Originally posted by bumper:
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I believe the sights, if you bought the .357 are slightly different numbers but not enough to make a difference at handgun distances.
You might be surprised by the difference. In Mr. Browning's short recoil tilting barrel design, the camming down of the barrel chamber end, which tilts up the muzzle, delays the unlocking of the breech. The tilt down action starts at the same time as the projectile starts down the barrel and before the projectile leaves the barrel. It's not a lot of barrel tilt, of course, but has more of an impact on POI/POA at typical shorter pistol ranges than would gravity on the projectile after it leaves the gun at such range.
This often sparks debate. There are high speed videos on-line showing this effect.