primaryarms prism sights have the clearest reticle i've seen but that having been said trijicon's tier has always been out of my price range. have you ever used a gold dot reticle? i don't remember if they were for astigmautists or color blind people. they interest me but i don't want the ghost of three hundred bucks or more haunting me if i didn't like it.
Only thing I'd advise is to try one out first. They are more recoil and harder to aim than I though they would be when I was in the "that's cool" phase.
I read this as 'primar yarms' which looks kind of like 'primar yams'.
Snubnoses .357's hurt with actual .357 magnum ammunition. That said, they are more devastating that .38 Special loads just at the expense of harsher recoil, louder report, incredible muzzle flash, and less longevity in a gun that is trimmed down to be as light and small as possible. 3" is the lowest I personally go for .357 revolvers, and even then I generally just handload hot .38 Specials to shoot from them. A combination .38 Special\9x19 Luger cylinder would be sweet though
S&W Model 60 or Ruger SP101, both available in short barrels and both very good options - nobody will say you're undergunned with either option. Colt's Cobra is nice but i dislike alloy frames in magnum calibers. a Rossi M877 is a good budget option as it's made on S&W tooling for the model 60 with some minor changes to parts combined with cheaper labor to bring the overall cost down. still a solid revolver and a step up from later offerings after Taurus bought Rossi. Armscor imports the Alfa-Projekt AL3.1 and sells it under the Rock Island Armory brand as a pretty decent revolver from the Czech Republic.
Yeah this is right. My friend got a snubnose cause I bought a 686 and he thought that a 4" barrel was to much to conceal. He barely uses his snubby while I've carried my 686 in a shoulder rig under a jacket. Though try it out anyways.
go snub nose full size frame for it. My python (3 inch model) has been my EDC since i got it and it's not been a hindrance at all. I got a good El paso saddlery (#2 "thumbrake) holster for it and barely notice it on my hip. great gun, just heavy enough to soak up magnum recoil but light enough to forget about. 3 inch is the happy medium between snub (2 1/2in) and duty (4in)
I could always use more Czech guns
looking at what was generally available, these did catch my eye as what I was looking for in a snub. A lot of the smaller ones I've seen don't have an external hammer, which I would rather have. To posters saying "they hurt to shoot in .357 mag" I can imagine so! The very minimal sights are also a sign it's for close engagement, but it's under the 3" barrel recommended as well. It could be an option for carry, but personally I'd probably just use it as a fun gun for shooting with friends unless I had no other choice.
Anecdotally, I inherited a couple Ruger speed sixes in .357 magnum with 3" barrels, and actually years later, someone found the ammo the original owner bought to use with them (this was a bit of a "hoarders" situation so it was literally buried, but a dry hoard fortunately): some Fiocchi .357 magnum ammo.
Same here...mostly. I do like the Valmet M71 and the Sa vz. 58 (with modern furniture). That last one gets me some eye rolls from my friends who are AK fans but I don't care. Anymore, I'm surprised people still like the AKs as much as they do given how ammo, rifles, and accessories are no longer far cheaper than ARs or other semi-auto rifles. This is just my opinion, of course, as we all know 7.62 and 5.45 kill just fine, but at their current CPR, I'd argue it's better to opt for .300BLK or 5.56, and at that point, the AK seems not worth bothering with to me.
Showing up to a range with a vz 58 was fun, I always ended up getting a nod from the people super into guns. Some would even show me their rare guns/mods.
My S&W Model 60
I suspect no one ever fired it with the stock opened. This is a "hold above head and blast wildly while hollering in Arabic" kind of gun.
That was my thought, a haji wedding noisemaker; definitely one way to impress your new inlaws lol.
