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Why NOT to Carry a .38 Snub
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Funny, as I just now realized that, despite having a pair of 642s for a few years now, I've yet to carry both. It's usually been either one 642 by itself or as a BUG to my PX4 Compact. I think I'm going to do that on my next outing.
Mas Ayoob usually carries a service pistol and a snub. That's about the best combination to cover as many potential scenarios as possible. I'm just not willing to do it myself. I might be willing to carry a pair of air-weights on occasion.
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Carry my preferred gun or you're an idiot. Now let me validate my decisions by trying to make yours sound dumb.
Ah, but who can reload with speedloaders in a short-range firefight? In an active shooter situation? When the Gang of Three is jacking you?
Has anybody ever done it? That's the reason for the New York reload.
The serious street survivors carry semi autos and spare mags. If you must, absolutely must, rely on old tech, due, perhaps, to a medical issue, carry two of those snubbies and do the New York reload.
Otherwise, trade 'em in on a P365 and a spare 15 round magazine.
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Boosheet. I've had back & hip problems lately & EDC a Tyler T-Grip equipped S&W Model 12-2 loaded with Winchester "Defend" 130 grain BHPs in an OWB holster. I carry 2 speedloaders and/or 2 speedstrips. I can shoot MOBG double action at 25 yards; at close range (~7 yards) I can fire accurately faster than a semiautomatic can cycle.
My wife's gun is a 4 inch S&W Model 681 w/Crimson Trace grips loaded with Remington 125 grain SJHP .38 Special +P. She killed 2 coyotes 25-35 yards behind the house (1 running). You couldn't give her a semiautomatic.
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My wife's gun is a 4 inch S&W Model 681 w/Crimson Trace grips loaded with Remington 125 grain SJHP .38 Special +P. She killed 2 coyotes 25-35 yards behind the house (1 running). You couldn't give her a semiautomatic.
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Whatever......
Wheelies have been planting people who needed killin for a long long time. Me thinks they'll continue doing that for a long time.
Learn your craft! Practice with your sidearm of choice. I've seen plenty of officers on my dept. (I'm now a full time range officer) really screw up with their semi's. It's up to the shooter to have their heads screwed on straight. It's also a personal decision to have the right attitude and get the right training.
Wheelies have been planting people who needed killin for a long long time. Me thinks they'll continue doing that for a long time.
Learn your craft! Practice with your sidearm of choice. I've seen plenty of officers on my dept. (I'm now a full time range officer) really screw up with their semi's. It's up to the shooter to have their heads screwed on straight. It's also a personal decision to have the right attitude and get the right training.
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Six bangs. One or two Bravo Golfs down. Reloaded before anyone else figures out what happens. No fooling. I go home.
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You mean you personally can fire the revolver faster than you can the semiautomatic? The semi is cycling somewhere around a .14 split. Jerry Miculek is somewhere around a .2 split with a revolver. Bob Munden once out ran a 1911 with an SAA .15 to .11. Bump firing vs. Fanning. With a double action, you're eventually outrunning the trigger return spring.
Another YouTube muppet. There's a lot of good info out there, but you have to sift through the BS.
I've read through this thread w/interest b/c there's no wrong or right choice. It comes down to what works best for you, everyone's situation is unique. I had to use my .38 during my career so I know it works, but have transitioned to a .380 only b/c it's so much easier, at least for me. I also shoot my carry gun frequently so I know its limits, and mine. As a senior in my 70s my CCW is a get-off-me last ditch tool to save me or mine. Stay safe everyone.
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To much recoil. Ha Ha Ha. He should shoot one of my 325s. Accuracy? Really only need minute of bad guy at under 25 yds and that is stretching it. Decent accuracy and a fairly quick reloads are not that hard with some PRACTICE. Plus, try full moon clips, there buddy. If you have to use a carry piece to repel a group, your situational awareness probably sucks. A good 38 special round is NOT less powerful that the 9mm "wonder" cartridges.
Ya, the guy got paid and gots ome attention and in today's game that is called a "Win".
Ya, the guy got paid and gots ome attention and in today's game that is called a "Win".
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Agree with Lobogunleather. Model 64 with 2" barrel / round butt. Easily carried concealed with a good pancake holster. Carried one working from the 1970s - early 1990s when we went to Glock 23. Retired now. Either Model 64 or Shield 9mm now. If I had to choose only one it would be the M64!
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My 3" j frame easily shoots tons better than my 3" striker fired toy. I must be having one of those senior moments.
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Minute of bad guy sounds great when you are behind the keyboard. I want minute of bullet hole if I can get it. That way when I am cold and wet, tired and weary, bleeding and desperate I can get hits fast and dirty. It's nice to have about 1000 rounds of muscle memory too.
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