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On a steel horse I ride... You know the rest.

Ruger .357 Blackhawk 6.5"
Rossi .357 20"

Nice combo. Both good choices.

Excellent!

Really is a nice matched pair Bob. You're now covered in that area.

I now possess:

Pistolas that can shoot: .22, .38, .357, 9mm, .40, and .45

And, I have a pistol/PCC pair that can both use .38/.357
And, a pistol/rifles in .22
And, the .38/.357 are extremely low-key on the evil black rifle scale
I saw a Ruger LCP in .357 when I was picking this up. Must. Be. Strong!

Rifles in
.22, .36/.357, .223/5.56 (pistol/SBR), 7.62x39, .30-06

I am DEEP in .22, 9mm, 7.62x39, and 12g

I can't wait to kill a Buffo toad with that pistol and a .38 snake shot!!! Range report when I get a chance.
The 9mm conversion would have been nice, but let's be real; this is a hunting/fun/caliber gun. I have enough 9mm pistols already...

Range report tomorrow!

OK...so I have shot better. This is Remington UMC .357 125g +p. at 7yds.



Now - I'm not totally upset. Any of those JSP's would have caused someone to seriously rethink their actions I'm pretty sure. definitely would have ruined a bears day on any group of six. Gonna take a bit to get used to this though.

I shot:
130g .38's FMJ WWB
130g 38+p JHP WWB
150g .357 JSP Federal
125g .357 +p JSP Rem UMC

I will say that the .38 was like shooting a .22 almost. Not even a thing. The .357 on the other hand, while quite stout, was not at all unpleasant. I could shoot a lot of that and be just fine. So if possible, .357 it is!

Definitely a learning curve from your basic semi...I need to grip lower than higher. I used two handed grip for cocking. Easy and fast enough. I need to get accustomed to the trigger position. Very smooth and curved. I adjusted the sights, but think .357 is a little different the .38. Need to pick a caliber to set maybe. I think .357 is more accurate than .38. Maybe. I do not like the sites. I like that they are adjustable height/windage A LOT. I do not like the black on black. That will be remedied immediately with a little paint. And of course, load / unload a whole other thing. Keeps you paced though!

All in all, for my first Cowboy gun, I think I'm really gonna like it. Sites will make the day when painted and adjusted for when I get a regular cartridge picked. Just modern enough.

I have a lever action 357 on my list, just haven't pulled the trigger to get one. I have a lever in 44 mag, but no pistol, so part of me has thought about getting a 44 mag pistol to go with it.

Bmyers wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 11:38 am I have a lever action 357 on my list, just haven't pulled the trigger to get one. I have a lever in 44 mag, but no pistol, so part of me has thought about getting a 44 mag pistol to go with it.

Hard to argue against adding a .44 pistol to go with the lever action. Practical, versatile and useful.

Yeah, just getting the finance committee to approve the purchase is the challenge.