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Ruger GP 100 (6") is an excellent revolver. In close quarters or at 50 yds is awesome, but difficult to conceal. Then again, there was my boating accident in the Gulf...

5.56mm

I've had a stainless 4"barrel Ruger 100 for almost year. It's my first and only handgun. My wife has small hands and chose a 101 with a 3" barrel They've been great fun with .38 only. I've fired about 900 rounds and she has fired about 400. She had a problem with a heavy trigger pull on her 101, which was definitely more than mine, and the gun shop fixed it right away. She's much more accurate than I am, but takes a lot more time to get any shot off.

We have them only for target shooting fun.

All the rounds we've fired have been Magtech 158gr. Those were only FMJ until recently when I got some semi-jacketed hollow-point which gave us both _jamming_ problems. Revolvers are not supposed to jam. Ever. I think the cartridge casing of the SJHP is very susceptible to overheating when firing more than 15-20 rounds.

I got some more FMJ and we'll try out a mix of the two types of rounds at an indoor range today. If the SJHP still gives us problems, I'll sell it for whatever I can get, and replace it with some .357 for self-defense purposes.

"Ruger GP 100 (6") is an excellent revolver"

Yes it is. I dropped a running coyote at 60 yards with a single shot from mine. Yeah I know, lucky shot.