Are you an AK>AR guy? I fully recognize the necessity for lightweight, selective fire rifles with high ammo capacity but they're both hideous looking weapons to me tbh. <45>
OTOH, this new release might be the most beautiful gun I've ever seen. In terms of aesthetics, there is nothing like a blued steel Magnum revolver with wood grips and/or inserts IMO. Ruger doesn't have the same level of 'historical allure' as a couple of other manufacturers since it was only founded in 1949, but they've been crushing the game for a minute now. This is definitive American class.
Ruger’s been at it yet again and it’s why we love them so much! Using their SP-101 platform this time, they released a powerful-punching wheelgun using the warmth and traditional good looks of blued-steel with wood grips for the first time. A retro revolver of sorts, it will scratch the nostalgic itch of those of you wanting a blued, pocket-sized, SP-101 revolver for everyday carry, or simply as a backup to your primary gun.
These short-barreled shooters are easier to carry and conceal, meaning we’re more likely to have them on us all the time. Like all Rugers, the SP-101 is overbuilt in the strength and ruggedness department. This allows chambering of powerful cartridges like the .357 Magnum. This Ruger cranks out those hot-loaded rounds as easy as a kid spittin’ watermelon seeds.

The rubber handles sport stylishly checkered wood inserts featuring the Ruger logo, while still cushioning the hand, promoting a sturdy grip as you “let fly” one of five magnum-force rounds. The grips are thin enough for speed loader use too — and that’s handy. Sights are as they should be on a pocket-rocket, low and subdued. The front sight is serrated and securely pinned through the top rib allowing for easy swap-out. The rear sight consists of a snag-free, hog-trough channel, milled out of the top strap.
A transfer-bar safety allows safe loading of five rounds for the 5-shot gun, with no risk of discharge, unless the trigger is pulled. The triple-locking fluted cylinder is just like that proverbial statement “tight as a bank vault door” when describing lock-up and design. The full-lug of the 2.25” barrel adds needed heft, helping absorb recoil while shooting magnum loads. The stainless steel hammer, trigger, transfer bar and star-extractor contrast nicely with the blued steel, while providing added ruggedness and durability from the elements.
Even their 9mm pistols have incredible value for the $$$.
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