All shooting was done at American Shooting Centers in west Houston. Muzzle velocities were obtained via a LabRadar chronograph. Group shooting consisted of multiple five-shot strings fired from a well-weighted Caldwell Pistolero shooting rest ( 562771, $30). Even though two of the three revolvers allowed single-action shooting, all testing for accuracy and speed was performed double action only. Keeping in the mind the assumed use of these handguns was for self defense, accuracy testing was done at 7 yards. The first we tried was Hunter’s Supply hard-cast lead flat point from (418579, $15/100). We tried to get a little extra speed with those short barrels, so we used 125-grain bullets. Someday, the ammo drought will end, but because we’re not there yet we once again used properly assembled reloads for the revolvers. Next, we included a Ruger LCR 5401 38 Special +P, $699. The closest modern equivalent of the 1978-version Model 60 is a blued Model 36 150184 38 Special, $809. As a value proposition, we started off the revolver part of the tests with an older S&W Model 60 38 Special, $459. The baseline we tested against was a SIG P365 365-9-BXR3 9mm Luger, $599. To find out, we chose the SIG Sauer P365, perhaps the hottest-selling handgun in this country, as a benchmark against which to compare some new and not-so-new revolvers. ![]() Top right near the speed-loading strip is a Ruger SP101 5737 38 Special, $859. So, our Houston testers wondered if the 38 Special wheelgun is practically dead, or can it still serve a useful purpose as a viable every-day carry handgun when so many good semi-automatic 9mm pistols exist. ![]() And some are also not personally familiar with the revolver, regardless of composition. Once widely maligned as “Tupperware,” the polymer pistol now rules the shooting world to the point where the writer of this article, who is also a very active trainer and LTC instructor, has many students say they’ve never shot an all-metal handgun.
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