Some of you guys are watching WAAAAY too many movies
Selecting your CCW weapon based on which sounds the most like a cool machine pistol from "Underworld" is just going to end in tears. My tears, specifically. From laughing so hard
Again, try as many out as possible and use the one that works best for you. Don't select based on all the lame myths about wheelguns being "outdated" or Glocks melting in the sun.
The least expensive .357 I've seen recently is $16+.
Hmm. Well even up here in the land of VERY expensive ammunition I can get Fiochi for $10 a box and .38's come even cheaper.
Also, worthwhile accessories, like night sights, are readily available for the Glock, not so with the SP101.
Not true at all. I have tritium on my SP and there are several options to choose from. You guys should cruise Midway a bit before issuing pronouncements about $100 trigger jobs and the impossibility of finding night sights for an SP or other wheelguns.
Also, a $10 spring kit does not equal a real trigger job by a real smith.
It's not exactly rocket science. You pop the new springs in and you're good to go. You COULD get an action job to smooth the trigger out further, but the great thing about Rugers is that happens naturally over time anyway, free of charge as they smooth out with wear. And with or without new springs or an action job, the SP's trigger is still a darn sight better than the Glock's, or most any semi this side of a 1911.
Recoil management with full power loads is significantly more difficult with the .357 than with the 9mm. It is significantly harder to find decent leather for an SP101 than for a Glock 26.
Recoil management is not more difficult with the SP. You need to learn to shoot your firearm, whether it's a semi or a revolver. Once you learn how to shoot the SP and select the best stocks for your hands you should not have problems with the recoil. If you do, you can just load with .38+p's like the excelleint LSWCHP's. That's the great thing about wheelguns--they're incredibly versatile.
I also wonder where you get this nonsense about "decent leather" being harder to find for the SP. Galco and all the other major leather holster makers have full lines for the SP. From shoulder rigs both vertical and horizontal to traditional holsters to IWB concealment rigs. So do all the big companies. Where are you getting your information?
I haven't even touched the fact that the auto holds 11 while the revolver holds 5.
True enough. But I'd like to see the semi that can fire a range from .38 Special plinkers to 200 grain hardcast magnums. In matters of firearms there is always a tradeoff. You pay a price for the additional capacity. I'm not saying semis are bad, just that the bizarre efforts of certain individuals in this thread to rule out wheelguns are misplaced and based on ignorance.