gregp74
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Last fall one of the guns I sold to fund another purchase was a nice Ruger SP101 in 22lr. I figured I had plenty of autoloaders and didn't need it. I regretted it pretty quickly. There's something to be said for the simplicity of being able to just drop some rounds in and shoot. No need for magazines or worrying about if they'll cycle right or anything.
It was bothering me so last week I picked up an S&W 63 (and somehow a 70+ year old 38 ended up coming home with me as well.)
It's had me thinking about revolvers a lot this last week and I'm kind of liking the idea of a (modern) 38 or 357. I probably won't shoot it much and when I do it'll be mostly 38s, but as I learned in the last ammo shortage it's nice to have more than one caliber available. And the simplicity. Just the gun, no mags or anything. So I'm looking for a gun, and I could use some suggestions.
I have fairly small hands so I don't want giant grips and not too much trigger reach. As much as I like my little J frame 22, I think something bigger with a bit more mass is more appropriate for a 38/357. Probably a medium size steel frame. I don't want the recoil to beat me up too bad when I shoot it but I also don't want it ridiculously big. Probably a 3-4" barrel.
I saw a used S&W Model 60 pro series on my favorite shop's website yesterday and went to look at it. I was all excited about what it would cost me with their current sale. Turns out that one was already sold, and I looked at a new one and it wasn't what I wanted. At 22oz it was too lightweight. I'm thinking I want something at least 30-32oz, similar to my Beretta.
I'll sit back now and wait for the 10000000 questions and suggestions!
It was bothering me so last week I picked up an S&W 63 (and somehow a 70+ year old 38 ended up coming home with me as well.)
It's had me thinking about revolvers a lot this last week and I'm kind of liking the idea of a (modern) 38 or 357. I probably won't shoot it much and when I do it'll be mostly 38s, but as I learned in the last ammo shortage it's nice to have more than one caliber available. And the simplicity. Just the gun, no mags or anything. So I'm looking for a gun, and I could use some suggestions.
I have fairly small hands so I don't want giant grips and not too much trigger reach. As much as I like my little J frame 22, I think something bigger with a bit more mass is more appropriate for a 38/357. Probably a medium size steel frame. I don't want the recoil to beat me up too bad when I shoot it but I also don't want it ridiculously big. Probably a 3-4" barrel.
I saw a used S&W Model 60 pro series on my favorite shop's website yesterday and went to look at it. I was all excited about what it would cost me with their current sale. Turns out that one was already sold, and I looked at a new one and it wasn't what I wanted. At 22oz it was too lightweight. I'm thinking I want something at least 30-32oz, similar to my Beretta.
I'll sit back now and wait for the 10000000 questions and suggestions!