I DON"T CARE FOR J FRAMES

[automan71]

I always liked revolvers, but until I bought my first 442, quite a few years ago, I hadn't been hooked. I figured, if I was going to carry the little j frame, I should practice with it. I got a few boxes of wadcutters and the rest is history. I put about a 1000 rds through that first airweight. Got pretty good with it out to about 15yds. After that, it was all down hill. I was hooked on shooting revolvers. Now, revolvers are about all I shoot on the pistol range. I guess I owe it all to the little J frame. Lol

 

[rwt1405]

I know a bunch of you folks do but for a range gun i like it heavier and easier to hang onto. I have 3 J frames and they are the least favorite of the bunch.
Blessings

I don't like to use my Jeep Wranglers for Drag Racing, especially my Rubicon, as you see I have two Wranglers and they are my least favorite for Drag Racing. I just don't understand why they won't work for that, should I get rid of them?

I also hated using my Dodge Charger for Four Wheelin', it was really bad at that. This is why I got rid of it, it was my least favorite for Four Wheelin'. I just don't understand why it wouldn't work for that?

SMH

 

[Norris Gibson]

I know a bunch of you folks do but for a range gun i like it heavier and easier to hang onto. I have 3 J frames and they are the least favorite of the bunch.
Blessings

If you want something to hang onto then go get a 27

 

[Norris Gibson]

I know a bunch of you folks do but for a range gun i like it heavier and easier to hang onto. I have 3 J frames and they are the least favorite of the bunch.
Blessings

If you want something to hang onto then go get a 27

 

[SquarePizza]

I'm not a huge fan of J frames. I think the model 13 3" RB and 2.5/3" 686s are the best looking guns.

and yet, somehow I ended up with 3- Js.... 1- 686, and no 13 (yet)

 

[haywood]

After years of shooting many different handguns, J-Frames are my Favorite. For long periods of shooting my 36 with Pachmyer Compact Grips is comfortable and fun to shoot. The weight helps. I don't mind shooting the lighter guns like my 442s but, not for as long. These are also the guns I carry most.

 

[Nicksterdemus]

One can shoot 148 gn WC out of a J-frame all day long.

It's more comfortable than WWB 240gn out of little wooden stock Ruger Redhawk Model 5004 at three lbs, one oz unloaded.

YMMV ...

 

[Green Frog]

36-1? I have one. Love it.

When I built my cabin up north, I only brought my Model 60 with me on each trip. I didn't want the other guns around. Too busy and too much chance of damage or just getting in the way.

So, every day after work, I'd put a few cylinders through the ol J-frame. Often shooting at bit ends of 2x4's. "Splittin' wood, I called it. Funny how the point of impact gradually fell into line over the course of the summer.

"Beware of the man with only one gun... he likely knows how to shoot it!" While a Model 60 would probably not be my first choice of my "one gun," I would certainly not feel unarmed or even under-armed in most situations with a J-framed 38 Spl, and if it were my 3" under lug barreled Model 60-4...

Froggie

 

[shep854]

The 130gr ball I often see on store shelves is easy-shooting in my J-frame.

 

[dip]

To practice with a 9 inch and carry a snub for protection makes no sense. I shot a snub when I got my conceal permit because that is what I carry.

 

[brainflood]

There's a guy on Youtube who shoots handguns at long-ish ranges. In one video he shoots an S&W snubbie at over 100 yards and hits some steel silhouettes. Maybe that's the same guy, dunno.



The trouble is, the 642 I have seems to shoot kind of left, so at any distance, I'd be missing way left. I'm still evaluating whether the issue is the gun or me. The thing is a handful with 158s.

Or Hickok45 maybe?



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[mrmike7189]

I bought a 442 as my first gun. I hated the 12-14 pound double action trigger and it hurt my hand to shoot it. I sold it and got a Glock26 9mm....same size gun basically but holds twice the ammo.
But now,20 years later I find myself looking at the wheelguns again....I do miss those little 38's

 

[duvall702]

duv702

I DO like J frames, wonder why I can't get a S&W J^ 9mm revolver......ammo is less costly and commonly used in pistols, including mine.

 

[shep854]

I DO like J frames, wonder why I can't get a S&W J^ 9mm revolver......ammo is less costly and commonly used in pistols, including mine.

Ejecting the rimless case is problematic; you need either moon clips or a complicated extractor star. S&W has marketed 9mm revolvers from time to time, but they never really caught on.

 

[DD357]

I prefer a K for a primary - I shoot them much better, but for a back up a J just can't be beat.