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Looking for advice on ccw revolver. Open to your ideas
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Smith 642. End of discussion..
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Smith 642. End of discussion..
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Ok but why and how is this the best
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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.
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Smith 642. End of discussion..
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I like single action and I will shoot it a lot for fun so is there a reason I would bypass the 637
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Did someone mention 642. I like it with the Desantis Grip Clip.
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Myself, I prefer the model 38. 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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Good guns the 5 shot aluminum smiths, they are there when you need them. Mine has done one copperhead and one gut shot deer.
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It's designed to be carried but how are they if you shoot them a lot? Durable?
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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.
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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
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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.
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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. When you're right, your right.
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