Re: S&W aficionados: 6 Shooter 357 with 2" Barrel and Adj Si
26J frames don't suffer forcing cone cracking, but they move around so much under recoil with full power magnums that they don't stay as perfectly watch-tight as they do with 38s. It takes a lot of .357 to wear one out, but I wouldn't put thousands of hot rounds through it like I would a larger .357.