A snubbie for me

[tubeshooter]

The Ruger is pretty much a belt gun - tough, reliable, accurate a joy to practice with (I have the 3" bbl in the .357 flavour). Its as close to an "allround" snubby as you can have.....but...

...its the Taurus that get carried the most. Stuffed with the FBI load. I have every bit of confidence its adequate for SD. Its just so compact and confortable weight wise and easy to drop in a pocket on the way out the door ...summer or winter (winter is kind of a misleading term here in coastal Tx ).

Get a Taurus or similiar J frame type for carrying - the SP 101 for occasional carry, range work and mostly bedside duty .

This is my exact situation also, and I have come to the exact same conclusion. Both have been great for me.

 

[Rob96]

(C'mon Rob96 you know you want to try it ).

I probably will just to say I did.

 

[FranklyTodd]

I didn't plan to shoot any .357s, ever! When I took it to the range, the counter guy offered me a handful for free just to watch me shoot them (sadist!). There was plenty of recoil, but I was so afraid of it that it wasn't nearly as bad as I feared... Here's a range report I wrote from that day if you care.

http://www.thehighroad.org/showpost.php?p=3944723&postcount=238

I love the 340 and it is quickly becoming my full-time carry, rather than splitting time with my G27.

Best, FranklyTodd

 

[Rob96]

I love the 340 and it is quickly becoming my full-time carry, rather than splitting time with my G27.

It does make carrying really easy.

 

[nelson133]

I own a 442 and an SP101 and carry both. The 442 is just right in an ankle holster for a back up and the short barreled hammerless SP101 rides in a fanny pack. Self defense may mean multiple rounds fired and the light .357 take too long to come back on target for me. The SP101 is very controllable with any .357 load I have tried.

 

[CH47gunner]

I had had no intension of ever buying a "snubbie" revolver for any reason. They just don't have any "sporting" value/ability.
Then I saw a very slightly used S&W Model 60 (no dash) 2", at my local store. Love at first sight & bought it - this J Frame is just a nice, small, relatively light, RELIABLE, self-defence gun.
My wife really likes shooting .38's, she doesn't have to worry about the gun beating the heck out of her hands. No slide, no safety, no fuss. She's very confident with this gun, which means she'd use it, if needed.
If I wanted a .357, I'd buy a K frame or maybe another N frame - the J frame w/ decent loads, works for me.

Bruce

 

[tension]

I like these

All proven performers.

 

[sammy]

Tension, what is that middle revolver? Looks like a stainless frame, very nice!

 

[wcwhitey]

I have a 640 no dash. Been my mandated 24/7 gun for 15 years now. I shoot it every time I go to the range and am lucky enough to be issued the 135 +P short barrel so I usually have a few boxes around. But I will say that after a practice round of 50 (old ammo) then a qualification round with new ammo of 50 I am ready to clean it and put it away. I would easily go to an air weight just for convenience and put up with the discomfort with .38 +P. I would not subject myself to a full house .357 load in my 640, let alone and air weight J frame and god forbid an air-lite. I think it goes against the first rule of CCW, carry the most powerful round you can effectively deploy. LOL Bill

 

[Srigs]

Smith Model 60 or 640 (hammerless).

My choice is the model 60.

 

[tension]

Tension, what is that middle revolver? Looks like a stainless frame, very nice!

Middle gun is a 640-1.