They are fine revolvers. I have two of their little brothers, the SP101.And the old Speed and Security Six

The 101 as other bigger Rugers can probably take hotter loads than a lot of Smiths.

The are built like tanks and the easiest to take apart.

As cmort stated, any 357 can shoot 38 specials. If you shoot a lot of 38's a carbon ring may build up in the cylinders and the longer 357 rounds will stick a little or be hard to extract, Just use a 40 or 45 caliber brush to clean out the cylinders.

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