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I have the same gun, 60-15 3". I carry it most of the time. I think it's a fun gun to shoot, even with 357 ammo. The grip fits my hand very well and I think that helps a lot when it comes to perceived recoil. It's not what I would call a pocket pistol, cuz it's a little long and a little heavy.As some here said, the SW model 60 is great. It's a carry piece in my collection, although with mine, it's a dash 15 with the Hillary lock on it, but works great. Mine also is the 3 inch barrel with an adjustable rear sight vs the true snub nose with the gutter sights and 2.25 barrels etc. Try one out as these snub nose guns can be a handful and are notoriously difficult to shoot accurately without some training, particularly with .357 loads.
When I want a pocket pistol I carry my wife's 642 Ladysmith. I can stuff it in the backpack when we're riding dirtbikes and I can easily front pocket carry it when wearing shorts.
I had a S&W Model 69. L-framed, 5 shot 44 Mag. About the same size as the GP-100. Shooting 44 Specials, it was nearly perfect. With "real" 44 Magnums it was downright mean in recoil. I traded it for the 60-15.Hot Damn, Ruger is doing the GP-100 in .44 Mag! Time to call @LuckySG to see if I can get my grubbies on a blued 4.5 inch one! From powder puff't to full nukum magnum, that would be a serious carry piece!