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Originally Posted by Nevada Ed
Back in the day, S&W designed the M-19 ( K frame ) for a diet of 38 special with a full load 110 or 125 JHP for SD carry that would not be shot in high numbers.
Even today the 125 gr .357 is made to do 1450 fps but they have backed the lighter 110 JHP down to 1295 fps, which is a good thing, for the old K frames.
The L frame or larger frames are designed for ALL of today's .357 ammo, for as long as you can hold up with the recoil of these loads.
Have fun.
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One point: The Combat Magnum was introduced in the mid-50s. All commonly available .357 Magnum factory ammunition were 150-158 gr. loadings at that time. The use of lighter JHP bullets came much later (the so-called Super Vel revolution).