Not as big of a fan of the .357 as I used to be. My first one was a Model 28 I bought about 1975-1976, which was then made into an ersatz 1950 Target .44 Special. When I began in law enforcement in 1981, my duty gun was .357, so for the next 10 years, I shot them (and bought them) a lot.
We went to semiautos in 1991. I shot fewer and fewer .357's every year. My range time was limited, and I usually shot a 1911, or if shooting revolvers for pleasure, more .45 Auto or Auto Rim, .45 Colt or .44 Special.
Retired a couple of years ago, and find I don't enjoy the Magnum's muzzle blast so much, and now that this thread made me think about it, I probably haven't shot 100 rounds of .357 Magnum over the last 10 years. It's usually .45 or .44, with the occasional box of .38's through my 642 or .22 L. R. of some type.
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