MCgunner
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So I believe he has "Been to the Circus and seen the Elephant" with a revolver. He traded in his M1911 for a SAA .45 due to a previous incident when he was carrying his M1911 "Cowboy Style" in his waistband and it discharged.
Ouch. I hadn't heard about that, but I do recall his actions in the 1916 incident, gave him some notoriety I believe, helps his rise in rank. IIRC, he was a cavalry officer and the '73 colt was a cavalryman's gun. Horses didn't really play in WW2 and he was a general by then, anyway.
I'm thinkin' the definition of "combat" should be in the OP. Are we talking WAR, or are we talking self defense? No, you can't carry a rifle into the 7-11 most places. I hear it's totally legal to carry a rifle in Texas, but I won't be the first to try it. LOL
Of course, another factor in barrel length in Texas is that we don't have open carry. That do make a huge difference. If you can open carry, you can carry comfortably (if you don't mind the weight) an N frame. Harry Callahan had his preferences.... I doubt I'd do it much, but I do wish that open carry bill had passed.