Just shove it down the FRONT of your pants & impress the women!
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Not enough room in there for that.Plus an accidental discharge would be tragicā¦lmao.
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Very nice wheel gun, makes me think of an alternative Dirty Harry scene,"Are you asking yourself is that a 986 or a 686? Well, you feel lucky punk?
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And I just watched a Clint Eastwood film - okay, it was popcorn movie night, sort of a date night (married 49+ years) - āThe Bridges of Madison County.ā Maybe Iāll watch āDirty Harryā today in honor of your post. The 986? Quite enjoyable to shoot, stainless steel moon clips from Eli Johnson, Revolversmith at TKCustom, great source for all things revolver (watch their video converting the cylinder to accept moon clips for rapid loading), adjustable rear sights, smooth DA/SA trigger.
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Married for half a century? Iām impressed! And congratulations. You must be quite the man of character to stay married that long. Not many people do that these days. You have my respect sir.
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here in Nevada Iāve recently seen some people open carrying revolversā¦
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Thank you Ben. Iām not sure Iām a man of character" but I have been called a character! Be safe out there.
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That was a good one brother @Carl427 
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I carry a Poly Protect by Taurus .357/.38 as a backup and I found out early that itās definitely better with 38+p instead of the .357 magās that you know I had to try in it LOL, I was 50 yards from the house when I shot it and my wife said it rattled the windows
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Donāt know if you put down the money on the DIAMONDBACK SDR, but just ran across this tid-bit of info you might be interested in:
āThe SDRās grip frame is sized for the ever-popular and easy-to-find Smith & Wesson J-frame stocks.ā
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Yes Brother, I bought it a little while ago. It brought back fond memories when I had my 1st S/W 686.
Then the obsession took off (again!) for Revolvers and I got my Sister a Rock Island .38, then the ā Judgeā
.45-Colt/.410 THEN my āAnnie!ā The Colt Anaconda! 4"/.44.
The āSDRā is soooooo pretty (and innovative I āalmostā donāt want to shoot herā¦almost.
I recommend ALL these Revolvers.
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I mentioned the grips because you āmightā want to swap them out someday 
I just put VZ Grips on my one and only 686 revolver yesterday. I am so much happier with how they grip my hand and the 3/16" reduction in LOP makes all the difference with DA pull for someone with short fingers like me 
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NICE! Iāll look into this. Thank you.
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These are the ones I bought
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00MBHFZR8?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
But they come in a lot of colors and color combinations and textures. I personally like the most aggressive textures.
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Iāll put this here because itās actually about the thread topic. I just really enjoyed this article, Mr. Keithās writing, and his stories of the adventures he survived.
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I have to admit ā Iām one of those odd balls who rotates using different CCW, depending on where Iām going; Semi Vs Revolver carry. When I revolver carry, I do get that sense that Iām on the ready, as no need to rack, no safety button/lever, and less worry with that heavy trigger pull. Mine are shrouded hammers, thus the smooth and fast draw.
I donāt have all steel semiās, My semiās are plastic on the bottom part (sorry I not up on the correct terminology), and steel slides. But my revolvers are all steel, so having that stronger frame and heavier weight does feel good in the hand.
Nothing against semiās as they are also part of my rotation.
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Same.
Also, donāt apologize.
Like every other subsection of Americans, motorcyclists, off roaders, farmers, truckers, law enforcement and everything else, there is ALWAYS that element that will say you arenāt doing it right, or not using the right item or method.
Itās only right if you do it their way.
Weāre American ābrothers in armsā, do what you believe is right.
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I think thatās a nice revolver. I appreciate any quality defensive handgun, but I personally favor the revolver. I policed for 44 years and over half of those years I was armed with a 357 revolver and I considered myself well armed. Today I have a variety of defensive handguns among which is a S&W mod 66 2, 1/2 inch which I converted to DAO. It is concealable under a tee shirt. Itās not practical in all situations because of the weight but itās workable. My EDC is most often a satin finish 442.
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Good day to you & welcome to the community, Ralph!
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Welcome to the community Ralph. You will have a lot to contribute to the group, based on your experience.
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