My Nephew is looking to buy a Model 60 .357 Magnum with at least a 3” barrel. I’m trying to talk him out of it reason because weight and bulky ness. I’m trying to talk him into an Ladysmith or something lighter.What do you all think? I know it’s his money. Maybe you all can shed some light for him.
Personally, I’d rather carry the weight of a Model 60 than have the recoil of any of the airweight models. Actually, I’d carry a lot of heavier options before an airweight model.
My Nephew is looking to buy a Model 60 .357 Magnum with at least a 3” barrel. I’m trying to talk him out of it reason because weight and bulky ness. I’m trying to talk him into an Ladysmith or something lighter.What do you all think? I know it’s his money. Maybe you all can shed some light for him.
I'd tell your nephew to ignore you and go ahead and get the 3" Model 60. Airweights suck. A good steel frame revolver is much more pleasant to shoot, and the 3" barrel ensures that a .357 round gets enough velocity to actually act like a magnum round. Ballistics out of a 2" revolver with .357 are little better than a compact 9mm +P with most loads. Depending on carry mode, a 5 shot revolver with a 3" barrel should be fairly easy to conceal.
I guess I'm in the minority that doesn't mind the Airweight models.. then again I haven't had a chance to run a .357 variant; but the SO's 638 isn't bad at all, even running +P's.
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I'd tell your nephew to ignore you and go ahead and get the 3" Model 60. Airweights suck. A good steel frame revolver is much more pleasant to shoot, and the 3" barrel ensures that a .357 round gets enough velocity to actually act like a magnum round. Ballistics out of a 2" revolver with .357 are little better than a compact 9mm +P with most loads. Depending on carry mode, a 5 shot revolver with a 3" barrel should be fairly easy to conceal.
I guess the OP didn't like our opinions.
I don't know...he's asking about holster opinions for a 3" Model 60.
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