Shorty 45 MK2
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First off, I want to say that I'm not saying this is the "perfect" or only gun you should carry. Just letting some who might not know about them that there's another option is out there if more mainstream handguns aren't working as well for them.
I haven't been carrying for as long as many on here but have been for awhile and tried as many different handguns as my budget would allow. I've always preferred revolvers for their looks and also I probably watched to many episodes of Adam-12 growing up.
So when I saw a S&W 2" model 10 for a good price I bought it thinking it would be fun to try and that it would probably end up being traded or used as a house gun. Well I tried it at the range and found that I shot it as well as I did it's bigger 4" brothers even at faster speeds when under 15 yards. So next range trip I brought along a holster and ran some drills with it and boy this 2 inches made a difference in coming out of the holster!
So I started thinking about carrying it some even though it weighed as much as my G19 but only held 6 rounds but I already carried a J-frame as a BUG so I thought for light days it might be fun. I started "playing" with carrying it and found out that even though it's pretty much the same size as a compact Glock it concealed SO much easier AIWB or IWB at my 3:30 especially with boot grips. I shot it just as well as the mid size pistol that was my current EDC. (granted I'm not the very good so that's not saying a lot.)
The biggest down side compared to the newer carry guns out there is the low capacity, but I do practice reloading with both speedloaders and "speed" strips at home (with dummy rounds) and at the range while running drills. Granted I could be faster reloading a pistol with the same amount of training I'm sure, but since I can shoot it as well if not better under 15 yards and it carries easier (for me) I feel that I'm more likely to have it on me if I ever need it. So all I "need" now is the Airweight version (model 12) and I'll be set.
Thanks for reading my ramblings, just wanted to share my experance and let those of you looking for a carry gun that you might want to check out the K-frame snubs.
I haven't been carrying for as long as many on here but have been for awhile and tried as many different handguns as my budget would allow. I've always preferred revolvers for their looks and also I probably watched to many episodes of Adam-12 growing up.

So I started thinking about carrying it some even though it weighed as much as my G19 but only held 6 rounds but I already carried a J-frame as a BUG so I thought for light days it might be fun. I started "playing" with carrying it and found out that even though it's pretty much the same size as a compact Glock it concealed SO much easier AIWB or IWB at my 3:30 especially with boot grips. I shot it just as well as the mid size pistol that was my current EDC. (granted I'm not the very good so that's not saying a lot.)
The biggest down side compared to the newer carry guns out there is the low capacity, but I do practice reloading with both speedloaders and "speed" strips at home (with dummy rounds) and at the range while running drills. Granted I could be faster reloading a pistol with the same amount of training I'm sure, but since I can shoot it as well if not better under 15 yards and it carries easier (for me) I feel that I'm more likely to have it on me if I ever need it. So all I "need" now is the Airweight version (model 12) and I'll be set.
Thanks for reading my ramblings, just wanted to share my experance and let those of you looking for a carry gun that you might want to check out the K-frame snubs.
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