Jedman, The Pardus has a steel frame and seems to have a tight lockup. You raise some good points, and I'll have to think about reaming it to to 357 Max. Maybe it would be a good idea to just ream it deep enough to chamber 357 Magnum. How heavy of bullets did you shoot out of the 357 barrels you used? I'm wondering about the twist rate and how heavy I can go.
Gewehr-Guy - I'd like to be able to use open or peep sights, but my vision just isn't good enough. It would certainly be lighter and handier without a scope.