Smith and Wesson Model 60.
It's old school, a five shot stainless steel, .38 spl. I have carried one for decades. As it is stainless steel, no muss, no fuss. It will take a beating and because it's a revolver, not much can go wrong with it.
I installed Pachmayr rubber grips on mine. A holster is much safer, but if you're in a hurry, you can just stick one in your waistband. The grips keep it in place. You'd better be comfortable with the gun, carrying it this way, tho...
I keep an extra one in the glove box, along with a box of +P ammo and a set of handcuffs.
One drawback is sometimes, because the Pachmayr grips are "fat", the grips will interfere with using a speed loader. You have to really get comfortable with loading if you use a speed loader.
And, if you shoot +P ammo on the range in one of these small frame revolvers, be sure and check the screws from time to time. I've never had a problem, but the screws reportedly have been known to loosen up after repeated rounds of the +P.
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