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View Poll Results: Which short wheel gun?

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  • S&W Model 19

    25 43.86%

  • Ruger

    25 43.86%

  • Rossi

    2 3.51%

  • Taurus

    0 0%

  • Other brand

    2 3.51%

  • Stick with what you got, won't get better.

    5 8.77%
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Thread: New wheel gun snubby help/opinions WWYD?

  1. 11-29-2016, 09:40 AM #41
    ironhead7544
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    I dont find much difference in carry between the 2" and 4". Sounds like it might be weight is the problem. I used to carry a 4" M12-3 S&W with a 4". Very light and concealable in an IWB holster. A 2" version of the M12 might be just the ticket for you. It is a 38 Special but the +P 158 gr SWCHP is fairly powerful. Light use of +P did not hurt my M12.

    Other than that, the short SP101 will work well. I find the shorter barrels throw the shot charges better. The 44 Special Bulldog worked the best with shot loads.
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  2. 12-28-2016, 01:44 PM #42
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    I vote for the S&W 66 with 4" barrel. I used to have a 19 4" and loved it. I think my ex-wife loved it so much she took it with her.
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  3. 12-28-2016, 02:29 PM #43
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    What is/was it about the 4" M19 that made it difficult to carry?
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  4. 12-28-2016, 03:20 PM #44
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    Dunno, Kosh. My "carry" 357 these days is a S&W 686 x 4", a pre-powdered-metal-parts variant from c. 1990. A mite weighty, perhaps--but it darn sure runs real Magnum loadings well. As in my original response on this post, the "best" currently-available choice for a new 357 CCW wheelgun is likely the Ruger SP-101 with whatever barrel length suits your fancy. The J-frame S&W rollers in 357 aren't much fun to shoot, and most of the grip options for them don't mesh with me real well. The SP-101 handles quite well for me, but I went in another direction for discreet CCW a few months ago--Glock 29 in 10mm. 11 shots before lock-back beats 5-and-a-click all hollow. A bit of a handful, but so are many snub 357s. A bit more than a 357, a bit less than a 41, but 11 shots is hard to argue against.

    If the S&W Model 65 x 3" was still in-print, my choice would have differed. Gotta live in the world that "is", not the one you prefer.
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  5. 12-29-2016, 12:00 AM #45
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  6. 01-02-2017, 12:19 AM #46
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    No doubt about it, especially with the long time enjoyment and familiarity with a previous Model 19.

    I would pick up a 2.5" Model 19/66 or better yet, a custom built 3" with an ejector rod long enough to totally eject .357 empties.

    Or a model 15, if you don't care for the sharp crack of the .357s.

    Target sighted K Frame .38s are pretty hard to beat for recreational guns.

    I had my 4" Model 15 out Christmas eve bunny hunting, and it was quite enjoyable popping a couple Jacks with it.

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