Dismayed by revolver quality generally, with very few exceptions

[m1a_scoutguy]

Awesome info Wildcat,thank you so much! I guess its time to do a little brass sorting,LOL And yea the "split" clips were the problem,the factory S&W ones held strong,and yes I have both the loader and brass remover tool from TK,they work good.

[Ron3]

Man, sure reading of so many Colt King Cobras breaking hammers. And trigger return springs and transfer bars. And a couple firing pins. All with low miles. Then getting the gun back & the hammer breaks again.

Mine is around 1300 rds roughly and it's been fine.

Guys examine the insides and say the parts are all chintzy. (Undersized)

I was hunting for a GP100 but I recall how the 3" .44 round-butt I had was just on the side of "too big" to CC.

I've decided to get an SP101. I've a couple before. They are very close to the size of my King Cobra and only weigh about an ounce less. Still in the sweet spot of easy practice & carry yet tames the .357 enough.

I'll polish up the internals & lighten the hammer spring a little.

Will get a 3". Preferably adjustable sights. A 6-shot .327 is tempting but I'm leaning to a .357 5-shot.