The wonderful world of J-frames!
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BlackSky
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I carry this 3" J frame in a pocket holster aroud the house or in a Crossbreed IWB out on the town. J frames are about as perfect as it gets in my opinion.
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Need to get a pic of my just bought, like one hour ago, 642 no lock. Only thing missing is that freaking 638.
bostonterrier
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I also have 642 power port just like this with the same color and type grips. Love it. I got 340PD used a few months back, nice but I like my 642. Sweet.I have owned J frames off and on for years and they have served me well.
I am down to only one right now but it has never let me down.
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Not sure what Power Port stands for. We bought a 442 and a 642, both brand new in the box and paid $345 for one and $355 for the other about 2 years ago. The extra $10 was for an extra set of pink grips that were included with one of them.
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power port is the piece in post 47. there's a hole on the top of the barrel between the end of the barrel and the front sight. it's suppose to cut down on the gun jumping up from the recoil. the barrel is 2 1/8" long to accommodate for the hole.
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Are those the Altamont black/silver dymondwood smooth panel grips?
C Islander
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You are allowed to start a new thread. This one is two years old!
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With all the carry choices out there, the wife and I went with the two guns at the bottom.
Which one is yours?
hotrod150
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...Bodyguard with some S.D. Myres holsters.
Nice holsters. I was trying to figure out what the little snappy thing on the left hand holster was when it dawned on me that it was a belt loop! That really threw me-- I've never seen a floral-carved IWB holster before! Beautiful.
hotrod150
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I'm a big fan, the only revolvers I own are S&W j-frames. I have 4: two 36's & two 60's, all vintage pinned barrel models. I had a very nice old model 37 with box etc that I sold today-- it was just too nice to hack up by bobbing the hammer to match my EDC 36 & 60. I'll have to find another one (shooter-grade) for that.
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Well, a guy only gets to make one "first post" -- so mine is about the first S&W I ever shot. This Model 36 came to my dad from a neighbor widow of a good friend. And dad, a WW II vet, gave it to me before he passed in 2011 at 92. Some folks keep the first dollar they ever made, I have the first brass and lead slug I shot. And, yes, it was dead center. Love my M&P9, but cherish this old J frame.
tacman605
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The 642 power port has a large gas port at the front of the barrel to help with recoil. It also has a dovetailed front sight and some come with a single dot night sight.
Old TexMex
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All too old for this crowd, but still Js
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Infidel_319
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Just sold my m&p 340, picking up a 640 pro series Wednesday. I also own a 940-1. post pics Wednesday 
And yes, recoil was the reason I sold it. A 13 ounce .357 is just plain painful. It was a back up gun on my ankle only and I only carried 38+p in it due to it being impossible for me to shoot accurately support handed only.
And yes, recoil was the reason I sold it. A 13 ounce .357 is just plain painful. It was a back up gun on my ankle only and I only carried 38+p in it due to it being impossible for me to shoot accurately support handed only.
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