Help me choose a .357

[Diver43]

Good choice, needs the wooden inserts in the grips instead of the ones it has though.

Which ones?
I will be looking when I get home

[CPJ 2.0]

Good choice, needs the wooden inserts in the grips instead of the ones it has though.

No. It needs the Hogue finger groove Goodyear grips.

[CPJ 2.0]

Had that same gun with the shorter barrel. Loved it. Sold it like a retard.
Order the wolf spring kit. Helps the crappy Ruger trigger tremendously. And the Hogue grip. I liked the factory grip. But follow up shots required futzing about to get it back where it was supposed to be. More important was the fact that getting it where it was supposed to be on the draw wasn’t possible for me. Zero consistency. The Hogue fixed all that.

[Diver43]

Had that same gun with the shorter barrel. Loved it. Sold it like a retard.
Order the wolf spring kit. Helps the crappy Ruger trigger tremendously. And the Hogue grip. I liked the factory grip. But follow up shots required futzing about to get it back where it was supposed to be. More important was the fact that getting it where it was supposed to be on the draw wasn’t possible for me. Zero consistency. The Hogue fixed all that.

Huh? Wait!! @CPJ is suggesting finger groove grips? Thought you and Zee hate them.
It has a 10 lb trigger spring (according to seller) and the original was in a baggy taped to it. Maybe I shouldn't have, but it looked corroded and not knowing for sure what it was I tossed it last night. Springs are cheap.
I don't consider it a Sunday go to meeting gun so looks stand behind function. I do like the Hogue finger grooves on my Security Six. Maybe pretty wood finger grooves?

[CPJ 2.0]

I hate *most* finger grooves. The Hogues fit my fingers, so those are ok.
Pacymayers? NOPE. Ugly, uncomfortable and slippery.

[Bigslug]

Finger grooves are great if you're the guy that designed them or his clone. . .

Actually, I kinda think they suck even if they do fit you. If you have to grab in a hurry, you go with the grip as you grabbed it. Finger grooves pretty much fuse you to that for the duration of the bang-bang. Grooveless Jordan-style - like your SP-101 comes with let you naturally wrap onto the thing.

My round-butt Redhawk ended up with a set of Hogue rubber finger-grooves. . .and the finger-grooves met a 1" belt sander and disappeared between coming out of the package and installation. Ended up being the best combo of shape and texture for that piece.

[Zee]

I have a higher grip than most all the rest of the world. Call it Carney hands. But, you n finger grooves for example, I’m one fidget higher than expected. My middle finger, which is supposed to be in a groove, floats under the trigger guard and the ring finger is on the top groove.