I know I could Deer Hunt with it with effective results.... Truth be told, I love 4" guns in caliber .38/.357. Ruger, Smith or Colt, I like em all.
For the last year the OP has told me so many times in emails how his life would be complete if he could just get a 4" barreled model 10. It puzzles me about his starting an endless string of threads asking about other guns. I agree with him a model 10 would suit his needs.Now he has enough money to buy one and of course he is off on another tangent for a gun he can't afford. It never ends.
I’v no inclination whatsoever to compete, and probably shouldn’t honestly, due to health issues of the ocular nature.No such thing. You can get a really good revolver but it won’t be ideal for everything, merely pretty good for some things and acceptable in a pinch for others. Any real competition or match is probably to require adjustable sights or some other specifics. The gun that’s comfortable to shoot accurately at the range will probably be less than great for concealed carry due to size and weight, etc. And fixed sights are better for concealed carry.
Caliber is whatever. Some people like them big and slow eg 44, some people like them smaller and fast eg 357.
If I had to pick one revolver for absolutely everything it would be a Smith & Wesson model 15 (.38, adjustable sights, k frame) with a snubnose barrel. I don’t know that such a beast was ever made by the factory but there’s a good chance. If not it would be easy enough to have a gunsmith make one up but not cheap nowadays.
But barring that I’d pick a .38spl Ruger LCR for concealed carry, a Smith & Wesson model 10 for everything else, and forget about competition unless I wanted to spend a couple grand on a fancy tuned gun.
Wouldn’t have helped. Not buying a KimberApologies. Had I posted this early, in the second or third comment, we wouldn’t have needed 8 pages. Shown with 25yard results.
No such thing. You can get a really good revolver but it won’t be ideal for everything, merely pretty good for some things and acceptable in a pinch for others. Any real competition or match is probably to require adjustable sights or some other specifics. The gun that’s comfortable to shoot accurately at the range will probably be less than great for concealed carry due to size and weight, etc. And fixed sights are better for concealed carry.
Caliber is whatever. Some people like them big and slow eg 44, some people like them smaller and fast eg 357.
If I had to pick one revolver for absolutely everything it would be a Smith & Wesson model 15 (.38, adjustable sights, k frame) with a snubnose barrel. I don’t know that such a beast was ever made by the factory but there’s a good chance. If not it would be easy enough to have a gunsmith make one up but not cheap nowadays.
But barring that I’d pick a .38spl Ruger LCR for concealed carry, a Smith & Wesson model 10 for everything else, and forget about competition unless I wanted to spend a couple grand on a fancy tuned gun.
For the last year the OP has told me so many times in emails how his life would be complete if he could just get a 4" barreled model 10. It puzzles me about his starting an endless string of threads asking about other guns. I agree with him a model 10 would suit his needs.Now he has enough money to buy one and of course he is off on another tangent for a gun he can't afford. It never ends.
A couple of thoughts... A trophy wife would likely be more trouble thans she's worth. S&W made 6 million Model 10 variants over 122 years. If you can't find one that suits you, you're not looking very hard. If you want a 357 capable gun, I wouldn't choose an SP101. Hot 357 magnums out of my SP 2.25" are brutal. IMO. My scuffed up DOC Model 10 trade ins and my LE trade in Model 64-8(with the dredded lock & two piece barrel) are great shooters. They are fine HD, range guns, handle 38+P easily and at 34oz. carry well in the right holster.1. My life would be complete if I could find a gorgeous trophy wife who also happens to be God-fearing and deeply devout, marry her, raise a family, and fix my eyesight... but we know (at least the last part, and probably most of it) ain’t gonna happen short of a divine miracle.
2. If I could find a Mdl 10 that didn’t look like it has been drug through a gravel pit for twenty years, and that the seller realized it really wasn’t gold plated and didn’t belong to Ronald Reagan; I’d buy it in a heartbeat. A Mdl 10 of any variation.
3. It might not’ve been you... I don’t think it was... anyways, one of my closest friends has been whispering in my ear for a year that if I’m gonna get a wheelgun, it should be .357 Magnum for supply commodities sake.
3. It might not’ve been you... I don’t think it was... anyways, one of my closest friends has been whispering in my ear for a year that if I’m gonna get a wheelgun, it should be .357 Magnum for supply commodities sake.
I always thought they were about the same velocity, one just bigger and with a heavier bullet......but once I got into 44mag handloading about 3 years ago (been loading 357 since the beginning) I quickly learned that the 44 Magnum is also faster than 357, with more than double the energies. Just saying.Caliber is whatever. Some people like them big and slow eg 44, some people like them smaller and fast eg 357.
I always thought they were about the same velocity, one just bigger and with a heavier bullet......but once I got into 44mag handloading about 3 years ago (been loading 357 since the beginning) I quickly learned that the 44 Magnum is also faster than 357, with more than double the energies. Just saying.
This is common thinking. However in my experience when one cartridge disappears in a panic, they both do. And .357 is invariably more expensive. Therefore you should choose the cartridge that you like. Shooting .38 in a .357 works fine, however it does have some drawbacks in the form of the carbon ring that can make subsequent chambering of 357 difficult. For this reason I’d only advise the additional heft of a .357 gun if you actually like and plan to shoot primarily .357 out of it. Stick with your plan of getting a model 10, get comfortable with it, learn its tricks, likes and dislikes… and down the road you may decide to try a .357 revolver. Cross that bridge when you come to it.
Mcb- "I have shot well over 1200 rds of 38 Short Colt in my 627"
I have a bunch of these 38 short colt, and they don't fit in the cylinder of .38 SPL They make it 90% and then stop, cylinder won't close. These are old factory loads, I have no idea why they are not the proper size.
Apologies. Had I posted this early, in the second or third comment, we wouldn’t have needed 8 pages. Shown with 25yard results.
Just my opinion,So please take no offense ,I must say….If “Beauty is in Eye of the Beholder “ I feel I must shut my Eye’s.
I understand function before Looks….. Tho That’s on par with a Chiappa Rino.
To each his own