For those who carry j frames.

Select your most frequently carried revolver.

Include 442 in the 642 category.

M438 in urban and suburban areas. M69 in woods and waters.

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Foster Positivity.

432PD as a secondary

432PD for me...

I mostly carry a 442, it wasn't on the list.

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Loyalty Above All.. but Honor

My 642 about 80% of the time. Too convenient to not leave home without it.

640 no-dash today, in a Lobo enhanced pancake.

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Voted Model 36, but I also carry a Sig P230 stainless. Classy little gun!

Most of the time I carry a 637 no dash. But occasionally, I carry a 638 no dash, an early 60 no dash, a model 66, and also a Colt Defender .45acp. It just depends on where I'm going, how I'm dressed, perceived threats in the locale that I headed to, and which one my hand hits first when I reach into the safe. But if I don't really care, it's always the 637.

It's a 642 with CT laser grips....but it's been sent to the safe and replaced with a Ruger LC9s-Pro. But lately I am back to carrying my M&P9 Compact for the increased ammo capacity. The 642 comes in handy in the summer loaded with snake shot while out and about in the desert.

I have two, a satin nickel 442 no lock and a flat latch Model 38. The M38 is carried more often for no particular reason, both shoot exactly the same.

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LEO (Ret.)

Ruger GP100

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Freedom isn't free.

?? From several previous posts,, thought you were a full size 1911 guy ??

Model 60-7

A 640 no-dash in a pocket holster, every day for over sixteen years. Primary, and only, EDC.

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Oh well, what the hell.

342 PD. Toted that little gun a lot over the years.

342PD every minute I'm out of the house!

My snubby 60 rides well in a coat pocket with the aid of a Nemesis. When I'm hanging at home, I Mexican carry in the Nemesis or stash it in the strong side thigh pocket of my Carhartt's that was designed to carry pliers or other small hand tools. Yeah, I know...get a decent holster. Well, I've got a sweet cross draw on order with Big Rob's Gun Leather. Can't wait.

My Wife and I have 442s. I carry mine every day. I also have a bobbed 37 safe queen.

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Two Handguns every day

442 works for me.

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Keep on Chooglin'

340 M&P here

A model 36, from 1969, as second gun while on duty. Inside the pocket holster.

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1601 (ret)

I don't always carry a J frame, but when I do I choose a 337 PD Airlite Ti. Stay safe my friend.

...but when I do I choose a

When I carry a J frame it's a 360J.

340 pd no lock.

When I carry a J frame it's usually my 342PD w/ a Big Dot nightsight other times it's the 340M&P.
If I feel the need I require an N frame, it's the 325 Nightgaurd.

640 Pro Series in the summer. Once the jackets come out, it's a Springfield EMP in .40.

638 for me

When I carry a J-frame it's a 640 Pro.

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The same 49 my dad carried until he retired after 32 yrs. in 1985.

This 340PD fills my pocket everyday.

terry

340 M&P. Second most often would be the 640-1.

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Dave Frost

I voted, there have to be more people with 49 or 649 as a carry gun.

I am, but if I carry a revolver, it's the GP100.

I was just being funny.

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Freedom isn't free.

642 in my pocket works for me.

Hard choice on just one selection. I own a Model 60, 649 and a 36-1. From time to time I carry each of these. And it's not uncommon to have one on my hip and one in an ankle holster. My favorite is the 36-1, 3 inch heavy barrel, round butt. All have found their home :-)

340 PD. Also have a bunch of other J frames that I sometimes carry, as well as half a dozen Colt D frames. I like some variety in my life. Like the weight of the PD though.

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340 PD before the wife claimed it. Now a 640 Pro when not carrying the G43.

I'm surprised at this also.

The 649 is high on my list of guns to look for. No lock, 357 version would be great.

This Chief's Special (Pre-model 36) has ridden many miles....some before me.....now it rides in a 'Old Man Carry Systems Inc' tactical red bandanna. Also shown is a raggedy Benchmade that my wife bought for my birthday many moons ago

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On the Oak Savannah

Cal44, like I posted, I have more than one J frame. The 649 being one. I picked the Model 36-1 because of the reasons listed in my post. As far as the 649, the Bodyguard is an excellent choice. You still have the hammer accessible if you want to make a single action target shot. Between the Model 60 and the 649 - I'd have to rate them about equal on function and that is after carrying both models for over 35 years. Given both for an equal price, it would be a coin toss.

Voted 642 as it is my main go to for a BUG, although the LCR in 9mm is starting to get carried more.

For some reason I've got a strong hankering for a humpback lately........

SAfireman, like that set up! Looks like you might have been around some.

Shorty,

To be fair, that CS had some miles on it before it came to live with me....heck, it pre-dates me by at least 20 years. IIRC it is a 1957 model and I came along much later

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On the Oak Savannah

a model 40. One in blue, one in Nickle. just two digits: 4 and 0. nothing fancy. Nothing better.

I carry my model 49 in my jeans pocket in colder weather although for compact I have been using the Ruger LCP lately.
I had a nickeled model 36 as a rookie which I replaced with the 49. My dear sweet mom wanted a gun because she lived in the middle of Detroit. So I gave her the 36 after teaching her to shoot it and told her to keep it in her house.
One day while doing work for her, I decided to find it and wipe it down. I looked in all the normal places and couldn't find it. So next time I see her I ask and she pulls it out of her purse!
The funny part was that my mom went to Windsor Canada several times a week to play Bingo back then.
I sold the well traveled revolver to my friend Jim shortly after that and gave mom a baseball bat.

SAFireman, I've got just about as many miles of carrying as that Chief!!! Well, not quite. I've been officially carrying since 1975, when I joined the police department, but unofficially since about 1965, when I joined the Navy. One thing that remains constant for all of us J frame lovers, is that mechanically they are all alike. True, some are made from lighter materials, some have an exposed hammer, some are nickled, some blued, some stainless, but they all are alike in that they are probably the most potent, reliable, concealable, effective small handgun that has ever been devised!!! I have all three basic configurations: cenntenial, bodyguard, and chief. And quite a few variations of each. I have never had one that didn't work. I also have a couple of Terriers, which is the I frame that preceded the slightly larger J frame. They are little marvels also, and sometimes I like to carry one of them. But as I said above, the 340PD is in many ways the ultimate evolution of power in a very small package. Of course there is a trade off in increased recoil. I have found that the .357 mag Speer gold dot short barrel load with the 135 gr bullet is the lightest recoiling magnum load that still has sufficient power to give one confidence. Of course they are also pretty pricey... At retail, almost a buck and a half apiece, when you can find them. I've had them on back order from midway for months now, but fortunately I stocked up yhe last time I saw some for sale.

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It is good to see the 342PD getting a little love in this thread.

You only allow one choice!



642 was EDC for many years, but now it's a 342.
(Seller's photo, it's wearing CT 103 grips now)


Before the 642 was a 649-3:


Seems like I'm try to drop a little weight every few years. But, I still have them all, and I ain't getting rid of any of 'em anytime soon!

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moosedog, I can't believe you left your mom in the middle of Detroit without a good handgun!! I remember when my mom was still alive, I gave her one of the original 38 Spl Charter Arms snubbies. I think it was an Undercover. Had a 5 digit serial number, and I bought it new at the Navy Exchange in Charleston, SC in 1968. She loved it, and by then I had moved on to Smith and Wesson. She lived out in the country, and felt like she needed something for protection. I taught her to shoot with that little gun.

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