How Many Have DUMPED their J-Frame for a NEW MINI Semi-Auto?

[Nalapombu]

Hey all,

With all of the small, hand sized semi-autos out there to choose from these days I wonder how many of you guys and gals in the die hard S&W community have decided to put your beloved J-Frame in the drawer...or relegate it to your wife or girlfreind and now pack one of the many semi-autos made for the purpose of carrying?

With some of the new semis there are some very nice pistols out there. It seems like a new one is being introduced about every month. Just about every major company now makes a really small, compact semi auto designed for ccw use. I'd be lying if I said that I am not considering one. I told myself that the next pistol I bought would be a J frame. I had always wanted one and I wanted something I could put in my pocket to carry on occasion. I still will get a J frame, but all these new choices sure do make it hard to stay focused on getting one.

What do you all think? Have any of you stopped carrying your J and moved to a semi? If so, what are you now carrying and why. If not, why do you stay with the J...or whatever revolver you carry when there are so many so called "better choices" available to you?

Have you moved to the "Dark Side" yet?

Lets hear it.

Thanks all.

Nalajr

 

[grip frame]

Nope, for me its J frame DA revolver reliability or I skip to a proven reliable and effective semi auto the size of a Glock 26/27 if I feel I need more.

 

[jaymoore]

Negatory. Still prefer the J frame. Used to carry an I frame, but there's no good .38 S&W loads out there any more.

Have owned several of the new small autos in the past few years, but they'll all been swapped off to the the LGS. Did used to carry Remington 51s along, but started fretting about wearing the finish plumb away, so they've been retired.

 

[Ranger514]

I'm happy with my 642. I don't feel any need to switch my style of pocket carry, even though the newer semi-autos hold a couple of more rounds.

 

[pjstreng]

I did

Started with pocket carrying a 442. Kept thinking there was something better so I tried an LCP, LC9, and Shield. I'm back to the 442 and have sold the others.

 

[kenjen]

depending on what I am wearing I switch between my 642 and a kahr cm9. the kahr is a little easier to hide with certain summer wear.

 

[Sgt.Peck]

When I'm not carrying a Glock 19, I'm carrying my sweet little J. Light, easy to conceal and reliable.

 

[caryg]

Nothing like a Dependable, Cop proven J frame. I like the goes bang thing every time, kinda makes me sleep better.

 

[475OKH]

Have both small autos and several J frames. For carry I much prefer the simplicity of design and the ease of carry of my J frames.

 

[David R]

I have a chiefs special. Accurate, dependable. Next I bought an LCP. I like it, it weighs an ounce more than my Beretta 21A (22lr). Then I bought a Bodyguard 38 to replace the j thinking this was the ultimate answer.

NO I did not dump the chiefs special. The BG38 is lighter so I rotate between the three. I have had reliability issues with the Beretta and the Sterling I had before that. The LCP has been dependable, but I just like the revolver and the "Restrike" capability along with a fresh round and all I have to do is pull the trigger. Also a 38 +P is more power than a 380 or 22 Lr.

I have had the chiefs special a long time. I feel comfortable with it. If I feel like the revolvers are too big, I grab my officers model 45 for a day. I then go back to the 36 or BG38.

 

[loeman]

No, I've never been seriously tempted. I've looked at them in the stores but that's about it. They might be great, but I feel comfortable and secure with my J frame. Back in the day it was my model 49. Now it's my 649-2 in .357. I have other Js but my 649 is my go to choice.

 

[BruMatt]

Leave behind my J-frame? My pants would ride crooked. Reliable, safe, accurate, light weight - I'll stick with it.

 

[steamloco76]

I bounce back and forth between my 642 and Sig P238. I've torture tested the Sig with 250 plus rounds between cleanings twice. Well built piece as after well over 1500 rounds it still shows no real wear. Wish I could more easily conceal my Springfield EMP, because it is the easiest to shoot, most accurate small pistol I've ever fired.

 

[lawandorder]

Most older folks have learned through experience, trial, and error that there is nothing more perfect for EDC than the J frame revolver.

There are also quite a few younger (wiser) folks out there who have also come to this inescapable conclusion. JMHO.

 

[66snub]

I split the difference. I carry an LCP in a Bianchi IWB at 3:30 and my M649 appendix carry in a Blackhawk! IWB at the same time. If I've decided that my M19 or one of my Sigs are too big for the day, I go with my J and my LCP at the same time.

 

[Rick_A]

Not I. I gel well with my 38spl Airweight. It shoots well, I shoot it well, and it is a pleasure to shoot and carry. It doesn't get better than that.

 

[snubbiefan]

I have never trusted carrying a loaded and cocked semi-auto....period and I don't think I want to have to rack the slide or cock the hammer (if it has one) before I may need to shoot the gun in a hurry. I have several 1911's and I do shoot them....but I do not carry one cocked-n-locked or for SD.

A striker-fired semi-auto is about the most dangerous thing you can have in your pocket. That J-Frame....will not fire unless you pull the trigger....and that's all you have to do...pull the trigger. The small revolver is the safest and best thing one can have in a purse or a pocket. if you can't get the job done with 5-rounds....you're likely not going to get it done anyway.

 

[S&W45Colt]

IMO, you can't improve on a J frame for pocket carry, why try? It's a 442 no lock for me.

 

[perfectcircle1]

I'm 38 and just started carrying a shield two years ago. Last summer I bought a PC 637. Now I carry that It's perfect. So, I did the opposite

 

[Pants]

I always carry my 642. When I'm not, I'm carrying my 45c. But, more times than not, it's the 642. Convenient, light and easy to conceal.