csdmann
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How strong is the 627? Is there any issue with shooting .38+P's or hot .357's? I do not want to make it come loose or damage the frame. I reload and follow the Hornady receipt book for my loads.
627 and +P rounds
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LET-CA
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The 627 is the N-frame (large frame) 357 and is very strong. I've put several thousand rounds through mine, mostly my own handloads. I don't load "hot" rounds, but don't shy away from what I find in loading manuals. It's wonderfully accurate, a real joy to shoot. It will easily digest +p rounds which aren't even up to 357 magnum pressures, and I can't think of any 357 loads that would hurt it. I don't recommend ever experimenting with over-pressure loads. The risk-reward equation is all out of balance when you do that. (Very little benefit, with the risk of ruining a weapon and hurting yourself at the same time.) All the best!
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Sell everything you own and buy all of the ammo you want. Other than minor service your gun will outlast your assets.
chuck perry
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No worries about the gun's ability to digest magnum loads. As others have said, it will outlast you! The only ammo concern I can think of is that the N frame cylinder is a bit shorter than an L frame. This can cause issues when loading 180+ grain bullets for the N's. I've read that those doing so for N frames, load magnum loads in 38 Special cases. The Special case is just enough shorter to allow use of the longer bullets.
My wife's 4" 66-3 is fed a steady diet of 38+p's with no problems.
For God's sake don't do it, you could blow up your revolver or in extreme cases create a powerful enough shock wave to tilt the earth on its' axes. On second thought go right ahead, the world is going to end tomorrow anyway
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