Redcoat3340
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I have a couple of carry guns: PX4compact; S&W CS9 & CS45; Sig .40 250; and Smith 6906. Plus a S&W 642 for pocket carry. That's more than enough variety. (There's also a .38/32 S&W Terrier, but that's edging into not enough uumph territory I fear.)
Then I snagged a Smith .380 Shield EZ at a very, very good price and I told myself I'll put it away for when I have difficulty managing the slide on any of the others.
Then I started thinking maybe I should get a 9mm Shield EZ (or Walther CCP) for a bit more firepower (and the aforementioned easy-to-rack-slide) for my old age.
But it hit me that was discounting the easiest handgun of all to operate even with the arthritis I don't yet have: a revolver. No slide at all to worry about.
Now my 642 is +P rated so that's not a bad bullet. But what about .357 or .44 special?
Shouldn't I be considering something easily carried, say a 2" or 3" barrel, in my dotage?
So, if I were going to get a revolver for IWB carry and replace, say, my 6906, what should it be?
(And price is a consideration. And so is recoil, I don't want some dainty, lightweight frame for full-load 357's; and how much, if anything, does one get out of a .357 in a 2" barrel versus a +P .38 (yeah, I gotta do a bit more research I think).
Anyway, suggestions are encouraged. What would you get?
Then I snagged a Smith .380 Shield EZ at a very, very good price and I told myself I'll put it away for when I have difficulty managing the slide on any of the others.
Then I started thinking maybe I should get a 9mm Shield EZ (or Walther CCP) for a bit more firepower (and the aforementioned easy-to-rack-slide) for my old age.
But it hit me that was discounting the easiest handgun of all to operate even with the arthritis I don't yet have: a revolver. No slide at all to worry about.
Now my 642 is +P rated so that's not a bad bullet. But what about .357 or .44 special?
Shouldn't I be considering something easily carried, say a 2" or 3" barrel, in my dotage?
So, if I were going to get a revolver for IWB carry and replace, say, my 6906, what should it be?
(And price is a consideration. And so is recoil, I don't want some dainty, lightweight frame for full-load 357's; and how much, if anything, does one get out of a .357 in a 2" barrel versus a +P .38 (yeah, I gotta do a bit more research I think).
Anyway, suggestions are encouraged. What would you get?