The FBI once issued Model 13s, a K frame .357, and issued 38 Spl +P lead hollowpoint ammo.
I am one of those guys who wore out a K frame in under 500 rounds. Mine was a M65 that I bought new, and it was out of time in under 10 boxes of 158 gr .357. That was 5 range trips, spread out over a little over 2 months. Another one, an M19 didn't really make it any further. While I'm whining about it, a beautiful nickel plated M29 went out of time in about the same time frame. I was more understanding with it because at the time it was "the most powerful gun on the planet". Any gun requiring major service work after only a couple of months is ill-suited to the task.
The K frames were replaced by a Ruger Security Six. Five years later, I finally had to put a hand in it, and I rode that gun hard! Now I only buy 686s & GP100s, but I'd really like to accumulate another Ruger "Six" series .357 someday.
