24hourcampfire.com
24hourcampfire.com
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Hop To
Page 1 of 3 1 2 3
#9712721 03/25/15
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 15,700
M
mjbgalt Online Content OP
Campfire Ranger
OP Online Content
Campfire Ranger
M
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 15,700
Looking for advice on ccw revolver. Open to your ideas

BP-B2

Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 7,469
O
Campfire Tracker
Offline
Campfire Tracker
O
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 7,469
Smith 642. End of discussion..

Dink

Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 8,510
B
Campfire Outfitter
Online Content
Campfire Outfitter
B
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 8,510
Originally Posted by DINK
Smith 642. End of discussion..

Dink


Yeah I wish this could be a more lively discussion but he is right

Hank


Thank You Lord for another day,Help my Brother along the way

When you mature,you realize hospitals and schools are businesses,and the Beatles were geniuses

Live Like A Champion Today

NRA EndowmentLife Member,My Daughter is also a Life Member
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 15,700
M
mjbgalt Online Content OP
Campfire Ranger
OP Online Content
Campfire Ranger
M
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 15,700
Ok but why and how is this the best

Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 7,469
O
Campfire Tracker
Offline
Campfire Tracker
O
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 7,469
The 642 (or the 442 if you like blue) are aluminum frame framed with concealed hammers. They weigh roughly 14-16 oz. They are simply the best CCW revolver when it comes to five shot .38's.

Dink

IC B2

Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 24,634
Campfire Ranger
Offline
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 24,634
Originally Posted by DINK
Smith 642. End of discussion..

Dink
When you're right, your right!

Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 15,700
M
mjbgalt Online Content OP
Campfire Ranger
OP Online Content
Campfire Ranger
M
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 15,700
I like single action and I will shoot it a lot for fun so is there a reason I would bypass the 637

Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 96,121
S
Campfire Oracle
Offline
Campfire Oracle
S
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 96,121
Did someone mention 642. I like it with the Desantis Grip Clip.

[Linked Image]


"Dear Lord, save me from Your followers"
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 21,686
C
Campfire Ranger
Offline
Campfire Ranger
C
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 21,686
Myself, I prefer the model 38.

[Linked Image]

I can live with the Centennial, but prefer the ability to shoot single action if I feel the need. Also, the humpback gives me a tad more room to cheat my hand up above the tang.

Last edited by CrimsonTide; 03/25/15.

"The number one problem with America is, a whole lot of people need shot, and nobody is shooting them."
-Master Chief Hershel Davis

Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 96,121
S
Campfire Oracle
Offline
Campfire Oracle
S
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 96,121
Originally Posted by mjbgalt
I like single action and I will shoot it a lot for fun so is there a reason I would bypass the 637


Since it's going to be a CCW I'd be shooting it the way I'd be using it in a hurry. That means double action, 24/7


"Dear Lord, save me from Your followers"
IC B3

Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 3,724
T
Campfire Tracker
Offline
Campfire Tracker
T
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 3,724
S&W- 36,38,40, 12-. 12-1, 12-3...............
438,638, 642

Air Weights, Scandiums..............

Right now, on my counter is; M38, M12-3 AIR WEIGHT, M43C, M36 NICKEL,CHARTER UNDERCOVER, CHARTER .44 BULL DOG, INA TIGER.32 S&W LONG, M30/3" S&W LONG.

When I walk out the door 1 or 2 are on my person, always.

Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 18,450
G
Campfire Ranger
Offline
Campfire Ranger
G
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 18,450
Ruger LCR

Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 3,871
R
Campfire Tracker
Offline
Campfire Tracker
R
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 3,871
S&W 642, 442, 342. Of the three, the 342 is the lightest (it's not named the AirLight for nothing) and it is the one that gets carried the most by me.

RS

Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 3,724
T
Campfire Tracker
Offline
Campfire Tracker
T
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 3,724
When I left the office a couple of hours ago there were 5 of us. 1 was unarmed, 2 had 642's, I had my m38 and 1had his LC9.

Last edited by TERRY8mm; 03/25/15.
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 18,264
J
Campfire Ranger
Offline
Campfire Ranger
J
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 18,264
Good guns the 5 shot aluminum smiths, they are there when you need them. Mine has done one copperhead and one gut shot deer.


Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 15,700
M
mjbgalt Online Content OP
Campfire Ranger
OP Online Content
Campfire Ranger
M
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 15,700
It's designed to be carried but how are they if you shoot them a lot? Durable?

Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 10,570
Campfire Outfitter
Offline
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 10,570
If it is going to be a pocket gun, then a 2 inch J frame is the way to go. If it is going to be carried in a belt holster, I like the SP 101 with a 3 inch barrel. It can cover a lot more locales and situations than the pocket gun and still hides pretty well, whether IWB in a VMII or OWB in a Simply Rugged Silver Dollar.

[Linked Image]



"Don't believe everything you see on the Internet" - Abraham Lincoln
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 7,469
O
Campfire Tracker
Offline
Campfire Tracker
O
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 7,469
Originally Posted by mjbgalt
It's designed to be carried but how are they if you shoot them a lot? Durable?


I have had mine 10 years. It's looks as if it has been drug behind a truck for many miles. The day I bought it I also bought 1,000 rounds of 158 grain +p hollow points that were on sale. It shot all of those, about 300 125 grain +p golden sabers (again I got a deal), probably 500ish other 38's mostly light hand loads.

I kinda expect it to break anytime from the abuse I have given it but it just keeps plugging right along.
Dink

Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 8,096
T
Campfire Outfitter
Online Content
Campfire Outfitter
T
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 8,096
M36 in my pocket everyday everywhere I go. I like the ability to use SA if I need to, have shot grouse and rabbits and such with it as it was the gun I had at the time. Mines steel but I don't think it makes a ton of difference in a gun of this size.

As for durability, Elmer Keith was given one of the first chief special airweights off the line back in the 50's for R&D. He kept it a year and put thousands of 38/44 hand loads through it with no undue effects, those loads would be in the neighborhood of +p++ in today's world. I've shot my M36 a bunch over the years with no apparent looseness or broken parts.

Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 17,726
C
Campfire Ranger
Offline
Campfire Ranger
C
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 17,726
Originally Posted by Cheyenne
If it is going to be a pocket gun, then a 2 inch J frame is the way to go. If it is going to be carried in a belt holster, I like the SP 101 with a 3 inch barrel. It can cover a lot more locales and situations than the pocket gun and still hides pretty well, whether IWB in a VMII or OWB in a Simply Rugged Silver Dollar.

[Linked Image]



When you're right, your right.


NRA LIFE MEMBER
GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS
ESPECIALLY THE SNIPERS!
"Suppose you were an idiot And suppose you were a member of Congress... But I repeat myself."
-Mark Twain
Page 1 of 3 1 2 3

Moderated by  RickBin 

Link Copied to Clipboard
YB23

Who's Online Now
758 members (007FJ, 160user, 10gaugemag, 1beaver_shooter, 10ring1, 10gaugeman, 91 invisible), 3,014 guests, and 1,243 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Forum Statistics
Forums81
Topics1,187,704
Posts18,400,075
Members73,820
Most Online11,491
Jul 7th, 2023


 







Fish & Game Departments | Solunar Tables | Mission Statement | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | DMCA
Hunting | Fishing | Camping | Backpacking | Reloading | Campfire Forums | Gear Shop
Copyright © 2000-2024 24hourcampfire.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5
(Release build 20201027)
Responsive Width:

PHP: 7.3.33 Page Time: 0.092s Queries: 14 (0.005s) Memory: 0.8912 MB (Peak: 1.0234 MB) Data Comp: Zlib Server Time: 2024-03-29 00:54:32 UTC
Valid HTML 5 and Valid CSS