Quote Originally Posted by Guylee View Post
My 686+ is probably in my top 3 handguns that I shoot, and it gets a steady diet of 158 grain .38's loaded to just under +p pressures. When it comes to experimenting with hot .357 loads, though, is when the N frame highway patrolman comes out to play.

Like others have said, I think you should go with the .357. It'll be a lot more versatile, especially if you handload. Start casting and it'll become your favorite gun...plus you can use the bullets in your .38 super as well.
Does that mean that the .357 could also handle a .38Super round? Again, that is part of my issue with the .357...I'd get a different shooter experience going with the .45 vs a similar experience with a .357 that has a lot of crossover to .38+P, .38Super, etc.