Don’t misunderstand me, I’ve owned and carried revolvers for years. While six-shooters absolutely have their place in a shooter’s arsenal, they’ve often employed wrong. This isn’t to say that they’re a bad choice when shoe-horned into roles they weren’t built for, but more so that a combination of factors have caused some of their most shining moments to eclipse. Paramount among these is the .38 special snub-nosed revolver. Compact, reliable and fool-proof, the .38 wheel-gun should be the perfect concealed carry option for new shooters – but it's not.
Here are four reasons why it's not.
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I carried a little Charter Arms snub nosed 38 Special for years and can vouch for the points brought up this article. Yes, I can.
It took a lot of practice before I could hold a tight group and you better believe it had some recoil to it until I learned to concentrate on my sights and target. After that, the recoil wasn't really even noticed.
Yes, it was difficult to reload. Using a speed loader, I had to insert that at a slight angle because of the grips, release the bullets, then turn the cylinder a quarter turn before all five bullets would drop into the cylinder.
As far as the terminal ballistics go..... meh. They're comparable to a 9mm and a hell of a lot better than the .380 that seems to be the rage nowadays, so I'm not going to even go there with that.
Now, all that being said would I still be comfortable carrying one? Yes - it just takes some practice getting used to.
