almost free 642 carry comp

bpjunkie · #1 11-09-2009, 09:35 PM

thanks to the national rifle assoc.! my son and i attended a local friends of nra banquet and i won a 642. crimson trace grips will be the next addition. not crazy about the internal lock but still is a sweet pocket pistol. any advice about smoothing it up a bit?

Bullseye Smith · #2 11-09-2009, 10:52 PM

Shoot it and have fun

Lee in Quartzsite · #3 11-09-2009, 10:59 PM

Congratulations on your good fortune! I have a 642 with CT grips and love it. Mine had the Internal Lock, but I recently removed it, not because of any malfunctions, but because on two occasions when I had to leave it the car. The first time it was 3 days before I realized that I had forgotten to unlock the gun upon returning to the car. The second time it was a little over a week, and when I went to dry fire the gun for a little laser practice I discovered that it was still locked and basically just a paperweight. Not a good thing when I carry it daily for personal defense. I removed it the next day using this video.

YouTube - S&W Internal Lock Removal

enidpd804 · #4 11-10-2009, 06:01 AM

The triggers on j frames are really stiff out of the box. About a jillions trigger squeezes smooths it up nicely.

ibewbull · #5 05-22-2014, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by bpjunkie

thanks to the national rifle assoc.! my son and i attended a local friends of nra banquet and i won a 642. crimson trace grips will be the next addition. not crazy about the internal lock but still is a sweet pocket pistol. any advice about smoothing it up a bit?

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I didn't get mine at the same price.
Mine ran me $350 + tax etc.
A bit harder to find a holster for though its the 2 1/8 " bbl.
It sure is nice though.