Recent content by Wakatomika

I have a 629 Mountain Gun with the round butt, and Hogue Monogrips. The Factory grips seemed to be too big at the bottom for my stubby fingers and smallish hands to be comfortable. Just tried a set of Pachmayr Compacs.They put my knuckle right in line with the back of the trigger guard,(which is...

I've been carrying my 638 for 8 years now. Put it in your pocket and forget it. The clear coat is going to flake off and look terrible, but it will be absolutely BEAUTIFUL if you ever need it. My 638 had lost significant clear coat within a year of purchase, Has not hurt it one bit as far as...

Got a 638 in my pocket right now.It's been there every day for the last 8 years or however long Ohio's had CCW. In my estimation it is the best carry gun going. Light and powerful. Easily controllable and there is always the possibility of a single action shot if needed. Boy thank God for spell...

If you are planning to use the 940 for self defense, try out several brands of ammo and carry with the one that works. The 940 I had was bad about recoil pulling the 5th bullet out of the case and sometimes tied up the cylinder with the bullet. Try this to check for too loose bullets. Load the...

Now that you are a gun owner, you need to widen your horizons. Check out the NRA website.They are the real experts. For a couple of gun games that are fun and instructive check out the International Defensive Pistol Assn, IDPA, and the Single Action Shooters Society at SASSNET.com . Guns and...

I carry a 638 bodyguard all the time everyday. It is the gun I always have in my pocket and has been for the last 5 or 6 years. It is a standard aluminum framed gun with standard sights and no laser. I consider it the best j-frame,(though not the best looking one) Made. Body guards give you the...

Semi autos must be clear of all clothing and other obstructions or firing them can cause a jam. Revolvers can even be fired from a pocket if necessary, without fear of problems. For about five years of the time since Ohio passed a concealed carry law I've been carrying a S&W Model 638. It is an...

You can probably expect the finish to degrade on your 638 if you carry it. It won't hurt it's effectiveness. I have been carrying a 638 alternately with a model 49 for about five years now. The 638 looks kind of shabby but works great, and shoots accurately. The finish looks to be some kind of...

Go to IHMSA.com and you can find out about the fantastic game of Handgun Silhouette. The distances for the four banks of targets for big bore revolver competition are 50, 100,150 and 200 meters. Yes that 686 stoked with 180 grain bullets and lots of powder can not only reach out to 200 meters...

they are just the right thing for an old guy out loafing in the woods! Wakatomika

I have a 4inch 629 Mountain gun. It is one of the newer ones with a lock and rubber finger groove grips. I also have a 3 inch model 65 (K frame) in .357 mag., also with rubber finger groove grips. With top magnum loads the 357s recoil is stiff. The 44, I can only describe as punishing. I can...

DUHHH! First you buy the Goldfish a nice dinner....maybe include a fine whine. Wakatomika

I had a 940 for a year or two and loved the gun except for a little ideosyncracy that was the final reason I let it go. With the cheaper white box ammo (you know who makes them right?) and to a smaller extent the brass cased loads by those aluminum case people, My 940 would pull bullets under...

I have a newer 638 with an alloy frame and stainless barrel and cylinder. It has digested two boxes (100rnds) of +p loads and to date about four boxes (200) of standard loads and perhaps twice that number of my own hand loads and is still as tight as it was when new. It is my primary carry gun...

I have a 638 and a model 49. One or the other is my constant companion, and has been for several years now. I really like the "Bodyguard" J frames as they are snag free in the pocket and yet offer a single action shot if it is called for. I have not encountered a problem with the open hammer...