As promised in the whisky thread here are some pictures of my Ruger GP100 which I have had since 1995 and been competing with regularly.

It is based on a standard GP100 but the barrel and sights have been changed.
I use it to compete in a class which allow scopes and in a standard class which do not. Hence the Leupold 4X scope can easily be removed.

The barrel is built from a German Lothar Walther round barrel blank and then cut to length and machined into the current form. The length of the barrel is 12" which is the maximum allowed in the type of competition I do.

The front sight is adjustable in 11 steps to adjust for different shooting distances which vary from 20 yards up to 200 yards. I have also fitted a removable sun shade to avoid sun glare on the front sight which helps a lot.

The accuracy of the revolver is outstanding. I am the limiting factor not the gun when it comes to the accuracy. Will provide some photos of that later.

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This is 6 shots from 50 yards that all fits on a quarter and 6 shots from 150 yards measuring 7 cm or less than 3 inches.
These were not shot from a Ransom rest or bench, just barrel supported on the knee.

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I would go with Springfield.
Better quality according to my experience.

I have had my 686 for 25 years love it.

It looks very nice.
The only thing I have done to my 686 is to change the stock front sight. For home defence and plinking it is fine but for serious competition it is useless.
I have installed a black sight which is adjustable in 11 different hights which means I can aim bullseye from 10 up to 200 yards without ever having to touch the back sight. Also there isn’t enough adjustability at the back sight alone to compensate for bullet drop at 200 yards.

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Thank you, I have the proof that it works well too

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Are those Ares bullets?
I have been using Ares in my .357 and they are very good.

I have had good experience with coated bullets, especially the ones from Ares.
You can push them faster than normal lead bullets without fouling the barrel and the accuracy is very good.

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This is 10 shots from 50 yards fired from my Ruger GP100 on free hand, no Ransom rest used.
If so, the group would have been even tighter. This is my abilities limiting the bullet not the other way around.

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Recipe on the back of the target.

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Just a picture from a cold day at the range shooting my Ruger GP100.

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