The Ruger 101 is a great gun. The SN hammerless would be a good pocket gun. The good thing about the .357 is you have the choice of .38 for practice and .357 for carry.

I almost bought one a couple years ago but let it slip away. Since then I've acquired a S&W mod 66 2 1/2" and a mod 60 2.25". The mod 60 is my current carry gun and the 66 is my woods gun. Buy it, you will be glad you did.