442 airwieght good gun?
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As you can see, one can't go wrong with a 442 or 642. Top shelf CCW choices all the way. I have had a 442 since 1995 and added a 642 not lone after. Many many rounds through it and no problems. PRACTICE is key; learn that trigger; and dry fire the **** out of it.
Lenny_D
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It's my warm weather carry gun. I either pocket carry in a holster or wear it on my side in a Simply Rugged pancake. Either way it's hardly noticeable. Practice is the key. It's a light short gun and not easy to shoot well. I shoot lead 158 gr swc handloads for practice and carry Speer Gold Dot 135 gr. +P for buisness. Nice gun you'll like it.
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webley green
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Yep, excellent revolver. Sister in law shot my wife's and she went home and got one too. I have an old Model 38 that I prefer.
CAJUNLAWYER
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Maybe I'm a lone voice echoing in the wind far from civilization-but I think the 638 is a MUCH better option. That stuff about belly button lint getting behind the hammer and hindering its movement is balderdash and poppycock pure and simple-I challenge anyone to provide first hand witness as it ever happening to them.. Plus it allows you the option of single action when moving in for the coup de grace 
If it's good enough for Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Loan, it's good enough for me.
If it's good enough for Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Loan, it's good enough for me.
JcMack
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The only J frame I have left is a 640 .38. Being a steel gun it's much more comfortable for me to shoot. The only change I might consider would be a 649 .38.
I've previously registered my personal vote for a 638. I'd like to add that, for any of these snubbies, the best tool you can get to improve your accuracy is a Crimson Trace laser grip. It effectively adds an adjustable sight to your fixed sight gun. More important, it puts the sight ON the target instead of the gun, meaning you can shoot accurately without having to properly align two close points and a distant point in front of your eye - you can shoot accurately from the hip, if circumstances dictate.
Even more important (I think, based on first hand experience of others I've talked to, but not on personal experience) is the tactical benefit of letting threats know that you are armed with a gun that is easy to aim accurately. Some will say you shouldn't let an opponent know where you are or that you're armed, as that will only give 'em an advantage. But I think MOST threats react to the sign of a red dot headed their way the same way they react to the sound of a round being racked into a pump shotgun - they want to get as far away from you as fast as they can. So it improves the chances of removing a threat without having to fire a shot.
But the MOST important value of a laser grip is the incredible feedback it gives when you dry fire the gun. (You DO plan to dry fire a lot, don't you?) Most people are amazed (and dismayed), the first time they dry fire at a point across the room using a laser sight, to see where their barrel actually points while they're squeezing the trigger. The good thing is that you can see WHAT is wrong to begin with, and how much you are improving as you practice more and more.
Even more important (I think, based on first hand experience of others I've talked to, but not on personal experience) is the tactical benefit of letting threats know that you are armed with a gun that is easy to aim accurately. Some will say you shouldn't let an opponent know where you are or that you're armed, as that will only give 'em an advantage. But I think MOST threats react to the sign of a red dot headed their way the same way they react to the sound of a round being racked into a pump shotgun - they want to get as far away from you as fast as they can. So it improves the chances of removing a threat without having to fire a shot.
But the MOST important value of a laser grip is the incredible feedback it gives when you dry fire the gun. (You DO plan to dry fire a lot, don't you?) Most people are amazed (and dismayed), the first time they dry fire at a point across the room using a laser sight, to see where their barrel actually points while they're squeezing the trigger. The good thing is that you can see WHAT is wrong to begin with, and how much you are improving as you practice more and more.
thetrio_94043
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I love mine to carry. Bit harsh with +P ammo though.
I bought a 640 also which helps with drills. Shooting the all steel gun is easier on the hand.
I bought a 640 also which helps with drills. Shooting the all steel gun is easier on the hand.
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