Thank you for all your replies and for your quick responses. I have a couple of questions because I don't understand what you are referring to. In discussing the loads of the cartridges, lhump1961 states that "anything lighter than 158gr .357 loads are tougher on 'em..." and 18DAI said to avoid the "110 and 125 grain screamers." Although new to shooting, I do know that the outside of the ammo box lists the grains loaded in each individual cartridge. However,I thought lighter loads were the preferred loads because they have less explosive force than the heavier gram loads.


Secondly, who or what is the LE that Roadranger refers to?

Your comments make me eager to try and find a model 66 and to try it out. I will also be looking for Speer Gold Dot 357's and a suitable self-defense round that is not too explosive.

Thanks. I look forward to any other comments that folks have.