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A quick side note on aluminum/titanium snub-nose guns. I shot a S&W 342PD Centennial(aluminum frame & titanium cyl) weighing 10oz. Even with my downloaded 38 SPL(158g bullet & 3.4g Unique), the recoil was pretty severe. At 21 ft, I had a hard time keeping my shoot group inside 5-6 inches.
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I also owned one of these exact guns...they are horrible to shoot...
Too light for accurate / comfortable shooting... (.38 special wadcutters max)
I traded that gun, and ended up buying a Taurus model 617 Total Titanium .357 mag revolver.
This gun has muzzle ports in it and they make a world of difference.
The hotter .357 load are still not nice to shoot, BUT I've found a real comfortable compromise...I use the US Treasury Dept. +P+ .38 Special rounds.
They have velocity similar to the .357 mag. but shoot more like a .38 with the Taurus's muzzle porting.
Seems to be the perfect combination for me...
Also,...the Titanium Taurus is a bit "tight" and "rough" feelng when new out of the box...but a couple boxes of .357's, and it loosens right up...
Fantastic gun to shoot...REAL accurate too with +P+ .38's [kill]