I carry a J frame .357 stoked with 125 Grain Federal JHPs. I practice often and with reduced loads put I finish with the serious stuff. I have around 1500 rounds through it. Recoil is stout and certainly not for the recoil shy. The ammo is important. Recoil may cause other rounds to come out of the casings, binding the revolver. For reloads, I make sure that the cartridged are tightly crimped. I have had .357, 158 grain factory loads back out, binding the cylinder and i have also had factory .38 special 158s do the same. The Federals have always worked for me. Keep an eye on the ejector rod, thumb piece and side plate screws. They will shoot loose. It works for me but it isn't for everyone. I suggest you wear hearing protection. Good shooting - Mike

I carry a J frame about 75% of the time. The rest of the time is split between a BG380 or G26. I recently traded my 642 for this 640.

During the 1980's first a 3" 65....... then a 3" 66 with Spegel Boot grips...

the 90s saw me move first to a 6906......

then to a 3913NL with Hogue checkered wood grips.......... which; with a 3914 in the winter also wearing wood Hogue's, are still my most carried CCWs.


but hot summer days, like today, will find......... a 337PD Air Lite with stippled Hogue Bantam grips and XS Big Dot front sight..... in my front pocket, it rides in a uncle mikes pocket holster!

A day a the cabin or walk in the woods will see me with either my 3" 66 or a 3" .357mag. 60-10 ( a mini 5 shot 686).

Autos are great for CCW but there is just something about a S&W revolver.........

" I don't always carry a revolver... but when I do ....it's always a Smith and Wesson!!"

After several years of carrying a semiauto for EDC for now (summer) I'm pocket carrying a Bond Arms 45 ACP Derringer and have a S&W 686 Plus on order for my next EDC.

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I carry a Taurus ultra lite 85 38 special. it has always worked flawless and fits perfect in the pocket. Lifetime warranty on the gun not the person and it only cost me $200. Weight: 13.5 oz

A 442 for me, a 642 for the wife; both with Hornaday Critical Defense ammo.

Model 12 2".

I really want to love my LCR but I can't figure out if it is me or the gun that shoots terribly. I'm not an expert, but I can definitely shoot better than I can with this gun. Right now, I would not feel comfortable much beyond 10-12 feet. That is one of the reasons I got the holster for my SP, but I still want to be able to use the LCR as a pocket gun since it is so easy to have with you in any situation.

I would never mess with a man carrying a Webley. That is some serious old time hardware and anyone carrying one should not be trifled with!

I carry a 66-2 2-1/2" loaded with Hornaday Critical Defense +P loads. I am working up a load using 158gr. XTP loads in a mid-range .357 magnum load. I changed out the factory Magnas fir a pair of Ahrends RB Retro Combats, and find them much more comfortable than the originals. I carry in a Turner & Byrd OWB holster.

442 in summer, Rogers Precision built Colt LWC in 45 the rest of the time.

I like my big guns and dress around them. 95% of the time its my Rem R1 Enhanced .45acp. When I feel like a wheelgun its my S&W 27-2 4" in a high ride pancake.

My smaller ccw's are all revolvers....a 637 airweight +p, an old 36 flat latch chief's special, and an older Taurus 85UL. I also have some 44 special snubbies I carry often that are a hair bigger but not by much...a Taurus 445 titanium, and an old charter arms bulldog. The Tauruses were hand picked by me for qc and good fitment, and they have since been worked and tuned, to be reliable and trustworthy.

Hawkeye, what grips are those? I had a 1970's Model 36 that came to me with identical grips...sold the gun, still have the grips, but have no idea who made them. They REALLY fit the round butt J well, and I saved them for just in case.

thanks.

mark

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What has changed since last year is not very much...Traded the Rossi to my LGS, and it was sold within 2 days...
Still carry the Charter .38 Off Duty DAO and the .44 Bulldog, and occasionally the Keltec P32, but have now added a Browning 1922 also a .32, 9 shot mag. I have just started to really like these FN/Brownings and I currently have 5 of them...the new one has some wear showing, and I bought is just to carry it. And my new woods gun is a Ruger Redhawk Hunter .44 Mag, 7", although I still have the SA's, too.

Also have a pair of Ruger Security Six 2 3/4" to carry should I need extra in winter and 2 FMAP Modelo 1927's in 11.25mm...which is hard to find, so I just use .45 ACP.

I do have a few other choices, mostly for traveling, that are more car guns than carry guns..and I also found a NAA Mini revolver in .22 magnum of the type that I used to mock...till I shot it. It goes along as a hider if I'm carrying a lot of cash... seems like us old people are targets to some...

mark

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When weather and dress allows, I carry my 4" Model 19. Most days, like now when it's sticky high 80's-low 90's, my Shield goes with me.

I've added pictures to my original post in this thread (#254) and semiretired the S&W Model 37. Its sights are just too small and shiny for my old eyes. I've gone back to my Taurus 85SSUL (full length ejection with crane lock) in the same holsters. If I can come up with a S&W Model 649 or a good Taurus 856SS I'll replace the Taurus in daily carry.

ECS

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Luke 22:36

Most often a S&W mdl 60 Pro, .357M, 3". Less often a S&W mdl 19, 2.5". Occasionally a S&W 624, 3". Always with a smile.

My avatar: M49 w/2 speed strips loaded with Hydra-Shoks.

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I carry a 638 with 125gr JSP mostly but in december I got a Glock 26 and have been carring it alot this year.

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Even though I have a CHL I don't carry, or at least never have up to this point. I do have a 442-1(no lock) I bought from Bud's for the purpose. I also have a very nice holster made by a well known board member.

In warm weather its the 442 with HP +p. In cold and a jacket is worn Remington 1911 .45auto or Model 27 .357.

Usually carry either a J-Frame Bodyguard revolver or the 642, all depends upon the construction of clothes being worn at the time. More often than not the revolver being carried is in my front right pocket so any one of the J-Frames in my collection will work. My all time favorite is still a late 1970's model 60 .38 in stainless steel but it is better in a conceal holster rather than a pocket holster.

FELLROD hit it right. I express it as "carry the biggest gun you
are able to conceal". Obviously a 4 inch K frame is so much more tactical than a 380 auto or a J frame. And carrying the biggest gun is dictated by your weather. In 95 degree heat you wont be concealing a big gun as compared to 20 degree weather!!

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I carry an S&W 340PD in an Uncle Mike's holster in my right front pants pocket. Even though the gun is a .357 I load it with .38 +P. I carry a quick strip in my watch pocket.

I've got a Model 10-5 3" that I can carry in jacket weather which is not often down here in the desert. Otherwise, under a t-shirt or an untucked sport or polo shirt it's simply too obvious. For these occasions either a Glock 26 or 1961 Colt Detective Special.

Yes. And when I do, it's one of these

I mostly carry a Colt Cobra. I like the concept of a revolver sized only slightly larger than a J-frame (Cobra cylinder diameter 1.400 vs J-frame diameter 1.3090), weighing the same as a Smith Airweight and yet carrying 20% more ammunition (6 vs 5 shots). If I can ever find a "reasonably" priced Smith Model 12 in excellent condition, I'd give serious thought to buying it.

definitely a revolver!!! 2" model 15 .38 nickel.

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A 940PC, .356TSW in a DeSantis pocket holster.

Always have this no matter what else I carry..
649-3 357 magnum with CT LG105 for night time. This is the only photo I have of this unassuming little J frame.



Now If we are talking about IWB carry if conditions are right...this 3" 60-10 gets te nod with .357 magnums.

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I sometimes carry a revolver. When I do, it's S&W 360J loaded with Hornady Critical Defense.

60-15 for me.



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for years I have carried mod 60 no dash, love it. Recently got a shield 9mm and have been carrying it. Really like the feel of it.

The Shield looks amazingly like the Beretta Nano. I think the goal in both cases was to make a pistol as narrow as possible (just shy of 1" in width). The Shield has a safety, the Nano does not, nor does it have a slide stop (locks open on an empty mag). I think both can slip easily into a trouser pocket.

A 28-2 4" highway patrolman 357 always and sometimes I add a 686 4" 357 both in cross draw holsters. Whatever trips your trigger.

Popper, you mean you walk around town with two .357's in cross draws?

I'm impressed.

Although I carry an H&K P2000 for work, my usual OD carry gun is a 2 1/2" 66-5 in an OWB Simply Rugged pancake.

Well, the Model 37 is back. My older daughter and her family just moved into a ground floor apartment, and I loaned them the Taurus until we can come up with something better. Gun show next weekend.

ECS

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Luke 22:36

When I do CCW a revolver it's either an old 3" Charter Arms Bulldog in a Bianchi #5 or my 4" 29-2 in a Simply Rugged Pancake holster.

I love those grips !

Who made them ?

I want a set for my 60-15 !

642 "No Lock" w/+P's always with me - very reliable and much lighter than my auto's and K/L frames that I occasioanlly carry.

60-14 for me when not carrying my .40 cal Shield

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Model 10 4 in police trade in

Love this forum, thanks for allowing me in.
I carry a Model 638-3 loaded with 125 Gr plus P hollowpoints, this is
either in the truck, saddlebag on my mule or in a Safariland shoulder holster, it sees a fair amount of use through the year.

When I carry a revolver it is a M-15 2 inch or a M-13 3 inch, with Hornaday Critical Defense .38 +P. Other times a Kel-Tek P32. Someday I will get a J Frame, but I allways seen to spend my gun money on a K Frame instead. I love my K Frames.

S&W Bodyguard 38 with Hornady Critical Defense +P and two speed-loaders... It's hot where I live, shorts weather April thru September & the BG 38 is super light, no hammer to catch, very smooth pull, and good accuracy for a snubby. I like the reliability factor of the wheel-gun and no safety switch to worry about forgetting.

Hogue Bantam Cocobolo wood grips

Been using revolvers more and more nowadays. Been carrying a Taurus m85 ul most of the time but have here lately started carrying my m64-2" and my recently acquired m10-4". I think a m12 would be a great carry piece.

Now if I'm having to go to a place I don't have much info on I will carry my 1911 or Hi-power clone.





My wifes carry.

Most of the time its a Glock 19 but from time to time, I carry a S&W 640 no dash loaded with .38+P's.