does ruger make a very good .357?

Question

the gun will be for carry and home defense

Answer 1

I had 3 but sold one because the price was right, very right I should say.
But the 2 I have left are in no way for sell.
Both are 357 Magnums and I deer hunt with each one depending on my mood as to which style I wont to use on that day.
The Ruger GP100 with 6 inch barrel is for carry conceal, home defense and deer hunting.
The Ruger Blackhawk has a 6 ½ inch barrel 357 magnum and is for fun and deer hunting.
The only 357 hand gun that will beat the Ruger in my opinion is Colt.
As in dependability Ruger is a work horse that keep on going, I have never had any Ruger pistol or rifle give me any trouble what so ever, Quality, accuracy and good looks all the way.
I got my first Ruger when I was 16 and I am now pushing 50 and that Ruger I got when I was 16 is still as fine a weapon as it was the day I got it, just a whole lot of wear on it now.
I would strongly recommend the Ruger 357 magnum.

That my opinion.

D58

Answer 2

Yes they do - and I still have my left hand to prove it! My father and I have been reloading for years, and had a bad experience with some Winchester ball powder that wasn't firing, but the pressure from the primer would unseat the bullet and push it into the barrel, lodging it in the rifling. Long story short, the biggest bullet weight you can load in .357 is a 200 grain bullet. Most people shoot 158 grain or 180 grain bullets. Anything too big and you run the risk of overpressure breaking the firearm (ie, exploding in your hand). I fired two bullets at once (on accident), one from the cylinder like normal, the other stuck in the barrel. That totaled out to be 316 grains of lead and copper.....and the recoil was incredible. I seriously thought my hand was broken. This all happened in my Ruger Blackhawk .357. At that time, the pistol had fired over 25,000 rounds with no problems to speak of. After that specific incident, we checked everything we could and found no problems. We then took it to a gunsmith and had him bore-scope the barrel and check even more. NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE RUGER!!! Those pistols are so tough that mine withstood serious abuse and it never buckled under pressure. Wrote a letter to Ruger and they responded with wanting to replace the pistol with a new one and take mine for research. I said thank you but no, because I knew mine was a good gun. That was 13 years ago and around 11,000 rounds have been fired through it since, with no problems. Could another brand give me that kind of unbreakable toughness? I'm not willing to bet my hand on it. I'll stick with Ruger.

Answer 3

Yes, Ruger makes good, durable and dependable revolvers. I have a stainless steel Ruger Security Six .357 Magnum with adjustable sights and the 2 n 3/4" barrel. It is very accurate. I also have a bright stainless steel 'old' Vaquero in .38-40/.40 S&W. It has the 4 n 5/8" barrel and it is fun to shoot.

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Answer 4

For my money they make the 357 its a security 6 s. steel durable as accurate as you will find im bias toward ruger but they just make good firearms i know you didnt ask but i have a full collection with a few spare shooters 1 is a sec.6

Answer 5

Top notch.

I have owned the GP and SP series in .357. I like Smiths, but I like the Ruger a little more.

You cannot go wrong with Ruger, S&W or Colt.

Answer 6

couch,

Oh yes...and I can recommend them without the slightest bit of hesitation.

The SP and GP models are quite well made. Neither will fail you, and as you are going to be using it for defensive purposes, please do a little research and choose effective ammunition engineered for that purpose.

I simply love my Security Six. It's blue, with a 2 3/4" barrel. The Security Six evolved into what is now the Redhawk. I love the way it looks, and the way it's made...it's built like a tank.

Keep it clean (I detail strip/clean mine every six months) and the gun will continue to perform flawlessly for your family as it gets passed down through each generation. I have a lot of respect for Colts, but I value working guns that ride on the hips of the average Joe more than I do 'safe queens.'

Answer 7

Everything Ruger makes it great and i have several single actions as for the double actions they are a bit heavy for me, Ruger tends to overbuild because of lawsuits nothing wrong with that i prefer S&W revolvers because the action is so smooth right out of the box.

Answer 8

Ruger revolvers are some of, if not the strongest on the market, although for a GP-100 the trigger will probably need work out of the box.

Answer 9

A friend of mine traded his S&W 686 in favor of the Ruger GP 100 the smith cylinder didn't lock up well in double action and the frame was erroding badly above the cylinder He loves the Ruger

Answer 10

I asked a question about this a while back. The GP100/101 is a good gun. The only complaint I've heard is that they have a heavy trigger pull, which can be fixed with a trigger job.