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cmgee67 wrote:For the 357 guys what rounds are you packing? I usually use Hornady critical defense 125 gr in my revolvers for defensive loads

I carry the same ammo. I once contacted Hornady directly to ask if they had MV/energy figures for that load out of a 2” snubbie, and the MV was 1200 fps......I don’t remember the energy figure they quoted me, but it’s easy to calculate knowing the MV and bullet weight. They used to have the data for 2” barrels on their website.

I sometimes carry a S&W 340M&P .357 magnum, but not as a regular thing. I really like the SP101 line, but they seem really heavy to me when compared to any of the similarly sized lightweight choices from either Ruger or S&W. I also own a S&W Model 640 stainless steel J-frame, and while it makes an excellent kit gun, it weighs too much for its size as an EDC weapon - weighing in at 22.1 oz unloaded, compared to the 22.36 oz weight of my G43 with 6+1 rounds of ammo loaded into it.....with the G43 also being more concealable. If I were going to carry SP101 kind of weight in a revolver as a regular thing, I’d step up into a 4” GP100 in .357, with its 1 more round of capacity, higher velocities from a longer barrel, and a better sight radius. I’d dearly love to have one of those pistols. OTH, I already have a 5” Model 29 Classic .44 magnum, so..... But any J-frame sized revolver, heavy steel or lightweight, is a great back pocket gun for chores and such.

There’s certainly nothing wrong with EDCing a revolver, and many people do. But I think that their primary values (in the context of my life) are: (A) something to tuck into my back pocket while walking out to the mailbox; and (B) something to still have available for defensive carry if the fascist left ever succeeds in banning all semiautomatic weapons. In the context of (B), J-frame sized revolvers have a lot of use.