Recent content by fchretireddet

Hi, Welcome to the forum. I have the same model 686-6+ 3" (with very similar grips also). If there's any downside to having this gun, it's that it's so great to look at that I hate to get it dirty. Enjoy it, and Merry Christmas!

Hi, I just looked up Spegel's full-size "Granadillo" wood boot grips for a j-frame and then Uncle Mike's 59007 RB rubber full-size boots and they appear to be about the same size. I have a 360J with S&W full-size boot grips that look to be the same as the Uncle Mike's and I carry it in a size 03...

S&W 360J 38SPL +P S&W 360J 38SPL +P Very good for pocket carry. Shown with Blackhawk size 03 pocket holster. Good gun, poor photo, sorry. [ATTACH]254553

FYI: Fobus holster for 640-3 and DeSantis leather j-frame belt holsters fit the 360J perfectly. I'm wearing one of the Desantis holsters now, while I'm typing this response riding in my wife's car. The 360J is a nice gun: light, compact, accurate (the gun-not so much this shooter); and it was...

Hi, I agree withTAC about the 640 a s the 686. I'm fortunate enough to have a640-3 (not a 640 Pro-that sou 's like a great gun) and a 3" 686-6+. They are both "two of my favorite children". Lately I've been neglecting them and carrying a 360J .38. It's so light that I almost forget that I'm...

Hi, How about the S&W 640? I have a 640-3 with the I/L a s I've been happy with it for the past couple of years. It's22 ounces unloaded. It's a .357, although I only carry Federal Hydro-shoks (.38+P) or Speer Gold dots (also .38+P) for S/D. If you're opposed to the I/L, the 640 Pro doesn't...

Probably not exactly right for this thread, but I just got new Altamont grips for my 686-6+ 3" and 640-3 snubnose. If I can figure it out I'm attaching a poor quality photo taken on my cell phone.

I agree with gdc123, nice job Faulkner. Too bad the husband was a jerk.

Glock 43 in an Uncle Mike's pocket holster in the back pocket of my Levi's jean shorts or front pocket of cargo shorts. Spare mag in a velcro-flapped pouch other side behind hip. Almost completely not noticeable unless you know what you're looking for, and are standing behind me looking down in...

When on-duty: Glock 19, 2 17-rd magazines on belt, 2 15-rd magazines in vest (body armor) pocket, Glock 26 also in (another) vest pocket. Off-duty: 640-3, 2 speedloaders, or 686-6+, 2 speedloaders, or Glock 43, 1 6-rd magazine.

I think almost all of the comments in this thread were good ones, and on point. My response: I just recently got a Glock 43 and I alternate it with an S&W 640, an S&W 686+ 3", a Glock 26, a Glock 19, a Ruger LC9, and lastly, a Glock 30. Obviously I've kept smiles on a lot of holster...

I have a good friend who's got a really clean 640-3 2 1/8" barrel, 5-shot, internal lock, maybe 200 rounds total fired through it, Hogue-style "rubber" grips, has the box for it. Asking $500.00. If the buyer is outside of pick-up range will need to have it shipped to an FFL.

I've normally carrying a 640-3 (with the internal lock) in a Don Hume belt holster and two speed loaders-one in each front pocket. The ammunition (furnished by my PD) is Speer Gold-dot 135 gr JHP .38+P. It isn't the lightest, but it conceals well, and is solid, secure, and accurate. Good luck...

Herb, Thanks for the interesting and informative post concerning MIM parts and S&W's efforts to maintain quality control. I have a 640-3 that I enjoy quite a bit and frequently use for my EDC. I recently bought a 686+ 3" that I am also am pleased to spend "not enough" range time with, and that...

I recently retired from LE and had carried Glock 26 or Glock 19. Now mostly S&W 640-3 .357 in Don Hume OWB (no thumb break) or S&W 686+ 3" in an ? OWB with thumb break (with 2 speed loaders for either being carried). Both around 3:30-4:00 carry location. Usually under a loose T-shirt or untucked...