The match champion 10mm

[Brassjunkie]

Wonder people's opinions of this revolver?
   Much better than the typical GP100.?

[Azrckcrawler]

Wonder people's opinions of this revolver?
   Much better than the typical GP100.?

I love mine. Trigger is a great, very clean break. The only thing I did was swap the wood grips for rubber.

[ottoman]

I also love mine... no issues so far

[Brassjunkie]

Hmmm. I guess I may have got a lemon.. or my expectations were too high.
  Yes the wood grips can be painful.
   

[terdog]

I got the 357 MC. The GF has the std GP100 357.

I know that its not the 10mm, but we love'em regardless.

Her dad has a 686 from the 80's that he never shot till we took him out a couple yrs ago. It was like being in a time warp with that Smith. Anyhow, I/we liked the Ruger better.

So, to answer your question, even though I don't own that orange, I love the apple.

[Brassjunkie]

Well thank you guys for commenting
  I would have to say I got a lemon. I have a .357 GP100 from about ten years ago that is much smoother and just seems to be made with more care.

[terdog]

Have you tried contacting Ruger? Seems only right, and in your best interest, to give them a chance to make it right.

[RJM52]

Have a probably 20 year old GP-100 .357 4" and one of the first MCs in 10mm made...  The double-action on the old .357 is just a tad smoother than the 10mm but after all this one has 100s of rounds through it.  The action on the 10mm is much better than most of of the GPs I have shot through the years.

Bob

[jamestap]

I can't compare, it's the first GP I've ever owned.

The stocks are absolutely horrible.  They point the gun in to the ground.  I quickly swapped for rubber.

The trigger is OK.  Smoother and lighter than any of several Security Sixes I've owned (I finally gave up on getting a good DS trigger from a six series.)

It's still no match for an S&W.  The Smith trigger is shorter and stays the same throughout its travel.

I hope the GP moves S&W to build an L-frame 10mm.  I know they brought back the 610, but if you're going to go with an N frame, may as well step up to a .44/.45.

[mr.revolverguy]

shooting the match champion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJTnzLZCt_M

In the 10MM revolver shootout. I also put different grips on mine. I love the aesthetics on the old grips and the feel.

[RJM52]

Have had mine since the week after they were announced...just a great gun.  That said I just posted this the other day over on the Ruger Forums...

Didn't have the opportunity to try any .40 S&W in my gun with the factory moon clips till a few weeks ago....was very disappointed in that unlike the success that MAC had, in mine 2-3 per cylinder had to have a restrike to fire...

So I bit the bullet and ordered some of the TK Custom Thick Clips and got to try them out yesterday... a) you are NOT going to accidentally bend them nor will they bend in use b) you will need a moonclip loading tool to load them as they are VERY stiff in the lip c) you will need a de-mooner to unload them

Fortunately being a 9mm, .38 Super and .45 ACP revolver shooter I had both tools already here. Rounds "SNAP" into the clips with athority and you would probably have to throw them against a wall to dislodge any.

Once in the gun function is 100% smooth and didn't have one misfire.

Comes at a great time as a friend of mine who was downsizing his gun collection got out of .40 S&W and GAVE me about a 1000 rounds of ammo... So I can save my 10mms for the semis....

At $8.00 a piece they are expensive but well worth the price...

Or just use 10mms and forget about it....

Bob

ps...didn't really see any group size difference between the 10mm and the .40s... Will have to do some tests some time in the future...

[Ronin]

These work just as well and only cost $9/10 - Ranch Products Moonclips.

[RJM52]

Thanks so much Ronin...will give them a try...  $8.00 a clip is a little over the top...

[FreeMe]

Just found this site, looking for load data - but I'll comment, since I've had the 10mm Match Champion for a while now, and I may agree/disagree with some of the preceding posts.

First - I don't understand the dislike of the wood grips (made by Hogue, AFAIK), except for the usual issue that our hands are all different. I find they fit me perfectly, transmit no focused recoil, and promote natural aim.  So far, I've tried every heavy cast load I can find - Underwood 220gr, Grizzly 220gr, HSM 200gr, and Doubletap 230gr - and have found none of them to be uncomfortable to shoot. The Underwood 220 is quite lively, but not enough so that practicing with it is not enjoyable. It does seem to be more accurate with the heavier cast loads, the Doubletap especially.

The trigger on mine was good but not great when new. Whatever was making it less than great then has gone away after a considerable amount of shooting and lots of dry-fire. The trigger is great now. No complaints. The finish could have been a more consistent polish, but I'm likely going to scuff it up over time anyway, so....meh. Recoil with these heaviest loads is quite manageable. Anything I've tried under 220gr, I would describe as quite pleasant....and surprisingly, I would say the same for the DT 230gr. I'm still working up 200gr handloads, but at 1150-ish fps, it's still a pussycat.

Everything said above about the clips - I agree. Not important to me though, because as a handloader, I have no need or intention of using any .40 S&W cases. In fact, I usually don't even bother with the clips for load testing.

I don't know what to say about the above comment about security Six triggers. Mine has always been just wonderful. But it was used and had been shot a lot when I bought it from the original owner many years ago. But the MC is definitely a "tighter" gun, all the way around.

The only thing I've changed is to replace the original rear sight with a Bowen Rough Country sight. That's the only improvement I can think of this revolver really needs, and it's well worth the $100 price tag, IMO.