Originally posted by justbob:
Originally posted by Rich S:
NYS court officers had 3" model 60 .38's that did a good job of ccw and were reasonable as duty guns through the eighties. there is a .357mag version out there which with the rubber grips it comes with is quite manageable with .357's she could start out with target wadcutters (which would be a decent ccw choice then move up to the speer 135gr +p golddots when she's ready, then if she never went for magnum power she'd be well served at that. (or at least that is what my plan is for my wife.)i have a M-60-10 that she seems to like O.K. enoughand i know some say she should become proficient with iron sights first but i am buying my wife a crimson trace laser grip to increase her hits and hopefully her enjoyment so she'll shoot more.
Regards,
Rich
IMPE, all good advice there. My M60-15 (IL be scorned) 3" is my "baby 686." I would not say shooting full-power .357 Magnums of any stripe are a pleasurable experience with this gun, but they are in no way as brutal as doing the same with the flyweight alloy guns. It's an accurate creampuffy sweetheart to shoot with anything in .38 Spl./.38 +P. The only downside to this gun in a 3", IMO, is the lack of holster options.
For an EDC everywhere all the time gun, I have found nothing that works as well as the M642 (or M442 in blue) in a pocket holster. Jump quick and get a new one without the IL. Mine is always loaded with those aforementioned Speer 135 gr. +P Gold Dots. It just works.