Having traded a barb or two with jetfire before... I have to agree with this assessment. Particularly the last part. I actually had to find the ignore function. Ugh... .44 anything isn't even really part of this discussion.
The Ruger .357's are plenty sturdy, and probably a bit more so than comparable Smiths for something like outlined in the OP. And I say that while currently not owning any Ruger wheel guns, and a couple Smiths.