Who’s carrying a revolver these days? Let’s show them off...
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For the past 20 years this has been my choice.
For the past 11 months I've carried my 686-4 357 mag revolver, next month I'll carry my Defender again.
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That's a nice Colt Defender I could see the porting from the custom shop I remember seeing one of those years ago that came out of the Colt custom shop for those round porting holes from the 90s.
I usually carry a 632 with Buffalo Bore 100g +P hollow points in a Lobo enhanced pancake holster, with a 6-round speed strip for a total of 12 available rounds. More muzzle energy than Remington's 158g +P 38 Special load, and an extra round in the cylinder compared to a 642 or any of the other 38 Special J frames. (I've tried the 64 and 65 K frames in a comparable Lobo holster, but they're just too much weight for me to enjoy carrying all day.)
I am also comfortable carrying a 9mm Shield, and use that as my IDPA competition gun now that they have a class for such micro autos. But generally I just think the 632 is even less likely to make an identifiable bulge under the sweater (winter) or Hawaiian shirt (summer) that I use as a cover garment. And considering the places I usually go, concealment is more important than total shots available.
I am also comfortable carrying a 9mm Shield, and use that as my IDPA competition gun now that they have a class for such micro autos. But generally I just think the 632 is even less likely to make an identifiable bulge under the sweater (winter) or Hawaiian shirt (summer) that I use as a cover garment. And considering the places I usually go, concealment is more important than total shots available.
Most carried is the top right...my 340 PD.
Best Regards, Les
Best Regards, Les
I carry either a 325 or a 396. Would post picks but am away from home working. I also picked up a 296 not long ago and it will be getting some carry time. Wife now carries an I frame 32 when she goes for her morning walk and a 642 with 38s other times.
I routinely carry a revolver.
Most days I pocket carry this one:
M649
Some days I might carry one of these two:
Custom M64 and my M10 - second ever revolver purchased a looooong time ago:
That's just concealed carry, of course. My out-in-the-woods guns are bigger.
I carry pistols, too, I admit that.
Most days I pocket carry this one:
M649
Some days I might carry one of these two:
Custom M64 and my M10 - second ever revolver purchased a looooong time ago:
That's just concealed carry, of course. My out-in-the-woods guns are bigger.
I carry pistols, too, I admit that.
I should note that if and when I ever get back to outdoor activities such as biking or jogging this old Cobra was perfect in a front-carried fanny pack. It is one of the self defense guns I routinely carried long before Texas passed its first CHL law.
And yes, I know the Hogue grips are unusual but I hated the original Colt grips and these made the gun much easier to shoot.
And yes, I know the Hogue grips are unusual but I hated the original Colt grips and these made the gun much easier to shoot.
Colt Agent from 1985
Depends on the load. Most commercial 32 H&R Mag rounds are limited in power - and so in recoil - to the strength of the original H&R guns, which were stronger than the original S&W 32 Long top break revolvers from the 19th century, but not much if any stronger than the contemporary 32 Hand Ejectors. These rounds are considerably lower recoil than most 38 Special rounds from a similar size gun.
For future reference, among "ordinary" 32 H&R rounds from a 2" M432 the Hornady 80g JHP round recorded 978fps/170 ft lbs of energy, the Federal 85g JHP recorded 893fps/151 ft lbs, the Black Hills 85g JHP recorded 915fps/158 ft lbs, and the Federal 95g LSWC recorded 892fps/168 ft lbs.
The Buffalo Bore 32 H&R 100g +P, though, is a different animal. These rounds are marked on the box as NOT for use in H&R revolvers, but are safe in any other "modern" guns chambered for 32 H&R. I also have a 30-1 and a 31-1 which have been reamed from 32 Long to take 32 H&R, and Buffalo Bore has advised that their 100g +P round is safe "for unlimited use" in those guns, too. (I don't know about their 130g +P hard cast flat nose - I didn't ask about that one.)
For the Buffalo Bore +P 100g I recorded 1100fps/269 ft lbs of energy from a 2" M432, and 1234fps/338 ft lbs from a 3" 31-1 (on a different day). For comparison, Remington's 38 Special 158g LSWCHP +P load recorded 820fps/236 ft lbs of energy from a 2" M49 (on a still different day).
From a 2" J frame, the 32 Mag 100g +P Buffalo Bore round is just as unpleasant to shoot as the slightly less powerful Remington's 38 Special 158g +P, even when shot from a steel frame 30-1 instead of the airweight 432. The Buffalo Bore round was extremely accurate out of the 432, but is too uncomfortable and too expensive (~$1.50/round) for me to shoot very often.
Until I sold it last year I carried my 2 1/2" 66ND, now my Shield 9mm.
Just like an olde stick in the mud, same thing for years and years. Model 36 from the mid 60's and Model 37 from around 1975 (both bought new). 36 in the classic #5BHL Bianchi and the 37 in a little Lobo pancake. The only thing I change around are the grips depending on what I'm wearing at any instant.
Faithful revolvers.
Stu
Faithful revolvers.
Stu
Cal44
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The hotter 32 mag loads are like standard pressure 38 Special loads in a 442 or other airweight J frame.
The lighter 32 mag loads have very light recoil. Almost don't notice the recoil.
Shooting 32 Long feels like a 22lr.
scruffy
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S&W Performance Center 642-1 in a Relentless Tactical IWB suede holster.
J frame for years
Two simple reasons for my 50+ years of J-Frame EDC:
1. Practice makes best for me, and 2. Reliability. Now at age 75 the eyes are getting a little deceiving, low light is becoming an issue, and for sure...there are lots of other guns, wheel or semi's in my collection that I shoot better, higher load capacity, more powerful cartridge's, BUT...…….I EDC for protection only.
Model 36 for years replaced by a Model 60, replaced again by a Model 637. 38 Special for twice weekly practice sessions in years gone by, stepped up to Plus P with the 637. Comfortable S&W leather on good, stiff Galco belt.
Bottom line for me at least: I'm not dissing anything anyone else wants or needs to carry, I'm just very, very comfortable with what I can shoot decently, and have known for years how it rides, where exactly it is at, how it will point and all of that equals confidence for me and my chosen firearm.
Two simple reasons for my 50+ years of J-Frame EDC:
1. Practice makes best for me, and 2. Reliability. Now at age 75 the eyes are getting a little deceiving, low light is becoming an issue, and for sure...there are lots of other guns, wheel or semi's in my collection that I shoot better, higher load capacity, more powerful cartridge's, BUT...…….I EDC for protection only.
Model 36 for years replaced by a Model 60, replaced again by a Model 637. 38 Special for twice weekly practice sessions in years gone by, stepped up to Plus P with the 637. Comfortable S&W leather on good, stiff Galco belt.
Bottom line for me at least: I'm not dissing anything anyone else wants or needs to carry, I'm just very, very comfortable with what I can shoot decently, and have known for years how it rides, where exactly it is at, how it will point and all of that equals confidence for me and my chosen firearm.
