If you could only have 1 J frame, what would it be?
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photoman
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That's a Galco product...
2X2X2 AMMO CARRIER: Galco Holsters and Ammo Carriers: Ammunition Carriers at Galco
I use that in combination with a Bianchi Speed Strip so that all 5/6 rounds come out at once.
Speed Strips™ - Pair - The Safariland Group
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blues7
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I've got to admit I'd never even thought of using a speed strip with a pouch like your Galco or my old 1980's vintage dump pouch from DeSantis issued to me by my first LE agency.
I usually just throw a speed strip into the pocket. I don't think my pouch has seen the light of day for 30 years.
I usually just throw a speed strip into the pocket. I don't think my pouch has seen the light of day for 30 years.
photoman
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I've got to admit I'd never even thought of using a speed strip with a pouch like your Galco or my old 1980's vintage dump pouch from DeSantis issued to me by my first LE agency.
I usually just throw a speed strip into the pocket. I don't think my pouch has seen the light of day for 30 years.
It really is handy. Much easier/quicker to get the Speed Strip than digging around in the pocket and keeps the rounds from falling all over the place when you open up the carrier (the Galco version flips down when opened).
blues7
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So does the DeSantis.
(At least that's what I think it is. We used to use a lot of Gene's gear back then. Our range officer would call him up and we'd drive out and pick it up in New Hyde Park or somewhere nearby as I recall. The leather gear was a lot nicer back then too. I have a J frame holster from back then that still looks like new and the leather is so much thicker than current production.)
I've used a lot of Galco gear over the years as well.
I'm gonna have to go rummaging for that pouch now.
okiegtrider
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If I could have but one, this would be it. I've carried this little gun all over for years. Mostly without the Mika, which is fairly new. Nabbed that from a forum member a few months ago.
Edmo
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I was always informed by my mother with the levels of summer perspiration, "Horses sweat, men perspire, and women glow."
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shooter1911
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340 PD Lock Removed
11.4 oz.357 JFrame that's easy to carry in any clothing, and has many many ammo options depending on your skill level. I also wouldn't mind the no lock M&P 340, but this it the one I have.
11.4 oz.357 JFrame that's easy to carry in any clothing, and has many many ammo options depending on your skill level. I also wouldn't mind the no lock M&P 340, but this it the one I have.
Paul Bernard
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I only have one J frame that I really enjoy. S&W 637, 38spl.+P, single/double action. It's a S&W performance center gun with very nice wooden Talo grips. I needed these grips, for my hand is very wide and the extra long grips allows my pinkey finger to also grip the gun. I have a pocket holster for it and it's very comfortable for me. I have a 4" 357 magnum (686 plus) 7 shot that I kept bed side but realized the sound could damage my wifes and my ears if (God forbid) I would ever have to use it, so I now keep the J frame bed side in a biometric safe fastened to the top of the night stand. I take the "J" to the range every so many visits to keep sharp with it, and really enjoy shooting it. Such a nice gun and fun to shoot. I had originally purchased this gun for my wife, but she showed very little interest, so I thought I might sell it but once I started taking it to the range, and carried it in the pocket holster I will never sell it. Something about a small revolver. Life is good.
I only have one J frame that I really enjoy. S&W 637, 38spl.+P, single/double action. It's a S&W performance center gun with very nice wooden Talo grips. I needed these grips, for my hand is very wide and the extra long grips allows my pinkey finger to also grip the gun. I have a pocket holster for it and it's very comfortable for me. I have a 4" 357 magnum (686 plus) 7 shot that I kept bed side but realized the sound could damage my wifes and my ears if (God forbid) I would ever have to use it, so I now keep the J frame bed side in a biometric safe fastened to the top of the night stand. I take the "J" to the range every so many visits to keep sharp with it, and really enjoy shooting it. Such a nice gun and fun to shoot. I had originally purchased this gun for my wife, but she showed very little interest, so I thought I might sell it but once I started taking it to the range, and carried it in the pocket holster I will never sell it. Something about a small revolver. Life is good.
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I love my no dash 640 .357, but it is more for training and not practical as a J frame, a K carries as easily so, I would have to go with the PC 642 with rubber combat grips in either the Bianchi ISWB or my DeSantis pocket holster with strips and HKS loaders.
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Jim PHL
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No. I have one too. Great pocket carry due to weight and +P rating. I think if I had to choose only one as a "do it all" I'd probably choose a 60 in .357 trim. I know they're a handful with magnums but having the option of using magnums adds versatility to the platform. Still pocketable and maybe capable of better accuracy with the single action option. (Although the 342 is no slouch with practice.)
SuperMan
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...what he said... I did have an extra cylinder fitted to mine so I can also shoot 9mm/.38 Super/.356 TSW/9mm Largo....
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SuperMan
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...the other night a lady friend had a slightly different version...
" Men sweat, women perspire and ballerinas glow"...
DevilDog72
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I have 2... a 642-1 nl and a 640 no dash .38...... if I had to go with just 1 it would be my 640.....
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len917
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Model 36 3" barrel, square butt with Pachmyer grip. Great shooter,great balance, pretty accurate too. As concealable as my 9mm 3.5 barrel
Why not load the 686+ with 38 special rounds which are standard pressure 158 grain?
It is 38 special and if a heavy slow round is used, it won't be much louder than your 637 with slightly more capacity and accuracy as its heavier.
I would likely keep the 637 handy as it can disappear in a bathrobe pocket...
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