I bought a Heritge single action revolver and the frame is made of some kind of pot metal, and it got me thinking. I have owned mostly steel revolvers over the years but many people carry aluminum framed ones and have wondered how well they hold up if taken to the range on a regular basis? Anyone have something like a J frame Smith and Wesson shake loose on them, or another inexpensive revolver go bad frame wise?
The older J frames were not meant for plus P ammo, but the newer ones are with better steel, I guess, over something from the 1950's. When I had a J Frame Smith and Wesson in .38 I only used regular service loads as I wanted control ability and felt that anyone getting shot with a 125 gr. hollow point would not be in good shape anyways.
Last edited by HE112; 11/21/21.
