AFAIK, the Rossi 4__'s snubbies are--or have been for some time--the only small frame SIX (6) shot .357s on the market. (Armscor and Taurus have small frame six-shot .38s), and I think they've gotten mostly good reviews. They are darn close to the vaunted but oddly long-gone Colt "D" frames (an A-B comparo shows the Rossi to be. bit beefier in frame ahead of the cylinder but almost identical otherwise). I'd shoot .38s and +Ps in it mostly--as I would any .357 snub--but nice that it can "go magnum" on occasion as well. If new and $300 are your criteria, I'd give it a go. I had a pre Braztech/Taurus stainless Rossi 971 years ago that was great. I lost it in a bizarre hunting/trekking incident but still miss it.
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