357 mag cowboy gun

samcro90 · March 1, 2011, 06:24 PM

I'm looking for a good 357 mag wheelgun for under $450 any suggestions

Vt.birdhunter · March 1, 2011, 06:32 PM

I couldn't be happier with my Uberti Cattleman, birds-head grip.

Ruger chambers the Vaquero in .357. Used they will be near your price range. Probably your best choice if your serious about starting CAS, and are on a budget.

Hawg Haggen · March 1, 2011, 06:50 PM

If you're gonna shoot SASS you need two.

dalegribble · March 1, 2011, 07:46 PM

uberti makes nice cowboy guns in a variety of callibers. i have 2 cattlemen and a thunderer in .45 lc. i can't remember a single cowboy movie where they shot 357's.

Hardcase · March 1, 2011, 08:22 PM

I've got a Cimarron Model P which is, I believe, an Uberti Cattleman. Couldn't be happier - it shoots smokeless and black powder in .357/.38 just fine. I picked mine up used for under $300.

I know, not a .45, but I need another caliber like I need a hole in my head.

Hawg Haggen · March 1, 2011, 08:25 PM

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I've got a Cimarron Model P which is, I believe, an Uberti Cattleman.

Yep, it is. Mine's a 44-40

Kadmos · March 1, 2011, 08:27 PM

I like my Uberti Cattleman also. I got the "millennium" finish (it's like a black/blue matte coating rather than a traditional blue, matte brass rather than polished). At first I wasn't thrilled with the look, but it's grown on me a lot. And it's a good deal cheaper, with a big of dealing, picked mine up at $350 brand new

MJN77 · March 1, 2011, 10:58 PM

New Uberti's for under $450. If that's what you want.
http://www.buffaloarms.com/browse.cfm/2,386.html
More
http://www.buffaloarms.com/browse.cfm/2,288.html
http://www.buffaloarms.com/browse.cfm/2,387.html
Like someone said, you'll have to get a used Ruger for that price range. Ruger makes a tougher revolver if you want to use hot loads or beat the thing to death. That doesn't mean Uberti guns are $hit. I have a Ruger Bisley Vaquero and seven Uberti revolvers of differing types (four of them are .44-40, one .45 colt, one .38, one .44 magnum) All of them are strong, reliable, accurate guns. You won't go wrong with Ruger or Uberti.

samcro90 · March 1, 2011, 11:33 PM

thanks guys i already have one uberti cattleman just looking for something to match it

Jbar4Ranch · March 2, 2011, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by dalegribble

i can't remember a single cowboy movie where they shot 357's.

Well... no, but they shot the same caliber in a cartridge just a few thousandths of an inch shorter than a .38 Special that they called the .38 Long Colt.

B.L.E. · March 2, 2011, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by dalegribble

i can't remember a single cowboy movie where they shot 357's.

James Butler (Wild Bill) Hickok's favorite guns were .36 caliber Colt Navy revolvers.
According to legend, he claimed "I don't need to kill 'em, I only need to make 'em sit down and stop shooting."

jcsturgeon · March 2, 2011, 08:06 AM

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i can't remember a single cowboy movie where they shot 357's.

Considering how the .357 magnum cartridge wasn't designed until 1934, it's unlikely you'd see it in a western.

B.L.E. · March 2, 2011, 08:36 AM

The .38 Long Colt, which can be used in .357 magnum revolvers, was introduced in 1875.
The .38 Special, which also can be used in .357 magnum revolvers was introduced in 1902.
They are both slightly longer versions of the .38 Short Colt, which was the original ammo for .36 cal cap and ball revolvers converted to cartridges, though they most likely didn't call it the Short Colt until the Long Colt came out.

So you can see that the .36 Colt Navy cap and ball revolver is the great great great grandfather of the .357 magnum revolver.

Hardcase · March 2, 2011, 11:07 AM

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So you can see that the .36 Colt Navy cap and ball revolver is the great great great grandfather of the .357 magnum revolver.

And it used to walk uphill to school in the snow every winter. BOTH WAYS!

Ozzieman · March 12, 2011, 09:54 PM

36 Colt Navy cap and ball revolver is the great great great grandfather of the .357 magnum revolver.

That’s like saying that Colt and say,,,,,,, Remington got together one night and 9 months later they had a child and called it the 357 Smith & Wesson Magnum?

rje · March 30, 2011, 12:59 PM

I got three of my revolvers from there. Just need to have them sent to a local FFL for the transfer.
Happy hunting

March 1, 2011, 06:24 PM	#1
samcro90 Member Join Date: March 1, 2011 Posts: 23	357 mag cowboy gun I'm looking for a good 357 mag wheelgun for under $450 any suggestions __________________ "Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet"

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Hawg Haggen Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 10,240	If you're gonna shoot SASS you need two. __________________ http://blackpowdertimes.com/index.php

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dalegribble Senior Member Join Date: August 4, 2007 Posts: 786	uberti makes nice cowboy guns in a variety of callibers. i have 2 cattlemen and a thunderer in .45 lc. i can't remember a single cowboy movie where they shot 357's. __________________ Waltzes with woofs

March 1, 2011, 08:22 PM	#5
Hardcase Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2009 Location: Sunny Southern Idaho Posts: 1,880	I've got a Cimarron Model P which is, I believe, an Uberti Cattleman. Couldn't be happier - it shoots smokeless and black powder in .357/.38 just fine. I picked mine up used for under $300. I know, not a .45, but I need another caliber like I need a hole in my head. __________________ Well we don't rent pigs and I figure it's better to say it right out front because a man that does like to rent pigs is... he's hard to stop - Gus McCrae

March 1, 2011, 11:33 PM	#9
samcro90 Member Join Date: March 1, 2011 Posts: 23	thanks guys i already have one uberti cattleman just looking for something to match it __________________ "Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet"

March 1, 2011, 06:32 PM	#2
Vt.birdhunter Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2009 Posts: 480	I couldn't be happier with my Uberti Cattleman, birds-head grip. Ruger chambers the Vaquero in .357. Used they will be near your price range. Probably your best choice if your serious about starting CAS, and are on a budget.

March 1, 2011, 08:27 PM	#7
Kadmos Member Join Date: April 27, 2010 Posts: 86	I like my Uberti Cattleman also. I got the "millennium" finish (it's like a black/blue matte coating rather than a traditional blue, matte brass rather than polished). At first I wasn't thrilled with the look, but it's grown on me a lot. And it's a good deal cheaper, with a big of dealing, picked mine up at $350 brand new

March 1, 2011, 10:58 PM	#8
MJN77 Senior Member Join Date: April 27, 2009 Location: on a hill in West Virginia Posts: 567	New Uberti's for under $450. If that's what you want. http://www.buffaloarms.com/browse.cfm/2,386.html More http://www.buffaloarms.com/browse.cfm/2,288.html http://www.buffaloarms.com/browse.cfm/2,387.html Like someone said, you'll have to get a used Ruger for that price range. Ruger makes a tougher revolver if you want to use hot loads or beat the thing to death. That doesn't mean Uberti guns are $hit. I have a Ruger Bisley Vaquero and seven Uberti revolvers of differing types (four of them are .44-40, one .45 colt, one .38, one .44 magnum) All of them are strong, reliable, accurate guns. You won't go wrong with Ruger or Uberti.

March 2, 2011, 08:36 AM	#13
B.L.E. Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2008 Location: Somewhere on the Southern shore of Lake Travis, TX Posts: 1,685	The .38 Long Colt, which can be used in .357 magnum revolvers, was introduced in 1875. The .38 Special, which also can be used in .357 magnum revolvers was introduced in 1902. They are both slightly longer versions of the .38 Short Colt, which was the original ammo for .36 cal cap and ball revolvers converted to cartridges, though they most likely didn't call it the Short Colt until the Long Colt came out. So you can see that the .36 Colt Navy cap and ball revolver is the great great great grandfather of the .357 magnum revolver.

March 12, 2011, 09:54 PM	#15
Ozzieman Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 4,324	36 Colt Navy cap and ball revolver is the great great great grandfather of the .357 magnum revolver. That’s like saying that Colt and say,,,,,,, Remington got together one night and 9 months later they had a child and called it the 357 Smith & Wesson Magnum?

March 30, 2011, 12:59 PM	#16
rje Junior Member Join Date: May 17, 2010 Posts: 4	Look on GUNBROKER I got three of my revolvers from there. Just need to have them sent to a local FFL for the transfer. Happy hunting