There hasn't been a need to only load 5 rounds in a 6 shot revolver for at least 50 years. All modern revolvers made since WWII have an internal safety that keeps the firing pin from hitting the primer in the cartridge if the gun is dropped. They are perfectly safe fully loaded and anyone who believes otherwise is operating off of old info.
Btw, Smith and Wesson has been making 7 shot .38 Special and .357 Magnum revolvers for about 10 years now. Their standard L frame 686 model and the newer 619 and 620 models are all 7 shot instead of 6.
Is your character a cop or private detective? Most police agencies have switched to high capacity semi-auto's, often chambered in .40 S&W. The Glock 22 and 23 are very common, but are not the only guns used. The Glock Model 22 holds, I believe, 12 rounds of .40 S&W.
For a private investigator, he could carry what he wanted, within the limits of the law. The 1911 has a long association with fictional hard boiled private dicks and is a good choice if he/she is made in that mold. If you character is more modern and less "world weary," a different gun might be a better choice, from a character point of view.
Btw, found your journal through Guns as I was browsing "Guns Friends" entries.
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Btw, Smith and Wesson has been making 7 shot .38 Special and .357 Magnum revolvers for about 10 years now. Their standard L frame 686 model and the newer 619 and 620 models are all 7 shot instead of 6.
Is your character a cop or private detective? Most police agencies have switched to high capacity semi-auto's, often chambered in .40 S&W. The Glock 22 and 23 are very common, but are not the only guns used. The Glock Model 22 holds, I believe, 12 rounds of .40 S&W.
For a private investigator, he could carry what he wanted, within the limits of the law. The 1911 has a long association with fictional hard boiled private dicks and is a good choice if he/she is made in that mold. If you character is more modern and less "world weary," a different gun might be a better choice, from a character point of view.
Btw, found your journal through Guns as I was browsing "Guns Friends" entries.