Technosavant
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OK, I got the green light from my new wife (she is lovely, intelligent, and all around wonderful) for a new pocket gun. I want to keep the cost low; this is for when my 5" 1911 is too large, so I am going for the $300 range. Right now, the ones I am looking at are:
Taurus M85 ultralight .38spl
S&W 637 .38spl
Beretta 3032 Tomcat .32acp
I am leaning very heavily towards the Taurus M85. While I love the size and feel of the Beretta, I have serious reservations about the .32acp round (yeah, better the mouse gun with you than the hand cannon at home, but if the mouse won't get it done, then you are pretty well screwed anyway). Kel-Tecs just don't feel right, and it seems that they can be fairly hit and miss in terms of reliability and quality. A hammerless or shrouded hammer revolver in these sizes would be even better, but I don't want to spend another $60-100 for that feature. It seems that S&W and Taurus are pretty close in quality, with the Smith being a touch shorter front to rear and the Taurus being less expensive by about $50.
So for you snubby guys, have you ever had problems with these things in your pocket (such as front pants pocket in slacks; if I am wearing jeans, I have enough wardrobe freedom to bring my 1911 along)? Printing problems or grip sticking out of the pocket, etc.? I have been doing searches, and wondered if anybody has considered these guns alongside each other, and which way you went.
Thanks.
Taurus M85 ultralight .38spl
S&W 637 .38spl
Beretta 3032 Tomcat .32acp
I am leaning very heavily towards the Taurus M85. While I love the size and feel of the Beretta, I have serious reservations about the .32acp round (yeah, better the mouse gun with you than the hand cannon at home, but if the mouse won't get it done, then you are pretty well screwed anyway). Kel-Tecs just don't feel right, and it seems that they can be fairly hit and miss in terms of reliability and quality. A hammerless or shrouded hammer revolver in these sizes would be even better, but I don't want to spend another $60-100 for that feature. It seems that S&W and Taurus are pretty close in quality, with the Smith being a touch shorter front to rear and the Taurus being less expensive by about $50.
So for you snubby guys, have you ever had problems with these things in your pocket (such as front pants pocket in slacks; if I am wearing jeans, I have enough wardrobe freedom to bring my 1911 along)? Printing problems or grip sticking out of the pocket, etc.? I have been doing searches, and wondered if anybody has considered these guns alongside each other, and which way you went.
Thanks.