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One point yet to be addressed is weight and balance,
Saturday, March 14, 2020, 20:58

respecting to caliber. That .45 Colt weighs in at 36 oz. but a .357 is a whole bunch heaver by percentage (15-20%?). It changes the balance and overall feel too. Those big empty holes bored in the steel.

I find a .357 with a short barrel feels a bit chunky, sort of clubby. The other calibers proportionately different in each direction. A .32 gets pretty hefty. I have a .25 cal. all steel Bisley with long barrel that is almost 3.5 lbs! I commissioned it, an 8-shot to boot, upon arrival and my first grasp I thought wow! I had not considered that at all. It is a real handful. Holds as steady as a rock and is a real joy to shoot but I did not consider a weight difference of some 10 oz. between it and a .45. Basically it is a solid chunk of steel with little bitty holes drilled in it, removing very little weight.

Not complaining, but it makes it interesting and I really notice things like that. It's hardly ever mentioned though.