I carry a pre lock 342 Ti with some older rescued grips. Slides in and out of the pocket smoothly.
Perfection....I had one with the sideplate zit, got rid of it. Looked for a no-lock for awhile, no success, so I gave up....for now.
What is your favorite Smith pocket revolver
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Perfection....I had one with the sideplate zit, got rid of it. Looked for a no-lock for awhile, no success, so I gave up....for now.
getoff
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442-2 in a galco horsehide. hornady critical defense with a speed loader and a speed strip of the same. comfy, powerful enough, and a classic.
dscampbell
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My model 36 currently with CT LG-105 grips in an uncle mikes pocket holster. Currently Loaded with buffalo bore 158 grain SWCHP standard pressure. It has been my BUG, off duty gun and EDC since 1973.
Seabee Lineman
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637-1 no lock, just bought it yesterday but.......I Really Like It!!
imashooter2
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A 360.
David Sinko
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I really like my new 43C. It is perfect and I have no function problems at all as it came from the factory. I try to make a point to keep it with me at all times as a second gun. Actually, it's so light that lately I use it for necklace carry. I guess that means that my 940 is still my pocket gun of choice.
Dave Sinko
Dave Sinko
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My 37-2 w/factory bobbed hammer, my go anywhere gun:
Imshootin
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My 340PD....
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MikeChandler
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LOVE THE HUMP
IMHO, the 649-3 is as near a perfect pocket carry gun as has ever been made. Unfortunately I couldn't find one, and had to settle for a 649-5 - same gun, with an ILS.
Despite the ILS I carry it anyway, and I practice with it religiously. I don't know if it makes a difference if you've never operated the ILS, but I've never touched it (hoping that will make mine reliable).
With bantam grips in a pocket holster you are good to go for stout .38sp p+, and with a set of combat grips (like my altamonts) you can easily handle .357 defense loads, though you'll need a deeper pocket or a belted holster. I can shoot a 3" group strong arm with .357 standing at 15 yards in double action, and even better with SA. I love how the hump keeps the hammer from snagging, yet it's easy to operate. A PERFECT SOLUTION. And the weight pays for itself in manageability (within an ounce or two of the ruger SP101)
I have had (and still do have) numerous guns, but every one of them spent/spends more time in the safe than actually being conceal carried. But since getting the 649, when I leave my home, I am ALWAYS armed. I carry it everywhere, and have even driven for hours with it without it bothering me - in either a galco pocket holder, with hogue bantam grips, or lately in the (amazing) galco V-Hawk which is a Milt Sparks VM clone.
Sure, there are other guns I'd rather carry, no question. I wish I could easily tuck away my 686-4 plus 6" - I am sure somebody out there does - and if there was a gunfight, it'd be the one I'd bring to win. That or my Colt combat commander with a bunch of wilson magazines - a real blast at the range. But I just don't/can't carry them realistically every day, especially in AZ where most days are shorts and T-shirts. But there is NO dress situation where I can't carry the 649, and it leaves nothing to desire in firepower.
In short, I'm sold!
Okay, I am done gushing about my beloved pocket gun! LOL. But I am sure glad you asked!!!!!
This lengthy reply deserves photos, so I am grabbing a couple real quick....
IMHO, the 649-3 is as near a perfect pocket carry gun as has ever been made. Unfortunately I couldn't find one, and had to settle for a 649-5 - same gun, with an ILS.
Despite the ILS I carry it anyway, and I practice with it religiously. I don't know if it makes a difference if you've never operated the ILS, but I've never touched it (hoping that will make mine reliable).With bantam grips in a pocket holster you are good to go for stout .38sp p+, and with a set of combat grips (like my altamonts) you can easily handle .357 defense loads, though you'll need a deeper pocket or a belted holster. I can shoot a 3" group strong arm with .357 standing at 15 yards in double action, and even better with SA. I love how the hump keeps the hammer from snagging, yet it's easy to operate. A PERFECT SOLUTION. And the weight pays for itself in manageability (within an ounce or two of the ruger SP101)
I have had (and still do have) numerous guns, but every one of them spent/spends more time in the safe than actually being conceal carried. But since getting the 649, when I leave my home, I am ALWAYS armed. I carry it everywhere, and have even driven for hours with it without it bothering me - in either a galco pocket holder, with hogue bantam grips, or lately in the (amazing) galco V-Hawk which is a Milt Sparks VM clone.
Sure, there are other guns I'd rather carry, no question. I wish I could easily tuck away my 686-4 plus 6" - I am sure somebody out there does - and if there was a gunfight, it'd be the one I'd bring to win. That or my Colt combat commander with a bunch of wilson magazines - a real blast at the range. But I just don't/can't carry them realistically every day, especially in AZ where most days are shorts and T-shirts. But there is NO dress situation where I can't carry the 649, and it leaves nothing to desire in firepower.
In short, I'm sold!
Okay, I am done gushing about my beloved pocket gun! LOL. But I am sure glad you asked!!!!!This lengthy reply deserves photos, so I am grabbing a couple real quick....
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I'll play. '70s era M37.
BubbaBlades
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I second what MikeChandler said, my favorite pocket carry revolver is my 649-3 (if I'm carrying .357 magnums and weight is not a problem for what I am wearing). If weight is a problem and/or I am carrying .38 special +p, I carry this 638. I either case, the guns have CT laser grips.
Mark
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My 642 has lived in a Uncle Mike's pocket holster in my right front pocket since 1996.
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