Going back to a revolver for ccw

[Florida J Frame]

It's not the easiest gun to shoot well. Do you get to the range often enough to stay sharp? I love my 642 but I have found I can shoot as well or better with my laser equipped LCP and it carries 2 more rounds.

 

[snubbyfan]

My 442 goes with me everywhere, either in my pocket or on my belt in one of my homemade holsters.

 

[Will Carry]

I find myself carrying my J-frame more and more. It's brutally simple. It is also the fastest and easiest handgun I own to draw and fire. That little square butt is like a knife handle. I feel like I'm less likely to drop the weapon while deploying.

 

[Derry 1946]

I used to carry a Colt DS .38 for many years. I felt confident with it and like the operational simplicity. I had to use it once. It did the job.

This is my daily carry. I'll very rarely carry a 642 if I know I'm going to be sweating a lot (like the beach) or a 1917 (in an extremely rare OC situation).


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[pawncop]

I am not going back to a revolver as primary sidearm, but have added a model 36 as a second gun when on duty now. Will carry in a pocket holster. When I transferred to CID, I did not carry a second gun,( always did when on patrol) but have felt the need as things are just getting a little more out of hand with each day passing.

 

[Oldbuck30]

Guys, I'm 67 had health problems and still carry the same gun. S&W 59. been carryin g a 59 0r a 5906 for 38 years. I shoot 400 rounds a week with it, and practice drawing 50 times every day now that I'm retired. I own smith revolvers and love them but the 59 is the gun. Sorry to you revolver guys but more firepower quicker.

 

[haywood]

I pick Two Snubs for carry every day. The 442 and LCR357 were today's pick. I rotate all of these. The 442 and 37 are the best for pocket. The LCR357 also works in the pocket. The rest are IWB guns.

 

[wildenout]

I have been heading down that road myself, mostly because I am an old soul and enjoy revolvers more than anything. But also because I don't like polymer and revolvers don't get sweat trapped below the grip! (with most grips that is).

 

[Lobster Picnic]

With the focus on CC, there's a market for a DA revolver even smaller than a J-frame. I'd like to see the return of the I-frame, actually. No reason they couldn't do .22lr, .22 Mag, .32 long, and .32 H&R Mag in an I-frame design updated for modern materials and assembly methods. I'd be all over it.

 

[petepeterson]

With the focus on CC, there's a market for a DA revolver even smaller than a J-frame. I'd like to see the return of the I-frame, actually. No reason they couldn't do .22lr, .22 Mag, .32 long, and .32 H&R Mag in an I-frame design updated for modern materials and assembly methods. I'd be all over it.

If they can make a ultra-lightweight j-frame that can hande .357, then why not an I-frame that can take .327 mags? And .32 ACP with moon clips? Or the new "S&W .319 magnum"? I'd love a modern I-frame.

 

[SIAD MP]

Picture worth a thousand words. Back up is a 642 in an ankle holster.

 

[kennyb]

its summer time and humid here in the south....the M36 is carried in my pocket until it gets cold

 

[Old cop]

I'm in my late 60's and have been carrying a revolver for more years than I care to recall. It saved me more than once on the job and I see no reason to change now.

At a recent LEOSA qualification I was shooting my Smith M38 while everyone else was using the Glock 23. The tactical utility of the semi auto was painfully obvious but I'm not a cop anymore, and my score w/the J frame was a good or better then some others w/their Glocks. If I was still on the job the Glock would make sense but in retirement the little .38 is all I need.

 

[AZretired]

There is nothing wrong with a revolver. If I had to choose, however, I would ditch the extra mags (yeah, I know. . . ), as the G19 still has as many in the magazine as THREE J frames. The G26 carries as many as TWO J frames. The M&P Compact carries as many as TWO K frames. I know you will STATISTICALLY not need that many, but each case is different. And, I can hit far better with less felt recoil with the G19/26 or M&P Compact than I can with a J frame. And the G19 takes up the same "real estate." See picture showing G19 and 642.

Go ahead, pocket carry that M19 Glock for a week. Let me know how much better and easier it is to carry than a 642.

 

[Chris642]

With the focus on CC, there's a market for a DA revolver even smaller than a J-frame. I'd like to see the return of the I-frame, actually. No reason they couldn't do .22lr, .22 Mag, .32 long, and .32 H&R Mag in an I-frame design updated for modern materials and assembly methods. I'd be all over it.

All of the above would be good options for disabled people or those who otherwise cannot handle recoil or deal with the battery of arms of a semi-auto.

I'd like to see a .380acp revolver smaller and lighter then the J-Frame, not what Taurus came out with but something lighter and better quality from S&W or Ruger, a true little pocket revolver.

 

[rwsmith]

For those of us....

For those of us that ain't quite as sharp as we used to be, there is a lot to be said for a gun that you just draw and start pulling the trigger.

 

[LaVistaBill]

Revolver for CCW?

My present off duty companion...

 

[Dave T]

I carried one form of Colt 1911 for all but the first 9 months of my LEO career and for a number of years after retiring. When I ran my own firearms training business (for 10 years) I experimented with Glocks because so many students showed up with them. The ones I had and saw always worked but I always ended up back with my alloy Commander.

A couple years ago the arthritis in my shooting hand swelled the knuckle of my thumb so much I had to give up 1911s. Just couldn't manage the thumb safety comfortably or positively so I went back to where I started in the academy with revolvers.

J-frames are just too small for my hands. I managed with L-frames for a while and even got a 325 NG that worked for about 8-9 months. I've always been able to shoot revolvers (DA) well deliberately but never as quickly as I could semi autos. For the past few years in which I've been carrying revolvers concealed there was always a nagging feeling that when the brown stuff hit the air circulation device my response would be too slow, or if I pushed it, too in-accurate.

I finally gave in and bought a Glock 30 (not my first one). First time out to the range I shot and hit better than I had with any of my 45 ACP revolvers. So, it is now my carry gun.

I will keep most of my revolvers as some are special to me and have a lot of meaning. But I have admitted to myself that for me the semi auto is the better weapon. The G30 is the size of my 3" L-frames, holds more rounds and I can shoot it better.

YMMV,
Dave

 

[DaGOOSExyz]

Those of you who want something smaller than a J frame might consider the Ruger LCR or the LCRX. It's a 38 special revolver that is quite small.
I have not shot one but have read alot of good things about it. It comes
with a good grip that makes the recoil tolerable for such a small gun.
It's rated for P+ but I think I would stay with the standard P. It is also
said to have a easy triger pull right from the box. I know it's not a
Smith but it could be the best choice for some people.

 

[slowburninsteve]

This week I carried a full size Sig 1911 with 2 spare mags IWB one day, and on another day I carried a Glock 26 with one spare mag in an ankle holster. I was in misery both times! It's summertime and guns this heavy are made for belt carry OWB in the Fall and Winter. I have decided to pull out either my S&W model 649, model 60, or Taurus model 85 until summer is over, all of which I'd carry either in a pocket holster or Galco ankle holster, plus a HKS speedloader in the other pocket. Not near as much firepower, but much better than throwing rocks!!!!!