Anyone CCW a 642 on a daily basis?

[mak1965]

Yes, 638 EDC, Desantis superfly pocket holster. Do not even know it is there. Do go anywhere without it.

 

[Rick_A]

442/642 used here mostly as backup pieces.

While most seem to want to be prepared for the zombie outbreak, U.S. insurrection, or a coordinated Jihadi mass attack, I'm just fine with a few rounds here and there.
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The guns are great fun to shoot, are quite capable, and are extremely easy to carry.

 

[LenS]

BUFF I have also witnessed the gun coming out with the holster wrapped
around it. No laughing matter if getting the gun out to defend oneself.
Consequently I have tested many, many, IWB holsters. I have only
found a few that will always stay put. Only 4 in fact. They will also
cling to only the waistband fabric. Good for those who do not wear
belts. I found out early in my instructor career that many women and
some men do not wear belts, so I tried diligently to find the IWBs that
would hang on. I probably should not name the ones that will stay on
because it might be taken as an advertisement, but if anyone wants to
know, they know what to do. I have no argument with all the IWBs
that did not pass my little test, because they never claimed that they
would.

Indeed no joke!

Mika's pocket holsters stay right where they belong, in the pocket and stay open enough to re-holster single-handed. My first IWB holsters were the $10 gun show specials back in the late 1970s-early 1980s, sometimes holster came off with gun and impossible to re-holster single-handed as they collapsed against the body when you drew the gun. Good holsters cost real money but make a huge difference.

 

[Andrew2105]

We have a 642 in the family but it's not "my" gun. I still carry a mod 36 square butt that I've had for many moons. Not too long ago I bought a "Concealment Specialties" pocket holster for the J at a local gun show. Reasonably priced, the exterior grips the pocket & the inside holds well but not too well. I've been using a Safariland leather clip type IWB for a long time. In our warm & humid climate I have occasionally used it as a pocket holster as my garb requires. Perspiration in a thin leather holster in the pocket or waistband seems to be a big concern with a blued steel gun. Perspiration cannot be good for a 642 & its ilk but I'm not sure to what degree. My CS pocket holster being synthetic offers better protection from the sweat issue. It also is just thick enough to reduce the silhouette of the gun showing while in the pocket. I did finally buy a Hoppes silicone impregnated cloth for daily wipe downs.
PS: I also wonder about moisture incursion in pocket carried cartridges.

And NO, other than being a customer I have no connection to this company.

 

[elm_creek_smith]

442/642 used here mostly as backup pieces.

While most seem to want to be prepared for the zombie outbreak, U.S. insurrection, or a coordinated Jihadi mass attack, I'm just fine with a few rounds here and there.
20160407_115830 by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr
20160428_135104_Richtone(HDR) by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr
20151117_103945(0) by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr
20131019_012035 by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr

The guns are great fun to shoot, are quite capable, and are extremely easy to carry.

Um,...last time you had them apart, you put them back together wrong. Just sayin'.

 

[badge 851]

Every day I carry a close relative to the 442/642 Centennial...

Product: M&P BODYGUARD(R) 38 Crimson Trace(R) Integral Laser

 

[PatAz]

I did but switched, I preferred shooting a 9 mm or a .45.

 

[BigMike76]

442/642 used here mostly as backup pieces.

While most seem to want to be prepared for the zombie outbreak, U.S. insurrection, or a coordinated Jihadi mass attack, I'm just fine with a few rounds here and there.
20160407_115830 by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr
20160428_135104_Richtone(HDR) by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr
20151117_103945(0) by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr
20131019_012035 by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr

The guns are great fun to shoot, are quite capable, and are extremely easy to carry.

Very Nice!

 

[KarmannGhia]

I rotate equally between my 642 and LCP. I practice and am happy with both.

 

[gregintenn]

I did until I bought a Ruger LCP. I'd prefer the Smith and Wesson, but the little Ruger feels so much more comfortable in my front pocket.

 

[HorizontalMike]

Wheel Guns

For CC, wheel guns only.

Don't like the idea of a cocked & loaded semi-auto pointed in the vicinity of my legs or other body part. Just google it and you can watch several YouTube videos of Mr "quick-draw" shooting themselves in the leg/foot/etc. while attempting to draw their weapon. Just sayin'...

 

[Dave R]

My primary CCW is a Model 36. I have three holsters that I primarily use. Two Mika pocket holsters and a Remora IWB. I've thought about getting an LCP, or M&P Shield. But I like the reliability and am comfortable with my Chiefs Special. My only complaint is its weight, so either a 642, or 442 is on my radar. I also would like to get a pancake OWB holster.

 

[socalDDS]

I carry a 642 all the time! I put a Technaclip on it, and carry it in my right front pocket. Very comfortable, very concealable. I also carry extra rounds in two speed strips. Whole system works perfect, no CONS at all![emoji3][emoji1303]


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