"Curious how you acquired it, and how you chose that particular revolver as your first handgun. Always like to hear the thought process, because I've had several people over the years ask me what gun they should buy for their first . . ."
I purchased the gun at a small business gun store (new). Why I chose this particular revolver: Well I asked around, went to the range and shot semi-autos .22, 9mm, .40 and .45 along with S&W 686 .38. I did not to too well with the revolver and I really liked the semi-auto .45mm a lot! However, if you had to pick just one handgun what would it be? I have been hunting for 47 years and I have 17 rifles and shot guns, I qualified Expert with the Navy with rifles and handguns (retired after 22-years)....IMHO this does not mean a lot unless you practice and maintain your qualifications. This was verified when I went to the pistol range, I did ok but not anywhere near what I see others do that know their stuff. So, I kept my mouth shut and listened to the RSO and my sponsor to this range and I began getting back to basics. I wanted my own pistol and I began the process to obtain one that fit my needs. I was surprise at my decision to go with a revolver, in Maryland I will not be carrying, so anything thing less than a 4-inch barrel was eliminated. I picked a 4 over the 6-inch because it balanced well for me. I picked the S&W for its trigger and quality (LOL), to me the revolver is safer, my wife HATES ALL GUNS. Often she will leave the house if I'm cleaning any of them. And as much as I liked the semi-autos I really wanted to try and master all that the revolver brings. With the .357 Magnum is like two guns that I can also shoot .38 SPL. Using the .38 SPL bullets I understand the cost goes down per bullet, so this good…but I do like shooting the .357 Magnums bullets. Time will tell if all this will work out for me, but for now I'm ok with it. I do think about the 6-inch barrel and the hunting aspect versus the 4-inch barrel. So there you have it.
