What's the heaviest snub revolver you CCW?.....

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seeker_two

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.....in a pocket holster?.....

.....in an ankle holster?.....

....in a belly band/Kangaroo Carry holster?....

I'm thinking about adding a snub revolver for CCW. I can't decide if I want a lightweight .38SPL (Ruger LCR, S&W 638, CA snub) or a snub that can handle .357MAG too (SP-101, Rossi 462). I know belt carry is best, but I want a revolver that would allow me other options as well. I can shoot either option well, and I'll probably carry .38SPL +P most of the time.

So, based on your personal experiences, what do you recommend? And what revolvers work well for you in the scenarios mentioned above?

Thanks in advance!
 
Heaviest would be my Model 66 357 in a OWB, or Model 60 357 in OWB. Model 12 38 spl. OWB or pocket.
Model 64 38spl. in a OWB.
My 38spl's Model 37,or 637 I can carry in my front pocket.
Basically all the airweights you can carry in your pocket.
All others I carry OWB.
I just don't feel comfortable with IWB holsters
 
Ruger Speed-six .357 Magnum

I carry a Speed-six .357 Magnum with a 2 3/4" barrel. Great balance and not heavy. It is hardly noticeable in a pancake or in-the-waistband holster.
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S&W 640 in .38, they don't make them anymore so I don't know the exact weight but I think its 20oz unloaded. Not a big fan of airewights I prefer all steel. Believe it or not this is slightly smaller than the 642 which uses a longer cylinder and frame. When they switched over to the J frames in .357 they started making all the cylinders the same length even for the .38 specials. So the guns needed a longer frame to fit the longer cylinder. Dumb move in my opinion.

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I've occasionally carried a 3 inch barreled model 29 in a custom made pancake style holster. I always carry in some sort of holster and always in the same location (my left hip). I'm a firm believer in gearing the guns presentation and location, to enhance my success at being able to retrieve it quickly and efficiently. I consequently don't carry in a pocket.
 
Southern
That is a beautiful piece of history you have there.

3in GP100 in a Hoffners IWB is my winter CCW. ~36oz

SE Missouri summers are a bear (~90-100 degrees and near 100% humidity) so the heaviest I go is a S&W 315NG IWB (one of THE best in the Nightguard line-up yet one of the first to be discontinued). ~28oz

Regards,
Lucky
 
With the limitations imposed (pocket holster, ankle holster or belly band carry), for me, nothing heavier than 16 ounces or so. My carry snub in a pocket holster is an older Colt Cobra.
 
To the OP

I find my S&W 438 (~16oz) to be a great "always" gun and adaptable to any mode of carry though I limit mine to bellyband (for jogging or extremely hot days), jacket pocket for winter, and IWB.

For spare ammo, speed strips are great albeit slower (and much flatter) than speedloaders.

Best of luck choosing,
Lucky
 
Not to change the subject, you dont have to have a "heavy" gun to get more power.. they make the lcr in.357 also, .357 airweights, and my most wanted: the s&w 44 mag night guard. Use the .38s for practice, .357 for game time.
 
Dragline, you are right about the older .38 Special J-frames being slightly smaller than current models. The 640 no dash is a great carry piece. I believe the early Model 60 is around 19.5-oz also.
 
seeker,

I'm really, really sold on the Birami/Tyler combination for the 'belly gun'. Lots of on body carry options for you and/or your lady. Not the least of which would be left side tee shirt/bra 'pocket' carry while you are driving and buckled in place. That'd be for the Bantam Weight internal/bobbed hammer Class 'tho.

The heaviest revolver in the 'belly gun' class is probabaly a no dash M 60.

salty



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Lucky 7 ....Ruger Six-series

Lucky 7,

I love the Ruger Six-series. I have 3 of the Speed-Six and 1 of the Security-Six. They just feel right. Triggers are nice. And, they shoot easily.
 
I wear my m60 jframe in an IWB holster and sometimes in my pocket.

I actually carried a SW M19 snubbie on duty when I did my stint of embassy duty during my days in the USMC. Don't remember the brand of leather holster we used, but it was always OWB whether we were in uniform or civilian close.
 
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