Ruger Sp101 Instructions Manual

INSTRUCTION
MANUAL
FOR
RUGER®SP101®
DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER
For Product Service on This Model Please Call:
(603) 865-2442 (See p. 25)
STURM, RUGER & Company, Inc.
Southport, Connecticut 06890 U.S.A.
THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL SHOULD ALWAYS ACCOMPANY THIS FIREARM AND BE
TRANSFERRED WITH IT UPON CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP, OR WHEN THE FIREARM IS LOANED OR
PRESENTED TO ANOTHER PERSON.
KW/9-02 C
R12
READ THE INSTRUCTIONS AND
WARNINGS IN THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY
BEFORE USING THIS FIREARM
STAINLESS
STEELCALIBERS
.357, .38...

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WARNING
“Children are attracted to and
can operate firearms that can
cause severe injuries or death.
Prevent child access by always
keeping guns locked away and
unloaded when not in use. If you
keep a loaded firearm where a
child obtains and improperly uses
it, you can be fined or sent to
prison.”
ADVERTENCIA
State-By-State Warnings
Certain states require by law that their own specified warning
notices in larger-than-normal type be conspicuously included by
the manufacturer, distributor, or retail...

Maine:
“ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD IS A
CRIME. IF YOU LEAVE A FIREARM AND AMMUNITION
WITHIN EASY ACCESS OF A CHILD, YOU MAY BE
SUBJECT TO FINE, IMPRISONMENT OR BOTH. KEEP
FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION  SEPARATE.  KEEP
FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION LOCKED UP. USE
TRIGGER LOCKS.”
Maryland:
“WARNING: Children can operate firearms which may cause
death or serious injury. It is a cr
imeto store or leave a loaded
firearm in any location where an individual knew or should
have known that an unsupervised minor would...

New Jersey:
“IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE TO LEAVE A LOADED
FIREARM WITHIN EASY ACCESS OF A MINOR.”
New York City:
“THE USE OF A LOCKING DEVICE OR SAFETY LOCK IS
ONLY ONE ASPECT OF RESPONSIBLE WEAPONS
STORAGE. ALL WEAPONS SHOULD BE STORED
UNLOADED AND LOCKED IN A LOCATION THAT IS
BOTH SEPARATE FROM THEIR AMMUNITION AND
INACCESSIBLE TO  CHILDREN AND ANY  OTHER
UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS.”
North Carolina:
“IT IS UNLAWFUL TO STORE OR LEAVE A FIREARM
THAT CAN BE DISCHARGED IN A MANNER THAT A
REASONABLE PERSON SHOULD...

This firearm was originally sold
with a key-operated locking
device. While it can help provide
secure storage for your unloaded
firearm, any locking device can
fail. All guns are designed to fire
if they are loaded and the trigger
is pulled. Therefore, never install
the locking device inside the
trigger guard or in any way that
it can possibly pull the trigger!
Do not leave the keys in the lock.
The ultimate responsibility for
secure storage of any firearm
must depend upon its owner and
his or her...

FIREARMS SAFETY-YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
SAFETY MUST BE THE FIRST AND CONSTANT
CONSIDERATION OF EVERY PERSON WHO
HANDLES FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION.
This Instruction Manual is designed to assist you in learning how to use and care
for your RUGER®SP101®revolver properly. Please contact us if you have
any questions about it.
Only when you are certain you fully understand the Manual and can properly
carry out its instructions should you practice loading, unloading, etc. with live
ammunition. If you have any doubts...

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FIREARMS ARE DANGEROUS WEAPONS–
READ THE INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS IN THIS
MANUAL THOROUGHLY AND CAREFULLY BEFORE USING.
GENERAL INFORMATION
AND MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS
The RUGER®SP101® revolver is a double-action firearm which embodies
many features found in the famous RUGER®GP100®and RUGER®
SUPER REDHAWK® revolvers. The unique frame extension permits the use
of full wrap-around style grips of any desired configuration. This feature reduces
overall weight and contributes to a desirable muzzle of...

removable without tools and dismantles, along with the cylinder/crane group,
into a small number of subassemblies for inspection and cleaning (See Figure 1).
The internal parts are installed either through the top or bottom of the grip-
frame; therefore, no side plate is needed. The resulting double solid frame
contributes greatly to the extraordinary strength and reliability of these
revolvers.
The RUGER
®SP101® revolver has a transfer bar which is connected directly
to the trigger. The transfer-bar...

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Discharging firearms in poorly ventilated
areas, cleaning firearms, or handling
ammunition may result in exposure to
lead and other substances known to the
state of California to cause birth defects,
reproductive harm, and other serious
physical injury. Have adequate ventilation
at all times. Wash hands thoroughly after
exposure.
SHOOTING OR CLEANING GUNS
MAY EXPOSE YOU TO LEAD
WARNING – LEAD EXPOSURE
AMMUNITION
RUGER®SP101® revolvers are designed for use with cartridges of the
correct caliber which...

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Notes on 9mm Parabellum Revolvers:This model is chambered for the 9mm
Parabellum (Luger) cartridge. A package of 9mm clips are supplied with the
revolver and are required to allow proper ejection of the 9mm rimless cases. See
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR 9mm CLIPS, p. 14. Do not
use any other 9mm
cartridges (9mm Short, 9mm Bergmann, etc.).
Because 9mm cartridges are manufactured worldwide for use in pistols,
revolvers, and submachine guns, it is possible to encounter cartridges which,
when fired, develop...