The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - S&W 65-3, Ruger Security Six, or Ruger Speed Six for carry?

Deaf Smith · December 13, 2012, 10:23 PM

Lake,

The NAA .22 (or .22 magnum for that matter) is a desperation gun due to it's low power, short accurate range under combat conditions, VERY slow reloading, and difficulty to grab it fast in a confrontation.

I'm 5' 8" and yes the 4 inch revolvers get kind of hard to pack. The Glock 27 is EASY for all but very hot summer days. I'd also suggest a NY-1 trigger (increases the pull to 8 lb and is supposed to be 'unbreakable'. The regular small trigger spring sometimes breaks after 50K rounds or so.)

A 3 inch GP with Secret Service stocks will also do for winter carry.

Here are a few other ideas...

My 625-3 .45 ACP 3 inch snub, 66-3 Combat Magnum 2 1/2 inch snub, and my original carry gun, a 640 2 inch S&W snub in .38 Spl.

Or my 'Canadian' GP100 3 inch .357.

Deaf

December 13, 2012, 10:23 PM	#68
Deaf Smith Senior Member Join Date: October 31, 2000 Location: Texican! Posts: 4,453	Lake, The NAA .22 (or .22 magnum for that matter) is a desperation gun due to it's low power, short accurate range under combat conditions, VERY slow reloading, and difficulty to grab it fast in a confrontation. I'm 5' 8" and yes the 4 inch revolvers get kind of hard to pack. The Glock 27 is EASY for all but very hot summer days. I'd also suggest a NY-1 trigger (increases the pull to 8 lb and is supposed to be 'unbreakable'. The regular small trigger spring sometimes breaks after 50K rounds or so.) A 3 inch GP with Secret Service stocks will also do for winter carry. Here are a few other ideas... My 625-3 .45 ACP 3 inch snub, 66-3 Combat Magnum 2 1/2 inch snub, and my original carry gun, a 640 2 inch S&W snub in .38 Spl. Or my 'Canadian' GP100 3 inch .357. Deaf __________________ “To you who call yourselves ‘men of peace,’ I say, you are not safe without men of action by your side” Thucydides Last edited by Deaf Smith; September 9, 2013 at 09:40 PM.