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.

 

[JayDubya]

Seven years ago, I bought a 637. If I had known then what I know now, I would have bought a 642 instead. I shot the 637 weekly for several years, almost always double action. The few times I shot it single action, I was unimpressed -- perhaps because I so seldom practice single action. My primary interest in any Airweight is HD/SD, so I practice with silhouette targets at 5-10 yards. My secondary interest is avoidance of pain and freshly minted (and then popped) blisters. My hand is 78 years old, and it does not like lots of rounds fired from Airweights.

If I need it, my 637 is there for me in its secret hiding place. It's just that a 642 would have been a neater solution.

Cordially, Jack

 

[docbooks]

332 -- CT Lazer grips, Magsafe ammo, weighs 12.4 oz with 6 rounds ready to rock and roll. I live in FL, and whether its 98 degrees out or 58, I never step out the door without it -- unbelievably light and concealable! Yeah, I know its no cannon, but I figure I can place a few good shots and cause a hell of a belly ache --- and, like I said I ALWAYS have it with me and live by rule #1 --- make sure you bring a gun to a gun fight

 

[docbooks]

That last sentence should include "fight" at the end

 

[OLDFED]

442...she's light, dark, has a great trigger and calls me "Honey". No lock, of course!

 

[HEADKNOCKER]

The Model 942 is my Favorite "Airweight"..
Being only "One" was ever made I had to mate a 940-1s cylinder to my 642-0 to create myself one..
Range report still due on the "942" It's currently a 38spl in my right front pocket as a 642..
Gary/Hk

 

[rangemeister]

442 pre lock for me!

 

[Mitch_D]

The Best Airweight...

642. No Lock.

 

[redstategunnut]

442-1

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

weight is paramount. So I pick my 337. Other than that, it would be a no lock 638 and I would swap out the cylinder with the one in my 337

 

[HeyJoe]

model 638, the best of both worlds and model 331 for light carry with 6 rounds.