Months back I bought my wife a smith & wesson hammerless Airweight in .38 spcl.

I usually carry a S&W 9mm shield semi-auto that holds 7 rounds.

The more I play with the airweight the more I like that as a CC weapon that the semi-auto.


Does anyone carry a revolver for their carry piece?


I'm looking a the smaller smiths in .357 but also noticed Taurus has a pretty nice 2" barreled 6 shot revolver in .327 Federal.

Any input on the Taurus Revolvers?

The Taurus revolvers aren’t bad at all and being half price of a smith makes it a good carry choice. I’d say it’s at minimum in terms of what one should trust in terms of a carry gun.

I have a scandium smith j frame that’s a 8 shot cylinder in 22mag that’s a hoot, and nothing to sneeze at but the deal here is rimfire ammo degradation is quick when carried in a hot moist pocket. So as long as you swap your ammo out every 3 months you should be gtg.

I had some j framed 357 mags and they are almost impossible to shoot well after the first shot without a glove and or some serious practice at a distance past 7 to 10 yards.

I can shoot her .38 pretty good at CC distance but I want something a little stouter than the .38. The .327 looks interesting

I occasionally carry an sp101 or an older j frame 38. The sp101 is a bit heavy for it's size, but that's a good thing with the extra recoil of the 357. It's actually very comfortable and hits hard. Your ears will hate you though. I shot a friend's airweight 357, and it was brutal. I only fired 2 shots, and that's all I wanted.

Man I have killed Whitetail with a 38, I would think on a power scale a healthy hand loaded 38 will smoke a 327 federal.
It is nice having 6 shots over 5..

The .327 is quite a bit stouter than a .38 even with +P loads.

Don’t how the recoil is though with it being a high pressure round. Can shoot 3 different calibers in it

This one has traveled many thousands of miles in my front pocket.

I've carried a wheelgun a good bit of the time over the years but I'll confess before witnesses that I don't waste a moment's thought to the "concealed" aspect...not in this open carry state. I OFTEN carry a full-sized 1911 and four extra 8 round mags on my person under an open, untucked shirt and have never had anyone squeak about anything "printing".

No, my carry revolvers aren't tiny...but they provide a decent level of both power and controllability: the S&W 19/66 2.5" bunch. On a slightly smaller frame, I had Hamilton Bowen put together one of his "Perfected SP-101s" (back when he was doing them...

Of course, I'll carry my 4" 25-5 when I'm in the mood so my judgement might not always be relied upon...

I have a Taurus Tracker in 357 and I bought my wife a Taurus 2” 38. I’ve carried the 38 several times but prefer my semi auto with 15+1 9mm. I’ve had zero problems with either revolver.

Smith 638 is where it’s at

S&W M&P340 .357Mag NIL

Curious. What was done to "perfect" the sp101?

Bill Ruger (bless his soul) built firearms that could be described in many ways...but "dainty" was a seldom used adjective. His revolvers (especially the DA stuff), while built like tanks, tended to be a bit "clanky" in my opinion when compared to '70s era Smiths and the original Pythons (the Crown Jewel of DA actions).

Bowen tuned the SPs so that he was able to mitigate a LOT of the clankiness from the DA stroke and gave it a light, crisp SA break. On top of that, he designed a Ruger-tough fixed rear sight that he milled into the rear of the frame and paired it with a tall, bold front sight which gave the older SP shooter sights that he could actually SEE!

"Perfection" is in the eye of the beholder, I reckon. While VASTLY improved from the out-of-the-box version, the Perfected SP-101 is still a Ruger at heart...warts and all!