Ruger's eight-shot, double-action .22 revolver,
introduced in the autumn of 2011, is based on their stainless steel
SP101 action/frame, but with significant
functional and aesthetic improvements. This is not your father's SP 101
.22 revolver. Functional improvements over earlier SP101 .22's include a
grooved rib atop the barrel, fully adjustable rear sight, ramp front sight
with a green fiber optic (Hi-Viz) insert and, oh yes, an eight-shot cylinder.
The barrel length is four inches.Aesthetic improvements include wood-
-ratherthan plastic--inserts in the black rubber grips, round barrel
(instead of the earlier blob shaped barrel), short ejector rod housing
(rather than a full length barrel under lug), crisper and better defined
top rib. The walnut grip inserts are decorated with checkered panels and
a laser cut Ruger eagle logo.
Deleting Ruger's melted-looking version of a full length
under barrel lug is an especially good idea, as the Ruger under lug was
ugly. Colt introduced a full length under lug on their famous Python
revolver and the concept was subsequently copied by Ruger,
Smith & Wesson, Taurus and others. Colt got the shape and proportion
of their under lug exactly right, with the result that the Python and
Diamondback revolvers are the best looking DA revolvers ever produced.
Everyone else tried to copy the idea without making a totally obvious
copy of the Colt under lug and produced ugly revolvers. With this new .22
SP101, Ruger has wisely returned to the tidy look of a round barrel with
a short, integral ejector rod housing. The result, along with the other
improvements mentioned above, is the best looking and most functional
SP101 ever
SPECIFICATIONS:
Mfg Item Number: KSP2428 5765
Category: REVOLVERS
Type :Revolver
Action :Single/Double
Caliber :22 LR
Barrel Length :4.20"
Capacity :8
Grips :Cushion Inset Rubber
Sights :Black Rubber, Engraved Wood
Weight :30 oz
Frame Description :Stainless
Frame Size :Standard
Cylinder Finish :Stainless
Barrel Finish :Stainless
OAL :9.12"
Includes :
Barrel Length Range :4.00" to 4.99"
Weight Range :16.00 oz to 31.99 oz
