The best light weight 38 spl revolver - Page 3

BourbonCowboy · May 20, 2025, 01:54 AM

I'm a lefty, so this is an easy question for me: my Charter Arms Southpaw.

EchoFalcon23 · May 20, 2025, 04:12 AM

That's a wild chain of cause and effect — snakes gone, rodents up, Range Rover down. Nature always fills the gaps. Also agree on training over elimination when possible.

Ricklin · May 20, 2025, 07:43 PM

It was quite stunning Echo. Train the dogs, don't kill the snakes. Even a big nasty old Mojave green has a certain beauty. Leave him alone, and he shall do the same. Riverside county has a heck of a big rattlesnake population, not mentioned in the C of C brochure.

TheFlash · May 21, 2025, 10:21 PM

If I could recommend that you first determine if you want a completely hidden hammer (DAO), or a shrouded hammer or exposed hammer.
That will determine the pool of possibles that you may prefer.

Personally, I like the Kimber K6 series of revolvers. Well made and very accurate.

FITASC · May 22, 2025, 02:56 PM

I have a 642 with larger after market rubber grips for better taming recoil

Capt Jack · June 25, 2025, 01:59 PM

The Charter Arms lite is a good candidate only 1oz heavier than the S&W and half the price. I have three different CA revolvers, they operate flawlessly.

TheFlash · June 25, 2025, 02:06 PM

I have a Taurus 856 that is all stainless and it's a great little revolver.
Another option that is lightweight would be one of their Ultra-Lite models - like an 856 Ultra-Lite.

Drm50 · June 25, 2025, 03:26 PM

Having a lot of experience with revolvers and snakes, 99.99% of the time if you see snake you can avoid it. My buddy raised Basset and he was constantly getting dogs bit, mostly Copper Heads and in late summer. My family kept English Setters and we were very careful during summer exercising.
As far as shot cartridges, you are better off with a hoe handle. In have to shot situations a bullet is much better than shot. Some of these 25’ shots are either amazing fluke or total BS. At 25’ with #7.5 shot in 12gauge FC you can’t be assured of either killing snake or even hitting it.

May 20, 2025, 07:43 PM	#53
Ricklin Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2008 Location: SW Washington state Posts: 2,397	It was quite stunning Echo. Train the dogs, don't kill the snakes. Even a big nasty old Mojave green has a certain beauty. Leave him alone, and he shall do the same. Riverside county has a heck of a big rattlesnake population, not mentioned in the C of C brochure. __________________ ricklin Freedom is not free

May 22, 2025, 02:56 PM	#55
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,660	I have a 642 with larger after market rubber grips for better taming recoil __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa

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May 20, 2025, 01:54 AM	#51
BourbonCowboy Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2019 Posts: 143	I'm a lefty, so this is an easy question for me: my Charter Arms Southpaw.

May 20, 2025, 04:12 AM	#52
EchoFalcon23 Junior Member Join Date: April 17, 2025 Location: Dover Posts: 11	That's a wild chain of cause and effect — snakes gone, rodents up, Range Rover down. Nature always fills the gaps. Also agree on training over elimination when possible.

May 21, 2025, 10:21 PM	#54
TheFlash Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2012 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 108	If I could recommend that you first determine if you want a completely hidden hammer (DAO), or a shrouded hammer or exposed hammer. That will determine the pool of possibles that you may prefer. Personally, I like the Kimber K6 series of revolvers. Well made and very accurate.

June 25, 2025, 01:59 PM	#56
Capt Jack Member Join Date: October 9, 1998 Location: St Pete Beach Posts: 20	The Charter Arms lite is a good candidate only 1oz heavier than the S&W and half the price. I have three different CA revolvers, they operate flawlessly.

June 25, 2025, 02:06 PM	#57
TheFlash Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2012 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 108	I have a Taurus 856 that is all stainless and it's a great little revolver. Another option that is lightweight would be one of their Ultra-Lite models - like an 856 Ultra-Lite.

June 25, 2025, 03:26 PM	#58
Drm50 Senior Member Join Date: November 10, 2014 Posts: 1,501	Having a lot of experience with revolvers and snakes, 99.99% of the time if you see snake you can avoid it. My buddy raised Basset and he was constantly getting dogs bit, mostly Copper Heads and in late summer. My family kept English Setters and we were very careful during summer exercising. As far as shot cartridges, you are better off with a hoe handle. In have to shot situations a bullet is much better than shot. Some of these 25’ shots are either amazing fluke or total BS. At 25’ with #7.5 shot in 12gauge FC you can’t be assured of either killing snake or even hitting it.