I will admit, I was one of those who could not wait for the new GP100 .22 to finally hit the shelf's. Today, I got my first look at one at my LGS. At first glance it looked extremely nice!!. Fit and finish was damn near perfect! Very tight/even crane to frame gap and nice tight cylinder. The cylinder opened smooth, and closed with a reassuring snap.
It was the moment I drew the hammer back that took the smile from my face. I will sum it up in one word "ROUGH". It was like pulling an anchor across sand. I could see the scrape marks on the bottom half of the hammer where it was dragging on the inside of the frame. I was hoping for a smooth action, this wasn't even close!!! Now I'm sure in time it will smooth itself out, but for $650.00 I guess I was hoping for something a little more refined. My new out of the box S&W 617 action was like silk compared to this thing. Anyway, It did feel well balanced my hand with the 5 1/2 barrel, not a big fan of the front optic sight insert tho. I will pass for now.
It was the moment I drew the hammer back that took the smile from my face. I will sum it up in one word "ROUGH". It was like pulling an anchor across sand. I could see the scrape marks on the bottom half of the hammer where it was dragging on the inside of the frame. I was hoping for a smooth action, this wasn't even close!!! Now I'm sure in time it will smooth itself out, but for $650.00 I guess I was hoping for something a little more refined. My new out of the box S&W 617 action was like silk compared to this thing. Anyway, It did feel well balanced my hand with the 5 1/2 barrel, not a big fan of the front optic sight insert tho. I will pass for now.