As the OP stated, with 350s the gun is fun to shoot. When the 8" original version came out a friend's brother bought one... With 440 grain hard cast loads and a full case of H110 it was much more pleasant to shoot than my Freedom Arms .454. It also ran right through a propane tank and into the second one...I was sold...but not till S&W came out with a 4-5"....when they did I bought the first used one I came across...well under then wholesale and looked like it had two rounds fired from it...

Since then I have put a couple hunderd rounds of the 350s through it...they are all I need. The Berry's plated bullet is my #1 shooter with 18.0 grains of Unique. The Sierra, Hornady and Speer 350s all get 20 grains of Unique or a healthy dose of H110.

Also was lucky and picked up a stainless TC Encore with 20" barrel for $400.00.

Both are a hoot to shoot...

Bob