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Unless I missed it, no one has mentioned the Kimber K6S in this thread. It checks all the boxes for me, just the right size, weight and caliber for concealed carry. Plus a decent set of sights. I really like mine. YMMV.

I have a 442 and a 642, easily concealed. Any S&W J-frame would work.

I an surprised no one mentioned this one.
https://www.sportsmans.com/shooting-gear-gun-supplies/handguns/colt-night-cobra-revolver/p/1502316
Colt Night Cobra Revolver.
with +p it should do it.
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I have a first gen Colt Trooper 4 inch 357 mag, took the factory wood off and installed a set of Hogue finger grooves, it with 4 speed loaders in a Carhart pocket is fun and effective carry, not coat season of course, but perhaps something to think about later on, a two speed loader carrier can certainly be easily concealed and accessible under a shirt anytime of year, it rides comfortably in an old forward cant Galco thumb break leather holster.

125 gr XTP's and Barnes HP's at 1450 are very shoot-able one handed, as is the 140gr Barnes load at 1400 fps for anything else.

Mudhen, heal quickly.. My concealed carry is a model 60 3” 357.. Have two and love em.. I mostly shoot 125 HP 38spl.. The larger 357 can be used.. Great carry!!

I carry a SW 360 scandium in 357mag because it is about 12 ounces. Easy to carry but is painful to shoot. Exposed hammer can snag of stuff.
I did have a 638 with concealed hammer in 38 special, and maybe that was a better J frame?
Anyway the 360 gets a lot of dog walks. Sold the 638, but that was a mistake.

Have a nice carry 36-1 3” if anyone is interested. http://smith-wessonforum.com/guns-sale-trade/624178-36-1-3-reduced.html

Looking for a holster for my 36-1 3".

Really like the little gun.

I carry revolvers almost exclusively. I do carry a Browning HP and an extra mag if we have to go to the city or some other populated chithole, but around the rural area we live it’s mostly a 38 revolver. My main carry revolvers are a 2” M36, a 2” M10, or a 2” M15. I have IWB and OWB holsters for all of them depending on clothing and season. I don’t find any of them obtrusive to carry and strangely I find the J frame square butt easiest to hit with quickly.

Maybe false confidence but with 5 or 6 158SWC over 5.5gr Unique in the gun and 6 more in a speed strip in my pocket I feel safe enough.

I must be missing something because I completely agree with Rufus. Don't see how a revolver solves any problem here. Actually the semiauto with a double stack mag makes more sense than ever if you're limited on reload ability and one hand use, outside of the possibility of clearing a jam. I'd Glock it but that's just me. Your decision certainly.

Heal up fast Mudhen. Be Well, Rustyzipper.

Ben, this is the first that I have heard of this. Hoping all goes well with the healing. I don't have any suggestions on the weapon, just some good wishes for you. miles

I understand why you are perplexed.

However, I have NO strength in my left arm and wrist. I can hardly use my left hand at all. The slightest stress in any in any direction is excruciatingly painful in my shoulder, elbow and wrist joints.

I cannot pull the slide back to chamber a round in my semi-autos--even here at home. I cannot load the magazines with ammo, even with the help of a Super Thumb or an UpLULA. I can drop cartridges into the chambers of a revolver.

I can even use speed-loaders to drop in 6 at a time, I'm not fast, but I can can at least load and reload a revolver without being dependent on someone to fill the magazines for me and cycle the first round into an empty chamber.

It has been like this for four months now. Regular physical therapy is helping restore some of the range of motion, but the doctors tell me it's not going to get appreciably better for a while.

Glock is easy to shoot and maintain. One can install tall supresor-style sights and use those against surfaces to charge the gun. I can shoot my Glock with one hand w/o problems. The recoil with standard 9x19 ammo is same as Soviet Makarov, no issues.
If one wants the smallest .38 Special revolver S&W made a run for Japanese PD. These had alloy J-frame, short barrel, steel cylinder, and DAO trigger w/o hammer spur. The over-runs were available on American market.

I carry a S&W 638 with Speer short barrel ammo. Nothing to it. https://www.smith-wesson.com/firearms/model-638

https://www.speer.com/ammunition/handgun/gold_dot_short_barrel_personal_protection/19-23921GD.html

What you're saying makes perfect sense and you have to go with what seems best to you, but I wouldn't neglect the potential of having a ready semiauto in addition to a revolver, if someone is handy to load up a bunch of mags for you and load the gun up. There doesn't have to be just one solution to a problem.

I’m quite fond of my GP100 3” 5-shot revolver in 44 Special as my most carried sidearm. It is not a lightweight, but a good belt and holster allows it to be carried just fine. I guess I just favor the bigger bores.

if i were dealing with this injury i would stay away from 357. as stated above, there is nothing wrong with a 38. it may be heresy, but if i were nursing bad wings i might just go easy with a ruger lcr 22lr for awhile.