Magnumite
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Like retention of fired casings.
LOL...I do miss that nowadays. Especially when shooting a 10.
Like retention of fired casings.
Well just to be clear,
I want the piece for my wife,
I want a wheel gun, i would go with a smith,ruger or a colt
But what I find is either too old or too expensive
Read up on both the Taurus and the Rock. I’d probably opt for Taurus.
I am assuming budget is just under $300.
All said and done looks like either one of these will cost me $370.00
Good names in a detective gun are over 800.00
Well just to be clear,
I want the piece for my wife,
I want a wheel gun, i would go with a smith,ruger or a colt
But what I find is either too old or too expensive
I have a cold detective special. Love it.
Taurus
Neither.
See if you can find a used S/W or Ruger SP-101.
EAA Windicator .38Spl/.357 would be in this price range. A bit heavy but it has a decent reputation.
How does the price of a good used S&W Model 10 or 64 compare in today's market?
S&W 642 Airweight if you are going with a .38.
The Smith is only $100 more than the Taurus and the best part it's not a Taurus
Ruger SP101 for .357
I'm a snub snob; I like Smith models 40, 42, 38 or 49, or their more modern variants, in .38Spl, or Colt Det Spl styles with the hammer shroud. Not familiar with the examples in the OP, so cannot comment on that set of choices.
There's ammunition developed especially for short-barreled revolvers, with low-flash powders and hard-cast wadcutters, that should be effective at snub ranges.
The few RIA revolvers I've handled weren't bad, they're based on the Colt design. I'd rather get a new Colt Cobra, but that's outside your budget. FYI, the speed loader for the Detective/Cobra work with the RIA.
Does it have to be a 38 snub nose? Recoil and blast from anything more than wadcutters is not going to be appreciated by someone new to shooting. Better, a bit larger revolver like a S&W M10 Larger grip, slightly bigger barrel.
Are 5 and 6 shot 2in .38spl fine guns in their own right ? Absolutely !
Should you arbitrarily select any gun for someone else , particularly a spouse ? Absolutely not .
I not only don't own a Taurus, I've never fired one. Is the quality control really that bad with them or is did they get this reputation from a manufacturing mistake or two?
NONE of these are either of his 2 choices.
For ****s sake it's 2021. Why limit yourself to 6 rounds? So many better options now
Padding your post count?
Are you? I mean, suggesting something that is not either choice of the OP. OR is your reading comprehension that bad?