On Thursday, June 13, 2013 1:44:19 PM UTC-4, wrote:

Even a .357 is pretty formidable with the ammo that is available now.
That one has the advantage of training with a .38 wadcutter far
cheaper than a full service round. I still have a large frame Colt
that will shoot just about anything in the .38/357 class but that is
not a concealed carry piece. It has very large custom grips that were
made for my hand back when guys did that sort of thing.
That is the gun I used to shoot almost every day when I had the range
in the basement.

I have a Ruger SP101 that is semi-concealable in 357 Mag. Not a bad piece.