I know I will get some grief for this, but I like my 642

[adwjc]

Today's shooters

I was at an Indoor Range and the father and son next to me had a snubby but they were shooting it Single Action and pa had a Negligent Discharge into the floor halfway to the target. At seven yards neither could make a five shot group. Buckshot pattern.

I had my Model 15 out on the bench and asked, "you want to try my .38?" Pa say that's a .357, two inch revolvers are .38 and four inch and longer are .357s. Pa is 40+ years old and a dummy. Son is 21 or so and just mirrored whatever his father was doing right or wrong.

Next they shot a Glock 9mm also poorly at 7 yards and basically was just doing 'mag dumps'.

Unfortunately, these guys are typical of many shooters we meet today.

 

[stansdds]

I was at an Indoor Range and the father and son next to me had a snubby but they were shooting it Single Action and pa had a Negligent Discharge into the floor halfway to the target. At seven yards neither could make a five shot group. Buckshot pattern.

I had my Model 15 out on the bench and asked, "you want to try my .38?" Pa say that's a .357, two inch revolvers are .38 and four inch and longer are .357s. Pa is 40+ years old and a dummy. Son is 21 or so and just mirrored whatever his father was doing right or wrong.

Next they shot a Glock 9mm also poorly at 7 yards and basically was just doing 'mag dumps'.

Apples tend to not fall far from the tree, that's all I can say about that. Can't hit a target at 7 yards? I practice at 25 yards, very rarely closer, and that includes my S&W 640-1. Yeah, double action only, no option for single action, but I can keep all 5 on a paper plate at 25 yards.

 

[Buford57]

I won't be the contrarian in the bunch. You are well armed with your 642. I used mine for my most recent CCL qualification to the utter amazement of the 30-something officer who was moonlighting as a range officer. My wife, on the other hand, was not impressed since I used the sights. Over 50 years with the revolver builds confidence. The speed strip in my watch pocket just reinforces it.

After I go to the range Friday a 38ND will ride in my Galco horsehide pocket holster until the 642 gets a bath. I have autos I enjoy shooting and occasionally carry on road trips, but I'm too old and creaky to run sideways on a wall while point-shooting a pair of Glocks with extended mags in the Detroit cant.

 

[rockquarry]

I'll be the contrarian in the bunch and say you are well armed with your 642. I used mine for my most recent CCL qualification to the utter amazement of the 30-something officer who was moonlighting as a range officer. My wife, on the other hand, was not impressed since I used the sights. Over 50 years with the revolver builds confidence. The speed strip in my watch pocket just reinforces it.

I'm too old and creaky to run sideways on the wall while firing a pair of extended mag Glocks in the Detroit cant. But the first 5 will wish they'd stayed home.

Detroit cant?

 

[Buford57]

Detroit cant?

That sideways hold the gangstas use.

 

[rockquarry]

That sideways hold the gangstas use.

Thank you, Buford.

 

[dobegrant]

I Cary a j frame almost daily, either my 642 or my 638