I'm curious which revolver you pocket carry most frequently.

S&W or other make.

Do you carry an exposed hammer gun?

What holster and load do you use?

Smith 442 and 640
Uncle Mike's size 4 pocket holster


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I don't carry in pocket often because I prefer my SP101 on the belt, but
when I carry in pocket its this Ruger LCR .38 Spl. in a DeSantis Nemesis
pocket holster. Load is Hornady Critical Defense 110 Gr. FTX +P.

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Models 638, 642, 340M&P. Don't wan't any of them to feel ignored so I rotate semi-regularly.

Uncle Mike's pocket rig size #3, the older mfg. I find the newer #3's to be cut a little more tightly.

.38 LHP in the .38s and W-W 110gr JHP Mags in the 340s.

Kaaskop49
Shield #5103

642. Pocket, no holster. I only carry it walking my dog around the neighborhood so I just throw it in my pocket

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I carry the 640 mainly IWB, but pocket carry too on occasion. 110 gr. Federal Hydra Shok.

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I carry a S&W 442, though mostly IWB instead of pocket. I have too much junk in my pockets most of the time for pocket carry. Honestly, the darned 442 is so lightweight and compact, I'd probably forget I had it if someone jumped me. Usually it's loaded with Doubletap 125gr Bonded +P, and a speed strip of the same in my pocket.

Smith 442. I use a pocket holster made for a small auto. The trigger isn't completely covered, but it keeps it oriented in my pocket.

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Because of the metric system?

I carry a Chiefs Special Pre 36 flat latch in my pocket with no holster when it's hot and I have on shorts and a tee shirt.

S&W model 637.
It's a J-frame , 5 shot , 2 inch barreled , Airweight with an exposed hammer.
I started off with a model 60 , same as above but all steel.
Listened to "experts" , only a 45 will do . Moved up to a 1911 full size, next a light weight commander , next a 5 shot snub nosed , stainless steel , 45 acp revolver (Taurus 415) . The problem with all the 45's was bulk and weight...and if it isn't on your person, it's not going to help.
So I asked some LEO's , freinds who had been on the force decades. Everyone had an Airweight , 38 special , and had it in a pocket on their person . Every one said the exposed hammer snagging thing is a non issue, they all preferred hammer guns.
I got one in 2004 , all the others stay home , the airweight gets put in a pocket, pants in summer, coat in winter.
I alter my pockets , with thin leather sewn insides to create a built-in holster. I never could find a pocket holster I liked. So I made my own pants pocket holster.
I can tell you the exposed hammer is not a problem . I tried a hammerless S&W Airweight for a while and just didn't care for it at all.
Gary

For me it is this Md 649-3 chambered in .357 that I bought new back in the 1990s. And I still prefer the Uncle Mike's stocks that came on it when new. I have plenty of choices but this is the gun that gets carried the most and it is always pocketed.

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Smith & Wesson Model 60 .357 magnum with a Clip-Draw isnide the pants carray wit no holster. I carry Hornady 125 gr. Critical Defense .357 factory rounds.

I carry a 442 in a #4 Uncle Mike's Pocket Holster. Once in a while I'll rotate a Bobbed Modle 37 in the pocket but, the 442 is my favorite.

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Two Handguns every day

These days I'm pocket carrying a 431PD loaded with 6 100gr Georgia Arms H&R Magnums.

In a Nemesis.

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M&P340 with Critical Defense

I'm a little different I guess. I carry a 64-2 2", either in a Simply Rugged pancake holster or in my pocket. I just ordered a Mika pocket holster for it as I couldn't find anyone else who makes pocket holsters for k frames.
I find it carries easily in a front pocket in cargo pants or shorts. Jeans usually require the Simply Rugged.

My BUG is a 637-2 with an Apex spring kit in it. I don't find hammers to be a problem with either gun along the lines that gwpercle described. I am considering bobbing the hammer on the 637 though. With the Apex spring kit the single action on it is just way to light, about a pound and a half. The 64 is already a DAO piece.

I use the Speer Short Barrel 135 grain +p's in both of them.

I'm only allowed to carry at the range, any where else = jailtime
SD is a strict NO NO here

But if i could i'd take my modell 19 in my CALCO holster

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My 340PD carried every day.

terry

S&W 638 every day in a Uncle Mikes pocket holster, loaded with Underwood full wadcutters!!

I recently bought a new S&W 442, but I'm still mostly carrying an Interarms era Rossi 88. Today I carried a Taurus era Rossi 351, but I usually tend to stay with stainless revolvers as they don't show the carry wear as much. Guns like the 88 are a little stouter and therefore heavier to carry, but more pleasant to shoot than many J frames.

I would like to find a scratched up model 60 for not much money, but they're kind of hard to find a good price.

I carry a S&W 686-4+ 2.5" barrel, loaded with 125gr Rem SJHP, or my Colt Defender 45, loaded with 230gr Ranger T.

My EDC is a S&W J-frame Mod. 649 .38 Spl. in a Mika pocket holster.
I started with the Mod. 49 and liked it so much I picked up the stainless version, retired the blue boy, and I do not worry about the finish. The Mika holster is fantastic for me. Stocks are as you see them in the picture. They give a bit more to grip than the S&W wood stocks. As for load, I use any good off the shelf .38 Spl., lead or jacketed. I know that is heresy, but I feel very safe with that rig, and all I need is in my pocket. The whole issue can be over-thought and over-bought in my opinion, but I am into self-defense, comfort, convenience and safety; not looking to go into mortal combat on a daily EDC basis. If I am going to a fight, I will gear up quite differently.
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Model 38 carried in the pocket without a holster and handloaded hard cast 158 gr swc.

629-5 Camfour edition.....I have BIG pockets

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Model 36-1 in a Bianchi pocket holster. It is loaded with BB 158 gr LSWCHP's (FBI load). Enough gun, enough said.

Plain old model 36 as a second sidearm.

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S & W 642 in a DeSantis Nemisis.
Steve W

Some of the non leather pocket holsters will want to hang on the hammer spur. A 3/4" slit at the top rear of the holster allows a snag free draw.

I encountered this on a "Sticky" holster. I ran a seam on each side of the slit with a sewing machine to keep it neat.

I don't often pocket carry, but when I do, I stuff my 360J in this old ( strap removed) Uncle Mikes

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John

That, Sir, is an ambitious pocket-carry set-up.

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Because of the metric system?

Occasionally a 642. Most of the time a Colt Agent with hammer shroud. A sixth shot for very little increase in weight or mass.

2 Taurus Views in DeSantis Nemesis pocket holsters. 148 grain copper clad full wadcutters.

I carry my 638 with Speer 135 grain .38 Special +P GDSB cartridges. In my pocket, I use an El Paso Saddlery Pocket Max Horsehide holster.

I don't always pocket carry. That's usually in the summer and it's my 442 in my own home made leather pocket holster in my right front pocket:


I load it with 110 grain Hydra-shoks and carry a coupla quick strips in my left front pocket.

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Keep on Chooglin'

My usual carry is a S&W model 640 Pro in a Kramer pocket holster loaded with Speer 357 135gr GD.
When that's too heavy, I use my model 332 AirLite Ti.

My pocket carry is a S&W 340 no lock.


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S&W Model 38-0, Liberty 90grain ammo, uncle mike #3. My wife altered all my jeans R.F. pocket an extra 2" deep. Fits like a glove, very little printing.

CC pocket a S&W M642 loaded with standard velocity 158g SWC

UNTIL I had to yearly qualify firing 60 rounds, now I carry a S&W M640

Every day for about seventeen years I've carried a 640 no-dash, one of an early (1990) group of about 5.000 with the CEN serial prefix, factory-etched "TESTED FOR +P+". It's loaded with the Buffalo Bore version of the good old Remington FBI ammo, it has Pachmayr Compac grips, and it's almost always in a DeSantis Nemesis pocket holster. In some pockets, not many, I use the Uncle Mike's #3 model for a better fit.

It's my primary and only carry gun, though I'm considering a Ruger LCP as backup or dress-occasion primary.

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Oh well, what the hell.

I hope I never have to use it...but I want the best possible advantage and fire power if it come down to it.

It is like backpacking, you carry all that need for the trip, but not all that you want. If I go into a 7-11 at 11:25 PM I plan to go home with my Pepsi and mint paddy and my life. That sir is ambitious.

S&W model 60 2"in a Sam Andrews pocket holster!
Jim

642 Airweight

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MSP - Retired

Due to the major changes in the threat matrix, I've recently changed from a revolver to a 3 1/2" M1911.

Before that, I regularly carried a 2" Smith 36-no-dash in first a DeSantis Nemesis pocket holster, then a leather pocket holster I made myself.



That's the Federal 158gr. +P "FBI" load in the speedloader, the only thing I carry in my .38s and .357s.

I don't do this so much anymore (still miss my dear departed 38-2 that cracked on me), but when I do it's usually an LCR-38 in a Mika holster but sometimes a Chiefs Special in the same.

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Have used a 642 in a Nemasis pocket holster for a couple of years now. I recently switched to a Blackhawk TecGrip holster that is a bit slimmer and hides even better in my pockets.

When I can legally carry. 360J, Scadium J frame with stainless cylinder, spured hammer. Loaded with +P, either Hornady Critical Defense or 158gn FBI loads.
Recoil of +P 38spl in S&W Lightweights may be somewhat exaggerated. I practice 1-2X a month with a couple of cylinders of hand loaded practice ammo then a couple cylinders of the FBI load. In rapid fire, recovery from each shot may be a little slower that my steel M60 but its not causing me pain of fighting itself out of my hand as I have heard. If you have arthritis or other hand issues that would be another story. Thats why my wifes piece is the M60 357 using non +P Hornady Critical Defense with Altimont grips and she does just fine

Agreed re recoil. My Airweight is very manageable with .38+P and, unlike with wadcutters, shoots POA/POI. The only exception is Underwood 158 grain +P hard-cast Keith cartridges...those rascals are STOUT and require a gun with more mass.

I carry an older Chiefs Special, loaded with 110 grain Hydra Shock, in a Mika pocket holster. It's the only pocket gun that I own. With colder weather coming on, I ordered a Don Hume JIT Slide.

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Most of the time it's usually a S&W 642 loaded with Speer short barrel 135gr. +P GDHP with a Galco pocket holster. Sometimes I carry a Glock 27 with a Galco pocket holster.

Crusty 642 in a crusty Safariland #25 with crusty magna grips. I guess I should call this one Crusty.

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