I don't think Rugers barrels are any good. My SP101 doesnt' have 1000 rounds through it and it starting to burn on the inside edge already.
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Nonsense. I have had .454s with many thousands of full-tilt rounds through them and the barrels were fine. The .454 at 65,000 psi is one of the most abusive rounds in existence.
That said, and not relevant to this discussion, at least Ruger never fitted locks on their revolvers like S&W. I still have trouble getting past that.