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I carry an M&P340 every day with DPX. I shoot the hammerless guns really well if I "choke up" on the backstrap.

That is a beauty of a Baby Chief. Probably pretty rare with the small trigger guard, old style hammer spur, and a ramped front site.

I concur.

My Model 30-1 (.32 S&W Long) just got bumped aside by a Model 632 (.327Fed). Both are 3", and the 632 has the ported barrel.
If the .327Fed is a bit too heavy a round I'll just go to the Federal JHP rounds (or load my own with the 100gr JHP instead of the 85gr Federal uses).

S&W no longer makes any .32 revolvers... unfortunately. They made the .327Fed back in 2011 or so, and a hammerless one as well for a bit... but lost interest and dropped it just like they had done the .32 H&R earlier.

I ran into mine at a gun show - for barely over $1,000. Yes, much pricier than when it was new, but much less than I've seen them go for in online auctions.

Since I can't resize my photo of mine small enough to satisfy this board's limit and still have it clear, I'll attach a stock photo:

Sorry, I didn't even see a mention of a name of the maker. I didn't intend to run another person's work down - I thought it was some sort of off-the-shelf brand.

The Real Hawkeye like the grips on your 442. Where are they from?

Thanks. I cannot recall the maker, and it's not marked on them. Sorry. Could be someone here remembers when I posted the name of the maker here in the past and will chime in.

Thank you for the reply, Triggernosis. You are a Gentleman and a standup guy

Sundays are good days for J Frames!

They are about a million times better than harsh words. I confess to having had a few periods of time when a J-Frame .38 was my primary daily carry. I've been daily carrying since 1980, though, so that's a lot of time to have had all sorts of guns as my primary daily carry. Not a thing wrong with them, though.

Nice choice of ammo. I'm assuming those the the Buffalo Bore 150 grain, hard cast, full wadcutters.

You assume incorrect. Those are Lost River Ammo loads

I would assume its his own ammo.

Because he's a commercial ammo maker....

Same principle, though.

Me too

J-Frame 38s are not limited to just the ubiquitous 1-7/8” barreled versions:



Though, the lightest shortest does seem to get carried most often:

3" 357 mag Model 60 with some Buffalo Bore 38's. It's a bit of a handful with their 180 grain hardcast 357's.



Regards, Guy

When I carry a small revolver this is what I’m most comfortable with. Seems to point better for me too.

JWP is correct,

They are of my own manufacture.

Some day, and I suspect this day will never come, S&W will come out with a J-frame 357 scaled and modeled to look like the 6" M27.