please recommend a revolver for CCW

General » General Discussion

Site Notices

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - please recommend a revolver for CCW (Page 1 of 2)

Posted: 1/9/2005 5:17:08 PM EDT

I am thinking .38/.357 capable, compact, fair price, stainless or airweight, etc.
What does arfcom recommend?

Posted: 1/9/2005 5:18:42 PM EDT

[#1]

Smith and Wesson 642 Centennial Airweight stainless concealed hammer 38 special 5-shot. Carries perfect in a pocket.

Posted: 1/9/2005 5:20:06 PM EDT

[#2]

S&W .357 snubbie 5 shot

Posted: 1/9/2005 5:20:29 PM EDT

[#3]

Either the S&W 640 or 642, or the Ruger SP101. All make fine carry pieces.

Posted: 1/9/2005 5:21:13 PM EDT

[#4]

Taurus Ti

Posted: 1/9/2005 5:22:28 PM EDT

[#5]

The new titanium metal pistols are just so light it's amazing. I have a .38 5 shot Taurus that I'm not often without and the +P ammo weighs almost as much as the revolver firing it. With a 2" barrel and crude sights you're not going to be picking off sentries at 100 yards with it but inside of 20-30 it's wicked deadly. I recommend having a look at the Taurus line as well as the Smith and Wesson one.

Posted: 1/9/2005 5:22:57 PM EDT

[#6]

I have a 649 in .357 (stainless with the bodyguard style hammer) and am happy with it. I don't think I would want a lighter one if I was going to use Magnum loads.

Posted: 1/9/2005 5:23:50 PM EDT

[#7]

Don't go with .38 Special, go with .357 Magnum. It's the best of both worlds.

Posted: 1/9/2005 5:25:21 PM EDT

[#8]

Ruger SP101 bobbed hammer, .357.

Posted: 1/9/2005 5:26:27 PM EDT

[#9]

I'm pleased with my TAurus 850 CIA

It's more more like to leave the house w/ me than any other pistol (although I'd like a kel-tec)

Posted: 1/9/2005 5:28:16 PM EDT

[#10]

what about enclosed hammer? i do not want it to snag...

Posted: 1/9/2005 5:31:12 PM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
what about enclosed hammer? i do not want it to snag...

The 642 Smith has an enclosed hammer.

Posted: 1/9/2005 5:31:13 PM EDT

[#12]

S&W 342 Airlight PD.

Posted: 1/9/2005 5:33:14 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
Don't go with .38 Special, go with .357 Magnum. It's the best of both worlds.

Have you fired .357 in the lightest revolvers? (S&W 340PD = 12 ounces). .38 Special +P hurts enough. I don't think you're going to get much more velocity from a little 2" from .357 vs. .38 +P anyway.

Posted: 1/9/2005 5:34:58 PM EDT

[#14]

Ruger SP101. All of those lightweight handguns HURT when fired.

Posted: 1/9/2005 5:36:01 PM EDT

[#15]

another vote for the S & W 642.

Posted: 1/9/2005 5:36:10 PM EDT

[#16]

S&W model 66, 2-1/2"

Posted: 1/9/2005 5:36:20 PM EDT

[#17]

Taurus Lightweight with the clipped hammer. Great pocket gun with a great grip. Good value.

Posted: 1/9/2005 5:41:50 PM EDT

[#18]

S&W .500 Magnum

Posted: 1/9/2005 5:44:11 PM EDT

[#19]

S&W 442

Posted: 1/9/2005 5:44:47 PM EDT

[#20]

Ruger SP101.

Posted: 1/9/2005 5:45:09 PM EDT

[#21]

SP101.

A light revolver is a backwards idea IMO.

Posted: 1/9/2005 5:47:46 PM EDT

[#22]

any S&W. Forget about Taurus and Ruger. Taurus is a crap shoot for quality. Rugers are built nice but too heavy. This is what a CCW is; its lightweight and only meant to be fired when necessary, anyone who thinks otherwise hasn't carried often enough.

Posted: 1/9/2005 5:48:08 PM EDT

[#23]

I'm not sure how "concealed" you want / need. I have a 60-3, which is the 3" heavy barrelled version of the j-frame. It carries and shoots very nice, but isn't a pocket pistol.

This gun is a lot easier to shoot magnum loads with than the Ti guns. Also easier to hit with, because of the excellent sights and longer barrel. It basically looks and handles like a mini-686.

Posted: 1/9/2005 5:52:49 PM EDT

[#24]

small and light weight with a small price tag

Posted: 1/9/2005 5:54:12 PM EDT

[#25]

Okay, here are some pictoral suggestions for CCW:

Of course, some of these depend on your pants having a certain amount of room in them. Especially if you go the ARFCOM route and get all of them.

Posted: 1/9/2005 6:25:01 PM EDT

[#26]

the new s&w 500 4 inch bbl

Nothinghas impressed me more in stopping power, Hydrashocks must be INSANE stopping power!

Posted: 1/9/2005 6:26:45 PM EDT

[#27]

I'll second the Mateba, of course he'd have to wear a trench coat to chase down the clones ala Bladerunner.

Posted: 1/9/2005 6:51:57 PM EDT

[#28]

Quoted:
I'll second the Mateba, of course he'd have to wear a trench coat to chase down the clones ala Bladerunner.

Bleah. No. He needs this:

And he can get a .45 Long Colt/.454 Casull six-shot revolver in Mateba style like this:

And be as bad-ass as the best gunfighter in the world:

The bounty on his head is enough to bankrupt most 1st world nations!

Posted: 1/9/2005 6:56:25 PM EDT

[#29]

Another vote for the S&W 442 or 642.

Posted: 1/9/2005 6:57:13 PM EDT

[#30]

45-70

Posted: 1/9/2005 6:58:23 PM EDT

[#31]

Quoted:
Quoted:
I'll second the Mateba, of course he'd have to wear a trench coat to chase down the clones ala Bladerunner.

Bleah. No. He needs this:

img42.exs.cx/img42/6906/37wua.jpg

And he can get a .45 Long Colt/.454 Casull six-shot revolver in Mateba style like this:

img42.exs.cx/img42/4930/V23.jpg

And be as bad-ass as the best gunfighter in the world:

img42.exs.cx/img42/1616/Vash2.jpg

The bounty on his head is enough to bankrupt most 1st world nations!

yes your right, but tell me one thing though.....please tell me thats not an actual shot of your closet.

Posted: 1/10/2005 7:10:06 AM EDT

[#32]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Don't go with .38 Special, go with .357 Magnum. It's the best of both worlds.

Have you fired .357 in the lightest revolvers? (S&W 340PD = 12 ounces). .38 Special +P hurts enough. I don't think you're going to get much more velocity from a little 2" from .357 vs. .38 +P anyway.

+1

I had a 38/357 Taurus snubbie. I shot Magnum rounds out of it once. Recovery time is terrible, hurts like hell. Sold it and use a Glock19/26 now.

Posted: 1/10/2005 9:19:57 AM EDT

[#33]

The best carry gun is the Smith and Wesson model 64 or 65 with a 3" barrel and a round butt. Get one of them and bob the hammer, make it double action only, and put some hideout grips on it and you are ready.

Don't get a Taurus or Rossi. No militaries use them, no police depts use them, no match guns are built off them. There is a reason for that.

The 3" roundbutt K frames carry great and are a lot easier to hit with than the J frames. Don't carry a BUG for your main gun. Get a K frame.

The 2 1/2 inch model 66 is also a good choice.

Posted: 1/10/2005 9:28:01 AM EDT

[#34]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
I'll second the Mateba, of course he'd have to wear a trench coat to chase down the clones ala Bladerunner.

Bleah. No. He needs this:

img42.exs.cx/img42/6906/37wua.jpg

And he can get a .45 Long Colt/.454 Casull six-shot revolver in Mateba style like this:

img42.exs.cx/img42/4930/V23.jpg

And be as bad-ass as the best gunfighter in the world:

img42.exs.cx/img42/1616/Vash2.jpg

The bounty on his head is enough to bankrupt most 1st world nations!

yes your right, but tell me one thing though.....please tell me thats not an actual shot of your closet.

An ebay auction, actually.

Posted: 1/10/2005 9:38:57 AM EDT

[#35]

S&W 649! It has a shrouded hammer that will not hang up in your clothes and can be thumb cocked for a crisp single action trigger pull.

Posted: 1/10/2005 9:43:16 AM EDT

[#36]

Quoted:
Another vote for the S&W 442 or 642.

+1, or the taurus equivalent.

Posted: 1/10/2005 9:47:48 AM EDT

[#37]

On a serious note, I love our Taurus .357 revolver. It's well-made, unlike some complaints about them, and it has the single smoothest, easiest trigger pull on any handgun I've ever fired. It's double-action trigger pull is equivelent to the single-action pull on all three of our automatics, a Taurus P-92, Gryffin 1911A1, and some Ruger .45ACP, I forget the model. I love that gun. The only way it could be better is if it had a hard rubber grip molded to my hands.

Posted: 1/10/2005 9:49:22 AM EDT

[#38]

Ditto on the 642.

tou can get two 642's for what one of the Ti guns will be.fwiw

Posted: 1/10/2005 9:54:35 AM EDT

[#39]

I have carried a S&W 442 80% of the time I was awake for the last 10 years. It would be hard to beat.

Posted: 1/10/2005 9:56:27 AM EDT

[#40]

yeah, my taurus 850 CIA has an outstanding trigger pull. the break is prefectly crisp, which is a really good thing on a pistol w/o a hammer

Posted: 1/10/2005 2:20:43 PM EDT

[#41]

A plain old 5-shot S&W .38 Special is still a fine CCW firearm (esp. if loaded with 158 grain +P HP’s).

New ones are pricey, but finding a used one should be easy (assuming you’re not too fussy about the exact model you get).

If you want something larger or more powerful, I’d suggest you go with a semi.

Posted: 1/10/2005 2:40:34 PM EDT

[#42]

S&W makes a couple of revolvers called the "Mountain Lites" that seem to be nice CCWs. They come as 7 shot .357mag or 5 shot .44special. They have 3 inch barrels, and kinda short grips which are primo IMHO. They are made with some scandium, titanium, whatever stuff, so they're very light. As far as I'm concerned, the recoil with both isnt bad at all. They're a bit pricey, the ones I've seen in my neck of the woods have been around $600.

Posted: 1/10/2005 2:46:59 PM EDT

[#43]

Quoted:
S&W makes a couple of revolvers called the "Mountain Lites" that seem to be nice CCWs. They come as 7 shot .357mag or 5 shot .44special. They have 3 inch barrels, and kinda short grips which are primo IMHO. They are made with some scandium, titanium, whatever stuff, so they're very light. As far as I'm concerned, the recoil with both isnt bad at all. They're a bit pricey, the ones I've seen in my neck of the woods have been around $600.

Why are they big enough to hold 7 rounds of .357 Magnum in the cylinder but not big enough for more than 5 .44 rounds?

Posted: 1/10/2005 6:52:46 PM EDT

[#44]

S&W .357 Airlite

Posted: 1/10/2005 7:02:29 PM EDT

[#45]

S&W 642

Posted: 1/10/2005 7:30:21 PM EDT

[#46]

Pfeifer-Zeliska .600 Nitro Express

Posted: 1/10/2005 7:40:08 PM EDT

[#47]

Taurus 905, going on a year with mine, carry it most times instead of anything else I own. Stainless 2in and DAO 9mm.

Posted: 1/10/2005 7:44:41 PM EDT

[#48]

905I-SS1
I was just looking at the Taurus website. I like stainless, but is the "blued" version good enough? Or not really blueing, but a black coating? I really do not want a super-shiny-bling-bling-attention-getting gun

PS: the S&W are way overpriced - and when did the 340PD take a price hike >$800??? WTF? I remember a much smaller number for that gun...