For lots of reasons, I don’t like to carry concealed a revolver with a barrel much less than 4”. I find a 4” carries and conceals as well as a 2 1/2”, and find that it’s the end of the grip that “prints”.
I have cut down some factory target stocks for my S&W 686-3, and this has significantly improved the gun for this purpose. I have great confidence with this gun, and part of this goes to how easy it is to shoot quickly and accurately. The 4” barrel helps.
