Originally Posted by
NSB
I’ve bought several MGM barrels for my Encores. They don’t charge you more to get a .357max because it’s “a non-standard caliber”. They simply use a .358 barrel blank for any of their .358 cartridges. All they do to make a .357max is run the reamer in the barrel blank to make that barrel. FWIW, my most recent 357max barrel is an SSK barrel and it’s shooting better than any of the three MGM barrels I’ve had. EABCO makes barrels for Encores also and they’re not quite as expensive.