I am in the market for a small revolver for home defense. I am going the revolver rout because it is something my wife can pick up and intuitively use.

We handled a Ruger SP101 3”, 357, the other day and it felt like the perfect size for her, it had a little weight to it which I feel will be great for recoil when firing 38 special, which will likely be the primary load. After handling that gun we have ruled out a Ruger GP101, and the S&W 686 due to size in hand.

But before purchasing I just wanted to run it buy some people, are there any other good options in this exact size and caliber weapon. I would prefer to buy S&W, but have only identified the Model 60 as potentially being the same size, I can’t find one locally. Can anyone verify this?

I am also happy to buy used, and it looks like the S&W Model 19 could be a contender, any other ideas? I don’t mind spending some extra money on a quality piece. But I would like to keep it under $1k.

Thanks for any help.