Revolvers

Love em. Can't get enough of them.

I think that they are the most perfect handgun out there, to be honest.
There are some I'm not crazy about, sure.

The airweight series from Smith and Wesson I can most certainly do without. They are too light to make shooting them any fun at all. Also, you can't stay on target with one and they are just a pain to be accurate with.

That being said, they are effective, easily concealed and easy to find ammo for.

And speaking of ammo, there is no semi-automatic firearm on the market which fires the venerable and for all intents and purposes the mack-daddy .357 Magnum.

No matter what your problem is, the .357 has the answer. You got one guy on drugs, problem solved. You have two guys with knives, no problems. As long as you can hit your target you would be hard pressed to find a more effective anti-personnel device.

Admittedly carrying a revolver, well anything other than a stubby, is not the easiest thing in the world, however. And every thing is a trade off. You only have 6 rounds, it is a little heavy, etc. But for ease of use, reliability and the oh so spankalicious .357... revolvers should definitely be on your list of guns to test out and perhaps carry with you.