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Didn't read the thread yet, just your question. Hard to not talk politics because the question you're asking has a political or at least, legal basis.

For one thing, you can ignore the law. It's unlikely you'll need a gun anyway and if you do, you face the immediate threat with even the threat of jail for some bs charge, fading into the background if you actually have to deploy your weapon.

That said, I don't think a revolver is much of a handicap. What I'd carry would depend on the level of concealment I wanted. Where I live, Constitutional Carry rules so you don't have to worry about printing and stuff like that as far as scaring the snowflakes and getting charged with something for it. Concealment is exactly that, concealing it from the bad guys so they don't know you have a gun. It is different.

Of the guns I currently have, I'd carry my wife's Colt Magnum Carry (a Detective Special chambered for .357 Mag.). If not limited to my current arsenal, I'd get a S&W Chief's Special. I would load either of them with the FBI/Treasury load of .38 Spec. I would carry a speedloader or two for reloads. If not worried about medium concealment, I'd simply carry my Governor loaded alternately with .410 anti-personnnel loads and 45 Colt's.

I've got a couple DA 357s that would still work well.

A later model Security Six, with the heavier barrel. I think Bill Jordan was involved with Ruger in some of the finer points of this revolver,


For a lightweight option, the Ruger LCRx,

S&W Model 66-1 with 2 1/2" barrel.

Hawkeye;
Good afternoon - in your part of the world I see - I hope the day's being a good one for you.

Thanks for the reply and photo of your old Speed Six, it's a fine looking piece of ordnance for sure.

While I was aware they made a shorter Speed Six, somehow I didn't know about the Security Six or if I did that bit of information had vanished from the memory banks.

This one is a similar vintage to yours I believe. I bought it in Oroville, WA in '84 I believe it was, along with the Bianchi holster. Since it's mine, it's been much modified since then.



Shooting 158gr SWC wheel weight bullets I was able to hit stuff fairly far away range plinking with it, but again we're not trusted with carrying them up here so it's an academic discussion for me.

Thanks again and stay well.

Dwayne

If I was expecting trouble and had to carry only a pistol, I'd carry a Judge, Public Defender or Governor loaded with self-defense rounds. Otherwise for everyday carry a S&W Air weight.

F u c k it. After reading the first three pages of the thread I'm convinced that only the Raging Judge in 454 will do.

BC30cal, are you permitted to carry a handgun while hunting, fishing, hiking, backpacking, or camping? In Florida, you don't even need a license to do that.

I must have read too much Elmer Keith, but my choice would be either a 5 shot 44 Special or one of the 44 Mag mountain guns loaded with Specials. Recovery time would be much quicker in case more than one shot is needed. Before the panic, Georgia Arms made some 200gr Speer Gold Dot loads @825fps from 2 1/2" barrel & WW has 200gr Silvertips @725fps.

Dont forget that 357s without hearing protection are on the edge of madness. WHAT DID HE SAY?

+1 44 special. Mine is Taurus 445 TI in 44 special, 225swcgc hard cast at ~850 fps. Handy revolver, I like the ribber grips too. The ported 2" bbl don't make sense though.

Hawkeye;
Good afternoon again.

No we're not permitted to use handguns anywhere other than at an approved range. They're required to be unloaded, trigger or cable locked and in a locked container when transported to and from the range.

There are or better said were a few wilderness guides who applied for and received carry permits when guiding, but they were hit and miss to obtain at best.

It's yet another vexing issue stemming from having rules made by people who have no concept of what it's like in the wilderness or even in rural areas for that matter. Worse still, they've no inclination to learn.

Anyways, that's what we deal with up here and no, it's not palatable or equitable.

All the best regardless.

Dwayne

Partial to K frames for carry in 2.5 or 3 inch

I usually carry my Commander in 45 acp. Sometimes I carry my Cimarron SA birdshead 45 Colt with 3" barrel in an owb concealment holster

I always cock the hammer when I draw, it's a habit. The first shot counts the most.

Lcrx 3”

The 38 is quite light. It’d be uber if they did a 3” 327 mag with a 7 round cylinder.

My Colt Python or whatever Sagebrush Mckay suggests.

I noted several references including from the original poster regarding “real” sights and what seems a dismissive attitude towards fixed sights.

A good fixed sight revolver is very smooth and Very functional as a defensive weapon. Very good work can be done with fixed sights in this role and are not really lacking on the target range when paired with a load that shoots to those sights.
Adjustable sights are more fragile (some) and more prone to sharp edges and snagging.

Try them before you dismiss them. I have won more than one shoot off using a fixed sight Smith even when going against full on competition pistols.
Les

I've owned at least two original Colt Lightnings. They are indeed very prone to breakage. The new ones are based on completely different guns. The Thunderer is a Colt SAA clone with a birdshead grip whereas the old Thunderer was simply the old Lightening in 41 Colt instead of 38 Colt, a much smaller gun and double action as opposed to single action, as you cite. The new Lightening type guns are "Scout" size SAA's like a Colt Frontier Scout .22 and much smaller than the SAA based new Thunderer. They are still just single actions and not a double action mechanism, but are much more petite than a full SAA. Evidently Uberti thought they were robust enough for 38 Spec.'s but I doubt they should be shot with anything approaching a +P load in that caliber. I was thinking that at one time, they were available in 32 H&R Mag. also and of course, they're available in 22 RF.

Another vote for a K frame. This is a 4" 66 in a Milt Sparks crossdraw.

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Another vote for a 4" smith. My wife's 686 is smooth.