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From my experience in the two calibers you are considering, which is a snubby S&W 686 @ .357 Magnum and a Charter Arms snubby @ .45 Colt, both DA with 2.5-inch barrels, I would much rather shoot the .45 Colt. A lot more fun. I would rather shoot .38 Special out of my .357 Magnum.
My SA experience is limited to a Virginia Dragoon .44 Magnum with a 6-inch barrel, and I would prefer shooting the specials out of that, which is roughly comparable to a similar gun in .45 Colt so I understand.
So the bottom line is if I was faced with the choices you provided for SA, I would definitely go .45 Colt.
P.S. The Interarms Virginia Dragoon was available in .45 Colt. Most if not all had cool phrases engraved on the butt of the frame. Mine says "We the People!"
My SA experience is limited to a Virginia Dragoon .44 Magnum with a 6-inch barrel, and I would prefer shooting the specials out of that, which is roughly comparable to a similar gun in .45 Colt so I understand.
So the bottom line is if I was faced with the choices you provided for SA, I would definitely go .45 Colt.
P.S. The Interarms Virginia Dragoon was available in .45 Colt. Most if not all had cool phrases engraved on the butt of the frame. Mine says "We the People!"