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rodfac · October 14, 2012, 07:02 AM

For availability and all around usefulness in the lower 48, I'd probably pic the .357. You can use light .38 Spl wadcutters for practice and training if recoil sensitivity is a factor, and go to the big magnum for SD, HD, or close in deer and hog hunting. It's a pretty all around cartridge.

But if that .45 Colt came with an add'l cylinder chambered in .45 ACP, I'd have to ponder long and hard, especially if it were housed in one of Ruger's new Flat Top Blackhawks, the stainless steel one.

Best Regards, Rod

October 14, 2012, 07:02 AM	#2
rodfac Senior Member Join Date: January 22, 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,623	For availability and all around usefulness in the lower 48, I'd probably pic the .357. You can use light .38 Spl wadcutters for practice and training if recoil sensitivity is a factor, and go to the big magnum for SD, HD, or close in deer and hog hunting. It's a pretty all around cartridge. But if that .45 Colt came with an add'l cylinder chambered in .45 ACP, I'd have to ponder long and hard, especially if it were housed in one of Ruger's new Flat Top Blackhawks, the stainless steel one. Best Regards, Rod __________________ Cherish our flag, honor it, defend it in word and deed, or get the hell out. Our Bill of Rights has been paid for by heros in uniform and shall not be diluted by misguided governmental social experiments. We owe this to our children, anything less is cowardice. USAF FAC, 5th Spl Forces, Vietnam Vet '69-'73.