pics of the ultimate .357 magnum

Here is my oldest 357 with 50 yard target results. Also have a 6" 686.

My ultimate "fun gun"

-N- Frame Highway Patrolman circa 1978.

Jim March,

TheMayor's Dan Wesson appears to be a very early version model 15. I have one too, mine is the pistol pack and has different grips. Mine also has a target rear sight, but same gun I believe. The earlier models (12 and 14) had exposed barrel nuts and the later ones have a full underlug barrel shroud. Mine has probably the best trigger I have ever felt on a revolver.

Here is my Colt Trooper Mark III with Silvertip goodness. Sorry for the shameless plug for the Blue Devils .

My Ultimate .357.

Smith PC627. 8 shots of .357 on tap, moonclips for fast reloads compensated or not your choice at no extra charge.

Ultimate .357 Magnum?

Okay:

S&W 27's Rule!

Here's the ultimate and 1st .357.
A Registered Magnum from 1935


K22

Tamara
What the heck is that? I mean whats her name.... I am in love!!!
.......absolutely beautiful!

I am kinda partial to my Mod 13 similar to Tamara's pc 13

Well now, those are all fine revolvers, but none (except maybe the Freedom Arms) will top this one as the ultimate strongest 357 revolver.

I can't top it, but I can sure as hell match it.

Well maybe I can in a minute

the 6" gp's are pretty neat. Sometimes even neat enough to carry concealed - like in this old Bianchi X2100

Maybe I can now.

...hhmmm...I LIKEE the "Registered Magnum"...the old Pythons are cool, too...Is it just ME, or is it hard to think of a RUGER as the "Ultimate" anything???...FWIW, MY nomination would be ANY pre-Model-number S&W N-frame .357....mikey357

Yes Mikey, It's just you. I understand what you're saying but when you're talking modern production over the last 20 years, Smiths and Colts have not kept up with Rugers. The Ruger of today outclasses any other revolver made today.

...oh, PUH-LEEZE...the Rugers of TODAY are serviceable, but...hardly the "ULTIMATE"...ask any Ruger collector...just like everything else, Rugers ain't what they used to be...and, IMHO, they NEVER WERE the "ULTIMATE"...my two cents' worth, anyway....you wanna' talk REFINEMENT, let's talk mid-60's Pythons and pre-Model-number Smiths and Korth revo's--if anybody can AFFORD 'em...the Rugers are kinda' like a VW Bug or Timex...they'll take a lickin' and keep on tickin', but REFINED they're NOT....mikey357

Depends on your definition of "ultimate". In terms of a magnum revolver, I'd consider the "ultimate" one to be the one that was strongest and could handle the mostest, hottest loads. In that regard, the Ruger is tops.

If you consider aesthetics, trigger, and refinement to be the determining factors, then other weapons might be your first choice.

I really like the Rugers, but I won't go so far as to say they outclass any revolver made today. If any can outclass any other revolver that would be the Freedom Arms revolvers. Few if any other handguns are made today with that attention to detail or close tolerances. They certainly have a strong claim on "strongest" with the M83 versions as well.

Asthetics will of course be subjective and if single actions aren't your thing they aren't likely to fit your bill for ultimate.

I would heartily agree that the Freedom Arms products are the hands down quality champion. I would also not put them in the same league as Colt, Ruger and S&W though. I would have to put Freedom Arms in a semi custom category based on the much lower production numbers and the premium price. I would expect a custom shop piece from Colt or S&W to be in that league, even though they are sadly not.

I like them in pairs.