rifle loads in a handgun?

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i'm considering getting a Marlin 1894C which is a .357Mag/.38 Special calibre rifle. I also want a Ruger GP100 in .357Mag/.38 Special revolver. i'm wondering if i could find a good load for the rifle that is accurate and then interchange the round between the guns and still have good accuracy. or would one gun be accurate and the other be totally out?
 
How would we know the answer to that question? You have the guns, you do the testing!
Both the GP100 and the Marlin rifle will easily handle loads that are shown as maximum in the loading books. If you want power, just load them up and shoot in each. They will be very satisfactory in either gun.
If you want lighter loads, just pick a light, or medium load from the books, using a faster powder. If it is accurate in the rifle, I will bet it will also be as accurate in the revolver as you can shoot it.
 
Just to add something else. You state you would like to get a GP100. Maybe while looking for it you will come across a Ruger Security Six. This was the predecessor of the GP100 and considered by many to be superior to the new GP100.
I had one and I considered it top of the line. Like most Rugers, this model was the epitomy of strength. I don't know what length cartridges the GP100 takes, but the Security Six takes longer cartridges than the Colt Cobra and the Model 27 Smith & Wesson, among others. It will take the long, semi-wadcutter Keith style bullets, crimped in the proper crimping groove, in 357 brass. With the guns mentioned with the shorter cylinders, the crimping has to be on the shoulder of the bullet, or else use 38 Special brass.
 
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