I have always been a bit intrigued buy wheel guns but have always had other desires that stepped their way in front of purchasing one. Now it looks like my other wants have basically been met and it is time for a revolver. I was originally looking at a .357mag but I think I am changing that idea. I mainly want this firearm to shoot bowling pins at the local range. They have matches specifically for this and I think it would be a ton of fun. Everyone uses .38 special for competition though. When I first started looking for one my idea was to get a .357 that could double as a night stand pistol. That and the "cool" factor of the name .357 MAG is all that I really had planned on using the hotter loads for.
Right now money isn't overly abundant and there seems to be a pretty decent price gap between .38 special revolvers and those in .357. It looks like I could either get a S&W in .38 or a Taurus in .357. Everyone I have ever talked to with a S&W says to get a S&W and skip anything else. A big part of me thinks that sounds about right. All I really am looking for is something with at least a 4" barrel if not 6", a decent trigger, and adjustable sights. This will cover my range shooting. I figured if I still wanted to leave this firearm in the night stand I could put +p rounds in it and still be pretty darn good to go.
Any thoughts on what you would do? I am certainly open to used firearms and browse the local shops weekly looking for the right one to pop up at a decent price. I would rather avoid FFL and shipping seeing how with the price range I am at being what it is they would take up a good 10-20% of the budget which seems a bit much.
Right now money isn't overly abundant and there seems to be a pretty decent price gap between .38 special revolvers and those in .357. It looks like I could either get a S&W in .38 or a Taurus in .357. Everyone I have ever talked to with a S&W says to get a S&W and skip anything else. A big part of me thinks that sounds about right. All I really am looking for is something with at least a 4" barrel if not 6", a decent trigger, and adjustable sights. This will cover my range shooting. I figured if I still wanted to leave this firearm in the night stand I could put +p rounds in it and still be pretty darn good to go.
Any thoughts on what you would do? I am certainly open to used firearms and browse the local shops weekly looking for the right one to pop up at a decent price. I would rather avoid FFL and shipping seeing how with the price range I am at being what it is they would take up a good 10-20% of the budget which seems a bit much.