Hypothetical all-around gun

[Piedmont Plinker]

This is purely hypothetical. Go out and buy the gun you mention. Just remeber, it was your idea. Don't blame me for the divorce.
You are going to get a general-purpose revolver. It is to fulfill the role of plinking, defense, etc. And possibly concealed carry. It is to be .38 Special + P or lesser in caliber. Here's the catch- it has to be in production and NIB.
If you already have the gun, post a picture of it.

 

[mashaffer]

Hmm... If we limit it to .38spl or less it can't really be an all around gun since you couldn't legally hunt deer with it sooo... from whats left I would say that a 3" barrel, steel (blued or stainless), exposed hammer J frame would be hard to beat. Bottom feeders do not have enough ammo flexibility for may taste in this application. The J frame puts the cylinder bolt cut outs between chambers so that a steel frame gun can take some decent pressure loads when needed and is small enough for CCW.

Ooops, you said current production so that leaves out S&W. Would have to take a serious look at what Taurus has in that vein. Maybe you would let me choose an SP101 if I promised to only put short cases in it. .

mike

 

[10-Ring]

NIB? I would go w/ a Ruger since their current production wheelguns don't have those silly internal locks

 

[461]

Ruger SP-101, they make a .38Spl only variant and it's good for anything the .38 can do. Ruger also makes a .38 only GP-100 but I can't figure on all that extra mass to get one extra shot.

.38 is a good round and truthfully is plenty for most folks. I figure if I can shoot it out of all my .357's with no discount in accuracy then I have no need for a gun limited to it alone.

 

[Jim PHL]

Can I buy a 3" model 60 if I promise not to shoot magnums in it?
(It fits every other criteria)

 

[Euclidean]

Hmmm that's hard.

I like the Ruger SP101 a lot, but I believe the only currently in production dedicated .38 Special is a 2" barrel, and that's great but to me it's not general purpose. That gun would never ever wear out, however...

Probably a Model 64, 3" maybe 4" pipe. They are currently in production. I'd just ignore the darn lock. Or a Taurus 85 with the 3" barrel.

But to be very honest if it was for everything, I'd want a .357, and it would be the 3" barrel fixed sight GP100.

 

[jamz]

Smith Model 64, but no way would I get one... too little bang for the buck, plus it has the lock.

Maybe a Taurus 82 Service.

Not a lot of choices out there for this thing.... I'm curious why the .38 +p limitation. That removes 90% of your current producion non-snubby revolver choices.

 

[TOADMAN]

S&W Model 10...

 

[Jkwas]

I have such a gun. 3in. Model 10. However, it's no longer in production, So...... I'll go with the 3in. Model 64. Not that pricey for what it is, but it's a good range gun, SD gun, and CCW. Especially with the round butt.

You may say " It can't shoot .357's!" Well, neither do I. I shoot 38+p in my 357 gun anyway, so why pay more?
This is mine.

Just got this BlackWidow holster. Thought I'd add the pics.

 

[paddling_man]

Ruger SP101 in .32 Magnum. Available in 3-1/16" barrel.

Now, about the pesky problem of ammo expense between that and the .38...

 

[redneckdan]

I'd have to go with the smith 64. yes smith designed the lock... but who here can honestly say that in all their lives, they've never had a dumb idea? There has to be some way to remove the lock, I did my springer ILS with a pin punch and a 2lb engineers hammer.