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I do not have one...yet anyway...but I like the Model 28. Rough, tough, utilitarian firearm for hard service. My buddy has a 6" model. A big tough piece of steel and wood.
My favorite (and only) S&W .357 is my 4" 7 shot model 686, in stainless finish. It's a beautiful piece, and I think what I love most about it (outside of the big "boom") is the sweet trigger pull, both in DA and SA.
Model 13 with a 4" barrel. I have two; one blued, the other nickel. They're my home defense weapons, but I keep 'em loaded with 38+P FBI loads rather than full-house 357 rounds.
Old model 28 Highway Patrolman. 6" barrel and an action smooth as oiled glass. Locks up like a bank vault after thirty years of shooting. Bought it new as a kid, loved it ever since.
Favorite shooter; 8 3/8" Model 27. Pleasant and easy to shoot well, not so much fun to carry. I use a shoulder holster. Long barrel gives good velocity. Big strong frame withstands fairly hot loads. Well-used 50 year old revolver in top condition, still sexy. Wonderful gun.
Next favorite shooter; 6" Model 686.
Favorite carry; 1 7/8" Model 360 SS. Scandium alloy J-frame with stainless steel 5-shot cylinder. Very concealable and comfortable carrying in pocket of slacks. Nasty little thing to shoot.
My favorite .357 Mag, is my S&W Model 681=same as 686 less adjustable sights. It shoots to the point of aim with proper 158-.357 handloads, and just feels right in my hand.
S&W 686Plus; Ruger New Model Blackhawk Convertible
As much as I like K-frames, the slickest revolver I have is my 686Plus with a 4 inch barrel. I bought it from the days before the Hillary Hole (I spit).
For single action, I like the New Model Blackhawk convertible. Mine's got the 4 5/8 inch blued barrel, and if I didn't have it, I'd buy it in stainless with 5 1/2 inches of barrel. Utterly reliable and will take loads I wouldn't put in my S&W.
My 66-3 snubbie. For a short barrel, it is phenomenally accurate, it is fun, it has the greatest trigger (it "taught" me to shoot DA well ) and I love it.
I lament a nice Model 66 2 1/2" I sold a while back to put food on the table. But I later replaced it with a 2 1/2" Model 686+ that shoots even better than my old '66, even though it has a lock. That said, a good gun's a good gun regardless of what the lawyers did to it, and the glassy smooth 686+ is worming it's way into my heart.
My first .357 was a 6" Model-28 Highway Patrolman. It was a "10" on the coolness factor but alas it was a Bangor Punta effort and spit lead chronically. Never could get it fixed right, so I sold it. Nevertheless, I still miss that piece.
The 686 mainly because that is what I started with over 20 years ago. I have fired a lot of rounds through 4 different 686s. Plus my current 686-4 6" is the most accurate of all the 357 revolvers I have owned.
The Smith 27 is one that I hope to own some day. If I could have any of the older blued pinned/recessed Smiths it would be the Model 27.
Also have a pinned/recessed 66-1. Would be nice to have a Model 19 to go with it!
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