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Re: Larger carry guns
« Reply #30 on: March 01, 2005, 10:00:28 AM »
Logical --

Welcome to the forum!  Nice gun!  A few of us here have SP-101s...  Tell me about the work you had done -- how much, how long, etc.

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Larger carry guns
« Reply #31 on: March 01, 2005, 11:07:36 AM »
>>Hi Logical...and welcome around...!...

Nice revolver you have there!  I sorta went the S&W route some years ago but have been very impressed by several of the SP 101's I've seen around here - especially like Duane's 9mm.

I take it you had the hammer on your Ruger worked down?  Was it originally a full blown hammer or does Ruger make any sort of bobbed versions for the 101s?  I echo Duane's desire to here all you have done to that puppy...?...!...TW<<
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Re: Larger carry guns
« Reply #32 on: March 01, 2005, 11:20:48 AM »
Logical - welcome - :)  Indeed, SP's are owned by several of us, myself included.

Richard ... that pic you wanted to show ... you got the url outside of the ''img'' tags - like so .... darn - no luck :(



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Oh dear - does not seem to help - sorry!

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If I re-arrange so that the tags enclose the url we should see your pic ....

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Re: Larger carry guns
« Reply #33 on: March 01, 2005, 11:24:41 AM »
Dang - that didn't work - couldn't even edit that post.  Something odd here.
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Re: Larger carry guns
« Reply #34 on: March 01, 2005, 11:34:26 AM »
Chris and Duane:

Thanks for the help.  I went back and posted the photo at the bottom of the previous page.  

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Re: Larger carry guns
« Reply #35 on: March 01, 2005, 05:52:19 PM »
Thanks for the welcomes.  The SP-101 is the 3.25 inch barrel .357 mag. as most of you already know.  I bought it many years ago and always liked the feel of it.  I tend toward keeping a few guns I really like around (OK, nore than a few) as opposed to just having a large number of guns.   Since the SP-101 was a favorite, I had for a long time planned to get a "Jack Weigand"-"tame the beast" package done to it.  By the time I got around to it, Weigand seemed to be out of business or at least not taking on mass quantities any longer.  I can't remember how I found Marc and Karen Morganti at Gemini Customs, LLC...might even have been on Weigand's site.   As I understand it, Marc worked with Weigand, considers him a mentor and friend, and the torch has been passed to him for some of Weigand's packages.

For $229 plus shipping they slicked up the trigger action very nicely...about 10# was what I asked for, chamfered cylinder throats, crowned barrel, bead blast, bobbed/polished hammer, dealt with the cylinder endshake, polished the trigger smooth and knoked down a few other sharp corners, new springs, etc.  For another $100 they'll port it.  I didn't see the need with the 3.25 barrel and my medium velocity COR-BON .357s.  

The grip is a boot grip from BadgerGrips or BadgerCustomGrips...something like that.  The grip angle is very different from stock and is a one finger short of a full grip and it isn't cleared for all speed loaders (some might clear) so it's not for everybody.  I like it a lot.  I think eagle makes some that are cleared. I believe the gun was gone several weeks or a month but I didn't put a rush on it and it was just before the SHOT show timeframe.

Add it all up and I suppose I've got way too much money in it but surely Rohrbaugh guys understand that isn't always the point.
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Re: Larger carry guns
« Reply #36 on: March 01, 2005, 05:56:35 PM »
logical:

Beautiful gun!  We Rohrbaugh owners certainly do understand the point to which you refer.

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Re: Larger carry guns
« Reply #37 on: March 01, 2005, 07:52:44 PM »
ogical, Did you get my answer to your PM?    If not, please send me your e-mail address and I'll get right back with you. Nice wheel gun. I also have a Speed Six.   Tom
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Re: Larger carry guns
« Reply #38 on: March 01, 2005, 09:07:59 PM »
I looked at their website.  I love the package you got.  I have an SP-101 in 9mm that I love.  I should probably keep it stock because it has some value being long discontinued... but that is tempting.  I wouldn't do the porting either.
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Re: Larger carry guns
« Reply #39 on: April 06, 2005, 05:12:02 AM »
When my R9S is my back-up, my primay CCW is a 7+1 round S&W 4040PD in .40S&W caliber ...



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Re: Larger carry guns
« Reply #40 on: April 06, 2005, 12:06:19 PM »
Fudster, Do you ever sleep?    Tom
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Re: Larger carry guns
« Reply #41 on: April 06, 2005, 01:31:40 PM »
I try not to  ;D sleep takes up a great deal of time and isn't very productive.