.357 Revolver Appreciation Thread

All of these are .357's, even though only two are magnums

Favorite DA .357 revolver: S&W Model 686-no dash.



Favorite SA .357 revolver: Ruger Blackhawk.

CavalierLeif said:

How do you like that Kimber? I’ve eyed them for quite a bit, and have heard some beautiful words on fit and finish.

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I absolutely love it. It is everything that I want in a combat .357.

Since the picture was taken I have gotten the Crimson Trace Laser Grips, but the jury is still out on them. The stock grips fit my hand better, and the activation button on the laser is a bit oddly placed for my grip.

Here is my 6" Taurus 669. It is my current truck gun.

My first handgun purchase was a Taurus model 66 .357mag. Newly married, so price was major factor and Taurus was cheap ($165 IIRC, circa 1985). Turned out to be a great shooter and still one of my favorites to take out to play! Also have the 8 shot version plus a Dan Wesson and Ruger Vaquero in .357.

I have a 4" M686-2 and my only complaint is it seems to have a slow barrel. I always bring it to the range and it's extremely accurate with both .38 Special and .357 Magnum ammo of my making.

Here are a few favorites.

I’m not quite to “GET OFF MY LAWN!!!” age, but I am at heart. .

I like my wheelguns.

@cslinger

How do you like those G10 RB combats? I've always liked the looks of those.

My latest-

Dan Wesson 15-2 6"
Fantastic shooter- just loaded up a batch of 158gr LSWs for it today!

My M19s:

The first handgun I purchased was a 357. A Model 19 to be exact. No idea the dash number, I knew nothing of such things in those days, but if I had to guess it was a -4. I've owned 357's from Smith and Wesson, Colt, Ruger, and Taurus.

These days, it's all Smith & Wesson.

Model 27-2, 4" barrel.



Model 19-9, 4.2" barrel



Modell 19-4, 4" barrel.



Model 66-1, 4" barrel.



As you can see, I still kinda favor the K-frame 357 with a 4" barrel.

Armored farmer said:

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Here is my 6" Taurus 669. It is my current truck gun.

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I see yours is the compensated model just like mine. My Taurus 669 has been my woods knock around gun going on 25 years.

Glockula said:

I see yours is the compensated model just like mine. My Taurus 669 has been my woods knock around gun going on 25 years.

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I woukd say that i have had mine that long too. It came out of the box with the sweetest 4lb trigger you ever felt. I bought it for illinois 1st handgun deer season.
I csn think of 4 deer for sure that i took with my 669. Maybe more.
That compensator is so loud that every time i shoot it ,my hat spins around backwards and my drawers fall down around my ankles.

My oldest to my newest,
Model 19-3 4"

586 6"

586 L-Comp 3"

This. 357 sp101 was my first ccw.

Over the past 50 years or so, I've owned about a dozen 357's. Colt S&W and Ruger mostly. Hadn't had one in the last couple of years. Visit to my LGS found this little sweetheart for under 300 OTD

I'll play. I've had a few.


A 6" 686-6 7 shot.


A 4" 681-2. Phenomenal trigger I ran it for IDPA a few times. Even shot a few stages with some full power 140gr H110 loads.


A 4" 627 Pro up front. Trigger was excellent! Until I got to the range and found it was so light because the mainspring strain screw was backed out. Plenty of light strikes until I tightened it down and found it to be a pretty average trigger. Didn't really like moon clips with 38/357's. Great in 45acp though!


I ran this 4" M19-3 in IDPA abunch once upon a time. The slimmed down Magna stocks with a T-grip on a SQ butt might be my favorite grip set up.


Speaking of M19's, here's a pair of -5 snubs. I've got the box and papers for the one with the brass grip adapter.


Here's some more gratuitous M19 porn. A 4" -3, the two 2&3/4" and 6" guns are both -5's.

And finally...

A 4" 686-0 with the absolute best trigger I've felt on a revolver. It's a tie between this and my 4" M19-3 as to which is my all time favorite handgun.

I'm pretty sure that's all of them.

Edit: forgot the 4&5/8ths Blackhawk!


Second edit: Does a 357 Max rifle count since it can shoot 357Mag too?

gotboostvr said:

@cslinger

How do you like those G10 RB combats? I've always liked the looks of those.

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Depends on the Gun.
I also have sets for the Nframes and I don’t like them as much on those.

On that L frame 686 I love them. The ones on the square butt K frame 66 transformed the Gun for me. As much as I like those old wood coke bottle grips aesthetically they don’t fit me at all. The VZs are quite a bit smaller and are a perfect fit for me.

On the 627s they just don’t feel chunky enough for the extra size and weight so I went back to the stock wood grips.

These are great pictures.

My Uberti. I'm thinking about a lanyard ring for it.