Posted: 8/30/2007 6:43:01 AM EDT
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Hello all I am looking at the pistols on this page J Frame In Hope to find a nice CCW for my wife, we just completed the Utah class and she finds here 357 a little large for her purse  So someone in the class had a model 340 and I want to keep her in the 38/357 range. The 640 series looks like a good ccw pistol also any opinions on these with the mind set of keeping it a pocket carry with a concealed/shrouded hammer Thanks any help is appreciated |
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The 640 is the stainless version with the full grip so it will have less recoil (due to weight) and a firmer grasp. As well as your choice of 357 or 38 in one gun. The Smith 642 is the Airweight, very light, shoots 38 only and has a shorty grip. Very concealable. It can be a handful to shoot well though and takes more practice. |
| I would stay away from the Scandium stuff ("3" series revolvers) unless your wife is a very experienced shooter and can handle the recoil well. I'm a big fan of the 640 and the 442 Centenials. You might also want to consider the 638 or 649 bodyguard series or a model 36, 37, or 60 with a bobbed hammer. |
| testedone: I would be double sure that your wife can pull the trigger of S&W DAO J-frame. Some of those triggers are really hard and long. I have a S&W Model 640, and discovered that some females can't pull the trigger. I also have a S&W Al/Ti 342 38spl, and it is brutal to shoot with standard factory 38spl ammo and all I can shoot is about 5 rounds at a sitting. I had some lower-power CCI factory wadcutters and that was bareable. |
And if her purse is snatched, what then? Bye-bye gun.................. Even a fanny pack is better than a purse carry, but a belt holster is obviously the best. My .o2 
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