Hello everyone,

Had an impromptu trip to the range today and finally shot my S&W M&P 340 J frame which is chambered in .357 Magnum. Now before everyone gets all excited, I only shot .38's in it because that's all I had with me

Federal 158gr LRN to be exact because I haven't started loading for .38/.357 yet and that's what I had left over from my first attempt at a light weight revolver in that class, the Ruger LCR. Now let me make this clear, I'm not a Ruger hater, but I HATED the LCR. I fired one cylinder of .38's in it and traded it the same day. I revisited the concept recently when I traded for the S&W. It was such a good deal I couldn't pass it up. Now I was wondering what in the heck was I thinking since I didn't like .38 in a lightweight compact revolver, what in the world would I do when I torched off a .357 in an even lighter framed gun???

Well, I still don't know that answer but after firing a couple of .38's I thought, really? I was all tense and nervous about that? It was such a non-event that I know the +P's will be fine and I won't hesitate or cringe to pull the trigger on the .357's either. I'll know for sure soon as I can't wait to take it back to the range with LOTS of different ammo.

I also could not believe how accurate this thing was/is. On a B-27 target, at five and seven yards, all five shots were in the orange. Slow and rapid fire. I'm more than impressed. I can also assure you what my new front pocket carry is. You'd have thought that in over 30 years of firing, carrying and handling firearms I'd have stumbled across this by now... I'm now officially a huge J frame fan.

Thanks for listening!