Summary and Key Points: The .38 Special revolver is a classic choice for self-defense, valued for reliability, simplicity, and effective stopping power. -Key models include Smith & Wesson's Model 686 ...

In fact, I pressed Giddings on the revolver-vs.-semi-auto argument, and he agrees: “[The] official answer is that if you’re purely looking at CCW as a numbers game, a medium-frame, heavy, low-capacity ...