Frankly, I like the presence of the adjustable sights as well.

I guess if I were to pocket carry a K frame (I wouldn’t) I’d be worried about snags. But in the era of effective and easy appendix carry; I see no better way to carry a firearm with a 10+ lb double-action trigger. To each their own, as it should be.

The Smith & Wesson Model 66-8 Combat Revolver featured in this article seems like a dandy revolver.

If I was going to switch my “everyday carry” handgun to a revolver platform, I would carry a revolver with a 3-inch barrel chambered in .38 Special +P and load it with potent 150 grain hardcast full wadcutter cartridges.

For reference I just so happen to own such a revolver and cartridges which is readily available if choose to carry it. My particular revolver really hits the “sweet spot” with its 3-inch barrel, 24-ounce weight, 1.4-inch width, 6-round cylinder, and just barely full-hand grip. I have no idea how accurate it is at 25-yards since I would only carry it for self-defense engagements at 10 feet or less where it is plenty accurate.

jwm,

As far as I can ascertain with potent .357 Magnum cartridges, you really get a significant boost in muzzle velocity when you jump up from a 2-inch “snubby” barrel to a 6-inch barrel. Moving up from a 2.75-inch barrel to the popular 4-inch barrels doesn’t produce a huge increase.

Matters on the loading but will typically exceed 9mm+p for all but the lightweight options that I have seen. Looking to test the copper solids for similar weight to barrel length as those are the main culprits thus far.

After viewing dozens of videos I’m not convinced you lose a lot of performance in short barreled .357’s. Some. But not a whole lot.