What’s interesting is that there seems to be a notion that something like a 642 or 43 is something not worthy of fighting with.
Proficiency comes with lots of rounds fired down range. I like my 642 pocket gun. I take it everywhere. I have others that I sometimes carry. A 2 3/4” 69, a commander sized 9mm Rabge Officer. If I was choosing to get into a gun fight, would I bring the 642? No. I’d bring a rifle.
Of course, a snubby or a mini SA wil be slower to shoot, accurately. It will kick more and hold fewer rounds. But, beating able to produce the firearm and hit your target quickly is what matters. You can hit things at grocery store aisle distances with a small gun, if you practice enough.
Of course Mackay always drives home great points with lots of knowledge and wisdom to back them up. But I think the take home here should be to shoot your damn gun. Get out and shoot. And keep it handy. And, that goes for all of your guns. Keep them well maintained, fed and hot, as best you can.
I’ve been loading and bulking up my reserves of 38 special reloads. I think I’ll go burn some out of that pocket rocket.
Fighting with a handgun implies things like bounding/advancing/pressing, fire & maneuver, topping off, etc.
You might be able to do those things with your 642 but there's no way you're doing it effectively. And I say that as somebody that loves J-frames and LCRs and I shoot them very well.
Revolvers are not slow to reload.
I suppose that’s true in a technical sense. But in reality, the fight will more than likely be close enough and you’ll only have a few shots to end it.
If you have a handgun, I don’t care what it is, and the assailant has a rifle, you had better be good with what you brought. That’s a [bleep] situation. A thug in a gas station? I like my odds.
That’s wonderful but it is not within the context of this conversation.
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