I have the utmost confidence in my old BHP which I carried for over 40 years backed up by a model 36. I have since retired and replaced the 36 with a 649-2 which I pocket carry. If I were going out to a place where I suspected trouble I would bring both guns. Today however, I avoid troublespots like the plague and for SD being a very close encounter I just carry the 649-2 with an extra speed strip. If I could only carry one it would always be a revolver.