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This is Ruger's Match Champion, a special model of their known .357 Magnum GP100 revolver. It features a 4" barrel with a special profile, and rather than the full lugs of the normal GP100, it features a half length one, reducing weight and bulk (and making it visually distinct), the cylinder as well has been turned down slightly at the front for a subtle weight reduction. The grips are a nicely contoured wood kind, as opposed to the regular plastic ones with finger grooves, and the sights include the two options of a fixed Novak style combat sight, and an adjustable kind, along with a fiber optic inlay for the front sight bead, ensuring high visibility.
Together with a shimmed and nicely polished trigger, all for just an additional $100 over the regular GP100, I think these are excellent revolvers and a pretty good deal.