Buy once cry once!

I'm not going to cheap out on a firearm I plan on carrying. It has to be lightweight, effective and work every time the trigger is pulled! Big dot night sight is a plus! Carried this all day today...this is the lightest firearm I have carried...even forgot I had it on.

Old school... S&W model 60 snub in 38.

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S&W mod 442/642

Buy once, cry once !!!!!

My Motto..........so true !!!

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Not sure how great one would conceal but I've got my eye on the Ruger SP101 2.5 or 3 inch with either exposed hammer or no hammer. 38/38+p/357.

Probably about a minimum order with most smiths, can't even guess. I have owned, and still own, as well as handled a few other S&Ws with trigger jobs that I didn't think were any smoother than the LCR.

All I will say is that I trade and flip flop all the time just as a hobby with only a few here and there that get labeled as keepers, and the LCR is one.

If I were buying any revolver for carry purposes I would look at earlier models for two reasons, no safety locks and in general the actions are smoother. S&W 36,37,38,60. Ruger LCR is good value and dependable. Don't overlook the Colt Detective. Another that you should look at is the early Charter Arms, calibers were 22, 32, 38, & 44 special.

Some people poke fun at the Charter Arms, but David Berkowitz made the 44 special Bulldog a legend. He was carrying it concealed in NYC, had the entire city in a panic and no one ever saw him carrying the gun.

Has to be sw or ruger

I'm leaning towards the sw now

I've got a S&W Performance Center 637-2 with the enhanced action that I really like. The single action trigger is better than 90% of the off the shelf deer rifles. And the double action is really smooth too.

either a 340 or 360 Smith&Wesson is the way to go. They are expensive but they are so lightweight you'll forget that you're carrying a gun.

I have carried a S&W model 60 with a 3 inch barrel for years. The 5 shot cylinder is not very wide. mine is a 357 but i normally keep 38sp in it.

If that policy changes let me know. Your welcome to borrow mine for a trial run. I have the S & W airweight/J frame in .22WMR. 7 round capacity and at just over 10 ounces you forget your actually carrying.

High viz front sight. DAO. Trigger is crisp and comfortable.

If I could that would would be an ideal carry weapon with some 22 mag vmax. Prices start out decent in these little guns but climb rapidly for the package I would want. Better sights and smooth trigger is a must

I was in Bullet Trap when the first S&W 500 was sold and the new buyer wanted an IWB holster for it. I thought my Colt Trooper MKIII was to big to carry IWB.

Does everyone agree that the .38 is an effective stopping round?

I've never shot a bad guy with it but it drops pigs good with one shot using Hydra-Shoks. Now wad cutters and standard hollow points I've had mixed results.

I carry a Taurus M856 (6-shot model 85) in .38spl. I have replaced the stiffer factory springs with the wolf spring kit and it is pretty darn smooth now. I want to semi-bob the hammer to make it less apt to catch on things, but I don't want to totally lose the option of firing it in single action because that gun is pretty dang accurate! My wife has the S&W 637 airweight and I wish she had picked the 642. The hammer is snaggy on the 637 and I want to bob it every time I take it out of the IWB holster...

The .38spl is a great round for defense.

You might look at S&W M15 if you are large enough. At one time LAPD issued them to their detectives & undercover agents. They were also issued to USAF officers in Vietnam if memory still serves me.

S & W Round butt snub Model 36 or 60 (5 shot) or Round butt snub Model 10 or 64 (6 shot)...buy good quality ammo...stick a couple speed strips in your pocket and you will be good to go...practice practice practice...

rick

Airweight S&W is hard to beat for a CC wheel gun

Another vote for the Ruger LCR because of the trigger! I have two 357's, but my wife's loaded with .38. My daughter's LCR in .22 is nice too.

Again, I'm an S&W fan. But, the trigger on the LCR series made the decision for us. Not even close.

The only thing I am not fond of about the LCR is the polymer... But you're absolutely right about the factory trigger... it takes some $$$ and time at the gunsmith to get a S&W or a Taurus snub that smooth.

Ruger single seven 327 mag

I have played with a few now and so far the sw performance has the best trigger and I honestly didn't like the lcr trigger