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AR, USA
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Posted: 12/29/2022 11:57:24 AM EDT
So I carry a J frame as a bug everyday at work. Does anyone still carry one in todays world? I do carry one off duty occasionally when I'm in low threat environments. Just wondering. I love J frames and just cant altogether give them up for carry.
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Posted: 12/29/2022 12:13:01 PM EDT
[#1]
Yep. BUG
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Posted: 12/29/2022 12:22:45 PM EDT
[Last Edit: garr]
[#2]
Very very easy to carry concealed. Very reliable, even fires when filthy from being carried for months in an ankle rig.
+ wadcutters make nice holes! S&W still sells plenty of them, someone must be purchasing them! |
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Posted: 12/29/2022 12:28:54 PM EDT
[#3]
Kramer Horsehide ankle and pocket holsters. Expensive but so worth it.
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 12/29/2022 12:29:57 PM EDT
[#4]
A friend who is a retired prosecutor and used to investigate officer involved shootings often packs a J-frame... says a lot of the shootings he investigated involved contact shots and the slide being pushed out of battery is a significant concern to him. Not a boomer either, in his mid-50s.
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USA
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Posted: 12/29/2022 12:32:46 PM EDT
[#5]
Yes in a pocket. Pretty accurate at short range.
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Posted: 12/29/2022 1:04:52 PM EDT
[#6]
A 9x19mm 101 is my coat pocket secondary & opening gambit.
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Posted: 12/29/2022 1:10:04 PM EDT
[#7]
I frequently carry a no Hillary Hole S&W 642 cut for full moon clips.
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IL, USA
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Posted: 12/29/2022 1:22:09 PM EDT
[#8]
LCR was my summer gun all last year. It's become my NPE. I carry AIWB though, not pocket.
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MT, USA
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Posted: 12/29/2022 1:46:32 PM EDT
[#9]
Most days. Only 5 rounds but they’re laser beams
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NH, USA
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Posted: 12/29/2022 1:47:34 PM EDT
[#10]
I just picked up an LCR 38 thinking it will be
a good off hand / NPE pocket carry. Kind of anxious to run it this weekend. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 12/29/2022 1:49:31 PM EDT
[#11]
Yes, snubby and a speed strip has been my daily carry longer than a lot of GD has been alive.
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Posted: 12/29/2022 2:14:31 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/29/2022 2:59:03 PM EDT
[#13]
Yes a S&W Model 38 as a BUG.
Regards |
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Posted: 12/29/2022 4:19:02 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/29/2022 9:39:23 PM EDT
[#15]
I have been carrying a 442 in the pocket during the summer months for over 10 years now.
I went through the micro .380 craze (P3AT, LCP, etc) and never felt the need to switch over. Then came the micro 9mm craze (Shield, G43, etc) and still never felt the need to switch despite owning the several of the aforementioned alternatives. Now the P365, Hellcat, and Shield Plus are all the rage... A J-frame just carries better in the pocket than a compact auto, and is very accurate if you know what you're doing. For the record i'm certainly not a boomer (mid 30s), but I grew up primarily shooting revolvers from my dad's collection, and i'm very competent with them. I left LE in November 2022 after almost a decade. Never once have I felt under-gunned in lower threat environments with a J-frame, as most defensive engagements are over in a matter of seconds with only a handful of rounds fired. On the occasion that I ventured into a higher threat environment (mall, movie theater, bad area, etc) I would always make the effort to carry a G19 and an extra magazine on my person that day. |
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Posted: 12/29/2022 9:52:42 PM EDT
[#16]
I pocket carry a 638 when I'm puttering around the house or walking to the mailbox.
I will sometimes carry it to a doctor visit when I don't want to expose a belt gun. |
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Posted: 12/30/2022 1:41:31 AM EDT
[#17]
My BUG at work is a S&W 342 in a 5-Shot Leather ankle rig.
Sits against the top of my hiking boot and I forget it’s there. I work plainclothes and run a long gun 90% of the time for takedowns but it’s nice having the backup. Off duty in the summer I’ll go G43X but that’s as small as I go these days.  Attached File |
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Posted: 12/30/2022 2:29:56 AM EDT
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I carry a 442 Airweight (no Hillary hole) in my pocket if I am being too lazy to carry my MR920.
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TX, USA
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Posted: 12/30/2022 4:06:22 AM EDT
[#19]
Yep, pocket carry
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Posted: 12/30/2022 4:38:44 AM EDT
[#20]
Simply rugged pancake holster around 3-4 o’clock
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FL, USA
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Posted: 12/30/2022 7:41:08 PM EDT
[#21]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ckbk: Yes in a pocket. Pretty accurate at short range. Same. No holster is needed really, as long as nothing else gets put in the pocket. YMMV |
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PA, USA
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Posted: 1/7/2023 10:31:00 PM EDT
[#22]
I have mine in a desantis pocket holster, works great in 90% of my Pants and the gun is allways correctly oriented to get a nice grip.
It is a terrible package compared to my 365X with a RD sight but i just love revolvers and i allways tell myself that its better than no gun. |
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MO, USA
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Posted: 1/7/2023 10:47:18 PM EDT
[#23]
I have a 642 with the clipdraw screwed into the side of it. It is carried 90% of the time. I never leave unarmed thanks to it. I also carry it in a pocket holster in my jeans front pocket sometimes as well. I have an ankle holster for it but only used it for work. I carry a safariland split 6 with a comp reload, a desantis 6 round dump pouch, and if needed a couple of the bianchi speed 6 strips or a few more hks speedlloaders if I have extra open pockets, otherwise those stay in the car. If I’m going to the city or on a trip I switch to a semi auto like a glock or beretta. But the 642 works for my lifestyle. I know the limits with it. I’m not trying to make shots across Walmart. I would rather try to run out the back. This is to at least have a firearm at all times. And I do dress around a pistol alot so I can carry full-size if needed. Used to aiwb my glock 34 with light and red dot all the time. I just don’t live an exciting life anymore and live in a small town and never travel anymore. It’s quite boring
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Posted: 1/18/2023 9:38:23 AM EDT
[#24]
 AIWB for seems like forever. Only thing that changes is the grips, I've tried em all. Currently using the Pachmyer Guardian Grips with the pushbutton pinky extender. |
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IL, USA
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Posted: 1/21/2023 3:08:20 PM EDT
[#25]
I used to carry a 442 air weight in the pocket. They are fantastic for absolute maximum concealed carry. Even in something as flimsy as gym pants.
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Posted: 1/29/2023 2:41:20 PM EDT
[#26]
Easy to carry in a Phlster City Special.
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Posted: 2/7/2023 9:14:41 PM EDT
[#27]
Used to carry one every day on my weak side ankle. Finally made the leap to a Glock 26 a few years ago and sold off most of my J-frames. I would have no issue carrying one again if I didn't like the G26. Reliable and five rounds of decent ammo, what is not to love.
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Posted: 2/16/2023 11:08:41 AM EDT
[Last Edit: greyguy]
[#28]
I carry a J Fame in a pocket holster regularly around the house (I work primarily from home). I used to carry a G19 IWB or AIWB all day but lower back pain has convinced me to switch to carrying something lighter when I'm not out and about.
For years I carried it in a belly-band when I ran too. It just disappeared under gym shorts and a tee shirt. If anyone saw anything I just looked like I had a bit more spare tire than I actually do.  I'll also carry it in a pocket holster fairly regularly if I need deeper concealment when out and about for work (usually in slacks and a dress shirt). Outside of the house I really prefer the G19 but it's a convenient option to have available and it gets picked for carry often enough to be handy. |
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Posted: 2/16/2023 11:37:49 AM EDT
[#29]
YouTube SHORTS only viewable as a link
https://youtube.com/shorts/v-rxWxDDH0U?feature=share  Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 2/16/2023 12:40:50 PM EDT
[#30]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By W_E_G: YouTube SHORTS only viewable as a link https://youtube.com/shorts/v-rxWxDDH0U?feature=share https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/105614/E636A207-5589-41F9-B769-EBB9F6147CAE_jpe-2713102.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/105614/61404988-AC7F-46AA-8587-B18EB48329BD_jpe-2713103.JPG |
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Posted: 2/16/2023 6:02:19 PM EDT
[#31]
Interesting.
Thanks! |
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Posted: 2/16/2023 9:30:41 PM EDT
[#32]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By W_E_G: Interesting. Thanks! Sure thing. You just have to put the YouTube video ID in between the two youtube /youtube brackets manually. |
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Posted: 2/18/2023 10:33:21 PM EDT
[#33]
One of the guys I work with carries a 340 PD. He runs the Buffalo Bore 20A load in it. For context, this guy is 29 and owns a plethora of semi-autos, he just likes how light and comfortable the 340 PD is.
I've considered buying a 340 PD in the past to serve as a BUG, but so far, no dice. There are other gun purchases I'm more interested in making. |
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GA, USA
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Posted: 12/26/2023 12:19:36 PM EDT
[#34]
I have been carrying a LCR this year. Love the fact that it weighs less than a pound and doesn't sag my sweat pants when jogging or working out. I also have grown to appreciate the reliability that revolvers offer. Limp wristing isn't a thing for a wheel guns, and id rather have 5 for sure rounds than 10 maybe rounds.
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Posted: 12/26/2023 4:48:19 PM EDT
[#35]
Holy thread resurrection Batman.
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IA, USA
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Posted: 12/27/2023 11:45:43 AM EDT
[#36]
638 in a pocket.
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GA, USA
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Posted: 12/29/2023 11:42:11 PM EDT
[Last Edit: phungus]
[#37]
My go to daily is a 340PD no lock .357 mag with CT laser grips in a DeSantis pocket holster.
She's a handful with .357 so I usually carry .38 +P 158 grain Golden Sabers in it. But I like having the option to carry full power magnum loads if I feel the need. |
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NV, USA
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Posted: 12/30/2023 12:35:36 AM EDT
[#38]
342PD loaded with wadcutters in a Mica here.
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Posted: 12/30/2023 10:58:51 PM EDT
[#39]
I haven’t in the last few years because I’ve never been able to shoot one well, but I recently became aware that my revolver technique is all fucked up and I’ve bought a good bit of .38sp to see if I can improve my performance with either of the Js in my inventory.
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IA, USA
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Posted: 12/31/2023 6:36:43 PM EDT
[#40]
Peobably depends on where you live/work. Busier city environments? Thats a no from me dog.
Rural small town america, you bet. Have a 442 that accompanies me often |
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Posted: 12/31/2023 6:52:30 PM EDT
[#41]
I don’t carry one often but when I do it’s either pocket carry or AIWB. Usually just taking out the trash or as a BUG.
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USA
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Posted: 12/31/2023 7:32:00 PM EDT
[Last Edit: feudist]
[#42]
I've watched a lot of shooting videos over many years now and I've noticed a common thread.
If you eliminate Yute vs Yute neighborhood spraying, and the rare fully involved LE gunfight, citizens seem to handle even groups of predatory transactional criminals quite handily when they open the ball by firing a handful of relatively accurate shots. There's rarely more than one armed perp, and the nearly universal reaction to being shot at is to flee. "Failures to stop" are vanishingly rare, and tend to bring out speculative observations like "He could have loaded a boxcar full of corpses..."-but they don't. Sometimes it takes an additional second or two to fall down and a barrage erupts. Everyone tends to shoot until their target goes down. Lots of people continue to shoot at clearly disengaging criminals(which I'm fine with as a moral principle...but it doesn't reflect the utility or necessity of those extra rounds), but the pattern has remained consistent for decades now. The presentation of the gun ends most predatory attacks. A shot that misses ends the majority of the rest. Up until here you could use a blank pistol... A hit anywhere by anything leaves only the furthest outliers. A center hit above the diaphragm places nearly every human, regardless of mental state or pharmacology, flat on the ground reflecting on life choices. Awareness, decisiveness, being armed, a modicum of skill and basic tactics far outweigh an extra five or ten shots. Have a reliable gun that you will carry 24/7, and you are golden. |
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Posted: 12/31/2023 8:29:55 PM EDT
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currently
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Posted: 1/2/2024 6:29:43 PM EDT
[#44]
I came to the realization that my EDC pistol was slow to draw when wearing a heavy coat. My partial solution is a 642 in the pocket of my dog walking coat. Depending on circumstances, I can draw my EDC or shoot the 642 from the pocket.
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Posted: 1/2/2024 6:30:32 PM EDT
[Last Edit: W_E_G]
[#45]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By feudist: A center hit above the diaphragm places nearly every human, regardless of mental state or pharmacology, flat on the ground reflecting on life choices.  Attached File |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 1/8/2024 12:46:48 AM EDT
[#46]
Now do the 43c or a 351 and an underwear gun
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Posted: 1/8/2024 12:56:49 AM EDT
[#47]
Clipgrip makes them easy to just pop on, be it pants, gym shorts, etc.
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 1/8/2024 8:23:23 PM EDT
[#48]
I think feudists post is spot on.
In this era of everyone preoccupied with capacity all that matters really is accurate hits on target ( which are undoubtedly harder to achieve with a snub unless you really practice with one.) but the reality is for civilians a gunfight is over in 2-3 shots nearly every time. Even large groups of reprobates scatter when the lead flies. Having a decent plan practicing it both from a firearms deployment point of view and a scenario based thinking mindset goes a long way 99% solution is not to go places known for bad things going down ( not always an option due to work commute etc) Stay away from nightclubs and bars past 11PM and don’t associate with any criminals/ low life’s And your chances of needing to defend oneself with a handgun go down greatly |
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USA
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Posted: 1/8/2024 8:27:10 PM EDT
[#49]
I like mine, but the only thing I do with mine (Scandium J-frame that came with the laser grips maybe a 340PD?) is carry it with snakeshot when I'm out in the Texas brush hog hunting in case rattlers.
Otherwise, why not have more rounds in a slimmer, compact 9mm for social work? |
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Posted: 1/8/2024 8:35:20 PM EDT
[#50]
I’ll carry mine in a Nemesis from time to time, but as a rule don’t mess with a BUG.
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