I am like @RETG retired so normally I carry on my travels my 686 with 3" barrel. We have land out in West Texas so when we camp out I make it a point to take my 686 with 6" barrel or the python. I go fishing frequently on weekends down the Texas coast and when I go there I usually carry my Kel-Tec PMR 30 with 25 rounds and 2 extra magazines. Seventy-five rounds of 22 magnum is a lot of fire power . The Kel-Tec weighs less than 19 ounces loaded so carrying inside the waist in my shorts when I am surf fishing does not effect my casting.