One thing to consider is that ONE reason I carry a revolver often is.....I just seem to shoot them more accurately.  From a bench, offhand or practice. 

This, and everything about the weapon just feels 'right.'  When dry firing, I find I can maintain better sight picture consistency with a K-frame, than anything else I have yet owned.



Kaso

Maybe that's your ticket then?  Hits count, and if you feel the most confident in the k frame, regarding accuracy, then...

As I said before, I am not decided.  Honestly, I have more than a few conflicting opinions on the matter, and that was before I opened it up to public discussion. (And everyone else's opinions)

If all else fails, well.... Buy a Glock 20? 

I am belatedly declaring a thread win.  I just got off of Buffalo Bore's site...  Their hot 180gr. 10mm loading from a Glock 20 is less than 100 fps off of their 'anti personell' 180gr. .44 mag. out of a 4" pipe.  Out of the 3", which I was considering...  I would have to call a tie.  And you get 16 in the gun, instead of 6.

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Kaso

I cut quite the dashing figure with my revolver in good leather. Hooty Hoo!

That's my reason too.  Leather holster... Wood grips.  Classic Handsome looks.

  Here's one for the viability of the revolver for special purpose or niche carry. I'm off all week. Yesterday, I had to be at a hospital all day. The hospital is, oddly enough, a CCW/firearms friendly zone (not one sign displaying red circle/slash over pistol anywhere on campus...also, it's the same one Sarge712's second child was born in). Even so, discretion is the rule of the day.

Here's my options:

  BHP (Nope, too big, no cover garment, inside temp at hospital is 76'F).

  WC GP-100 (S.A.A.)

  Walther PPS, (Possible, I have a pocket holster, but still just don't like carrying a striker fired in a pocket and it really only works w/ the flush-fit 6rd mag, but with the short 6rd mag is a sub-optimal grip, so in the end, Nope.)

  Lastly, the 7-shot, S&W 386 Night Guard, fitted w/ an older set of Pachmayr Compact Presentations. (Yes! I can safely and comfortably carry it in the pocket of my rather loose fitting hiking pants w/o a holster, concealing it very well, with no concern for inadvertent discharge. I had 2 speedstrips in one of the several small pockets and a speedloader secured in a Safariland spring steel speedloader carrier, clipped into an oddly positioned "watch" pocket for good concealment, giving me 28 rds of .38Spl +P+ 110gr jhp, concealed yet, readily available. Good S___!
 

  They keep that place hotter than the gates of Hell!

  Snub pocket carry is safe enough, so long as it's the sole occupant of the pocket (no rolls of Certs, lip balm, other pocket litter, etc..) and so long as one has put in their time safely practicing the carry/presentation method w/ an empty weapon, while around the house.

  There are excellent pocket holsters out there, but they are generally made only for the J-frame sized revolvers. I have a sturdy, stiff, yet thin piece of rough-out leather approximately 8-9" long and 3.5" wide that I fold in the middle, slip in the pocket, then slide the revolver into it.

  This will serve two purposes. One, to give the pocket support and prevent the trigger and hammer from most pressures that could prove unsafe. Second, to break up the outline of the revolver from the average unobservant eyes, while not adding very much appreciable bulk to the weapon. 

  Note: This is much easier done, w/a weapon that has fixed sights. The adjustable sight models will be very uncomfortable in very short order, if one slides the gun into the pocket w/o any supporting appliance.

Revolvers work in real life.  So do autoloaders  Will one work better than the other?  I don't really know but the evidence is pretty good that both are viable for self defense.  In my boringly ordinary life I don't see any clear advantage for one over the other so I went with the guns I most like to shoot.  In my collection that means  Security Six, Model 15 or 67, 686P and SP101. 

One nice thing about Revos.  They don't scatter evidence brass everywhere. 

One nice thing about Revos.  They don't scatter evidence brass everywhere. 

Yeah, until you have to reload halfway through the fight and end up shucking a cylinder full of empties across the crime scene.....

I carry a revolver most of the time, but the nearest town is 20 miles away and only has about 2100 people and is in the middle of nowhere, so threat level is low.  I carry either a model 19 2-1/2" or Bulldog DAO in .44 spa or a GP-100 3" with 3 or 4 reloads.  I like to carry in the jacket pocket, so If something does not feel right I can slid my hand into the pocket and if needed I can shot it from within the pocket.  You can do the same with an auto loader, but you may not be able to fire more than one round.  Every persons has to figure out what their threat level is and choose what works best for them, if I lived in "Big City" that had major gangs and/or possible terrorist target, I would add an auto loader and 4 or 5 reloads.  When I travel to ST Louis I carried the bulldog, a XD-9 and AR with 6 spare magazines for the XD and AR, plus 4 reloads for the bulldog, but I am paranoid.

My CM9 was stolen from my truck in May so a S&W 642 with Buffalo Bore low flash 158gr LSWCHP .38s has Ben in my pocket since...2 speed strips in my rear pocket with it, never feel unprepared....carries well and easy