questions--lots of questions.

so about 2 years ago i bought a scoped ruger m77mk2 in 260rem for 325 otd. i thought it was a screamin deal on a basicly new rifle. i quickly discovered why the previos owner abandoned it. lack of ammo variety led me to buy a modest reloading set up. so as time progressed, so did my love of guns and the capabilities of my reloading gear. i was in my prefered gun shop a few months ago and saw a 4"s&w 586-1 for 459 in 95%+ condition. i took one look at that polished blue and fell head over heals in lust. it had the firing pin in the right spot, and no internal lock. i bought it on the spot. then i let my neighbor talk me into believing the 357 was a real wrist twister, so i relegated it to 38's and 38+p. then last weekend i bought some 125gr rem green box sjhp's. man, i am hooked. so now i want to load the 357--lots of 357. hot ones too. but i have some hang ups about shooting my discontinued, semi-classic smith loose.

does anyone else worry about shooting their classic, semi-classic pistols loose? should i worry? due to increasing costs and the quantity i want to shoot/reload i was thinking hard cast bullits like laser-cast and meister. are these good bullits to use? how fast can i drive them? my reloading experience thus far has been limited to jacketed bullets-plug and play. do these comercialy hard cast bullits need to be sized? lubed? i heard the gp100 was designed to take tens of thousands of full power mag loads without falling to pieces, but the one i held was kinda heavy, the trigger was utilitarian at best and lacked the silkiness of my smith, and the blueing was less than lustful. i'm in love with my smith, and that feel of a mag going off in my hand. i now spend my days waiting till the weekend when i can head to the range with it, but i fear my addiction may be hurting the ones i love.

thoughts, input, experiences, remidies? thanx for listening.