Which S&W Revolver Do You Carry Most?

[koz5614]

These two.

I just bought a 640 Carry-Comp in .357, so my 940PC might get a well deserved break.

 

[Rick_A]

Usually a 5" 1911 and 442.

A 4" 22-4 accompanies me on occasion when dressed for it.

On certain occasions the 442 goes solo with a speed loader.

When going where firearms are prohibited (which happens quite often) there is only a belt knife and 4" folder.

I would like to add a big bore snub as something in an intermediate size. I'm leaning heavily towards a Charter Arms Bulldog Pug in 44spl.

Edited to add:
A 2-1/8" 649 357 is currently on layaway.

 

[old tanker]

Daily, for concealed carry, it's a .45 caliber Colt Commander in an old Bianchi Shadow holster. When I carry a revolver it's usually in the field and open carry. There it depends on mission and my mood but the Colt SAA in .44-40 or the Highway Patrolman are the most likely to be on my belt.

 

[Rick_A]

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[9mmsubgun-m11]

Magna-Ported 640 in front pocket 95% of the time. Other times a Glock 23,SIG P239,SIG P229.

 

[pawncop]

Until recently a 2 1/2" 686 was the primary revolver I carried. I am still qualified to carry it. Recently I have started carrying model 36 as a second gun. It will soon surpass the 686.

 

[Rick_A]

As fast as I can run 'em...

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Slow fire with the snubbie @15 yards:

Running fast as possible they stay within a pie plate at ten yards.

Rapid fire at longer range.

Still "combat" accurate. The gun, of course, capable of better.

 

[MarkAlt]

OP, I can identify. I grew up in the great white North before moving to Florida long ago.

My first CC was a Colt Mustang in a custom made pocket holster. Very concealable in shorts and an un-tucked shirt. The Mustang still rides as backup-to-the-backup.

However, the 637 and 642 are my favorites, riding in pocket holsters.

As I practice more with the heavier 640, it's proving to be a contender.



BTW: I tried a model 19 2 1/2" IWB and a Detective Special. They work, but I kept going back to the j-frames.

 

[lawandorder]

98% of the time it is this one..................

..............Model 649 in .38 Special improved by the good folks at Cylinder & Slide.

 

[Goldstar225]

My kahr K40 about 50% in either a Don Hume OWB or Crossbreed ST

My 2 1/2" model 66 about 30% in a Bianchi Shadow OWB

My 642 about 20% in a Mika pocket holster

 

[HarrishMasher]

Why would you rotate your carry gun? I'd want to carry the same thing always, the same way always, so when it comes time to use it, I don't have to think about what I'm doing or what day it is.

Maybe rotate is not the right word. I have four J Frames. All basically the same, feel the same, handle the same, shoot the same ammo. I like to carry all of them, so I rotate them.

Same with my K Frames.

Basically you will find me carrying a J Frame or a K frame. Not a huge difference.

I also shoot a couple of times a week. And train with some shooting buddies once a month or once every two months. They are ex military and we train hard with rifles and handguns. I am very intimate with any gun I carry and would be 100% comfortable using whatever I am carrying in any situation.

 

[wildenout]

m60! Only handgun I own right now..

 

[Rpg]

I most commonly carry a Colt Commander.

The S&W I carry if I'm not carrying the Colt is a M38.

 

[Cal44]

Maybe rotate is not the right word. I have four J Frames. All basically the same, feel the same, handle the same, shoot the same ammo. I like to carry all of them, so I rotate them.

Same with my K Frames.

Basically you will find me carrying a J Frame or a K frame. Not a huge difference.

I also shoot a couple of times a week. And train with some shooting buddies once a month or once every two months. They are ex military and we train hard with rifles and handguns. I am very intimate with any gun I carry and would be 100% comfortable using whatever I am carrying in any situation.

I wouldn't call it "rotate" either, but I can see a reason for having at least 2 or 3 guns to carry depending on circumstances.

One for summer with shorts and t-shirt. Another when you are wearing a coat in winter. Perhaps another when you might meet a 4 leg predator. Etc.

Threat level and circumstances are not always the same, so one firearm for every situation might be sub-optimal.

Or you could just carry a S&W 500 and call it good.

 

[roland5color]

586 4 inch OWB 100%

 

[Double-O-Dave]

My EDC consists of a Model 638-1, and a Model 38-0 both equipped with Crimson Trace LG-405 laser grips, and loaded with standard velocity .38 Special ammo. I almost always pocket carry and favor the DeSantis Nemesis holsters. I am a big fan of the New York reload, and didn't realize how quickly I had become accustomed to carrying 2 J-frames at the same time until recently. My son has developed an interest in hunting, and when I was getting dressed to take him dove hunting, I decided to carry only one revolver, as I knew I would also have a 12 ga. pump shotgun, and I was trying to minimize my payload as walking the dove fields was going to be a chore with my back and hip problems. I kept patting my pocket where my Model 38 usually resides, and finally had to have a talk with myself about that so I could quit that bad habit.

Regards,

Dave

 

[Jimmyjones]

My mistake. I actually thought it was obvious, because it was this forum that helped me identify it.

It's post-war transitional M&P, shipped February 1947.

That's my grail, an S series snub, beautiful piece !

I carry a 642, but when I carry a K frame its this 1956 RB M&P (Pre-10) with a Tyler T.

 

[at_liberty]

I notice that the OP uses the word rotation like it's a normal or proper thing. It is not. I don't always carry the same gun, but I recognize that that is partly a bad thing, and I shouldn't do it without a good-enough excuse. In my case, it is usually about clothing.

If toting a gun were more important to my health than I think it is, I would probably be stricter. As it is, there is now pretty much one [main] gun I carry when I'm serious, at which time I will also generally carry my regular backup.

As toys, or for practice, I use a lot of guns. I believe that it is best to have a familiar sight picture and trigger pull when carrying for real.

I don't think that we should use words like rotation, leading people who haven't yet learned better to think that that is some kind of normal practice.

IMHO that should be a separate topic. "people who haven't yet learned better" may simply not share your concern and would object to being cast as ignorant.

 

[JCS&W]

I carry most of the time, and pocket carry when I carry.

Carry rotation is M36, M37, M60 and a M49.

 

[at_liberty]

Why would you rotate your carry gun? I'd want to carry the same thing always, the same way always, so when it comes time to use it, I don't have to think about what I'm doing or what day it is.

When you own a number of guns, you might rotate them as a way of enjoying them. I don't carry anything in which I have no confidence in my proficiency with it. I don't need match grade skill for EDC, especially considering the odds of being in some bad situation.