Looking to buy a small but powerful revolver for self-defense. I have a budget of 500-600usd. I’m a total noob so I don’t know what to look for tbh.
Best revolver for concealed carry?
Looking to buy a small but powerful revolver for self-defense. I have a budget of 500-600usd. I’m a total noob so I don’t know what to look for tbh.
lcr
Yet not one example of those bubbly grips everyone was going apeshit over.
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Same, but not Paris Hilton. Her face is too much like a square and has a moronic look about it. I will go for Britney despite her possession of disturbingly small areolae.
Link on areolae?
c'mon, man. it's britney spears. even the worst google fu practitioners can find that shit
I don't want my mom seeing my search history.
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SP101. IWB will conceal a 3" ez.
357 Magnum in a 28oz gun is not horribly abusive.
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I have two Charter Arms revolvers: the Off-Duty in .38 Special and the Bulldog in .44 Special. Both are solid guns around the $400 mark; I enjoy them a lot. They also make the Pitbull in .45 ACP and it doesn't even need moonclips iirc.
S&W J-frame
> absurdly common
> 38spcl is a highly competent
> lots of aftermarket grip options
> lots of holster options
> small
I'm not a wheel gun owner anymore (standardized calibers) but I did at one point have pic rel. Great little carry gun. Shrouded hammer meant nothing to snag on the draw.
A word about grips. Some people like the rubbery pachmayr grips. I didn't like them. I found them sticky and tended to grab the conceal garment. Went back to the stock wood grips.
Thanks. I think I’ll go with a s&w j-frame for sure. The model 60 does look good, since it has the visible hammer. I’m afraid that the others might randomly fire. Is it kosher to haggle the price when in a local gun store, or will that only make me seem moronic? Like if a gun is 800$, could I try to get it for 700 or 750$ instead?
Haggling only works if it's used. I'd just go on gunbroker and sort by lowest and buy now. The Model 60 and 36 are the same except the finishes are different (Stainless and blued respectively) if that helps. Charter Arms also have visible hammers on some models and are more affordable if you're looking into getting extra accessories (holster, speed strips, speed loaders, Crimson Trace grips, etc.) and ammo. Great customer service too since you'll be buying the gun new, when I imagine it'll be harder for you to give S&W a good reason to fix your used gun.
No double action gun will randomly fire, it's a 10 lb pull.
Probably a no-go, but worth a shot if you are tactful. At least ask for a free/reduced box of ammo or if they will waive the 4473 fee, especially if you offer cash.
Gun stores have little mark up on new guns. They make money on used guns, accessories and ammo. Unless you have a relationship with the local gun store, you won't get a discount on new guns. On used you can ask for 10% off but they may just tell you no.
When you trade in a used gun, rule of thumb for a gun store is to give 50 to 60% of they will resell it for. So if you see a used gun for $500, they probably gave the seller $300 for it. 10% off is 50 bucks, which is a large dollar amount, roughly 25% of their profit. They'll likely tell you no unless its' been sitting in the case and they want to move it. I'd recommend visiting your local gun store regularly, take them treats like beef jerky occasionally, learn their names and try to buy a box of ammo per visit or something. This will accomplish two things. First, you'll get to see the turn in their used case more and are less likely to miss something cool that they're selling and secondly, they'll be more apt to give you that 10% discount.
You should know, I recommended the 5 shot .357mag but need to warn you, those kick like a mule. They're not a nub gun at all. They're harder to shoot accurately and control. However, you can load them with .38spcl (literally the same caliber as .357) and get good with that. It really is better than carrying ammo you can't shoot. I carry a model 60 regularly, have been shooting for 20 years and have owned everything from a .44mag to a pocket .380 and even I struggle to control the recoil on .357mag out of that thing.
>visiting your local gun store regularly, take them treats like beef jerky occasionally, learn their names and try to buy a box of ammo per visit or something
This is solid advice. I regularly visit my local bike shop and shoot the shit, buy tubes and other small items even though I can get them cheaper online and if I need a rush tune up and don't have the time to do it at home before a race I tip with a 6 pack, half quality beer and half good sodas for anyone who doesn't imbibe.
Little stuff like that will pay dividends as far as good service and discounts.
This is true of almost all small or locally owned businesses and even healthcare businesses. Building a friendly relationship with those who can make your life a little easier is almost like a real life cheat code, Even just being polite to people who on a day to day experience buttholes or entitled customers at there job can go a long way to making there day feel a little better and 90% of the time they then genuinely want to make your experience at there establishment pleasant. And as for healthcare, I need to get 2 teeth extracted at an oral surgeon they didn't have an appointment available for over 12 months, however showing some genuine interest in there business and trying to put a smile on there face i got an appointment in 3 weeks. A friend of mine needed physical therapy and he has some serious anxiety problems i called the physical therapist that's downstairs from where he lives and got him 3 1hr appointments a week, when they were not accepting new patients. Also got the place approved by his insurance even though it was out of network. I strongly recommend to everyone to look closely at the psychological implications of your day to day iterations with others and how that can affect all involved you could be pleasantly surprised how much easier life can be. Its like lowering the difficulty of life from hard to normal and sometimes even easy. Granted it does take some practice to make this kind of awareness a habit and even being aware of the implications sometimes you just respond in a emotionally negative way anyway but even if you do that's OK! Just try to regain the awareness and accept that's what happened and analyze what effect that reaction has, good or bad. Sorry kinda got a little too into my explanation.
TLDR :
Being aware of how you interact with others and how that affects how they treat you is a exceptionally useful skill.
5-shot .357mag with 3" barrel.
I prefer the model 60
The kimber K6S is the caddy of snub wheel gats. Trust me. If you don't want to shell the funds then just go with a S&W J frame.
How many miles of wiener have they taken between the two of them and how much Valtrex do they consume annually?
Taurus 692/605
M&P 340
>357 or 38 special
>snub
>no cuck lock
This is now a SP101 thread. Everything else needs to move along.
I'll add that I've owned both the 3" sp101 and 3" model-60. The ONLY reason I pefer the model 60 is because it's easier to clean. It's also a little lighter to carry which is a plus but man, I hate removing the cylinder on the sp101, which you need to do to properly clean it. That said, the sp101's frame is build like a tank and the extra weight helps soak up some recoil. it also has a frame that sits fully inside the grip, meaning you have a rubberized covered backstrap on the factory grip and better aftermarket options for other grips. I did really like the sp101, I just fricking hated having to take it all the way apart to clean. Some of my friends also complained that the bottom of the trigger guard recoiled into their middle finger uncomfortably bruising it after a number of shot. I never had that problem.
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S&W 637, accept no alternatives
ask Sheriff Chitwood, he conceals that revolver while undercover
Who are those two girls? Right side looks like brittney spear circa late 90’s oops did it again video
It's Britney and Paris Hilton
make sure you look at the CZ 75 SP 01 for semi auto concealed
If you are dead set on a small revolver then get the biggest caliper you can afford
You can get a lcr in 357 mag and then load 38 spl once you realize you don't actually wanna shoot 357 mag in it
Ruger SP-101 chambered in .327 Federal Magnum with a three inch barrel; send it to Gemini Customs to have it deburred, hard edges rounded with their "melt-down" treatment, the barrel ported & recrowned, tritium dot low profile sights installed, and possibly have the hammer dehorned (although I've never had a problem, and prefer the option of being able to choose between single- & double-action). Replace the handles with something slightly more ergonomically fitted to your hand, then buy a second to pair with the first, and do all the same stuff to it.
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