I Have The Most Inaccurate SP101 Ever
Bought it (new, 357) as a present to myself just before Christmas. I have now shot it three different times - total of 125 rounds. Good ammo in 357 and 38. Same groups with either.
At 24 feet it is shooting 3 inches wide and 6 inches low. At 60 feet it won't even hit a 17 X 14 target. I am sighting the top of the front sight level with the top of the rear grove. I am also sighting dead center.
I like the gun and the way it fits and is built. I have other Rugers that are over 30 years old, a Mark I and a 1976 New Model Blackhawk in 357 with 7.5 barrel; both are dead on balls accurate.
Should I take this back and ask (demand) another one. I saved the targets. Thanks for you advice.
At 24 feet it is shooting 3 inches wide and 6 inches low. At 60 feet it won't even hit a 17 X 14 target. I am sighting the top of the front sight level with the top of the rear grove. I am also sighting dead center.
I like the gun and the way it fits and is built. I have other Rugers that are over 30 years old, a Mark I and a 1976 New Model Blackhawk in 357 with 7.5 barrel; both are dead on balls accurate.
Should I take this back and ask (demand) another one. I saved the targets. Thanks for you advice.
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Your best bet would probably be to contact Ruger Customer Service 0 -
Send it to me, I'll take good care of it. 0 -
If you send it to Ruger with your targets showing how far its off, they will make it right. 0 -
I have had a SP101 for about 5 years and love it. Not a target pistol but for what it is designed for - no complaints. Something is wrong - as others have said - talk to Ruger. I have found their customer service A-1. 0 -
If the pistol is designed (sights regulated) for 158 grain bullets and you shoot higher velocity 110 grain bullets, the bullets will hit low. I am not sure if the 101 has adjustable sights. 0 -
So it's Point of Aim and not accuracy that's the problem? Or both? 0 -
being your hold, trigger control and eyesight aren't a variable, what grain ammo are you using? are you shooting off hand or on the bench? firing single or double action? have others shot your sp with the same results? only 3 times out and only 125 rounds to learn your new short barreled revolver isn't enough to blame the gun. this is a 2-3 inch bellygun with a miniscule sight radius not a 6&7/8 target pistol or a 7.5 single action revolver. spend some more time with it. i've had the best results with 158 grain semi jacketed hollow points in both 357 and 38. 0 -
send back to ruger their customer service is excellent!! 0 -
Have someone else shoot it just to make sure flich, antisipation, grip, etc are not involved.
Buddy of mine bought an S&W 642 recently and was all over the place with it. He thought it was the gun. I and another guy shot it and both of us were able to shoot sub 2" groups at 10 yards.
The owner with a bit more practice and the right load has been able to get his groups down where they should be. He also changed his point of aim from 6 o'clock to dead center.
Good luck with it, I am not a big fan of Ruger Revolvers due to their terrible trigger pull, but I do like the SP 101 and have fired a couple of them over the years.0 -
Using a feeler gauge how far away is the cylinder from the forcing cone? How crisp is the forcing cone? 0
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