Your Most Carried S&W

[lonecowhand]

I have an old model 38 bodyguard that I have had for a long time. Still very accurate even with the small sights. I have other Smiths I carry once in a while, but the model 38 is always with me.

 

[Cocked & Locked]

Early 642-1 not +P rated

 

[DevilDog72]

well.....

I have posted this old girl before. My well used and cared for 19-4 snub. Been riding on my belt for a lot of years.

 

[two-bit cowboy]

I don't quite fully understand these holsters that expose the trigger. Would you mind explaining to me the reason or utility of this? I would think it would be wise to cover the trigger.....

I can't answer the implied "why" in your question, but it sure works well for me. I specifically asked the maker to modify his original proposal with as little leather as possible resting on the trigger guard. Before the barrel clears leather my finger tip is resting on the partially relieved front of the trigger guard. Perfect.

A maker might be able to offer the history and theory over on the "Gun Leather & Carry Gear" forum.

 

[willb1961]

Most carried is my inherited 442. Most shot is a 686 plus.

 

[jscott]

Your post reminded me of when I was an early 70's Detroit PD copper and my precinct guys would meet for a touch football game. POVs were parked too far from the field so out came the pieces, to be deposited on one spot on the sideline. Smith 27s, 25s, 57s, 58s, and 19s. All 4" or longer. That's what we carried in the Motor City, Murder Capitol of the US, before semi-autos.

 

[D Brown]

Plus P?

Early 642-1 not +P rated

Hi Cocked & Locked,

That photo sure appears to show a J Magnum Frame, and the Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson, 4th Edition, states the 642-1 was a 1996 re-introduction on the J Magnum Frame. Is it possible you were mislead somewhere along the line?

Nice gun, either way.

 

[MCorps0311]

I don't know what it is but it's something about my S&W 638-3 i carry it more than any other's of my S&W's.

 

[jscott]

S&W Model 10-5 5" or S&W Model 64 (no dash) 4"

Good for you Jimmyj. Real guns for real problems.

 

[dogdoc]

Smith 69 when I am hunting or working on my farm. Sig 365 when I am around people

 

[two-bit cowboy]

Hi Cocked & Locked,

That photo sure appears to show a J Magnum Frame, and the Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson, 4th Edition, states the 642-1 was a 1996 re-introduction on the J Magnum Frame. Is it possible you were mislead somewhere along the line?

Nice gun, either way.

You make a fair point, Dave.

I have a March '97 J-magnum-frame 642-1 Lady Smith that, like Cocked & Locked's Centennial, isn't marked "+P." I've always wondered.

 

[christak]

My Model 65-3 3-inch and nickel Model 49 are two of my favorite carry guns.

 

[K Frame Keith]

I've posted this gun before and with good reason. It is a Model 60 Ashland Shooting Supply one of 5000 that I purchased new in 1985. The adjustable sights are more an expression of style rather than purpose. I sighted it in and secured it with lock-title. As a backup to my Model 67, it looked and felt right. It was my shoulder holster backup and barbecue gun until I retired in 2011. A fixed sight air weight rode in the ankle holder during the warmer months. It went back to the factory once for a rebuild. Since retirement, it has been my lightweight carry gun, probably carried more than my Kimber 1911. At this age both guns are smooth as butter, reliable old friends.
I have the box, tools, paperwork, original receipts and the shotgun news advertisement for my model 60, but the carry wear excludes it from the collectors market.

 

[SC_Mike]

My 640 no dash.

 

[K Frame Keith]

My 640 no dash.

Hey, nice reload ammo. I carry the same 5+1.

 

[jerry52]

m&P340 iwb,442 pocket or shoulder holster

 

[old tanker]

Oh how I like the pretty blue steel, but for almost 20 years now, stainless has been the practical choice. Most often in the form of a 1076-1. When it's not practical, a 640-1 is the choice.

 

[HamHands]

Most carried currently... The M629-5 "Mountain Back-Packer"... For street and neighborhood walks and errands, loaded with 200 grain Federal semi-wad HP's or Speer/CCI, aluminum cased & topped with 200grain Gold Dot HP's. For woods carry 305grain Underwood .44Mags or Prvi Partizan 300grain semi-jacketed lead flat points. These two loads the "MBP" loves and I'm very comfortable with the recoil, repeatable accuracy, and performance.

For Woods Carry I always pack in addition to the .44 "MBP", my 70's "J" frame stoked with 150grain Hard Cast Full-Wadcutters in my front right pocket w/Nemesis holster.

"MBP"

"J" frame(s)... I carry the Nickel M36 most because of it's finish so easily wipes off dirt, grit, sweat, grime, and resists rust very well.

 

[blues7]

642-1 is pretty much a daily carry for me around home and environs.

 

[SuperMan]

99% of the time I carry a Colt Commander in .38 Super as my CC gun. But when hiking, fishing or hunting carry a 60-10 or 4" 57/657...

Bob