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DMG1 · 10-23-2007, 01:52 PM

Is the Ruger SP101 to big to pocket carry? I was going to buy a Taurus model 605 in two weeks but for about $100 more I can get the Ruger. The 605 is on sale for $279 NIB and the SP101 is $400 NIB

**Bycyclist** · 10-23-2007, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by DMG1

Is the Ruger SP101 to big to pocket carry? I was going to buy a Taurus model 605 in two weeks but for about $100 more I can get the Ruger. The 605 is on sale for $279 NIB and the SP101 is $400 NIB

That's how I often carry my SP101. In pocket with FIST kydex holster. Youll have to stick with the stock or other short (like CTC) grip.

invssgt · 10-23-2007, 08:54 PM

I pocket-carry a 2 1/4" SP101 2-3 hours practically every day; usually in Dockers and with a speedloader in there, to boot.

Fine little 5-shooters.

UncleBuck · 05-17-2008, 06:57 PM

Anyone else pocket carry the SP101? It doesn't seem that much bigger than the SW.

xdfan80 · 05-17-2008, 07:01 PM

I as soon as I get my rebate check, which should be anyday now I will pay off the sp101 I have on layaway. From playing with it in the store, I dont think it would be hard at all to pocket carry. I'm going to get a don hume clip on iwb holster for mine though. Should be pretty good for summer carry.

Oreo · 05-17-2008, 08:14 PM

I found the SP101 to be slightly too large for my taste as a pocket-carry handgun.

But that was a personal preference based off of other items I carry with me on a daily basis.

**Frenchy** · 05-17-2008, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by UncleBuck

Anyone else pocket carry the SP101? It doesn't seem that much bigger than the SW.

Size is between the J and K frame Smiths. I carry mine OWB, but in the right pants, I can manage pocket.

Chapie+ · 05-17-2008, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by DMG1

Is the Ruger SP101 to big to pocket carry? I was going to buy a Taurus model 605 in two weeks but for about $100 more I can get the Ruger. The 605 is on sale for $279 NIB and the SP101 is $400 NIB

I went with a SW 642 .38 spec for both size and weight. I carry it in my pocket and forget it is there. If I were going to get the SP101, I would probably go for a K frame .357 and get an extra shot, though I am not convinced you'll see any real difference in ballistics out of a 2" bbl between .357 and .38. The .357 will make for a prettier light show as so much powder will burn outside the muzzle.

Chapie+

**1lowlife** · 05-17-2008, 08:43 PM

The SP101 is 10 oz heavier than the S&W 642.
That is a lot of weight sitting in your shorts pocket.

Ruger SP101 specs;
Ruger SP101Double Action Revolver (KSP-321XL) Specifications

S&W 642 specs;
Product: Model 642 Revolver=

SP101 barrel is 3/8 of an inch longer than the 642.
SP101 over all length is 5/8 of an inch longer than the 642.

I love my little 642 and have been carrying it since the day I bought it.
Also put CT LG-405 grips on it.
But to be perfectly honest, I can shoot with it just as well with or without the laser on.
I mostly bought the CT grips because the 642 is a nightstand gun for the wife and I.
I bought it for summer concealment.
I can carry it in a cargo pants pocket without a problem.
Although I'm looking for a nice OWB holster for it.

I would go for the Ruger or the S&W over the Taurus............

UncleBuck · 05-17-2008, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by 1lowlife

The SP101 is 10 oz heavier than the S&W 642.
That is a lot of weight sitting in your shorts pocket.

Ruger SP101 specs;
Ruger SP101Double Action Revolver (KSP-321XL) Specifications

S&W 642 specs;
Product: Model 642 Revolver=

SP101 barrel is 3/8 of an inch longer than the 642.
SP101 over all length is 5/8 of an inch longer than the 642.

I love my little 642 and have been carrying it since the day I bought it.
Also put CT LG-405 grips on it.
But to be perfectly honest, I can shoot with it just as well with or without the laser on.
I mostly bought the CT grips because the 642 is a nightstand gun for the wife and I.
I bought it for summer concealment.
I can carry it in a cargo pants pocket without a problem.
Although I'm looking for a nice OWB holster for it.

I would go for the Ruger or the S&W over the Taurus............

Excellent info ~ thank you.

I have read about the "lock up" problem aafter the locks were installed on Smith after a certain year. Any trouble with that?

10-23-2007, 01:52 PM	#1
DMG1 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 27	Ruger SP101 Is the Ruger SP101 to big to pocket carry? I was going to buy a Taurus model 605 in two weeks but for about $100 more I can get the Ruger. The 605 is on sale for $279 NIB and the SP101 is $400 NIB

10-23-2007, 08:54 PM	#3
invssgt XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,325	I pocket-carry a 2 1/4" SP101 2-3 hours practically every day; usually in Dockers and with a speedloader in there, to boot. Fine little 5-shooters. __________________ It ain't personal. Nothing contained herein is intended is to offend the immature, retarded, hyper-sensitive, emotionally/hormonally unstable, or otherwise easily-offended. But if it does- don't cry to me. I don't care. "Sarge" www.thesixgunjournal.net http://sargesrollcall.blogspot.com/ LOCK & LOAD the VOTE!

05-17-2008, 06:57 PM	#4
UncleBuck XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 1,436	Anyone else pocket carry the SP101? It doesn't seem that much bigger than the SW. __________________ "America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves" ~ Abraham Lincoln NObama 08' You *should* read this...http://www.constitution.org/mil/rkba1982.htm

05-17-2008, 07:01 PM	#5
xdfan80 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,812	I as soon as I get my rebate check, which should be anyday now I will pay off the sp101 I have on layaway. From playing with it in the store, I dont think it would be hard at all to pocket carry. I'm going to get a don hume clip on iwb holster for mine though. Should be pretty good for summer carry. __________________ Ruger Sp-101 .357 magnum SA XD Tactical .45 acp Mossberg 500 12 gauge pump Marlin 25N bolt action .22 rifle

05-17-2008, 08:14 PM	#6
Oreo XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The new USSR Posts: 148	I found the SP101 to be slightly too large for my taste as a pocket-carry handgun. But that was a personal preference based off of other items I carry with me on a daily basis. __________________ "The society that separates its warriors from its scholars will have its thinking done by cowards, and its fighting done by fools." - Thucydides Support: - SCCC - 2nd Amendment Rights - US Armed Forces - GRPD - BPPD - SAPD

05-17-2008, 08:43 PM	#9
1lowlife XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The Great Lone Star State Posts: 2,642	The SP101 is 10 oz heavier than the S&W 642. That is a lot of weight sitting in your shorts pocket. Ruger SP101 specs; Ruger SP101Double Action Revolver (KSP-321XL) Specifications S&W 642 specs; Product: Model 642 Revolver= SP101 barrel is 3/8 of an inch longer than the 642. SP101 over all length is 5/8 of an inch longer than the 642. I love my little 642 and have been carrying it since the day I bought it. Also put CT LG-405 grips on it. But to be perfectly honest, I can shoot with it just as well with or without the laser on. I mostly bought the CT grips because the 642 is a nightstand gun for the wife and I. I bought it for summer concealment. I can carry it in a cargo pants pocket without a problem. Although I'm looking for a nice OWB holster for it. I would go for the Ruger or the S&W over the Taurus............ __________________ Tired, tired, tired.........

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