S&W airweights

[imjin138]

I have owned one or 2 both J frames one a model 38 and one 37 shot them and traded them for all steel models. I am sure that other people like them. I know a lot of people carry them, and I see a whole bunch for sale.

I will more likely than not stick with the all steel models, and for some reason i think the model 49 looks cool.

 

[pred]

Look at the model 38.

 

[PALADIN85020]

I like the airweights because they don't weigh you down in a pocket or in an ankle holster. But the Model 49s DO look cool, don't they? Here's mine:

 

[imjin138]

I have a 649 right now and Jim at Shooter's is getting a nickel 49 for consignment that I told him I would buy, so I hope to have that by the end of September.

I have never used an ankle holster, but I have pocket carried a 640, I had a used model 38 and it was nice, but I am always wondering if the frame will hold up to shooting.

I had a friend of mine he was a Ventura County Deputy in the 50's to the 70's and carried a Colt Cobra and a Viper for awhile but switched to a Centenial and then a 640.

I will keep an open mind on the airweights I like the 442's because they are blued.

 

[Rush_Fan]

Airweight

I really like my pre-lock Airweight model 442. It is so easy to carry in a pocket holster that I always have it with me (except where prohibited by law, of course). For realistic, likely scenarios at conversation distances I feel that this snubbie provides good utility. Your Bodyguard looks to be in very good shape, but that humpbacked model has never appealed to me (on purely cosmetic grounds).

 

[pred]

Here are two Airweight model 38s.
Nice and light weight, Also look at the 638 and the ?438?

 

[The Big D]

My 642 is now my primary CCW gun. Love it for its utility, easy of carry, and accuracy. Bang out +P rounds with abandon and no complaints on its part; some on mine, though, after 50 rounds down range. Shooting +P is no fun albeit quite manageable.

Be safe.

 

[IcarryS&W]

I don't leave home without it...My 360PD that is!

 

[n4zov]

The one thing I like about the Airweights is that they give me an alternative when I am tempted to not carry. On those occasions when I don't want to carry the relatively heavy Model 940 I can always pick up the Model 37 and drop it in a pocket.

 

[84CJ]

I am in the mood for a 329PD HIVIZ for some reason. I go through spells like this sometimes.

 

[Gary]

I have had a 638 for years and love it. I had a number of all steel pocket revolvers before getting it and wouldn't go back. The reduction in weight is worth it. I carry it a LOT more than I shoot it.

 

[sipowicz]

I've had steel but switched to an air-weight since I ankle carry most of the time and the lighter weight makes a big difference down there...

 

[jack the toad]

I like them both but there are pros and cons to both steel and alloy handguns.
For shooting, steel is prolly best but likewise alloy is prolly better for carrying.
Since I carry more than I shoot, I'm partial to alloy for ccw.

 

[HAWKEYE10]

Yes!!! I like air weights. I carry a 637 every day.
I also have a model 37, but it stays in the safe. Don

 

[foxrazr]

Carry a 642 sometimes and sometimes I forget I have it.

 

[bubbajoe45]

I got one - a 442. Steel frame wouldn't be so comfortable in a front pocket.

 

[29aholic]

I prefer steel

The airweights are nice to carry, but I like being proficient with my carry guns and the light ones are just too abusive to shoot any amount at all.

Here's my summer gun, an early pre-40 Centennial

 

[pj151]

I did the same.

Initially I had a K frame Model 19-5 snub but I found that to be too heavy and the crane was a bit loose.

Invested in a smaller version of it being a nickel 36, loved the gun but I was allergic to nickel with a Barami hip grip and the nickel against my skin. It also had a semi-bobbed hammer that was not filed down so it had some sharp edges that dug in.

I then went to a Colt Agent, but that was kinda big and I could not find replacement grips or a decent holster for it.

Went back to a vintage square butt 36 but sold that because the square but did not conceal as well and felt heavy after the aluminum framed agent.

Settled on a 637 airweight but then wanted a snag free no hammer version and got a 642. Ditched them both because of the internal lock and did not like the way they felt when shot.

A few months ago I came across a birth year M49 in steel. I have mixed feeling about it but the condition is fantastic. I put a set of diamond grips and a tyler t grip on it. I think it's a keeper finally.