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Originally Posted by stiab
Apparently that is because the 547 was not the standard .38 Special frame and cylinder. Supica in the Standard Catalog states that after the 547 production ended, S&W intended to introduce the same gun in a .357 variant, called the 547-M, "in an effort to use up existing 547 frames."
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I always assumed that was just a marking issue, but I could very easily be wrong. My point is, though, that the cylinders are essentially the same size. Is it reasonable to assume that the 9mm and .357 cylinders are twice as strong as the .38's?