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    Yeah, the wood grips in the classic S&W style were a must have and the 6" barrel was preferred. The Hogue grips are great if you're shooting quite a few rounds of .357 in one day, but just don't quite have the same 'eye candy' appeal IMHO. The bonus is having to work up loads for 2 more calibers.


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    Quote Originally Posted by maudib View Post
    Yeah, the wood grips in the classic S&W style were a must have and the 6" barrel was preferred. The Hogue grips are great if you're shooting quite a few rounds of .357 in one day, but just don't quite have the same 'eye candy' appeal IMHO. The bonus is having to work up loads for 2 more calibers.
    2 calibers?


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    Going to shoot primarily 38 Special and mix it up with a bit of 357 Mag every now & then. I've already started reading up on the various bullet choices there are for those two. Caliber is the wrong word choice, my bad. Two different cartridges.


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    Quote Originally Posted by maudib View Post
    Going to shoot primarily 38 Special and mix it up with a bit of 357 Mag every now & then. I've already started reading up on the various bullet choices there are for those two. Caliber is the wrong word choice, my bad. Two different cartridges.
    I thought that’s what you meant, but wanted to make sure.

    About 10 years ago, I quit shooting 38’s out of my 357, and 44 special out of my 44 mag. I decided to do this after talking to some people and digging around online. It’s been really nice, just keeping up with one type of brass per revolver. I just load 38 special loads in 357 magnum brass, and have great light plinking loads. This way clean up of the cylinder is easier and no carbon ring build up.


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    That makes quite a bit of sense. 357 Mag cases are a bit hard to come by these days, so I already bought some 38 special a few months back in anticipation of adding a 357 revolver. Who knows, I may end up with another in 38sp only!


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    Quote Originally Posted by JeffreyDeGraff View Post
    I thought that’s what you meant, but wanted to make sure.

    About 10 years ago, I quit shooting 38’s out of my 357, and 44 special out of my 44 mag. I decided to do this after talking to some people and digging around online. It’s been really nice, just keeping up with one type of brass per revolver. I just load 38 special loads in 357 magnum brass, and have great light plinking loads. This way clean up of the cylinder is easier and no carbon ring build up.


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    I’ve done this same thing from the start. Never had a use for loading any special brass in both my revolvers. Light loads load and shoot just fine in magnum brass. Got a few buckets of .38 special brass around because I use to shoot a fair bit of it, but never been reloaded.


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    I like Ruger revolvers for their toughness. Saw an idiot shoot a bunch of double loads through his Ruger Alaskan. Think it was a Cassull. He also hammered a bunch of squibs out of the barrel. A Colt or Smith would have lost the topstrap & cylinder. The shooter would have found them in his skull.
    I have a GP 100 in .44 Special & a Match Champion in .357 Mag. Like them both. Did buy a Smith 617 to try the trigger out. Didn’t figure .22 lr would shred the topstrap. Seen a ton of peeled revolvers in pics, but no Rugers.


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