I'm pretty new to guns and revovlers in general and I'm still looking for my fisrt. I'd love to start off with a revolver, something like a 686 and practice with light .38spl loads. But it seems that I hear a lot about ruined top straps and forcing cones, and the guns getting "loose". And it seems like these things are inevitable in all revolvers. Once those things happen, is the gun "dead" or can it be returned to NIB condition? And how long does this take to happen (lets say on an L frame like the 686)? I'm gonna guestimate and say I'll probably shoot ~2000-3000 rounds a year through the revolver. And of those ~2500, around 75% would be light 38spl target loads and the remaining 25% would be medium 357mag loads. So, that would be around 1900 38spl and 600 357mag rounds a year. Is this a lot for a revolver (an L frame)? How long can I expect a 686 to last with a diet like that? Can I expect 20-30 thousand rounds through it with proper maintenance? Thanks,
Dylan
Dylan