At 24, I bought my first .357

[Mitlov]

The SP101 was my first revolver too, at age 35. Despite what some will say about snubbies being just for bad breath distances, I’ve made a lot more progress in my handgun skills with this than with the 1911 that preceded it because (1) I love shooting it, and (2) the grip fits my (small) hand much better than any full-size service pistol could. And I love the simplicity of the manual of arms and cleaning.

And have I mentioned that it’s cool?

 

[bannockburn]

JD Pinardi

not a mention of the Ruger Blackhawk......Hhhhhmmmm.

Did somebody say Ruger Blackhawk? Let me fix that for you:

 

[Crowman]

My finest .357 Magnum revolver is an old Model 27 with 5" barrel a-la Skeeter Skelton, that has been in my stable since 1980. It is long out of print, and harkened back to the days when S&W packaged their goods in wooden boxes along with a cleaning rod, brush and screwdriver.

As far as the current group, my best modern .357 is a Ruger GP100 Match Champion. This is NOT a standard production GP100. It is factory tuned to go head-to-head with the S&W Performance Center 686 SSR and at a lower price point. They succeeded.


This is my GP100 Match Champion. I carry this as my spring /summer ridge walking gun. It has a 4.2" barrel, the bottom lug is milled off just past the extractor rod and the barrel sides are milled flat to shed weight. The rear sight is a Novak fixed rough country model, regulated to put 158 grain Magnum loads to point of aim. The trigger and hammer are shimmed and centered in the frame and the action slicked up. This is an easy revolver to shoot. Also makes you want to.

 

[dickydalton]

My first one was made in 1967 and I got it almost new at age 15 right before the 1968 Gun Act.

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• dickydalton
• Oct 1, 2017

 

[bannockburn]

Crowman

Sweet looking gun and rig! Very nice for ridge walking (use to carry a Security Six for just the same purpose).

 

[Michael Tinker Pearce]

Bought my first .357 at 22- a Dan Wesson. Wish to hell I'd kept it; that was a terrific gun.

 

[Crowman]

Crowman

Sweet looking gun and rig! Very nice for ridge walking (use to carry a Security Six for just the same purpose).

Thanks. The rig is a Diamond D Guide's Choice chest rig with speedloader pouch and two ammo slides. Works well when wearing a pack.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

I was 21 or 22 when I bought my first.