The Hogue finger groove rubber grips on Ruger’s GP100 didn’t fit Wayne Van Zwoll’s larger hands as well as Dick’s, but he had no trouble controlling the gun.
you can say “Wow!”
Serious Power The original
theory behind the
Model 101 and the cartridge was to offer some serious power in a com- pact handgun for shooters who are recoil
sensitive. While this made
sense, those of us who shoot for fun thought the new round should also be chambered in a larger frame re- volver, and in particular,
the Ru-
ger Blackhawk. Being dimly aware that existing .32 caliber revolvers haven’t sold well, I didn’t really ex- pect to see manufacturers jumping into production on multiple mod- els of this hot new .32 offering. It’s time for at least a mild celebration, because Ruger is chambering both their Blackhawk single action and their GP100 double-action revolvers in the .327 Magnum. If you’re familiar with Ruger,
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you know both the Blackhawk and GP100 are available in stainless steel. The GP100 has a 4" barrel, but Ruger has boosted the cylinder capacity to seven rounds. The extra round is possible because the GP100 cylinder has a generous amount of steel for a mid-size revolver, and you know the basic rule of hand- gun self-defense — more rounds are better! For those of us who keep a gun for home defense but don’t car- ry concealed, there is no reason to downsize your revolver. Gun weight isn’t particularly relevant, and your shooting skills will get better faster with a larger frame gun. I know self-defense isn’t primar-
ily about having fun, but it makes sense if your training sessions can be made more pleasant, and you look forward to them rather than dread- ing them. The GP100 has Hogue’s finger-groove rubber grips, which
Dick Williams
The Blackhawk’s adjustable plain black rear sight (R10) and black front blade ramp makes a great combination for daylight hunting allowing adjustments for every- thing from 850 gr. Black Hills .32 Mag up through 115-gr. .327 Fed- eral Magnum hollow points.
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