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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.
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The cool factor is important when deciding what to carry. Bob 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.
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The cool factor is important when deciding what to carry. Bob I concur.
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My 38 snubbie is great but I prefer the 432PD, I shoot it better. The Crimson Trace grip is nice but I don't expect I'll have time to switch it on in a crisis.. I practice without it mostly.
Does S&W still make those? A six shot .32 Magnum J-Frame makes a lot of sense. I haven't seen another one for several years and suspect they may have been pushed out by the 327Fed? I like the performance level of the 32H&R and the 327 is too much of a good thing for me. The only way I'd let this one go is if my sweetheart wanted to carry it, she shoots it well too. 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:
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Triggernosis, I said up front that was the 2nd holster he made. That was several years ago. Maybe you should have gone to his website and look at what he does now. He makes a good product at a fair price, maybe not as good as yours, but pretty good and has a very good reputation in the area. I know it's easier to run down something than actually spend the time checking it out. I haven't seen your products I can't comment. 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.
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The Real Hawkeye like the grips on your 442. Where are they from?
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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.
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Thank you for the reply, Triggernosis. You are a Gentleman and a standup guy
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Sundays are good days for J Frames!
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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.
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Sundays are good days for J Frames! Nice choice of ammo. I'm assuming those the the Buffalo Bore 150 grain, hard cast, full wadcutters.
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Sundays are good days for J Frames! 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
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I would assume its his own ammo.
Because he's a commercial ammo maker....
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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:
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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
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Detective Specials are awesome. I carried one EDC for years. When I carry a small revolver this is what I’m most comfortable with. Seems to point better for me too.
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Sundays are good days for J Frames! 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 JWP is correct, They are of my own manufacture.
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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: 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.
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