i have had this 442 for years. It is a pre +P model, so only regular 38 specials in this one. I think all the Js take +P now. I like the enclosed hammer on this model, snags less on clothes. I also have a LCP that I carry often, just because it is so small and light. I have 357s, but have never carried that round. 357 has lots of recoil and muzzel blast, and a little harder to control in a small, pocket handgun. I have ordered a new 60, hasn't arrived yet, so i must be changing my mind. 357 is a round the FBI called a "man stopper". anyone who has fired one knows it has plenty of muzzel energy, something like 2 1/2 times a 38 special! I would recommend a alloy J, either enclosed hammer or exposed. 642 is very nice. That is the silver version of the 442.
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