Ruger GP-100 range question (308, best, barrel, shot)

[WesternPilgrim]

Can anyone tell me the maximum range for a GP-100 .357 with a 3 inch barrel? The lit says +/-550 yards, but it doesn't refer to barrel length.

[1AngryTaxPayer]

It's accurate out to about 50-100 yards with a barrel so short, lethal to more than a mile.

[WesternPilgrim]

Originally Posted by 1AngryTaxPayer

It's accurate out to about 50-100 yards with a barrel so short, lethal to more than a mile.

Thanks!

[1AngryTaxPayer]

To really group well you'd have to be on nothing further than a 25 yard range. Over 20 mine starts to widen up fast. It's a good close range weapon.

[WesternPilgrim]

We took it out yesterday and shot at around 15-25 yards. Didn't group real well.

I don't shoot all that often, so this one is going to take some getting used to. I selected the 3 inch barrel for size and home defense purposes, but it demands a stable hand.

[Mac_Muz]

Try getting good at much closer distances, like maybe 3 yards, and after you get good there move to 7 yards.

Real close up work will help you get accurate faster, and will help more with a new to you gun.

I did and still do that. Only fools will laugh at me. For once they have laughed, I will out shoot them at any distance they decide is right.

[DELL37]

My 5 inch barrel is accurate to about 50 yrd. Truth be told it's probably accurate further than that. I'm just not steady enough to be consistent that far out.

[WesternPilgrim]

Originally Posted by Mac_Muz

Try getting good at much closer distances, like maybe 3 yards, and after you get good there move to 7 yards.

Real close up work will help you get accurate faster, and will help more with a new to you gun.

I did and still do that. Only fools will laugh at me. For once they have laughed, I will out shoot them at any distance they decide is right.

Good advice, Mac. And I'm NOT laughing.

Any tips on the best kind of grip? I think my stance is called the "weaver", one foot slightly in front of the other, about three feet apart, upper body leaning forward slightly.

[1AngryTaxPayer]

Originally Posted by WesternPilgrim

Good advice, Mac. And I'm NOT laughing.

Any tips on the best kind of grip? I think my stance is called the "weaver", one foot slightly in front of the other, about three feet apart, upper body leaning forward slightly.

Hit a store and feel some. Wood, rubber, ivory it's all good. Any stance is good but this one

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[Treenoid]

Originally Posted by 1AngryTaxPayer

Hit a store and feel some. Wood, rubber, ivory it's all good. Any stance is good but this one

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Is it allowed for you to PM the part that got cut I am a little behind on my reading and missed it