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I am looking for a light weight 3" 5 - 6 shot fixed sight revover for CCW. I have a 4" taurus model 66 7 shot .357 which I think is a little big for me to conceal. I would like to stick to .357, but I am considering .38 +P also. I have seen the offerings from S&W, Ruger, and Taurus but I cant find any light weight models. Maybe I'm not looking hard enough?

Thanks.
 
I have a Taurus 85, blued with wood grips, 3" barrel, .38Spl.+p fixed rear sights and it is a very nice carry and fun to shoot. I can't upload the pic right now, but I will try when everything is back to normal.
 
I have a Taurus 85, blued with wood grips, 3" barrel, .38Spl.+p fixed rear sights and it is a very nice carry and fun to shoot. I can't upload the pic right now, but I will try when everything is back to normal.
 
I have a Taurus 85, blued with wood grips, 3" barrel, .38Spl.+p fixed rear sights and it is a very nice carry and fun to shoot. I can't upload the pic right now, but I will try when everything is back to normal.
 
I have a Taurus 85, blued with wood grips, 3" barrel, .38Spl.+p fixed rear sights and it is a very nice carry and fun to shoot. I can't upload the pic right now, but I will try when everything is back to normal.
 
I have a Taurus 85, blued with wood grips, 3" barrel, .38Spl.+p fixed rear sights and it is a very nice carry and fun to shoot. I can't upload the pic right now, but I will try when everything is back to normal.
 
I have a Taurus 85, blued with wood grips, 3" barrel, .38Spl.+p fixed rear sights and it is a very nice carry and fun to shoot. I can't upload the pic right now, but I will try when everything is back to normal.
 
I own a Taurus 85, .38Spl.+P, 3" barrel, 5 shot, blued with wood grips, fixed rear sights. It is light, easy to conceal, and fun to shoot...For less than $300;) I can't upload a pic until the TFL server gets back to normal, but will try then...
 
I own a Taurus 85, .38Spl.+P, 3" barrel, 5 shot, blued with wood grips, fixed rear sights. It is light, easy to conceal, and fun to shoot...For less than $300;) I can't upload a pic until the TFL server gets back to normal, but will try then...
 
Those 3 manufacturers are pretty much it... What exactly do you want? What weight range are you trying to hit?

I love revolvers and only give grudging respect to my autos, but ... if you want a REALLY small handgun you may have to look at a Jennings/Jimenez/KelTec/Kahr pocket auto.
 
I have a Taurus 85, .38Spl. +P, 3" barrel, blued with wood grips, rear fixed sights, light weight (but not an Ultra Lite), easy concealment, fun to shoot, for under $275.00.;)
 
I prefer al steel myself. If you can find a 3" M36 square butt in 38 Special, buy it. The other choice would be a M10 round butt in 38 Special. If you desire 357 Magnum, look for a 3" M13. All would be used.
 
S&W used to offer (back around 2000 or so) a lightweight 3" j-frame 38special. It was 38+p, not 357mag, but otherwise fit your needs.

Ahhh, just found the info:

SMITH & WESSON MODEL 337 KIT GUN

Caliber: 38 S&W Special +P

Capacity: 5 rounds

Barrel Length: 3.2"

Weight: 11.2 ounces

Grips: Uncle Mike's Boot; Dymondwood Boot

Sights: Black serrated front; fixed notch rear

Misc: Aluminum alloy frame, barrel shroud and yoke; titanium cylinder; stainless steel barrel liner

I couldn't find any pictures. The one I handled seemed like a decent gun.

Chris
 
I carry 5 shot Smith, made 20 or 30 years ago (chief special?). I dont know if they still make them, but you can find almost new hardly fired ones at gun shows. around $200- $250 for a practically new one.
 
You should define 'lightweight.' A .357 that weighs ~25 oz is pretty light weight for that cartridge.

Here's a few .357's that weight less than 20 oz.

S&W 340
340PD
360, not fixed sight, but does have a 3" bbl.

Ruger doesn't really make anything like an Airweight. Taurus has several .38 revolver models less than 20 oz.

I have a J frame .357 M640, and even with .38's, I'm no good with it. I opted for a K frame .38 3" bbl instead. The recoil with .357's makes the revo useless to me after the first shot. I've considered using a M36 with .38's, but even then I think I'd have to go to combat grips instead of boot grips to hit anything past five feet. I can't imagine firing .357 out of one of the airweight scandium revolvers than S&W manufactures. I think it would be like holding a stun grenade. I'd be interested in something like a J frame M36 w/3" bbl.

I'll tell you something else that's been interesting me lately, and that's revolvers chambered for .32 H&R Magnum. There aren't too many, but the ones that are out there usually go for ~$400.

S&W 432PD
Ruger SP101
Taurus 731, but it's ported :mad:

Ballistics almost reach .38 Special levels, but with (purportedly) less recoil.

Also possible would be .32 S&W Long, but only as a BUG. The ballistics for that cartridge aren't much worse than .32 ACP. Slower bullet, but heavier. S&W made a M30 & M31 in that caliber and they occasionally show up used on gunbroker.com and the like.

jmm
 
I'll tell you something else that's been interesting me lately, and that's revolvers chambered for .32 H&R Magnum
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The neat thing about .32 H&R Mag is 6 shots in out of a J-frame with ballistics pretty close to .38 Spl (not +P).

The bad news is ammo costs are insane and there isn't much factory ammo to choose from. But if you're a reloader, all the better.

People who own 'em say recoil is markedly less than Airweights with .38's, which means more shots on target quicker, so that's a pretty big plus.
 
LH2, yeah, the cost and lack of availability of .32H&R was holding me back. At least you can use .32S&W Long and .32S&W in revos chambered for .32H&R. While not cheap, it's not outrageous.

jmm
 
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