Your thoughts

[Major 2]

I'm full circle now, and pocket CCw my Mod 36 again.
I had little Beretta in my pocket for a while but traded it off.
I had set it aside for a SIG 365 but two broken FP's had cooled me so, when it returned from SIG I sold it....

This question is for pocket carry only (I OWB an EMP with light jacket)

I have decided to get a J-Frame (a lighter one than my Mod. 36)
either a 642 , 442, or ? (I don't think I want the Titanium version)

So, in my parameters, light weight (mid-Florida) clothes
Pocket carry only, simple goes bang every time revolver.

anyone pocket carrying a J-frame?

 

[K Harris]

Hard to beat a j frame. Look at the 637 & 638 as well. I like an exposed hammer. More out of habit than anything else I suppose. My thumb is on the hammer when drawn and when returned to the holster. Gives me a lot of peace of mind.

 

[VictorLouis]

Thumb on the hammer works if you have the right 'loose' pocket to get your whole hand in there. For just the typical 4-finger grip, it's hard to top the internal hammer models. Ditto thoese that are bobbed hammer models, regardless of make. A pocket .38 snub of some flavor is my most-often BUG.

 

[Major 2]

Thanks, my 36 has a Hammer and that the way I draw it too...
I wear loose Chinos, so the pocket is large.

I'm leaning on the 642, but the black 442 is more stealth as a possible view into the pocket from behind?

 

[armorer951]

S&W has had some issues with the integrity of the clear coat finish on the 642 (frame) in the past few years. Might be a consideration in terms of your warm and humid environment down in the Sunshine state.


Carter

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

Another light weight and weatherproof revolver is the S&W Bodyguard or Rugar LCR (Tauras even makes one). The Rugar is available in 22LR, 22 Mag, 32 something , 38 or 357. There may even be a 9mm in there (or not).

My EDC is a 49 no dash (all steel) and my bicycling gun is a LCR 38 (both pocket carry) It could be thought of as a Polymer 439. Same ammo, same speed loaders, and same DeSantis Nemesis.

Ivan

 

[S-W4EVER]

Model 442 No-Lock. Everything you need, nothing you don’t need.

 

[maxfam]

Try to find one of these. Made by Pachmayr back in the 80’s I believe. Shown with a model 60.

 

[Birdhunter6]

My EDC is a 640 Pro: DAO & tritium sights.

 

[Bald1]

2”’model 36 RB front right pocket. A couple speed strips in left pocket if I’m feeling frisky. But usually not.

 

[gunbarrel]

I carry my Model 49 Bodyguard on a hip grip here in Florida, but I used to carry a Glock 43 in a pocket holster.

https://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-r...-hammer-hook-hip-grips.html?highlight=Florida

 

[gunbarrel]

Found a picture of it...

 

[JH1951]

Over the decades I have carried an interesting assortment of handguns, both large and small. My EDC for the last decade is neither the largest nor smallest of the bunch. I carry a 649 in a Mika pocket holster with full wad cutter .38 Special. This combination provides me with what I consider to be as close to perfection as I am going to get. There are many things to factor in to make a good decision, some of which have been mentioned above. At my age I am not planning street counter assaults, but I am well focused on getting my rear end out of an unexpected bind.

 

[AlHunt]

Model 38 (humpback shrouded hammer) in an Uncle Mikes rides in most of my trousers. Tried a leather pocket holster but it had a little more bulk.

 

[Breakaway500]

642 pocket carry. Works just fine.

 

[stansdds]

When I pocket carry, it's my 640-1 in a DeSantis pocket holster.

 

[Major 2]

Indeed DeSantis, that's what I use.
I did try a High Noon leather pocket holster early on and briefly
some heavier and it rotated forward in my pocket.
It now resides in my failed holster depository.

As for spare rounds I use this. I like it.

I have looked at Ruger's LCR and a Lightweight Tauras.
even the Rock Island snubby.

The LCR my dealer has consigned is too pricy.
the other two well, I just know me and if it isn't a Smith...
sooner or later, I'd get a Smith anyway.
So, thats the route I'll go.
Pretty well decided on the 642.

 

[photoman]

Darker guns (442) conceal better. Lighter guns (642) have easier to see sights in low light.

Might want to hold out for one of the new Ultra Carry Centennials that are about to hit the market as they have a really good front sight (more important that you might think at close range).

While I have pocket carried a 637 on occasion, I don't consider the exposed hammer models to be the ideal solution for that style of carry.

 

[Hawg Rider]

I lean towards the 642-2...I can simply grab it out of the nightstand in its pocket holster (either a Malabar Gun Leather bullhide or Sticky Holster) and shove it into the pocket of my cargo shorts. I also toss in a Tuff Strip with extra rounds. It's so light that I forget I'm carrying it!

 

[wproct]

Model 60 all the way, pre-lock preferably. They aren't really that heavy.