Double-Tap and Buffalo Bore in my Ruger Speed-Six??

[Southern Shooter]

I have two Ruger Speed-Six .357 Magnum revolvers with 2.75" barrels. They are, to say the least, wonderful handguns with awesome triggers. One is my CCW and the other is my Home Defense gun and I value them.

I understand they are not quite as beefed up as the Ruger GP-100 with the crane lock, etc. Anyway, I have been looking at some very stout .357 Magnum ammunition to load up for when I am back in the woods. This is not for hunting purposes...it is just so when I am way out working, hiking or camping that I have something to even the odds against surprise visitors here in the South/Southeast...both 4 and 2 legged.

Will 180 grain Buffalo Bore http://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=100, Double Tap http://www.doubletapammo.com/php/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_27&products_id=151, or Federal CastCore Vital-Shok http://www.federalpremium.com/products/details/handgun.aspx?id=327 ammo damage these guns if shot in moderate amounts?

Below is a picture of a Speed-Six. It is, of course, not my revolver. But, mine physically looks just like this one with the addition of a Hogue style grip.

Thanks....

 

[BaltimoreBoy]

The Old Six series may not be theoretically as stout as the almost over engineered GP-100 but I would trust it with anything that is in SAAMI spec. And a steady diet of it too. I've had two and I've never worried about stout loads.

 

[batmann]

I wouldn't see why you couldn't shoot DT or BB in your Speed Six. They are both on the hot side and relatively expensive so you probably won't shoot enough to hurt anything but your hand.

 

[wnycollector]

I carry the DT 180gr Wide Flat Nose Gas Check Hardcast in my snubbie security six as my hiking/canoeing/camping round. It is surprisingly easy to to shoot and very accurate.

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

The gun will handle those hot loads, if your hand and bank account can. This gun does not suffer from the cracked forcing cones (no relief cut on the bottom) and frame stretching (having a solid frame with a thicker topstrap) that S&W K-frames can.