Not with the new "features".
Would you buy a 6-shot .38 J-frame
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Yes. I would probably buy 50 of them. Seriously.
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Baltimoreed11754
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No, why bother. One more round won't make a dif and if you start the what if game then how about a 7 or 8 round .38? Besides there's Colt.
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A 6 shots 38Spl is already made by S&W. The J frame cylinder dia. is not large enough to have 6 holes in it! So, when you increase the J frame cylinder diameter to have 6 holes you have made a K frame cylinder!
jcelect
A 6 shots 38Spl is already made by S&W. The J frame cylinder dia. is not large enough to have 6 holes in it! So, when you increase the J frame cylinder diameter to have 6 holes you have made a K frame cylinder!
jcelect
I would think it impossible to get six .38s in a J-frame.
It would take a larger frame or a thinner cartridge.
Smith has offered a variety of J-frames in .32 caliber cartridges over the years.
They must not be huge sellers as they don't seem to stay in the lineup.
Maybe with the little bit of marketing splash the 30 Carry is getting, the timing is right to try again.
Please understand I'm not saying the .30 Carry is better than the 327mag or the .32h&r.
It's getting some press though and that counts when trying to sell guns.
It would take a larger frame or a thinner cartridge.
Smith has offered a variety of J-frames in .32 caliber cartridges over the years.
They must not be huge sellers as they don't seem to stay in the lineup.
Maybe with the little bit of marketing splash the 30 Carry is getting, the timing is right to try again.
Please understand I'm not saying the .30 Carry is better than the 327mag or the .32h&r.
It's getting some press though and that counts when trying to sell guns.
yugolovr
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I voted no. I would like for them to bring back the snub nose model 12.
Bill Lear
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That would make it a K-frame by definition!
How about a six-shot J frame in 30 Super Carry?
Patrick L
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That was very interesting about the C frame, I never knew about that. The knowledge on this forum is truly amazing!
Linejudgemick
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Undecided
I chose undecided, but in the end I probably wouldn't buy one. I have a 642 PC J-Frame and a 3 inch 686+. I'm not sure why I'd need something in the middle. Especially as my 642 is about as big as I can use for pocket carry and even then it doesn't fit all of my pockets. YMMV.
I chose undecided, but in the end I probably wouldn't buy one. I have a 642 PC J-Frame and a 3 inch 686+. I'm not sure why I'd need something in the middle. Especially as my 642 is about as big as I can use for pocket carry and even then it doesn't fit all of my pockets. YMMV.
The 431PD and 432PD make excellent carry pieces, and a 32 H&R Mag with a 100 gr XTP at over 1000 FPS doesn't give up anything to a 38 Special.
The 100g JHP Buffalo Bore round in 32 Magnum has more muzzle energy than Remington's 158g LSWC round in +P 38 Special. Not a lot more, but more. It kicks like it, too. (Data collected on the same day over same chrono setup using 2" J frames for each round.)
That BB load is also safe for "unlimited use" in my 30-1 and 31-1 that have been reamed from 32 Long to take 32 H&R Mag, according to an email from the owner of BB.
No, because I have several 6 shot J frame 32s and a couple of them are 32 H&R mags. I have a J frame 357 and several 38 specials if I miss 5 times with those another round wouldn't fix the problem. I also have a 2" model 10 and a 2" model 12. So I am covered. Over covered really.
Besides my regular carry gun is a 325 and hold 6 45acps.
Besides my regular carry gun is a 325 and hold 6 45acps.
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With moon clips?
No sir, you have a C frame
Your Colt is not a J frame sized gun it is a C frame sized gun! A model 73, which was produced in answer to Colt's Detective Special. It was never a cataloged gun and the 5000 that were produced were destroyed because of functionality problems. Only 2 or 3 exist today.
jcelect
Your Colt is not a J frame sized gun it is a C frame sized gun! A model 73, which was produced in answer to Colt's Detective Special. It was never a cataloged gun and the 5000 that were produced were destroyed because of functionality problems. Only 2 or 3 exist today.
jcelect
No J is gonna accept 6 .38s... K yes.. So maybe a new frame, a 'P' frame. Like a Colt Dick.
But if it is real well made, yea for the right price. Sadly a Colt Magnum Carry goes for over $2500 now!! And a new Colt 2-3 inch Cobra cost around $700.. so it has to be around $700 or less.
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It's been showcased on the cover, and detailed inside, their 2022 catalog.
Unfortunately, still in the un-ob-tanium stage. I might decide to beta test one if it ever sees the shelf of a LGS.
steelslaver, you are ahead of me.
sipowicz
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Im still waiting for a 4 shot.
LarryHasbeen1945
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Well I like J frames. I voted no but I should have learned by now to never say never. The 32 mag is on my radar now.
One of the main reasons I like the J frame is the thin profile.
I just noticed this thread got reactivated.
I think this issue came up before. The K frame is more than a J-frame stretched for a 6 round cylinder. It's beefed up and with a bigger grip frame. If you kept the rest of the dimensions of the J-frame, but stretched the frame opening for the cylinder slightly to fit a 6 round cylinder, the result would be a small, very concealable gun with one more round. Picture a 442 sized to fit one more chamber, but everything else the same.
And as for the K-frame, AFAIK, Smith doesn't make a 6 shot .38, two inch barrel, two finger grip K-frame. They could do that, and go the other route to the same effect.
I think this issue came up before. The K frame is more than a J-frame stretched for a 6 round cylinder. It's beefed up and with a bigger grip frame. If you kept the rest of the dimensions of the J-frame, but stretched the frame opening for the cylinder slightly to fit a 6 round cylinder, the result would be a small, very concealable gun with one more round. Picture a 442 sized to fit one more chamber, but everything else the same.
And as for the K-frame, AFAIK, Smith doesn't make a 6 shot .38, two inch barrel, two finger grip K-frame. They could do that, and go the other route to the same effect.
otis24
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Perhaps a 6 shot .30 Super Carry with moon clips? Although I am not a fan of moon clips per se. But a 6 shooter could use two 3 round half moon clips.
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Mark 40
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If I didn't already own a 432PD the answer would have been yes.
The 327 magnum is pretty much what you are describing with a slightly longer round.
