Lots of power in such a small package is generally unpleasant, but the SP101 delivered all the power without any trouble and put it right where I wanted it. Even when firing off some of Ben’s custom made hand loads. These two things made firing the little magnum a real hoot. This example of the SP101 family sported a nice trigger job that made the pull feel much lighter than it actually was, and soft Hogue rubber grips. The one gun that I really took to was Ben’s little bobbed SP101 in. At first, I had no real interest in them… but for one of the revolvers he had. Large and heavy hand cannons with long barrels suitable for taking down charging rhinoceroses. My mental image of Ruger wheel-guns was realized in three of the four guns. Usually when I thought of Ruger Revolvers, I would think of either that little Single Six, or huge hunting hand cannons. One fellow, Ben, brought in a small but impressive collection of some fine Ruger revolvers. Until recently when we had a little gathering of friends in Utah.
I’ve never really cared for any Ruger arm or even really enjoyed shooting any Ruger since then. It was a great gun that taught me many valuable lessons about firearms ownership. They have never struck me as being quite right in my hands, and being more of a S&W fan, they just came across as being the second fiddle. I have never really been a fan of Ruger firearms.