I am sorry; I do not get back to threads very often as I have many irons and too many fires.:D

Goodoldboy,
In my post there was but one true pistol bullet mentioned, that was the 170 Sierra. The 180 RCBS is a rifle and pistol bullet, the 200 RCBS is a rifle bullet, the 180 Hornady SP is a rifle bullet and the 200 Remington is a rifle bullet. My reference to revolvers was intended to give the information that the intended OAL for a carbine, based on the revolver, was attainable. Sorry that the reference confused anyone. No you do not need glasses, if you missed it, I did not write it clearly.

It hurts me to say this (I am an RCA member) but, here goes, the GP is not known as a very accurate 357. The barrels are known to be of poor quality with almost non-existent QC. I have owned six GPs, none shot and two were found to have oblong bores about midway down the barrel. Several smiths I know have had the same experience with more guns than I. My comment is not about your choice of a revolver, it is about the gun itself and the GP being the basis of anyone's opinion regarding the 357 as a hunting or heavy bullet cartridge. The GP should not be the basis for any opinion except about a GP.

If you ever have the opportunity you should try a good accurate 357, like a Freedom Arms. The FA is amazing, especially the 353. The 353 will shoot right along with a rifle and handle pressures that boggle the mind. The difference between a GP and a FA is the difference between a 1962 VW Beatle and a F-16. They are only similar in that both have wheels or cylinders as the case may be.:)

You might enjoy reading the following info about the 357 by Paco Kelly:

http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:g...%2520Heavy.htm

If you would like to know more about the 353, take a look at the articles by John Taffin. As a member of the IHMSA, John did some testing with the 353 as a pre production gun and his results are on his web site.

The 357 is a cartridge that has been overlooked today by many shooters, as a hunting cartridge. However, in the field, with heavy loads, it can be very effective and in a rifle is a good choice for a lad, young lady or the wife.
Ed

Thats perfectly alright, we all have other commitments.

You are the second person to tell me they had problems with a GP (the other person claimed that a few dozen of them ordered for a police department didn't shoot etc). My Stainless GP has never done anything but shoot tight consistant, accurate groups. In fact on a good day I can make some very nice clovers at yardage. I wonder if there just hasn't been some bad runs. I have a 6" full barrel shroud GP in stainless btw. Also if there was a problem why not send it back to Ruger? I know the one time I saw an issue with a Ruger (Was on a Vaquero that was shooting right from a bench) they fixed it with a pretty durned quick turn around at no cost to the owner.

When I said it tends to prefere the golden sabers I was reffering to the fact that with the golden sabers (and with SOME runs of the winchester 110grain semi jacketed HPS) I can shoot one hole groups with it on a good day. Other types, weights, etc just don't shoot as well in it. In fact a box of winchester silver tips I had shot a 3 inch group at 25 yards. I thought something might have gone wrong with the gun. I loaded up a cylinder full of the winchester 110 grain bullets, and poof. One hole group. . . . .

Anyway the reason I was wondering about the rifle bullets is because 180 and 200 grain bullets are available for 357 caliber as a standard bullet for custom loads without haveing to go for rifle bullets. So I was confused (Yes I do need glasses btw I am not quite as near sighted as a bat, but danged near it)

GoodOlBoy

PS Glad to see you back for a visit.

Quick second response. I did a quick search through my favorite bullet companies and found the following for those wanting heavy 357 bullets.

Laser-cast/trueshot. Up to 180gr.

Leadhead 205 grain silh bullets.

Beartooth. 180, 185, 200, 210 grain 357 bullets.

GoodOlBoy