs can have an effect on what a shooter perceives.

 

[Boneuphtoner]

Try shooting a .22 semi and see if you flinch. It may be the mechanical action of the movement you are feeling that is triggering a reaction.

When shooting the 9mm slow down. Concentrate one shot at a time make that one shot count then think about the next shot. Speed will come later.

Have someone else load your magazine and include some snap caps. Google Ball and Dummy Drill.

Read the section on trigger control in the USAMU Pistol Marksmanship Guide:
http://www.bullseyepistol.com/amucover.htm

Thanks for the link, very helpful! And yes, when I took a lesson, my teacher did put in some snap caps and it proved what I suspected...that I was flinching. I've since purchased some myself and will drill myself in the future

 

[Racer Doug14]

I may have narrowed my HQL cherry buster down to a GP100 or SW 686+. I've loved that Wiley clapp edition for a while. Man has to have a revolver.

 

[Ranger Tom]

I may have narrowed my HQL cherry buster down to a GP100 or SW 686+. I've loved that Wiley clapp edition for a while. Man has to have a revolver.

Or 3,4,5.

 

[alucard0822]

Most people skilled with semis and revolvers can shoot a revolver faster with equal target size and ammo power. The weight, balance, grip shape independent from mag dimentions, very low bore axis, and mechanical speed of a cylinder rotating instead of a slide reciprocating give it an advantage over autos.

 

[GunnerGunz]

Congrats on the GP100 very nice gun. I have a S&W 686 and is my favorite (and most accurate) pistol I have. Next you need to get reloading equipment so the cost of shooting the GP100 is manageable

 

[Cold Steel]

Congratulations on the GP-100. My first handgun was a Ruger Security-Six, but being in school at the time I couldn't afford to shoot it. So i bought a Ruger blued Standard Auto! The GP-100 replaced the Security-Six, but i still think the Security-Six is a better gun as there's too much steel in today's .357s.

 

[sxs]

Some people (my daughter is one) are affected somewhat by a semi-auto throwing the brass cases after firing and begin to anticipate it.

I also believe that in general, good revolvers are just plain more accurate than most semi autos.

5 shooters are smaller for concealed carry? Geez those Smith x-frames don't look that small to me! - (sorry, couldn't help myself!)

I'm more a S&W guy, but I do think your GP100 is a great choice for a wheelgun

 

[Boneuphtoner]

I took the semi auto and GP100 out again this week. And again, no comparison. My very first shot with the 9mm was right down the middle, and everything else after that was low left. The GP100 was right down the middle for every shot. In addition to forcing you to holding the gun and sights steady in double action, the increased weight also make a difference. My 9mm is not quite 30 oz whereas the GP100 is 40 oz. Even with the mildest loads I have, the 9mm is more snappy and jumpy than the GP100 is with moderate 357 loads. With 38 special, it is so easy to shoot that it almost feels like a 22.