Which .357

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I like either of these for CC. The S&W 60-14 is a very concealable revolver, and the Trooper MKIII in a DeSanti holster will disappear under a T-shirt if it's not white. Dress around either and they work fine.
 
You must have the worlds shortest thumbs then
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Actually fairly long, but if this makes any sense at all: with a solid grip on the...well,...grip...the pad of my thumb would overshoot the spur on the SP by about an inch unless I crooked my thumb is such a way as to catch it with the pad - in so doing I loose most of the strength in the fingers and weakens my grip.

Grip angle on the GP just works better for me for 1 handed operation - OP may indeed be better suited by something else
 
If you had to have a .357 Magnum for Home Defence & Concealed Carry
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I don't have to have a .357 magnum, I've chosen to have several for years now. For my home defense I keep a K frame loaded, an L frame ready, and finally an N frame. All with a 158Gr. LSWC, ahead of 14.5Gr's of 2400. Now the L and N frames get shot a lot more than the K frame.
 
If I had to have a 357 magnum I would be happy. I have a 6" 686 a 3" model 13 and today brought home a 640 PRO.

I had a 640 when they first came out, loved the gun, traded for a 360 PD that I thought was the next evolution, it seems Sc-Ti revolvers do not stand up well to lots of magnums.

For an all around revolver it is very hard to beat an L frame Smith, they can digest thousands of magnums with no problem. The K frames last forever if you stick to the heavy magnums (158's), the 125's and 110 cause throat erosion problems when fired in the thousands.

I believe Smith and Wesson make the best revolvers today. I could not be happier with the fit and finish on my new addition.
 
Thanks!

Really appreciate all of the thoughts!
Wife & I will be going to a couple of ranges in the coming week to rent and shoot & visiting gun shops for fit testing. She has never fired a gun & it has been over 40 years since I have. We have also scheduled a couple of handgun classes.
 
stay away from the 605. I had one, it was a p.o.s. Developed a huge cylinder gap and would shave lead to the point of injuring me. Ruger GP100 or a smith any model no less than 4" barrel. You will be disappointed in the ballistics of the snub .357's not to mention the obnoxious muzzle blast. just my $.02
 
Buy a Smith or a Ruger, even the new Smiths I've bought recently all worked although not what they used to be. Steer clear of Rossi and Taurus, you have about a 50/50 chance of getting a good one, even then I don't know how they will hold up long term.
 
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