Show Your EDC J frames!

[Jon442]

Everyone has one or two or 8 J frames that they love to carry.. .Myself included

Just can't beat the size, weight and PUNCH!

Here's my Scandium 340 and its carry method!

 

[JJ_BPK]

My 342 hangs out in an old sunglasses case, on my belt or nude in my pocket.

 

[Sebago Son]

Early 60. 640-1 and Bell Charter Oak Leather....

This J gets alot of use....

Leather by Lefty Lewis of Bell Charter Oak... he's "Oldflatfoot" on this board...
BELL CHARTER OAK CUSTOM HOLSTERS (607) 783-2483

I sometimes pack this 640-1 Centennial Magnum as well...

Drew

 

[bluegrassrules]

My 637 in "Pocket carry mode" This was my dads old holster from the 70's that works well for pocket carry. Below that is the family.
Cheers

 

[gdogs]

Everyone has one or two or 8 J frames that they love to carry.. .Myself included

Is that a PCS holster? Here is mine.

 

[Texas Star]

How bad do those J-Mags kick with full .357 loads?

 

[tacreload]

Usually just rides in my pocket.

 

[Jon442]

Is that a PCS holster? Here is mine.

My holster is a Stoner Holster... not terribly expensive, but made very well. Only thing I would change on it, is that in a flat bottom pocket, the gun is canted toward the front just a hair.... I just prefer 0 degree cant in pocket holsters.

 

[Jon442]

My 342 hangs out in an old sunglasses case, on my belt or nude in my pocket.

Is that the 342 M&P in .38 spl +p?

if it is, I had one with the XS big dot on it, but got rid of it, and have been kicking myself ever since.

 

[Jon442]

How bad do those J-Mags kick with full .357 loads?

In steel j frames, not terrible, in aluminum frames brisk, and in scandium wickedly fun!

If you weren't so far away I'd offer to let you shoot a few full house mags through.

 

[Sebago Son]

Recoil?

How bad do those J-Mags kick with full .357 loads?

T-Star they can be pretty sporty with the heavier bullets. Mine are loaded with R-P 110 grain Low Flash Fed Spec Magnums.

 

[Texas Star]

A former S&W PR man told me that when the first J-frame .357's came out, he tried one. He fired one shot, thought, "That's not as bad as I thought it'd be", but by the time the 5th shot was gone, he thought, "Thank God that's over!"

As for 110 grain loads, can they possibly shoot to the sights? Will they penetrate well on big men or dogs?

 

[vrichard]

My mdl.60 & leather.

 

[gdogs]

A former S&W PR man told me that when the first J-frame .357's came out, he tried one. He fired one shot, thought, "That's not as bad as I thought it'd be", but by the time the 5th shot was gone, he thought, "Thank God that's over!"

That's about right. I carry mine with a +p 38 Special load.

 

[CH47gunner]

M649 & Galco paddle holster -

Bruce

 

[Alnamvet68]

Everyone has one or two or 8 J frames that they love to carry.. .Myself included

Just can't beat the size, weight and PUNCH!

Here's my Scandium 340 and its carry method!

I'm tempted to say that's a Don Hume pocket holster, but I have never seen them offer it in black?

Never mind....I just figured it out, it's a Stoner Holster; either Don Hume makes it for Stoner, or Stoner makes it for Don Hume.

 

[VaRecon]

Old picture, but it's a great gun.
Very rarely leaves my side and has some wonderful tritium nightsights that make it my go to home protection gun.

 

[jglsprings]

My EDC for over 6 years?? Wow! Time flies.

 

[Road Rat]

S&W 640-1 in Kramer Holster. Grips change with wardrobe!!

 

[o3rugby1]

model 36 and a No lock 642 sorry about the alaska 4006.

 

[Double-O-Dave]

The Model 38-0 is my EDC, usually pocket carried in either an Uncle Mike's #3 or a DeSantis Nemesis pocket holster. The Model 638-1 is my Christmas present, so I won't get to carry that until after Christmas. I plan on carrying both at the same time - one in the pocket holster, the other in an inverted shoulder holster (Bianchi 9R), or in a belt holster. Both have the Crimson Trace LG-405 laser grips, and are loaded with standard velocity rounds.

Regards,

Dave

 

[Sebago Son]

As for 110 grain loads, can they possibly shoot to the sights? Will they penetrate well on big men or dogs?

Remarkably, both of my 640-1s shoot dead on to the sights out to about 15 paces with this load. At 7 yards the first shot is always in the x ring. They do tend to wander with subsequent rounds, probably due to operator fatigue.

With regard to performance, the loading I am using is the last official USBP .357 Magnum issue. I've never had to shoot anyone (or their dog ) with it, but as I recall the load got pretty fair reviews by the Fed Users. Maybe not as good as the Federal 125 loads, but then again, the 125s are too much for me to use on a regular basis in these little guns...

The tactical niche that I use these guns for is to repel a potential carjacker so ranges will be short and I want devastating contact wounds. I suspect the 110 will serve that purpose well....

 

[Bell Charter Oak Holsters]

Stumbled on this thread. Some of the gunleather you guys are wearing are astonishing. You guess which ones are and why some others are not?

Cheers;
Lefty

 

[M.Cunningham]

 

[snubbyfan]

My 442, I either pocket carry or belt carry, depending on my mode of dress.

 

[Bell Charter Oak Holsters]

That's a damn good holster there.

Cheers;
Lefty

 

[dscampbell]

my model 36 bought used from my watch commander and still going strong 30 years later.


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[David LaPell]

My 649 with Ahrends Bubinga grips.

 

[hotrod150]

Here's my EDC gear-- either my vintage M36 or M60 (both bobbed hammer & pinned barrel), carried A-IWB in a cheapie Ace Case holster, along with a quick-strip in a belt pouch I made.

 

[TNDave]

I carry this 640 in a Kramer pocket holster most days.