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Yep...Ruger LCR in 38spl and two speeds strips, all loaded with 110gr. Hornady Critical Defense ammo!
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It is a legitimate concern.
http://www.northwestfirearms.com/handgun-discussion/141449-ive-never-felt-outgunned-my-5-shot-snubbie.html
To answer the OP, no, not any more, that said, if I were to my preference would be an S&W 3" K-frame in .357 mag - 13/65 or 19/66. Also, IMO, the S&W 442/642 is the best pocket gun on the planet.
p.s. Thinking of replacing the .22 Mag derringer with one of those new-fangled Double-Tap .45 ACPs or with a NAA .22 WMR revolver -- anyone have much experience with either of those?
Im 5'10" and 150, and I wear tight clothes, so my real hand cannons stay at home in the safe. My EDC alternates between my old pre-lock S&W 442 hammerless J-frame snubby (the beneficiary of a fancy trigger job and aftermarket springs, and now one of the best DA pulls I have ever experienced) and my older Colt Agent -- nothing quite shoots like a Colt, although a Smith with a worked trigger can get close. Both are loaded with Golden Saber 38. Spec +p, and backed up by my old High-Standard .22 WMR DA Derringer.
I usually wear a satchel bag with a quickdraw pocket and the Colt tends to live there or in a shoulder rig. The 442 is my pocket carry gun, and either lives in a breast pocket or pants pocket. If its hot out and I'm sans-bag and sans coat, the 442 goes IWB or in my right front pocket. The Derringer lives in a boot holster in cold weather and an ankle holster in warm weather.
I'm thinking of trying to carry my S&W 686 in a shoulder rig next winter, but a 3 pound square butt L-frame revolver will probably make me look like a hunchback I wish open carry didn't cause such drama these days. I live in Downtown Portland, and if I walk around with a gigantic revolver on my hip that way I'd like to, anti-gun people would be calling the police on me every 5 minutes.
p.s. Thinking of replacing the .22 Mag derringer with one of those new-fangled Double-Tap .45 ACPs or with a NAA .22 WMR revolver -- anyone have much experience with either of those?
I think that 5 shots is probably adequate for any threat that a civilian is likely to face.
The revolver's advantages in terms of safety, reliability and simplicity when being used in a life-or-death adrenaline filled encounter outweigh its disadvantages of low capacity and slower reloads.
Blitz, I'm 5'6" and go 150. A government size 1911 is a chunk of steel on my hip.
It is a legitimate concern.
http://www.northwestfirearms.com/handgun-discussion/141449-ive-never-felt-outgunned-my-5-shot-snubbie.html
To answer the OP, no, not any more, that said, if I were to my preference would be an S&W 3" K-frame in .357 mag - 13/65 or 19/66. Also, IMO, the S&W 442/642 is the best pocket gun on the planet.