A good segment here 👍🏼 A honorable mention in this category in my opinion would be the S & W mod 40, a 5-shot snub-nosed lemon squeezer, a perfect pocket pistol 🔫
Dumb. Instead of a 686, why not a 66 or 67? Because you don't know the last number only refers to the finish, chrome, blue, stainless, etc. My 67 is a tack driver but not a carry gun. On the other hand, my Ruger LCR is a 5-shot +P that weighs so little you're likely to actually have it on your person if you need it. The best? Depends. The stock video really sucks, too bad. The text was not bad.
Lake County Examiner: Lakeview, Oregon: Wednesday, March 24, 2021/Letters To The Editor Best general-purpose handgun For a general-purpose handgun consider Ruger’s SP-101 .357 Magnum revolver: “stainless steel”, 5 shot swing out cylinder (double-action), with 4.2” barrel and target sights for the citizen owning only one handgun. Versatile for "self-defense/house protection/concealed carry", as a kit and trail gun for the outdoorsman/ sportsman, and for urban metro vs. wilderness rural use. At 30 oz. unloaded lightweight (for the hiker, backpacker, trapper), yet heavy enough to handle the .357 Magnum. Loaded with .38 Special 148 grain lead target wad-cutter ammo (next to a .22 or .32) practical for hunting small game: rabbit, squirrel, and grouse (for the campfire skillet), for dispatching vermin such as raccoon, skunk, possum, etc. Even for butchering livestock such as cattle with a head shot. Loaded with CCI's classic .38 Special shot or snake load of No. 9 shot highly effective in killing rattlesnakes. Readily and instantly accessible in reach via a nightstand, dresser or bureau drawer, or next to a sleeping bag inside a tent is very comforting armed security to have, especially at night! This handgun would also be great for a long-haul trucker, or hay hauler, to carry. Even for the motorist traveling on a road trip. Yes, bear in mind being broken down, stranded, and having to spend the night alone in your vehicle. This .38/.357 revolver combination along with an Atomic Beam Flashlight, survival knife, fresh drinking water, food, toilet paper, shovel, matches, wool blanket, etc. could certainly take back the night. Even for a woman it's smaller frame and size would still fit her smaller hands. And firing.38 Special ammo in this .*357 Magnum could still be handled by a female. Double action revolvers can be improved with aftermarket combat rubber grips. I recommend reading, "Meet Ruger's SP-101 Revolver: The Ideal Gun For Self Defense", by Kyle Mizokan via the April 2019 issue of The National Interest. James A. Farmer Merrill, Oregon (Klamath County) Long Live The State of Jefferson! *.357 Magnum revolvers will chamber and fire .38 Special ammo, but not the reverse. Also...."SP-101 Like Physics, Only Practical" by Law Officer for January 3, 2009 is well worth reading. On the Net: Ruger Firearms at www. ruger.com.
686 is also a 357 mag revolver yes?
A good segment here 👍🏼
A honorable mention in this category in my opinion would be the S & W mod 40, a 5-shot snub-nosed lemon squeezer, a perfect pocket pistol 🔫
Found this channel today and I already love it
Price considered, I'm looking at the EAA Windicator.
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Dumb. Instead of a 686, why not a 66 or 67? Because you don't know the last number only refers to the finish, chrome, blue, stainless, etc. My 67 is a tack driver but not a carry gun. On the other hand, my Ruger LCR is a 5-shot +P that weighs so little you're likely to actually have it on your person if you need it. The best? Depends.
The stock video really sucks, too bad. The text was not bad.
Lake County Examiner: Lakeview, Oregon: Wednesday, March 24,
2021/Letters To The Editor
Best general-purpose handgun
For a general-purpose handgun consider Ruger’s SP-101 .357 Magnum
revolver: “stainless steel”, 5 shot swing out cylinder
(double-action), with 4.2” barrel and target sights for the citizen
owning only one handgun. Versatile for "self-defense/house
protection/concealed carry", as a kit and trail gun for the
outdoorsman/ sportsman, and for urban metro vs. wilderness rural use.
At 30 oz. unloaded lightweight (for the hiker, backpacker, trapper),
yet heavy enough to handle the .357 Magnum. Loaded with .38 Special
148 grain lead target wad-cutter ammo (next to a .22 or .32) practical
for hunting small game: rabbit, squirrel, and grouse (for the campfire
skillet), for dispatching vermin such as raccoon, skunk, possum, etc.
Even for butchering livestock such as cattle with a head shot. Loaded
with CCI's classic .38 Special shot or snake load of No. 9 shot highly
effective in killing rattlesnakes. Readily and instantly accessible in
reach via a nightstand, dresser or bureau drawer, or next to a
sleeping bag inside a tent is very comforting armed security to have,
especially at night!
This handgun would also be great for a long-haul trucker, or hay
hauler, to carry. Even for the motorist traveling on a road trip. Yes,
bear in mind being broken down, stranded, and having to spend the
night alone in your vehicle. This .38/.357 revolver combination along
with an Atomic Beam Flashlight, survival knife, fresh drinking water,
food, toilet paper, shovel, matches, wool blanket, etc. could
certainly take back the night.
Even for a woman it's smaller frame and size would still fit her
smaller hands. And firing.38 Special ammo in this .*357 Magnum could
still be handled by a female. Double action revolvers can be improved
with aftermarket combat rubber grips.
I recommend reading, "Meet Ruger's SP-101 Revolver: The Ideal Gun For
Self Defense", by Kyle Mizokan via the April 2019 issue of The
National Interest.
James A. Farmer
Merrill, Oregon (Klamath County)
Long Live The State of Jefferson!
*.357 Magnum revolvers will chamber and fire .38 Special ammo, but not
the reverse. Also...."SP-101 Like Physics, Only Practical" by Law Officer for
January 3, 2009 is well worth reading. On the Net: Ruger Firearms at www.
ruger.com.