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Posted: Mon Sep 24th, 2018 11:17 pm

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Yep, there are better 357's out there for less money. For a 357 my first choice would be Ruger in either a Blackhawk or an older stainless Security Six. A better choice in hand cannons is the 41 mag Blackhawk. Of the magnum calibers it is balististicly more sound than the 357 or 44. Pretty much exclusively wheel gun calibers.

I have a 44 Mag and it has been a blast to shoot it over the past 30+ years. The problem I have with the 44 is that a full power magnum load now hurts when I shoot it (250gr bullet running 1450fps). I have some hybrid loads that are way beyond 44 Spl but much less than 44 Mag that are as much as I can tolerate pain wise.

Then there are the super hand cannons. The 454 Casull, 460 Roland, and the 50 Action Express. I have shot each of these and after the first shot I wimped out. The 454 Casull and the 50 AE are about the same as far as power (about 3 times that of 44mag). The 460 Roland is about 15% more than a 44 mag.

Unless you reload any of these calibers are very expensive to shoot on a regular basis.

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