I'll also give the nod for a good wheel gun in .357mag. Another option you might want to look at is a Ruger Single Action convertable. It comes with a .357mag cylanider allowing you to shoot .357mag & .38spcl plus a 9mm cylanider. Three good rounds with the 9mm costing around $10.00 for a 100 rounds at wally world in the white box and .38spcl going for about the same or a little over. If you don't like the single action the S&W 19, 66, Ruger GP100 and Taurus models are all good shooters. Good luck to ya'.
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