Taurus MDL85T Ported .38 Spec Plus/P

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The Taurus Mdl 85T (for titnaium)with ported bbl in .38 special plus P makes a lot of sense to me. This gun weighs weighs 15.4 ounces depending on exact model, carries easily in a coat pocket, or a pair of cargo pants, without a holster, and with 5 rounds of Speer 135 Grain Plus P Gold Dot HP's makes a potent package. It has an exposed bobbed hammer and is double action only, with nothing to snag on a shirt tail or coat pocket. In fact it can be fired through a coat pocket if need be, although it may set your coat on fire. The Speer load mentioned here is specifically made to be efficient in 2 inch snubs for concelaed carry. Crimson Trace laser Grips are now being made for this model at around $209 as opposed to the $3-400 tag for most semi-autos. This gives you an unobtrusive adjustable sighting platform in a 2 inch fixed sight snub. The guns has a titanium bbl shroud rib on top of the barrel that has three ports on each side to reduce recoil further. In dim or no light, firing this gun will produce some extra muzzle flash which one would want to practice with so it is not unfamilar to them in a crisis. Other models from Taurus include but are not limited to:
Police undercover mdl85 weighing in at 13.5 oz, Mdl 617T in .357 weighing 19.9 oz, mdl 415T in .41 mag weighing 20/9 oz, mdl 450T in .45 long colt weighing 19.2 oz, mdl 445T in .44 special at 19.8 oz
The .38 special versions make the most sense to me for coat pocket carry and all are rated Plus P.
Dan http://www.gunsandoptics.com/