.357 Single Action Replicas strength

that's interesting, so in theory a a standard 357 may be too much for a SAAMI spec gun...
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Not at all. All Italian guns are proofed in government proof houses using proof loads that develop about 1 1/2 times the maximum pressure. Any 357 Magnum revolver made in Italy or the USA is perfectly fine with SAAMI spec 357 Magnum ammunition.
 
that's interesting, so in theory a a standard 357 may be too much for a SAAMI spec gun...
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I would not want to feed some of the smaller American made 357 mag revolvers a steady diet of CIP standard loads(44,000 PSI), as a matter of fact a steady diet of SAAMI loads (35,000 PSI) may be harmful to them.

CIP proof loads are 30% stronger then their standard listed loads.
As I said earlier, CIP requires all Italian revolvers to be proof tested before they can be sold, so I don't believe the Italian SA clones will have any trouble handling SAAMI spec 357 mag ammo.

Best Regards
Bob Hunter
 
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Just to solve it all. Buy a SAA clone chambered in what the pistol was designed around. 44-40, 45 Colt, etc. I promise anything that BIG OLE heavy slow moving slug hits WILL DIE, cans, milk jugs, paper, 5 gallon buckets, or anything living or breathing for that matter :D. I understand the allure of the .357 mag chambered SAA though, being you can shoot the cheaper 38 specials.
 
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