{"id":3470,"date":"2024-06-20T20:03:12","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T20:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=3470"},"modified":"2024-06-20T20:03:12","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T20:03:12","slug":"obscure-object-of-desire-the-sw-i-frame-terrier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=3470","title":{"rendered":"Obscure Object of Desire: The S&#038;W I Frame Terrier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220512_095515-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1068\" height=\"1068\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220512_095515-1068x1068.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220512_095515-1068x1068.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220512_095515-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220512_095515-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220512_095515-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220512_095515-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220512_095515-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220512_095515-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220512_095515-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220512_095515-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220512_095515-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220512_095515-560x560.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1068px) 100vw, 1068px\" alt=\"\" title=\"20220512_095515\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-next-post-navi\">\n<p>\nNext Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>I\u2019ve always liked snub nosed revolvers. There\u2019s a certain mystique to them that goes back to old private eye and detective shows. Plus, they\u2019re still a pretty compact carry gun, and remain popular even well into the 21st Century. I\u2019ve owned a few over the years and the only one I\u2019ve kept is my 3-inch <a href=\"https:\/\/palmettostatearmory.com\/ruger-sp101-357-05719.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ruger SP-10<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/palmettostatearmory.com\/ruger-sp101-357-05719.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1<\/a> in .357 Magnum, and I don\u2019t totally count that with its 3-inch tube. I kept getting drawn to them though and at one point decided that if I was going to get another one I should give in to that old detective story appeal and get an old one.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_547222\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-547222\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-547222 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175532-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175532-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175532-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175532-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175532-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175532-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175532-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175532-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175532-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175532-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175532-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175532-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175532-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-547222\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The author\u2019s Smith &amp; Wesson Terrier in .38 S&amp;W<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>There\u2019s No I in Team, but There Is in Terrier<\/h3>\n<p>When I started looking around, I initially was looking at pre-60s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smith-wesson.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smith &amp; Wessons<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colts<\/a>. I knew this was mainly going to be a novelty gun for me so I didn\u2019t want to spend a ton on it. In my head the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ammototogo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.38 Special<\/a> is the quintessential snubby round, but when I started looking at older guns I found that wasn\u2019t always the case. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/.38_S%26W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.38 S&amp;W<\/a> was quite popular even into the 1960s and so was <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/.32_S%26W_Long\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.32 S&amp;W Long<\/a>. I also found that guns in those chamberings are apparently less desirable, and the prices reflect that. I imagine it\u2019s a combination of the facts that ammo can be harder and more expensive to find for those calibers, and that modern defense ammo isn\u2019t commonly available. That makes sense, but for my desire to have a classic to take to the range once in a while that wasn\u2019t an issue. Plus, I was already shooting other guns in both calibers so I wasn\u2019t adding anything new to the ammo cabinet.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_547223\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-547223\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-547223 size-large lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180220-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180220-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180220-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180220-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180220-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180220-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180220-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180220-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180220-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180220-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180220-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180220-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180220-265x198.jpg 265w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 696px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 696\/522;\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-547223 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180220-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180220-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180220-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180220-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180220-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180220-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180220-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180220-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180220-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180220-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180220-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180220-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180220-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-547223\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The .38 S&amp;W round is a fair bit shorter than the .38 Special, and can use a shorter cylinder.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Older Colt snubbies, even in .32 or .38 S&amp;W still seem to command a decent price and don\u2019t seem to be quite as common as Smith &amp; Wessons in those calibers. I found a fair number of Smiths available, usually on the Terrier platform. The Terrier was Smith &amp; Wesson\u2019s nomenclature before moving to model numbers in the late 50\u2019s. The Terrier models were small frame, 5-shot revolvers in either .32 S&amp;W Long or .38 S&amp;W. Barrel lengths ran from 2 to 4 inches, but 2-inch ones were what I was looking for. So, a small frame with Smith &amp; Wesson means a J frame right? Yes, that\u2019s true, but that wasn\u2019t the only small frame that Smith offered. In looking at these older guns I found that while some Terriers, and the later Model 30, 31, 32 and 33\u2019s were in fact built on J frames, the early ones used an even smaller I frame.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_547217\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-547217\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-547217 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_170052-700x467.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_170052-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_170052-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_170052-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_170052-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_170052-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_170052-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_170052-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_170052-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_170052-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_170052-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_170052-560x373.jpg 560w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 696px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 696\/464;\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-547217\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_170052-700x467.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_170052-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_170052-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_170052-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_170052-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_170052-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_170052-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_170052-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_170052-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_170052-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_170052-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_170052-560x373.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-547217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The I frame makes for a nice compact revolver.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>The I\u2019s Have it<\/h3>\n<p>So what is the I frame? Basically it\u2019s a compact frame just a little smaller than a J frame. It was first used with the Hand Ejector series way back in 1896, and holds five rounds of .38 S&amp;W and six rounds of .32 Long. The cylinder and cylinder frame window are shorter than the J frame and would not accommodate the .38 Special, which is why the J frame was later developed. The grip dimensions are slightly smaller as well. Although the J did eventually replace the I frame, both were made concurrently for a while. There was also a transitional model that had a longer cylinder and frame window to accept the .38 Special but still had an I frame grip. These were called the \u201cBaby J\u201d or Baby Chief\u201d by collectors.<\/p>\n<p>Once I learned about the I frame, I decided it was enough of an oddball in this day and age that it was just what I needed. Plus, for my interest in a pre 60\u2019s snub nose it was perfect. While less known now, the I frame would have been quite common for the time.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_547221\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-547221\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-547221 size-large lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175503-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175503-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175503-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175503-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175503-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175503-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175503-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175503-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175503-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175503-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175503-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175503-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175503-265x198.jpg 265w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 696px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 696\/522;\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-547221 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175503-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175503-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175503-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175503-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175503-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175503-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175503-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175503-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175503-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175503-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175503-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175503-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175503-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-547221\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The author found this great condition S&amp;W Terrier on Gunbroker.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>My Terrier<\/h3>\n<p>I ended up finding a nice Terrier in .38 S&amp;W on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunbroker.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gunbroker<\/a>. It\u2019s in what would be classified as Very Good condition, with a bit of holster wear at the muzzle. It had a set of nicely checkered original grips and an added bonus of an aluminum Tyler T grip. It was under $400, so not dirt cheap but a lot less than a current snubby from Smith, and most importantly, it was exactly what I was looking for.<\/p>\n<p>When I picked the gun up from my local shop and pulled it out of the box (just a shipping box, it didn\u2019t have the original box) I knew I\u2019d made the right choice. The blued finish, checkered walnut grips, the rounded front sight all screamed 1940s or 50s. The lockup was solid and the action was great. Smooth, either from hands on attention to detail when it was made, or from wear from use.<\/p>\n<p>The gun was definitely used, but not abused, and well maintained. Maybe it was the carry gun of a private eye or police detective? It could have sat in the drawer of a shop keep or in someone\u2019s nightstand, too, but I\u2019d like to think that the addition of the T grip indicated it was owned by someone who used the gun, rather than just stashed it away \u201cjust in case.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>My Terrier is a 5-screw model with a coil main spring, which makes it post World War II. Between the features and the serial number it was made somewhere between 1948 and 1953 when Smith started making the 4-screw, \u201cImproved I Frame\u201d model.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-547216 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_165959-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_165959-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_165959-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_165959-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_165959-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_165959-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_165959-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_165959-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_165959-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_165959-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_165959-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_165959-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_165959-265x198.jpg 265w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 696px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 696\/522;\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-547216\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_165959-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_165959-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_165959-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_165959-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_165959-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_165959-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_165959-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_165959-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_165959-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_165959-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_165959-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_165959-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220511_165959-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3>Punching Holes<\/h3>\n<p>At this point I probably should be giving you a range report with test targets and chrono data, but honestly I never did any of that. I\u2019ve had the gun for years at this point and never set out to do a review of it, considering what it is. I\u2019ve casually shot the Terrier at full size silhouette targets at 5, 7 and 15 yards from standing positions, both with my primary hand and offhand, and mostly in double action. I never seriously tracked group sizes, and didn\u2019t chronograph anything.<\/p>\n<p>I used a mix of various brands of 148-grain lead round nose rounds from my ammo locker, as well as some<a href=\"https:\/\/steinelammo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Steinel Ammunition\u2019s<\/a> .38\/200 load that I use in my MK IV Webleys. The 148s are pleasant to shoot and work their way down range at somewhere around 650 fps depending on the brand. The Steinel uses a heavy 200-grain bullet chugging along at a sedate 540 fps. You might not be able to outrun it, but it\u2019d be close. The heavy 200-grain bullet hits with a lot more authority than the 148s though, especially on steel.<\/p>\n<p>My gut was to use the 200s, which were much like the old .38 S&amp;W New Police loads from back in the day. While they shoot great in my Webleys though, the little Terrier didn\u2019t like them nearly as well. They shot well off from point of aim and didn\u2019t group that well out of the 2-inch barrel. The 148s shot pretty much to point of aim, and I could cover five-round groups with the palm of my hand out to about 15 yards. Further out than that and all bets were off, although that\u2019s likely just my skill, or lack thereof, with a snubby revolver.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-547218 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220515_190643-700x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220515_190643-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220515_190643-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220515_190643-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220515_190643-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220515_190643-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220515_190643-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220515_190643-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220515_190643-1068x1068.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220515_190643-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220515_190643-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220515_190643-560x560.jpg 560w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 696px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 696\/696;\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-547218\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220515_190643-700x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220515_190643-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220515_190643-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220515_190643-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220515_190643-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220515_190643-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220515_190643-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220515_190643-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220515_190643-1068x1068.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220515_190643-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220515_190643-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220515_190643-560x560.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>I had one last load to try though and this one proved a winner all the way around: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buffalobore.com\/index.php?l=product_detail&amp;p=350\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buffalo Bore 125-grain Hard Cast Flat Nose<\/a> .38 S&amp;W, coming out at a comparatively screaming 1,000 fps out of a 2-inch barrel. The Buffalo Bore round was designed to give all of these older revolvers out there some punch, and it does that. The 125-grain hard cast lead bullet at 1,000 is creeping up on a 124-grain 9mm, and on par with many companies\u2019 .38 Special 125-grain +P loads. While the other .38 S&amp;W loads are pretty pleasant to shoot this one\u2019s a bit of \u00a0a thumper. It feels like you\u2019re shooting a +P load out of a snub revolver. The 125s surprised me by shooting point of aim at 7 and 15 yards. Groups were actually the tightest of anything I shot. I wasn\u2019t measuring as I wasn\u2019t really planning on writing this up, but I\u2019d guess about 3 inches for double-action groups, standing offhand. I\u2019m calling that good enough for government work.<\/p>\n<p>Buffalo Bore also makes a similar load for the .32 S&amp;W Long for folks that still have those floating around as well. It\u2019s worth noting though that these are much more powerful than most other ammo companies .38 S&amp;W or .32 Long offerings. Buffalo Bore cautions against using them in old break top .38s and .32s or older solid-frame revolvers that may have been made for blackpowder loads initially. I\u2019d probably add in the myriad of Spanish Smith and Colt clones that used to be common in the 20s and 30s to that caution list as well.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-547220 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175417-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175417-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175417-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175417-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175417-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175417-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175417-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175417-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175417-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175417-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175417-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175417-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175417-265x198.jpg 265w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 696px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 696\/522;\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-547220\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175417-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175417-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175417-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175417-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175417-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175417-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175417-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175417-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175417-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175417-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175417-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175417-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175417-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3>Holsters and Grips<\/h3>\n<p>Even though I was unlikely to carry my Terrier, I still wanted leather for it, just in case. Finding I frame holsters wasn\u2019t easy, but eventually I stumbled upon an Italian-made, inside-the-waistband model listed for an I frame on Ebay. Perfect! I jumped on it and anxiously awaited its arrival. When I got it, it seemed to fit well enough, but when I looked closer at the stamping, I saw that it was really a J frame holster. I don\u2019t fault the seller, the stamp did look like it could be an I rather than a J. Still, my lesson learned was that the I and J are so close that you can use J frame holsters without issue. I ended up picking up a Bianchi 9R upside down shoulder rig shortly after that as well, just because I always wanted one, and now had a gun that would fit it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-547225 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175549-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175549-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175549-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175549-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175549-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175549-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175549-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175549-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175549-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175549-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175549-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175549-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175549-265x198.jpg 265w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 696px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 696\/522;\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-547225\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175549-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175549-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175549-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175549-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175549-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175549-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175549-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175549-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175549-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175549-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175549-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175549-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_175549-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Now, the same reciprocity between I and J frames can not be said for grips. I had a set of old butterscotch Micarta Tyler Tru-Fit grips for a J frame that I thought I could use on the Terrier. I liked the wood it came with, but wanted to use the Tyler\u2019s so I gave them a try. I found out for sure that the I frame is different. It\u2019s shorter, and J frame grips do not line up correctly. So if you need replacement grips, then you would need to find I frame specific ones.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-547224 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180720-700x467.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180720-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180720-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180720-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180720-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180720-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180720-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180720-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180720-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180720-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180720-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180720-560x373.jpg 560w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 696px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 696\/464;\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-547224\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180720-700x467.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180720-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180720-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180720-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180720-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180720-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180720-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180720-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180720-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180720-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180720-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240430_180720-560x373.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3>What is it Good For?<\/h3>\n<p>So, what is an I frame in .38 S&amp;W good for these days? Well, it\u2019s a solid, quality made revolver, with a good trigger. With those Buffalo Bore loads it potentially could be a viable defense gun even today. With that said, I have plenty of other carry options so it probably isn\u2019t going to fill that role. For me, it\u2019s mostly nostalgia. It scratches an itch for a classic wheel gun with some fun mystique around it. That\u2019s honestly good enough for me. It\u2019s a neat little gun, with interesting history, and being an I frame rather than a J frame makes it a little quirkier, which I like. As a retired police detective, I like that connection as well. I carried a .40 S&amp;W Glock 27 during most of my time in plain clothes, but I imagine if I was working in the 40s or 50s something like the Terrier might well have been what I would have used.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve become kind of enamored with the platform now and would love to get a .32 Long Terrier, and maybe a 4-inch square butt Regulation Police as well. I won\u2019t likely carry those either, but they\u2019ll be fun ones to take to the range now and then.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><em>Need Ammo? Check out<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ammunitiontogo.com\/\"><strong><em>Ammo To Go,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em><strong>the ammunition retail sponsor of TTAG gun reviews and simply a cool online place to fulfill all your ammo needs.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-next-post-navi\">\n<p>\nNext Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/object-of-obscure-desire-the-sw-i-frame-terrier\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6 I\u2019ve always liked snub nosed revolvers. There\u2019s a certain mystique to them that goes back to old private eye and detective shows. 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