I know you said .357 but you may look at the 45 Colt. I got a BLEM from Kentucky Gun Company for my daughter and the only BLEM I found was soooo small I had a hard time finding it. At $400.00 it is HARD TO BEAT. Also with the M92 action you can load them from Cowboy action to +P loads for the T.C. and Blackhawk. So mild to WILD!!
I have hers tuned in at around 1,050fps. She is noise sensitive so keeping it below the speed of sound helped with the "Crack" that she has problems with. In the future I am planning on cranking it up as she gets older so we can take FULL advantage of sturdy action on the M92 and turn it into a 200yd gun.
http://https://www.kygunco.com/Product/View?ItemNo=95069
https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/ammunition-reloading/426788-45-colt-powder-question.html
Just a thought.
Um, .357 has been legal for deer for many years. I bought my Rossi .357 from Gunbroker about 5 years ago. They seem to always be in high demand. I hated the factory sights so I put a bullseye rear sight on mine and really like it.Because they are awesome?
Now that .357 is a legal deer caliber, I have noticed that these guns are harder to find around here. I SBR'd one down to 12" and threaded it for my Osprey 9 and shooting .38SPL out of it is TOO much fun.
Thanks a lot. I will keep that sight in mind for a later date. Nothing at all wrong with the 45 Long Colt, great round. But I made the decision in 1987 to go with the 44mag/44special over the 45 Long Colt. I'm all set up to reload 44's and .357/.38's. Lots of revolvers too. Just don't want to throw another cartridge into the mix. Plus I have 2 lever guns in 44 mag already. Not much point in adding a 45.