Perfect carry revolver?

[Alan]

What's your go-to carry revolver and what makes it your top choice? I'm interested in hearing from those who carry wheelguns on a daily basis about what truly performs well in everyday situations.

 

[Quark]

My prime carry gun is my Ruger LCR in .38 Special.

 

[montanamanx]

I carry a Springfield HellCat Pro everywhere but if I
carry a revolver it is a Kimber K6XS.

 

[Mtman725]

S & W 66 2.5 BBL .357

 

[1Oldlawman]

1911 or S&W Shield in .45 acp
or snubby revolver in , 38, 357 or .44
mostly in Kramer strong side scabbard
w/ at least one reload

 

[Jon406]

I have four of them that depending on where I'm going in my part of NW Montana

1) Rossi mod 68 2" snub-nosed .38 Special (5 shot)
2) Ruger SP101 3" .357 Mag (5 shot)
3) Taurus mod 66 4" .357 Mag (6 shot)
4) Taurus mod 444 Raging Bull 6.5" 44 Mag (6 shot)

 

[Quark]

I have four of them that depending on where I'm going in my part of NW Montana

1) Rossi mod 68 2" snub-nosed .38 Special (5 shot)
2) Ruger SP101 3" .357 Mag (5 shot)
3) Taurus mod 66 4" .357 Mag (6 shot)
4) Taurus mod 444 Raging Bull 6.5" 44 Mag (6 shot)

Good firearms for Montana.

 

[Jon406]

Good firearms for Montana.

Yes they are, but my Rossi snub-nosed revolver gets carried more than any of them 99.5% of the time. The .38 Special has a proven track record against two legged aggressors. I know there will be those that argue about it, but prove me wrong. If there ever is an encounter, it will be at arm's length, and I do lots of drills for such an encounter... I've also done other drills with my other revolvers as well. But if I have to use my Rossi, it screams hey leave me alone in every language of the world.

For the outdoors, the Taurus mod 66 .357 Magnum gets the carry. Back in 1987 FWP Game Warden Louis Kis proved it's worthiness against a grizzly bear, with a S&W mod 66, 4" .357 Magnum with his duty ammo of 158gr JHP that they carried back then... again others will argue about it, Phil Shoemaker an Alaskan Guide of I believe 45 years will back up it's effectiveness as well.. yes he used a 9mm to stop a Kodiak, but his whole family carries .357 Magnums where he lives and works. I do use a 200gr WNFP cast bullet for bear loads. Since 1990 living here in Montana I've not had any issues with bears when we go out photographing wildlife or hiking.

The Taurus Raging Bull mod 444, 44 Magnum, would be my go to for handgun hunting, they cylinder lock up on the Raging Bull was not designed as a self defense double action revolver like a S&W mod 29/629 they are for handgun hunting. I do practice with this one using the cardboard deer targets at a reasonable range for our Montana woods.

Since my first response to this original post, the Ruger SP101 is down the road.. if you've ever had to disassemble a Ruger revolver for deep cleaning with arthritis hands , you might too.. I just don't like the way they disassemble.. give me a S&W, Taurus, Rossi or Colt double action revolver any day of the week, but no more Rugers for me.

 

[Quark]

I have a Ruger SP101 in .22lr and it's built like a tank but if it ever needs a deep clean I'll let the gunsmith do it. I carry a Ruger LCR in .38 Special as my carry gun fits in the pocket and it's always handy when you need it. After all self defense is a close range afar.

 

[MTJoe]

Another vote for the Kimber K6XS. I carried a Smith 642 until recently, but the K6XS has better sights, better trigger, is slightly lighter and holds 6 rounds vs. 5.