I have always liked the .357 pistol. Based on that I thought it would be fun to have a rifle in the same. I first purchased a Winchester 94 Trapper with a 16 inch barrel and it was fun but I decided to push things a little. A couple years ago I bought a Ruger 77/357. It is a nice little gun. The .357 in a bolt action with an 18.5 barrel is something to see. I have not chronographed it but it impressive on several different types of target material out to 100 yards. Very accurate too with a 4X scope. https://www.ruger.com/products/77Series77357/models.html Rich