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mroliver77
01-03-2010, 07:46 PM
SOG had these a few years back for $99 if you bought three. Friends and I picked some up. Look to have handling and holster wear but little shooting. These are a full sized S&W rip off but chambered in .38 special. I think they are on an N frame pattern. Mine will chamber .357 with the 358429 loaded to crimp groove with room for a tad more. Cylinder has more meat than my K frame .357. I normally shoot .38 +p or 38-44 loads in this but have run some 173 Keiths with mag charges of 2400 with no problems.Gun is still nice and tight and shoots well. Any body know the story on these?
Jay

MtGun44
01-04-2010, 01:12 AM
Nothing direct. Astra's reputation was of soft steel and relatively short working
life. Reputations are not always right, but usually come from some real experience.

YMMV.

Bill