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I thought handguns were banned in Australia...
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I thought handguns were banned in Australia... LOL!! I picked up a 77/44 to go along with my 629 and like the idea of one to match the 686 too.....
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I thought handguns were banned in Australia... You can tell that pictures comes from the wrong side of the Equator...the trees grow in the wrong direction... Bob
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Ruger GP-100 Wiley Clapp, 3" barrel. This is my hunting companion and sometimes winter carry gun. Dan Love the 3" verson, and the Wiley Clapp editions are always well though out. Your application is exactly how I would use such a set up.
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5" 27-2
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My 2 357's, a Ruger Blackhawk that my dad got back in the 60's, still unconverted and an old S&W 28-2 Highway Patrolman. Great revolvers!
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Conduct is the best proof of character.
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What's not to like about a 357. They have a lot of uses. Hasbeen
hasbeen (Better a has been than a never was!)
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Some of the 357 Mags I own. That is one of the best looking 357s I've ever seen!!!
Biden's most truthful quote ever came during his first press conference, 03/25/21. Drum roll please...... "I don't know, to be clear." and THAT is one promise he's kept!!!
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M27 no dash 8 3/8" My first S&W .357 Model 28-2 4" One of several M28's I've owned over the years. Ruger Vaquero Bisley, softest shooting .357 in my safe A 7.5" Ruger Blackhawk .357 Maximum I used to own. A great hunting revolver.
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A $250 S&W M19-2. Deals are out there. My Silhouette gun: 10.5 Ruger SBH .357 Maximum. 19gr of H4227 with a Hornady 180gr XTP puts the 200 meter rams down smartly if I do my part. A bit of a rarity--a pre-lock, no-MIM, S&W 686+. Not many of these roaming the earth. 3.5" S&W M27-2.
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Generally speaking, as much as I enjoy .357 Magnum revolvers, I fire far more .38 special rounds than I do magnums. When I do shoot magnum loads, I also very rarely shoot bullets under 180gr. The muzzle blast, recoil and overall unpleasantness of the 110-125gr JHP .357 Magnum loads can be mitigated somewhat by longer barrels, but at that point if I am concerned about power I usually just pick up a 44 or 45 caliber revolver.
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The M27 with 3.5" barrel, IMO, has the most business like appearance of any revolver ever made. It is the F4 Phantom of revolvers.
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Those M-27's got to be the nicest looking Smiths ever.
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My Dan Wesson's are the best--I've got 2 357 frames with barrels in 2",4",6",8"and 10"
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The only 357 revolver I own, Ruger Security Six 6" stainless
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Pair of favorite .357s for backpacking, fishing and boating...60-10s. Top one is a Lew Horton Mag-Na-Port special... Bottom gun also has a extra cylinder that will run 9mm, .38 Super, 9x21, .356 TSW and probably a few more via moon clips... With 9mms...
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Hate to say this as a S&W Lover...but if limited to one .357 this would probably be it...a 4" stainless GP-100.... Although the SA break isn't as good as a S&W I rarely shoot DA handguns SA and the DA on this GP is excellent.... And I love the sights... Night sights that just pop on are also available... DeSantis Speed Scabbard and HKS Speed Loaders make a great package...
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