same exact set up in my front pocket, 'cept the holster!

My "newest" J is a 442 no dash satin nickle from 1992. Also in the rotation is my Model 38 from 1962 and a Colt Cobra from '68.

I do carry a Ruger LCP .380 when the .38 cannot be carried discretely due to mode of dress.

Isn't it interesting that Robert Mika's pocket holster is often shown? It's all I use with my 340PD, strong side front pocket. I've got OWB, IWB, and shoulder holsters, too - but I always use Mika's.

Mika's Pocket Holsters

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Take a hard look at an M&P 340. Double action only. No hammer means no snag when it comes out of the pocket. I shoot .38 Specials, not the .357 that it is rated for, but the sight picture is terrific and the gun is really built for very close fighting anyway. You'll like it; I do.So light you'll have to tap your pocket to see if you're carrying today.

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My 340 is what I am carrying (whenever I cannot tote my 66 snub) IWB, and soon will try pocket.
I do prefer IWB over pocket, based on the much faster presentation of IWB (for me, at least)

One of the best things about pocket carry is that by simply slipping your hand into your pocket, you can grasp the gun and have half the draw completed, without anyone knowing you are ready...

340 PD w/ .38 +P Speer Gold Dot and Uncle Mike's pocket holster

Just bought a 442. Man--fits my hand like a glove.

Better still, I keep it in my front jeans pocket and can snap that baby out quickern a duck on a junebug. It's an amazing revolver with no "snag-ability." Great craftsmanship.

Our "decent" neighborhood has been hit with a rash of break ins, even in broad daylight. My 442 goes with me walking the dogs, cutting the lawn, or walking down and getting the mail.

No issues whatsoever and it handles .38SPL and plus P to boot! Got it from a dealer on-line for $361 and it's a "no internal lock" S&W.

Love a J-frame for pocket carry. I use about three different ones on a regular basis along with a Colt Magnum Carry. A 60-9, a 442 pinto, and a 360 fill the void for deep carry for me most of the time. All three loaded with Corbon 110gr +P DPX. The Magnum Carry is loaded with Buffalo Bore 125gr Barnes short barrel "light" magnums. With a DeSantis Superfly they just disappear.

Agree with most of the others...any of the centennial models will perform great. It's what these babies were made for!

If you go back to the beginning, pocket revolvers was where S&W first made their mark..

i carry a model 60 2'' barrel in my pocket every day love it

My spouse and I are opposite. I carry the hammerless (Does't jab my gut!) and she carries a vintage M38!





Not with all of that other stuff mind you! She also now has boot grips.

Great post. My next purchase will be an older model J frame.

I have a mod 36, 60, & 340 PD and most of the time I carry the 340PD in my right front pocket with 38 wadcutters.

I really like the ultra-light Ti/Sc models for pocket carry.

I pocket carry a 337PD w a bobbed hammer - around 10 oz.

Lots of great posts, pics and opinions/experiences here...shows how "bad" and "unreliable" they are. A wise one said the best concealed-carry gun is one that you WILL carry, consistently. When my son got his carry permit he was all-settled on a Glock 19. I suggested he'd soon get tired of carrying that relative "chunk" on his belt and tried to steer him to one of the light-weight J's. After having the 19 for a year, he agreed and longingly eye'd my 360PD (at 11 oz), but settled on an M&P340PD (13 oz) with Speer Gold Dot+P 135 grains.

I have handled a few of the newer J frames and they all seem like great guns. My old 1968 M37 no dash is far from "mint" as a gun could be. It is, though, very tight and accurate for what it is. Performs perfectly. I got it for $200 and have never regretted the transaction. It goes everywhere I go. It is very easy to forget about it while in a coat pocket.
I actually bought it to try and make a couple bucks, and fell in love after the first box of shells. I'm not the greatest shot with a handgun and this little gem makes me look pretty good, up to about 25' anyway.
Peace,
gordon

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While we have a number of different J-Frames hangin' around here are my two
primary pocket guns, a Model 36-2 & 638-3.

The Model 36 is a real "tack-driver" and is one of the most accurate revolvers I've ever shot.
It's certainly the most accurate J-Frame I've tried.



Model 638 shown with BK Grips Adapters.......

Teddy Jacobson painted the front sight on the 36, I did the 638......



Both guns shown below in the two Mika Pocket Holsters that get used interchangeably,
depending on what pocket type I'm dealing with at the time and what gun is going along.