I'm sure that no one considers the J frame a "target" handgun in the true sense of the word "target handgun". As a carry gun, difficult to think of another that would be as good.
All that said, I made up some target wadcutter/ Green Dot loads for my J frame so that I could get good inexpensive/ low recoil practice with the gun. The loads were exquisitely accurate. A good target load in a J frame can be surprising, particularly for regular practice. I replaced the factory grips with S&W "banana" grips which are just big enough around and long enough to make the J frame quite a bit more comfortable to shoot.
All that said, I made up some target wadcutter/ Green Dot loads for my J frame so that I could get good inexpensive/ low recoil practice with the gun. The loads were exquisitely accurate. A good target load in a J frame can be surprising, particularly for regular practice. I replaced the factory grips with S&W "banana" grips which are just big enough around and long enough to make the J frame quite a bit more comfortable to shoot.
