Need advice on snub nose revolver for use as concealed handgun

For the price Ruger SP101 357 is a good buy. If you have more money available, get Smith Wesson J Frame body guard series. Get 357, you can alway shoot 38 special out of them, but you get the choice to shoot the magnum rounds if you need.

A concealed hand gun requires a lot of permits, backround checks and the like.
Why not just open carry...it's 100% legal as long as your gun is legal.

My wife carries a S&W 642 with a crimson trace laser. Accurate as all heck.

There is a number of models of the J frame you indicated on the S&W website. Is anyone better than the others or is it just a matter of esthetics?

You should get a Taurus Judge, it shoots 45 long colt and 410 ga shotgun shells. Awesome!!! Or what the other guy said.

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Then i would suggest taking some hand gun one one classes to see what you shoot best. After 30 plus years shooting i still take classes. a chiefs special is all you would need

Rugar LCR is a great gun too. A lot of Police officers use this as a back up gun or for conceal carry.

I recommend the S&W with the shrouded hammer, that is the bodyguard series, I think, and what another poster mentioned.

S&W also make or used to make the Ladysmith, which was a lighter snub nose .38 but I don't think it had a shrouded hammer.

Perfection

Charter Arms Revolver .38 Special +p

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If I didn't live in California, I would buy one of these.

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Thanks, looks good. I have a S&W 640 357 but its too big and heavy for a purse. Will check it out at the gun show.

since a .38 snubby is mostly a GTH (go to hell) firearm (a last resort firearm), you want to make sure you get one that is going to be reliable 100% of the time. and since if you ever do need to use it, you will most likely be within 50ft of your assailant, I would load it a little on the hot side and use lead wad cutter target rounds with the slug inverted so the hollow nose is forward. past 50ft they're about as accurate as throwing rocks but the little fuggers tumble like hell and the gods help whoever gets in front of that round in that magic 50ft. I carried a Colt detectives' special with those loads when I was in Kuwait. only thing I ever shot with it was some melons but they blowed up real good.

Still watching video. I'll check this (chief's special) out too.

Nice! I'll check this out too!

Its not a snub but I just bought my woman a ruger lcp w/ crimson trace.

She loves it... I can also carry it in my khaki shorts without problems.

*Its a small pistol and very hard on my hands but may want to take a look at it."

You can carry 14rds at the same weight as those revolvers. The +p 380 is very nice. I have the Colt Government Pocketlite model, very accurate.

that toy grenade launcher looks funny.

get a sword you fucking coward

but some needs to remove the plastic touy ring because according to a real know how it could get stuck when firing because you can remove it in a simple way.

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I'll laugh when a 3rd world country occupies your country.

Nice too! This is great I'll have a nice list for the gun show!

Don't you mean aluminum baseball bat?

oh yesterday i had this like flatbuilding gun firing a message in the sky but no hope what so ever.

no life out there.

NO! swords are cooler!!!!





...and whats up with that dudes t-shirt? who goes around wearing something like that??

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I myself prefer the LC9

That's a little big for putting in a woman's purse, dontcha' think?

Why not consider something like a Glock G26? The ammo capacity, reliability, ease of maintenance, and corrosion resistance are all far superior to any revolver. They're plenty easy to handle, accurate, and the 9mm caliber is plenty powerful for personal defense.

Also, have you considered belt carry? Most of the instructors out there are recommending that women not purse carry, due to the relative inaccessability of the weapon, and the risk of losing it if the purse is lost or stolen.

Just my two cents' worth, though. Enjoy your search!

It's a Taurus.

LOL!

Says the dis-armed U.K. slave serf.