Originally Posted by
Tamara
I'm not sure I'd trust an old 43 for CCW. Between doubts about how well the old alloy cylinder would hold up to modern hyper-velocity .22 ammo (and If for some reason I had to carry a rimfire, it'd have Velocitors or Stingers or suchlike in it...) and the fact that old S&W rimfire chambers are invariably tighter than Dick's hatband, which can make for sticky extraction, I believe I'd have to pass on carrying one.
The 317's have uniformly wretched triggers that can't be lightened much without compromising ignition reliability (which would be made even worse when I bobbed the hammer spur for CCW) so I guess that leaves the Ruger (*ptui!*) by default.