Jim Keenan
I do not know too much on this subject. But your comparison of a suger revolver to a smith revolver seems invalid to me. The ruger is thicker but they also handle loads fair in excess to what a smith can handle. Take the ruger only data in reloading manuals for the 45 colt for example. You also don't see anyone making 5 shot cylinders with super mag rounds like you do on ruger six gun frames. The frames are thicker because Bill Ruger made his guns that way not because he had to for the necessary strength.
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