I'm thinking I'd like to get a 20-25oz .357 snubbie.
I already own a 3" S&W 60 and a 360SC and 340SC (they're tolerable with .38spl ... call me a pansie, but .357 is just too harsh ... I'll keep 'em anyhow).
I'm thinking the SP101 fits the bill nicely @ 25oz. The S&W 60 (2") is supposedly 22.5oz, but, nearly $200 more. If someone can make a strong case for a Taurus, I'd be interesting in hearing it ... I like the idea of that 20oz 7-shot Ti .357 snubbie ... held the steel one in a shop recently and it didn't seem much larger ... but, at current, I'm still leaning towards a 5-shot for the smaller size.
Right now my only concern is the SP101's trigger. For some reason I'm recalling that someone might have said something about not being able to get an SP101's trigger worked over. I'm not expecting a trigger like a S&W 627, but, if it's real bad, I'd like to be able to do something about it. Did I just imagine that?
Otherwise, if someone can explain, other than just the "high quality of S&W" why the 60 or a Taurus might be significantly better than an SP101, speak now, or forever hold your tongue. I'm going to look at the Tauri again now to see if they've got a 5-shot closer to 20oz. If they've got one, I'd prefer that so long as no one can give a good reason why that'd be a bad idea (besides the fact that most of us would "simply prefer a S&W or Ruger").
Thanks for the help.
I already own a 3" S&W 60 and a 360SC and 340SC (they're tolerable with .38spl ... call me a pansie, but .357 is just too harsh ... I'll keep 'em anyhow).
I'm thinking the SP101 fits the bill nicely @ 25oz. The S&W 60 (2") is supposedly 22.5oz, but, nearly $200 more. If someone can make a strong case for a Taurus, I'd be interesting in hearing it ... I like the idea of that 20oz 7-shot Ti .357 snubbie ... held the steel one in a shop recently and it didn't seem much larger ... but, at current, I'm still leaning towards a 5-shot for the smaller size.
Right now my only concern is the SP101's trigger. For some reason I'm recalling that someone might have said something about not being able to get an SP101's trigger worked over. I'm not expecting a trigger like a S&W 627, but, if it's real bad, I'd like to be able to do something about it. Did I just imagine that?
Otherwise, if someone can explain, other than just the "high quality of S&W" why the 60 or a Taurus might be significantly better than an SP101, speak now, or forever hold your tongue. I'm going to look at the Tauri again now to see if they've got a 5-shot closer to 20oz. If they've got one, I'd prefer that so long as no one can give a good reason why that'd be a bad idea (besides the fact that most of us would "simply prefer a S&W or Ruger").
Thanks for the help.