Winter indoor practice calibre for SAA for CAS - 22 or 357 cost vs benefit

[plinkercases]

I have missed this years CAS season really at my club and will be shooting indoors mostly over the winter for proficiency so my question is this....

If I can only afford one pistol now anyways should I get a Pietta in 22 and work the mechanics of drawing and single action hammer/trigger and sighting work using a 22 cal SAA which is cheaper ammo but obviously less kick OR get a 357 and source some reloads until I can afford to tool up to reload myself.

Would the practice with the 22 be of any use and the ammo savings worth it or not?

Then next spring get 1 or 2 in 357 when I have saved up......

 

[paul792]

Get the .357 and shoot reloaded .38spl. With the .357 you can practice drawing and dry firing with snap caps as well. That alone makes it more worthwhile.

 

[plinkercases]

Thanks.... and even as I wrote that I realised I have a set of Umarex Colt SAA's that I can practice with even at eh farm so why not go straight to the competition calibre and yes I think I will be shooting 38spl and reloading myself eventually. Here is a clip of me shooting CAAS (Cowboy Airgun Action Shooting) this summer at the farm when our club had a "field day". We staged the pistols off the table since not all the guys had leather. The shot gun is a Crosman 1100 Trapmaster and the lever is the Umarex Walther Lever Action. Good cheap practice (once you buy the guns!)

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