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Originally Posted by fred cook
Dunno, there is just something special about the Colt revolvers, especially the earlier V spring guns. The first Colt .357 was called just that "Colt .357". It was a precursor to the Colt Trooper which later evolved into the Python. One of the nice things about a .357 chambered piece is that you can shoot .38 special ammo in it also. A Python/Trooper/.357 with a 6" bbl has enough "heft" to keep the recoil reasonable. Try it, you'll like it! I don't own a Python, but some of it's earlier kin have found their way to live at my house. There are 5 .357s in the picture below ranging from a 2 1/2" to 6" barrel lengths.

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Only 5 357's..geez I have that many 5 screw pre and post war pre mdl 27's.
U forgot to mention the pre war New Service framed Shooting Master in 357....