My new appreciation for the 3" GP100....

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rantingredneck

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I just picked this up a little over a week ago and already it's becoming a favorite in the carry rotation. Surprisingly it's no less convenient to carry than my SP101's. It's a little heavier, but not prohibitively so. It's a little thicker, but again this is not a deal breaker. The compact grip conceals well and the OAL difference is negligible.

I post pics here for comparison, for those who haven't handled a 3" GP (I hadn't until I got this one).

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It's not been a daily carry for me yet as I go to work tucked in during the week. Khaki's and a polo are my typical work wardrobe. This means pocket carry during work hours and to/from, which for me means the LCP or LCR. This has been a frequent evening out or weekend gun so far in either a Don Hume JIT Slide or Simply Rugged Sourdough with inside out straps. With an untucked polo or T-shirt it is very do-able. Once jacket weather comes in I'm sure I'll carry it even more.
 
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rantingredneck

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That's not the case.

The grip studs on the SP and GP are different sizes. There is a GP100 compact grip (shown on the GP in the picture) that is smaller than the standard GP100 grip.

See comparison between the two GP's on top left here.

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The grip panels on the GP100 compact grip and SP101 grip are the same size though.
 
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rantingredneck

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Thank you sir.......I just happened across it in Bud's used section a couple weeks back. I was actually shopping for a .357 Marlin levergun when I found this.
 
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22-rimfire

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I like mine quite a bit, but I don't carry it. It is my "house gun". Used it to qualify for my CCW permit. It was new then. It was actually only the second time I shot it at that time which I chuckle about to myself. I shot 357's and believe me I was shooting the largest caliber in that class to qualify.
 
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win-lose

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I was actually shopping for a .357 Marlin levergun when I found this.
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Nice! It typically doesn't work out well for me when I deviate from my intended purchase. I have a stainless 357 16" puma 92. So I can tell you, you have only delayed the 1894 purchase :D
 
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Rich Miranda

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rantingredneck, I'm glad to hear that you can CCW the GP. It is my next planned purchase and for the same reason. I like the 4" version myself, blued not stainless. It's a durn handsome firearm. :)
 
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rantingredneck

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Nice! It typically doesn't work out well for me when I deviate from my intended purchase. I have a stainless 357 16" puma 92. So I can tell you, you have only delayed the 1894 purchase
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Oddly enough I had been shopping for a 3" GP100 on and off for a couple of months. I had just missed a new 3" stainless the week prior. Saw on another forum where someone had purchased one from Bud's the day after I was on the sight looking for one :(. A couple of weeks later I'd just about given up on the 3" GP and was looking for a nice 1894C in .357. Happened across this GP100 in the used section. Couldn't click "buy now" fast enough :D.

I typically go for Stainless when I have a choice, but this blued one is growing on me. He might need a big brother (around 6" or so?) :D.
 
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Jim March

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One way to look at it: it's the smallest gun made that can handle FULL HOUSE 357 up past 700ft/lbs energy and still be controllable one-handed at a decent rate of fire.
 
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