Personal Defense Concealed Revolvers

Am Shooting Journal ^ | 4/24/2018 | J Hines

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In the modern day gun world the semi-auto pistols have a huge hold of the market for self-defense guns. But concealed carry revolvers can still hold their own for personal defense.
Revolvers can be a strong choice for concealed carry, as they’re reliable and easy to use.
Not everyone is a fan of a small semi-auto for concealed carry. However, there is a large fan base of shooters that will only look to revolvers for concealed carry.
If you’re in this group and interested in carrying a revolver for CCW, read on of the pros and con and see our picks of good quality revolvers for personal defense.
Pros
Here's a few reasons why revolvers are reliable, its the feeding and magazines. -You say there is no magazines on a revolver thats right.
Magazines in semi-auto pistols are the main cause of malfunction.
-Feeding works pretty good in semi-auto but when you’re plugging in hollow point rounds it does have its issues on magazines.
Revolvers don’t have any of these issues.

Downside
-A revolver holds less rounds than a semi-auto pistol.
Most revolver wheel a 5 round vs a semi-auto holds 6+1 at a minimum.
-The width on most revolvers are a little thicker than a popular CCW Glock 33 Gen4.

The following is our pick of revolvers for CCW.
Smith & Wesson M&P Bodyguard 38 Crimson Trace
Probably one of the two or three most popular revolvers for concealed carry, the Bodyguard just won’t let you down. The hammerless design won’t get stuck in your pocket and the five shot capacity of .38 special ammo is useful for personal defense at close range less than 20-25 yards.
Taurus Protector
Who doesn’t want a small .357 revolver that can be used for CCW? Well, Taurus sure figured it out here. This small little pocket shooter only has a two-inch barrel. After that, it fires five rounds of either .38 special or .357. Regardless of your choice, it’s a good powerful punch. Read the rest of the full Personal defense concealed revolvers here.

[Godzilla]

Ruger SP101 in .357. Medium frame so the .357 doesn’t bite too hard, but compact enough for easy carry.

[Bonemaker]

Ruger LCRX here. Why? Because I don’t want to give my pinned and recessed S&W Mod. 49 Bodyguard to some cop as a souvenir.

[myerson]

.44 Special Charter Arms Bulldog. BIG hole at the muzzle!

[SgtHooper]

“Most revolver wheel a 5 round vs a semi-auto holds 6+1 at a minimum.”

That would not be an issue if you purchased an 8-round revolver, like the S&W 8-round 357 Mag. Reloading can be an issue, but my take when using a revolver is to protect yourself while trying to extricate from the situation, and always leaving 2 rounds to make a final effort if needed. Do NOT empty the gun in the first engagement, if not needed. Thus, an 8-round wheel gun works just fine or better than a 6+1 semi-auto.

[windsorknot]

I also have the Ruger LCR 9 mm, and I do like it.

[Pollster1]

Taurus P85 hammerless snubbie in 38 special . . . accuracy and power mean it’s not much good beyond about 10 yards.

Unless we're working in Mogadishu, most of us don't need to hit outside 10 yards for personal defense. My S&W .357 with the 1.875" barrel is more than enough for personal defense in any realistic encounter [I cheat - laser - but even without the Crimson Trace, I shoot it well enough].

[Pollster1]

Have had one failure to feed in 40 yrs. Got rid of that mag and have had no problems. Put around 2000 rnds through it.

A lot of shooters work too hard to rescue a damaged magazine. On the first failure to feed attributable to the magazine, I'll paint a red stripe on that magazine, and it's target practice only. If a magazine with the stripe has another failure, it gets crushed. I'm not going to buy a top-quality firearm and then let it fail due to cheap magazines, not to mention, it's irritating to interrupt a good round of shooting for a problem I could have eliminated.

[Fightin Whitey]

Editing is a lost art

While mainstreaming of imbeciles appears to be on the rise.

[Fightin Whitey]

Editing is a lost art

While mainstreaming of imbeciles appears to be on the rise.

[Bryanw92]

>>Get a Ruger LCR in .327 Federal Magnum. Holds 6 rounds & no moon clips needed.

That’s not in my ammo collection. I gave it some thought but decided against.

[sarge83]

I feel comfortable carrying a Jframe S&W model 642 or a model 36. If you want an extra round look for a Colt Detective Special, they hold six rounds but they won’t be cheap with it being a Colt.

[ought-six]

Put on a tritium front sight and you’re good to go. I probably carry my Ruger LCR in .38+P more often than any other CCW platform. I shoot it regularly and am very comfortable with it. I certainly do not feel undergunned with it.

[circlecity]

"Put on a tritium front sight and you’re good to go."

We think alike because that's the first thing I did. I bought the front sight when I purchased the revolver. An excellent little pistol and quite light for concealed carry.

[Big Red Badger]

They go “BANG!”

YUP.

[aimhigh]

I carry a 9mm Ruger revolver daily

I had a Ruger 38 LCR. Finally sold it because the recoil stung. How is the recoil on the 9mm?

[Big Red Badger]

That is an XLNT choice!
I also think a 200 dollar
Rock River .38 is a better
deal to give up or lose to LE.