Originally Posted by Eddietruett

I’m betting it would be plenty safe. Of course Ruger would say no, but an experienced gunsmith could tell you for sure. It may not stand up to thousands of hot rounds, but not many people will ever shoot thousands of hot rounds. How many have said you can’t ream a model 10 to 357 mag. No telling how many have been done. I’ve owned at least 5-6 with zero problems.