Ahmadi6490 Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Looking for a gently used .357 in 4 or 6 inch barrel. Smith and Weston is the ideal one, I think it's the model 686? Would also consider a Rossi or Tarus. $800 for a new Smith and Weston is just too much for me, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedfocus1647545489 Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 I'd suggest a Ruger GP100 as well. They are one of the toughest and can usually be had for less than a SW (though they have come up in price alot in the last few years). The action isn't as smooth as a SW but they're great guns. I'd definitely take one over a Rossi or Taurus if you can afford it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmadi6490 Posted March 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 That is also they other one I had floating around, the only bad thing i've heard about them is the accuracy but I guess it differs person to person. Thanks for the input, i'm looking to spend under $400. I saw vances had them on sale this month for $519 with only 12 left in stock, looks like they are good sellers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedfocus1647545489 Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 That's not a bad price. Is that for a stainless one? You probably can't get a used one for much less if so. I bought one for my dad years ago and it was very accurate. After hundreds of super hot "deer-flipper" handloads it finally started to get a little cylinder runout and it has affected accuracy a little bit. It just needs shimmed up and should be good to go for many hundreds more (though it still shoots very well). I doubt most users would see that kind of wear in a lifetime though. This thing probably has 2500+ rounds through it, many of which were hot to very hot loads. If you look at reloading books for .357 you will typically see a separate section of hotter loads for Ruger and TC Contender only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmadi6490 Posted March 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 Its for the black finished one. Yeah I have heard a lot about handloads or hot loads wearing the cylinders out. I'll def add the GP100 to my list, thanks for the input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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