RE: All Around Hand Gun
my suggestions would be a good 357mag double action, personally i;m a ruger fan, i do have a smith and wesson but the trigger pull on my ruger is smoother and better suited to me, i also have a colt trooper which is the smoothest shooting stock pistol i;ve shot, but thats mine, with the 357mag you can shoot 38special 38special +p or 357mag so you;ve got a wide spectrum of velocity to choose from.
i;ve done some small game hunting (showshoe hares, foxes, bobcats) with some 38wadcutter match ammo and they worked great, i;ve also bought some heavy 165-180 magnum 357 ammo for deers, then you;ve got the 125grain 38+p or if you want even better the 125g 357mag hollowpoints for personal defense,
the options are enormous for 38/357, you can;t go wrong
ohh one more thing, since semi auto is the way to go these days you can find very nice used 357 mags for almost nothing
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