Throughout the years on this forum I've been watching post on 357mag revolvers. Seen opinions from 357mag is too much blast and noise for it's performance, etc. I've mainly been using mine to shoot 38spec as an alternative to the 22lr shortages past and present for plinking.
I also keep this revolver around to introduce new shooters. They're less intimidated by a revolver than semiautomatic pistol. Load up those mouse-fart 148 wadcutters and it has very little recoil and noise. If double action feels to heavy, they can cock the hammer for single action.
However, I'm wondering if 357mag revolver is worth keeping? That' perhaps getting a 22lr handgun would be a better alternative both for cheap plinking and introducing new shooters. I have 9mm pistol for self-defense so I got that covered. New shooters looking for self-defense seem to skip over the revolver and go for some plastic striker-fired variety or whatnot. What reasons are there to keep 357mag revolver?
