Or, if carried as a backup to a .357 Mag-
num revolver on the belt; the snub could
be reloaded with .357 ammo if needed.
One casual acquaintance of mine used
to carry a Charter Arms snub .357
revolver with the first three chambers
loaded with .38 Special and the last
two with .357 Magnum on the as-
sumption if he needed those last two
shots, he wanted them as fierce as he
could get them.
I like the small size and .357 cham-
bering of the five-shot, snub .357
Magnums, but I don’t like the recoil
andmuzzleflipontheseguns,which
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WWW.SMITH-WESSON.COM/REVOLVERS
STURM RUGER & CO.
WWW.RUGER.COM
CHARTER ARMS
WWW.CHARTERFIREARMS.COM
TA U R U S
WWW.TAURUSUSA.COM
C-RUSTY
WWW.C-RUSTY.COM
AKER LEATHER
WWW.AKERLEATHER.COM
DONHUME
WWW.DONHUME.COM
MILTSPARKS
WWW.MILTSPARKS.COM
MITCHROSEN
WWW.MITCHROSEN.COM
HKSSPEEDLOADERS
WWW.HKSSPEEDLOADERS.COM
AHRENDSGRIPS
WWW.AHRENDSGRIPSUSA.COMdelays a second shot. For me, a
lightweight .38 Special snub normally
makes a better choice. However, I be-
lieve the compact 3-inch barreled .357
Magnum revolver makes an excellent
belt gun—one that draws fast, conceals
well and hits hard.The .357 Magnum remains one of the
most versatile handgun cartridges.
When paired with a 3-inch barreled
revolver, especially one with adjustable
sights such as the Manurhin MR73
or S&W 66, you have a revolver that
carries well in the city or wilderness,
but with the right ammunition gives a
lotofstoppingpower.CC- The 686 Carry
Comp has a single
port atop the barrel
and adjustable
sights. Thompson
has added Ahrends
grips for better
control during dou-
ble-action shooting. - Raymond Sasia
of the French Police
Nationale was a
great believer in
3-inch .357 magnum
revolvers with fixed
sights. Shown, left
to right, are the
Manurhin MR73,
S&W Model 19 and
Manurhin MR88. - Preparing to fire a
DA round of Barnes
.357 Mag 140-grain
XPB HP from the
Taurus 605. This
load proved accu-
rate with tolerable
recoil.
6.Thewebof
Thompson’shand
afterfiring 15
roundsof.357
magnumthrough
the360PD.- TheTaurus 605
stainless.357Mag-
numsnubatleft
andtheS&W360PD
atright.Theheavier
605 ismuchmore
pleasanttoshoot.
Thespeedloaderis
designedforS&W
J-framerevolver
andworkswellwith
.357Magnumammo
inthe360PD.
8.Double-action
doubletapsfired
quicklyat 15 yards
usingtheS&W 66
F-Comp
FALL 2019 • CONCEALED CARRY HANDGUNS 41
“THE FASTER RECOVERY
TIME WITH THE .38 SPECIAL
ALLOWS ME TO DO A DOUBLE
TAP MUCH FASTER THAN I
CAN WITH ONE OF THE .357
SNUBS.”