YoungGun1967 28 Posted August 12, 2018 I posted a couple of weeks ago about my purchase of the GP100. Although they aren’t sniper shots I’m happy with the result at 21 feet. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaddyNick 406 Posted August 13, 2018 Decent. What bullet/load you shooting? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungGun1967 28 Posted August 13, 2018 Decent. What bullet/load you shooting? .357 FederalSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray Ray 3,566 Posted August 14, 2018 All shots in SA or DA? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gleninjersey 2,134 Posted September 5, 2018 Trigger smoothes out with use. Mine is like butter now. Smooth & sweet! Enjoy. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungGun1967 28 Posted September 8, 2018 All shots in SA or DA?I don’t understand what you’re asking. Trigger smoothes out with use. Mine is like butter now. Smooth & sweet! Enjoy.Thank you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray Ray 3,566 Posted September 8, 2018 37 minutes ago, YoungGun1967 said: I don’t understand what you’re asking. Are you cocking the hammer for each shot or are you pulling through the entire stroke? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungGun1967 28 Posted September 8, 2018 Are you cocking the hammer for each shot or are you pulling through the entire stroke?I’m pulling through the whole stroke. I want to get better with the heavier trigger. Thank you for the clarification [emoji6] 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray Ray 3,566 Posted September 8, 2018 Just now, YoungGun1967 said: I’m pulling through the whole stroke. I want to get better with the heavier trigger. Thank you for the clarification Good, as the correct way to shoot a SA/DA revolver is to do it that way. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YankeeSC 1,204 Posted September 8, 2018 48 minutes ago, YoungGun1967 said: I’m pulling through the whole stroke. I want to get better with the heavier trigger. Thank you for the clarification DA = Double Action, trigger cocks the hammer and fires. SA = Single Action, hammer is cocked manually and trigger pull fires. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
njJoniGuy 2,128 Posted September 8, 2018 I thought Double Action was when your GF brings home her BFF and they want a menage! 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GRIZ 3,365 Posted September 8, 2018 On 9/5/2018 at 7:08 AM, gleninjersey said: Trigger smoothes out with use. Mine is like butter now. Smooth & sweet! Enjoy. You can speed up the process by dry firing the gun DA about 1000 times. BE SURE GUN IS UNLOADED. Squirt a few drops of lube in the action by cocking the hammer and dropping the lube between the hammer and frame. You can use snap caps if you want but a GP100 really doesn't need them IMO. Pull the trigger as fast as you can until you can't do it anymore. The first time you might do 50 trigger pulls. On 10-14 days you'll be doing 100 at a time. BE SURE GUN IS IN SAFE DIRECTION WHEN YOU'RE DOING THIS. Dry firing it will not only smooth up the action bit also develop the muscles you need. Don't swap out springs unless you are going to use this as a game gun only. The Ruger will smooth up. Now when you go to the range use 38s. You're working on your DA pull and using magnums is a distraction. Pull the trigger slowly, don't try to shoot fast. As one experienced gunfighter told me "back steady, back steady, back steady, BOOM". Keep your trigger pull slow and steady and until the gun gets broken in you'll feel those "bumps and grinds" as you pull the trigger back. Use bullseye targets. They're more honest about your progress. Don't bother adjusting your sights until you're shooting about a 3" group at 7 yds. SA shooting is for precise shot placement usually at longer ranges over 25 yards and in target shooting. It has little application in combat shooting. Not sure where your interest is. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungGun1967 28 Posted September 8, 2018 DA = Double Action, trigger cocks the hammer and fires. SA = Single Action, hammer is cocked manually and trigger pull fires.Thank you. That did dawn on me once I read it over 🤪. A little slow here lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungGun1967 28 Posted September 8, 2018 You can speed up the process by dry firing the gun DA about 1000 times. BE SURE GUN IS UNLOADED. Squirt a few drops of lube in the action by cocking the hammer and dropping the lube between the hammer and frame. You can use snap caps if you want but a GP100 really doesn't need them IMO. Pull the trigger as fast as you can until you can't do it anymore. The first time you might do 50 trigger pulls. On 10-14 days you'll be doing 100 at a time. BE SURE GUN IS IN SAFE DIRECTION WHEN YOU'RE DOING THIS. Dry firing it will not only smooth up the action bit also develop the muscles you need. Don't swap out springs unless you are going to use this as a game gun only. The Ruger will smooth up. Now when you go to the range use 38s. You're working on your DA pull and using magnums is a distraction. Pull the trigger slowly, don't try to shoot fast. As one experienced gunfighter told me "back steady, back steady, back steady, BOOM". Keep your trigger pull slow and steady and until the gun gets broken in you'll feel those "bumps and grinds" as you pull the trigger back. Use bullseye targets. They're more honest about your progress. Don't bother adjusting your sights until you're shooting about a 3" group at 7 yds. SA shooting is for precise shot placement usually at longer ranges over 25 yards and in target shooting. It has little application in combat shooting. Not sure where your interest is.Awesome! Thank you for the info! I did read in the manual that dry firing the GP 100 is fine. I did buy some dummy rounds but haven’t used them yet. I am a very slow shot because I try to perfect my trigger pull. I did a Glock competition once with a 9mm. I didn’t expect to do well. I was happy to be there and experience the whole atmosphere. I was told my shots were very precise and accurate but I scored low for time. I didn’t sweat it. I figured my speed will come in time. I just like to shoot targets. I’m not a hunter. I just love the beauty and power of the big revolver. I have to pick up some 38s. Thank you again for your useful advice! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GRIZ 3,365 Posted September 8, 2018 Don't worry about time when you're learning. Worry about technique. Good attitude you had in the Glock competition you participated. I heard something a long time ago which to my experience holds true. It takes 300-500 repetitions of something to learn it. Trigger pulls, sight alignment, holster draws, whatever. That means you know how to do but you have to think about it. It takes 3000-5000 repetitions before you learn something well enough it's instinctive, before it becomes second nature. This goes for anything not only shooting. That's why in martial arts one warms up practicing kicks, punches, etc. You do this thousands of times. Most disciplines require you to combine several skills. Grip, sight alignment, and trigger control with shooting for example. This is one of the reasons revolvers are not as popular as they once were. Yes there are many advantages a semiautomatic has. Many LE agencies found as a side benefit teaching recruits to shoot the semiautomatic was easier and took less training time. Many new shooters avoid the DA revolver due to "the long heavy trigger". They are looking for instant success and that's easier to achieve with a semiauto. More so with striker fired guns that come with 5-6 lb triggers from the factory. Speed of shooting? Semis can shoot more rounds but revolvers can shoot faster. The shooter has to wait (not long) for the semiauto to cycle. A revolver depends on how fast the shooter can pull the trigger. Proof? Every speed shooting record is done with a revolver. I talked about springs before. Some on this forum were surprised when they found out Miculek uses extra power springs in his revolvers as he wants reliable functioning. They also give him a heavier trigger pull but that's why they make muscle to overcome that. I'll give you odds that although Miculek's triggers are heavy they are slick and very smooth. When you learn to shoot a DA revolver well everything else is easy. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungGun1967 28 Posted September 8, 2018 Don't worry about time when you're learning. Worry about technique. Good attitude you had in the Glock competition you participated. I heard something a long time ago which to my experience holds true. It takes 300-500 repetitions of something to learn it. Trigger pulls, sight alignment, holster draws, whatever. That means you know how to do but you have to think about it. It takes 3000-5000 repetitions before you learn something well enough it's instinctive, before it becomes second nature. This goes for anything not only shooting. That's why in martial arts one warms up practicing kicks, punches, etc. You do this thousands of times. Most disciplines require you to combine several skills. Grip, sight alignment, and trigger control with shooting for example. This is one of the reasons revolvers are not as popular as they once were. Yes there are many advantages a semiautomatic has. Many LE agencies found as a side benefit teaching recruits to shoot the semiautomatic was easier and took less training time. Many new shooters avoid the DA revolver due to "the long heavy trigger". They are looking for instant success and that's easier to achieve with a semiauto. More so with striker fired guns that come with 5-6 lb triggers from the factory. Speed of shooting? Semis can shoot more rounds but revolvers can shoot faster. The shooter has to wait (not long) for the semiauto to cycle. A revolver depends on how fast the shooter can pull the trigger. Proof? Every speed shooting record is done with a revolver. I talked about springs before. Some on this forum were surprised when they found out Miculek uses extra power springs in his revolvers as he wants reliable functioning. They also give him a heavier trigger pull but that's why they make muscle to overcome that. I'll give you odds that although Miculek's triggers are heavy they are slick and very smooth. When you learn to shoot a DA revolver well everything else is easy. Thank you again! Great info! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bennj 215 Posted September 9, 2018 YoungGun, Some very good advice from Griz. I have a couple k's through my GP and almost always shoot DA with 38 spl. I'm just a plinker, but the action has smoothed out some without any mods. Definitely my favorite. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungGun1967 28 Posted September 9, 2018 YoungGun, Some very good advice from Griz. I have a couple k's through my GP and almost always shoot DA with 38 spl. I'm just a plinker, but the action has smoothed out some without any mods. Definitely my favorite.Thank you for the reply. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites