What I especially don't like about small guns is the lack of accuracy. For example, I once tested a friend's 32. At 12 yards, the bullets were all over the target. I normally hit 3 inch targets with my blackhawk at 50 yards, freehand. I know that self defense situations would normally be a lot closer than 50 yards, but still at 12 yards I expect a fair degree of accuracy.

Maybe my friend's 32 was just a piece of crap, and had more problems than just a short barrel without real sights. How does that Ruger shoot at about 12 yards? Is that a 38?