Which snubby?

Which snubby?

  • Charter Arms Undercover

    Votes: 10 6.5%

  • Charter Arms Mag Pug

    Votes: 1 0.7%

  • Taurus 856

    Votes: 11 7.2%

  • Taurus 605

    Votes: 12 7.8%

  • Smith and Wesson 637/437

    Votes: 45 29.4%

  • Ruger LCRX

    Votes: 40 26.1%

  • Charter Arms Bulldog

    Votes: 34 22.2%
  • Total voters
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if you already have a light weight "J" Frame sized .38spl I vote for the close in size C.A. .44spl.
 
lee n. field said:
My thoughts on your choices.

"$500 or less" and ".357" means Charter Arms or Taurus. Charters have a tendency to (in my experience) eat transfer bars. So, your option is Taurus.

If you can swing the extra money, get one of the Smiths. "Two is one, one is none."

Any of the j-frames (or equivalents, the T605 and the Charter Undercover and Mag Pug) will be easy to find stuff for. Everyone makes holsters, there are a bunch of options for speed loaders, that kind of thing. Not so much for the others.

The Taurus 605 is a j-frame clone. The 856 is going to be different enough to need a different holster. (If they were to ever make that in .357, especially the 3" version, it would be extraordinarilly popular.)

The Bulldog is fun. "Boomier" than a .38 snub. I just wish it were more rugged. And that Safariland made a speed loader for it.
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Charter Bulldog frames , Taurus 856 & SP101 are pretty much the same size .. weight difference.. but very close frame size .. I have used SP101 , Colt D holsters for my Bulldog dog frame revolvers
 
I have the LCR in 38 and love it. Many people get the 357 but the 38 is lighter and you can’t even tell you have it. Recoil isn’t bad. If you want to spend a couple of hundred extra dollars get the Kimber K6. It hold 6 rounds and has an excellent trigger. It would be my choice if fun and range were to be included, and LCR if just for carry.
 
jeepnik said:
Why not get something different. CA Southpaw.
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I have thought about trying one. I don't know if I could get used to it. My concern would be that it's a defensive gun and after years of shooting right handed revolvers they are second nature. I should look for one just to see if it would be something that I would like. Thanks for the suggestion.
 
Has a 340PD that I have carried often, shot enough to be competent with for the better part of 20 years. Excellent pocket gun, or gym shorts clip on holster. Gun itself weighs the same as the 5 rounds of low recoil 357 magnum ammo. She is a beast, but the fire power is very good. Make sure you get a snub that you will actually carry. Won’t do much good sitting in the safe.
 
I wish I had bought one of the Taurus .41 Mag. revolvers at dealer cost when our shop had boxes of them. I was stupid to let that slip away. With moderate loads it would have been a perfect carry gun. I also should have bought a lever gun in .41 when they were around.
 
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