Posted: 3/7/2013 4:07:23 PM EDT
| I have finally decided to get a smaller pistol for the summer and looking at the smith J frame in 38. Which one does Arf like the best? Who makes the best pocket holster? |
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I like the 637. http://www.smith-wesson.com/wcsstore/SmWesson2/upload/images/firearms/detail_md/163050_01_md.jpg I have one. It shoots well, has a decent trigger and is a nice gun for the price. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to someone. But in purely subjective, unquantifiable terms...... it doesn't feel quite as nice or solid as my buddy's 642. Couldn't tell you why, it just feels a little cheaper. Could be 100% in my head. |
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442 moon is what I like from the current J frame line-up without a lock.
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Screw the Airweights. ETA- I HAD a 638 I agree, I HAD a 642. Fuch those little sledge hammers. My new pocket gun is a Mdl 21 Beretta in .25 
Go with the 642 unless you want to get beat to death waiting on them to bleed out from the mag of .25 you just dumped in them. 
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I'd say whichever of the stainless-frame models you like best. I don't remember what the model numbers are, except the 60. But there's also one with the shrouded hammer and one hammerless with SS frame. I happen to like the weight tradeoff for a little bit more shootability with warmer loads.
But YMMV. I really, really liked the Model 60 Pro, I just wish they made it in a K-frame size. |
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442, spend as much as you like on a pocket holster. Mika's are good, Uncle Mike's is almost a rite of passage. Tons of leather options too. 642 here, and +++1 on the Bob Mika pocket holster. They look like hell but work like a charm. And I want my gear to work. It ain't a beauty pageant. |
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442, spend as much as you like on a pocket holster. Mika's are good, Uncle Mike's is almost a rite of passage. Tons of leather options too. Or 642. http://jdlawhon.com/wheelguns/sw642-101m.jpg just like this 642; those look like Eagle Grips Secret Service, in rosewood. Very good feel, smooth so there's no drag in the pocket. I use Galco horsehide pocket rigs for all my pocket-size handguns. |
| No lock 442 or 642 with CTC grips in a quality pocket holster. I have a Kydex one from Aholster which has been serving me very well for several years. The lighter guns aren't worth the additional money to me and there's no reason to run the .357s. Spend the money saved on additional practice ammo. |