Just how small, yet powerful, can a handgun be? When it comes to double-action revolvers, the small-frame, five-shot .357 Magnums have been the most potent pocketables for quite a while now.

While the Wrangler is a decent gun, it doesn’t impress me as much as the company’s DA revolvers. Fans of the “cowboy culture ... on a rimfire single-action (SA) revolver made by one ...