What is the best S&W Airweight?

[HAWKEYE10]

I would like to hear what forum members think
is the best S&W Airweight and why? If you like
post some pictures. Thanks Don

 

[AKAOV1MAN]

442, just MHO.

 

[USAF385]

Seriously? Haha.. this could turn into a fun thread....

For me, it's the 642. Perfect size and weight (for me), I can conceal it better than any other gun (and it's more comfortable), My hot .38 +Ps pack enough heat to get the job done while maintaining good control.

 

[JAREDSHS]

442, just MHO.

Me too.

 

[Pisgah]

The best? Why, that's easy to answer. The best is the one you have in your pocket when you need it.

Mine is a 37-2.

 

[frogger]

For me, 642 No Lock.

 

[HEADKNOCKER]

Also a 642 Pre Lock, Pre MIM 100% Perfection..
NOT a Glock..
Gary/Hk

 

[Cocked & Locked]

best for me is 642

 

[NE450No2]

I have a Mod 38 Bodyguard [Airweight] that I have had for over 37 years.

I have used it as a BUG, and shot it a lot. I still carry it most of the time when I leave the house.

I like the Bodyguard because of the hammer shroud, and because I am old school and might want to cock it and shoot it single action for a precision shot.

In the mid to late 1970's I shot a lot of rabbits with it, when helping feed my buddies horse. I shot a rabbit or two nearly every night to feed the cats at the barn where he kept his horse.

With reversed Hollow Based Wadcutters, over a healthy dose of powder it killed like a cannon.

 

[Stainz]

642 - in a Mika pocket holster, it'll ride in a front pocket 24/7. A handful with +P 158gr LHPSWCs, but worth it for protection.

Stainz

 

[mclark202]

340 M&P. Lighter than the 642, better sights(not that you would really need it), stainless cylinder, and the ability to throw any .357 mag round through it without worry.

BTW, I own the 340M&P, 642, 637, and 442. Next best is clearly the 642, but the M&P has it beat.

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

Depends on how I'm dressed. Mostly a 12. Often a 37 SB. When I travel a distance, sometimes a 325PD with a 342PD backup.

 

[s&wchad]

My favorite Airweight is an AirLite (342).

 

[Glock 'em down]

I have a pair (three actually) that I carry quite often.

Smith & Wesson model 12-2 K frame Airweight snubbie from 1970. This little guy is more or less my truck gun. It rarely ever gets carried but it's there with me when I dash out the door for a short trip to the drive-thru.

The one that is in my pocket each and every time I am vertical, is my J frame model 38 no dash from 1985. It's my constant companion. It rides in a DeSantis "Nemesis" pocket holster...

Every. Single. Day.

The third is a Colt "Cobra" snub from 1974. It is a department issue. Me and the chief were looking thru some old evidence one day and I spotted this little guy. I asked the chief about it and he said it was confiscated off a guy damn near 20 years ago. I asked him if it was for sale. He said no, but he did issue it out to me.

Sweet!

 

[panamajack310]

my vote is also for the 642

 

[safearm]

I carried a 642 as an issue BUG. I carried a 442 for awhile and now I'm carrying a 637. Of all of them, I'd have to go with the 637. IMO, it's more versatile with the exposed hammer and it's as easy to carry as the others.

 

[Mule88]

Im carrying a 642 (No Lock) and I think its great.

 

[Fulton722]

442 (No Lock) with 135 grain Speers. Less expensive then some other S&W models and just as reliable.

 

[yooperpat]

442 no lock in a Simply Rugged pocket holster. Can't be beat.

 

[Robert B]

Mine is a M&P360. I like the hammer. I carry it in a Desantis Nemesis pocket holster.