I used to have more guns than Carter’s had pills - until they were lost in a tragic mining accident. Five-shot wheel guns are OK, but with today’s +P loads in .38 Spl., you don’t need a .357 (See: Buffalo Bore.) If you must own a .357, get a S&W 686, (7-shot) with a 3” barrel. The problem is that it’ll weigh almost as much as an all steel, full frame 1911. My preferences for CC are both “electric” pistols 1) A Springfield XDs .45, and 2) A Ruger LC9s 9mm. Both are light, powerful, flat, and hold more than five rounds.
I carry the XDs in .45. Love that gun!