x3atthis
Regular Member
My husband was recently given a 30year old .357 Magnum New Model Blackhawk, with a 6.5 inch barrel, making the total length approximately 12.5 inches...I lovingly refer to it as the Loch Ness Monster. Well I was at the range renting semi autos as I'm shopping for a new carry piece, and decided to bring the Monster with me to try out, and I am in LOVE. I swear I could have spun around in circles, closed my eyes, and still hit center mass on the target. Naturally, now I want to carry one, but there isn't much comfortable or practical about toting a 45 oz, foot long revolver on my hip. The same model also comes in a 4.5 inch barrel, and is about 10 inches long instead. Would this still be ludicrously long for open carry? Most guns look even larger on me, as I can only comfortably carry at the 2 o clock position, and I'm 130 lbs, 5'7"...even my little Bersa stands out on me. Secondly, will I lose too much of the accuracy that makes the 6.5 inch barrel so great by downsizing those 2 inches? If so, it's not worth it in the first place. I should add that I have a baby, so anything I carry has to take into consideration that I'll be carrying him as well, which is the primary reason I would only get a single action revolver...I know the trigger weight of most DAOs, and I still just don't trust them should he ever, God forbid, get his hands on one of our guns.
Thoughts? Suggestions? Concerns? Thanks!
Thoughts? Suggestions? Concerns? Thanks!