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Irelander
07-26-2017, 09:22 AM
I couldn't find one of these so I figured I'd start one. I have a lowly 642-1 but dang do I love that thing. The Apex trigger kit makes it a real pleasure to shoot. I need some new grips so I'm interested in seeing what others use. I'm really hackering for a 640 or even a 640 Pro.

Here's my 642. Let's see your j-frame(s).
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eb07
07-26-2017, 10:07 AM
https://preview.ibb.co/dnKsUk/IMG_1865.jpg (https://ibb.co/kFrjaQ)

Wondering Beard
07-26-2017, 10:15 AM
I couldn't find one of these so I figured I'd start one. I have a lowly 642-1 but dang do I love that thing. The Apex trigger kit makes it a real pleasure to shoot. I need some new grips so I'm interested in seeing what others use. I'm really hackering for a 640 or even a 640 Pro.

Here's my 642. Let's see your j-frame(s).
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Nice Watson modded CP.

Irelander
07-26-2017, 10:32 AM
Nice Watson modded CP.

Actually that's my own modification modeled after the Watson style.

dremelspecialist

Wondering Beard
07-26-2017, 11:46 AM
Nicely done!

Sherman A. House DDS
07-26-2017, 12:45 PM
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170726/7354ca29885526b4ad88a18583fe96b3.jpg

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170726/3bcc61c0fc681309a232576f6040836c.jpg

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170726/7da7749e1462ca5f79c01a59e5ea76da.jpg


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eb07
07-26-2017, 05:57 PM
Love the backstrap engraving!

BobM
07-26-2017, 08:07 PM
18442

Early 90s 642 with Spegal Centennial grips.

HeadHunter
07-26-2017, 09:33 PM
My latest. Model 36 with Barami Hip-Grip.
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SeriousStudent
07-26-2017, 10:42 PM
Nice! A 3" Model 36 is on my short list.

I'll take some pics of my J-frames this weekend.

Nephrology
07-27-2017, 06:45 AM
Back when I owned a decent camera (at the time).

http://i.imgur.com/vJJh7eI.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/q4BZ9c3.jpg?1

Now it wears a pair of the older hard plastic boot profile CTC laser grips

Irelander
07-27-2017, 07:27 AM
Back when I owned a decent camera (at the time).

http://i.imgur.com/vJJh7eI.jpg

Now it wears a pair of the older hard plastic boot profile CTC laser grips

You get bonus points for a sweet looking 442 and the KJV. Gideon slays the Midianites. Nice!

"Thy word is truth." Jn 17:17b

Nephrology
07-27-2017, 08:11 AM
You get bonus points for a sweet looking 442 and the KJV. Gideon slays the Midianites. Nice!

"Thy word is truth." Jn 17:17b

It's a beautiful old Masonite bible that I bought used from a bookmongerer on my college campus for $5. Great purchase. I'm not even very religious but I am glad to own it.

http://i.imgur.com/7sSJFY3.jpg?1

Bigghoss
07-27-2017, 10:45 AM
I need to get a couple 642's and a 340. Currently getting by with an LCR and an SP101 which is light years ahead of that POS Taurus 605 I used to have. Bought that before I knew better and when it broke I was able to fix it myself then sold it (with full disclosure) and that same day bought the SP101 and never looked back.

Dagga Boy
07-28-2017, 07:49 AM
My 642 PowerPort is a real favorite.

Amp
07-28-2017, 08:21 AM
My 642, carried almost everyday since 2007:

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Dagga Boy
07-28-2017, 05:55 PM
I have a deep love for Bodyguards.

KeeFus
07-28-2017, 07:04 PM
My love for J frames goes back to the late 1990's. This pic is about a year old as I now carry two reloads with what you see in the pic.

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Lost River
07-28-2017, 07:39 PM
http://i.imgur.com/kzdS1ir.jpg


Those irons are tough to see on the old school J Frames compared to some of the new style ones.

http://i.imgur.com/uOy15EE.jpg


Definitely do better with the CT grips, and the ability to adjust POA/POI helps precise placement as well.

Not a big deal at 7 yards, but at 10 yards it gets noticeable

http://i.imgur.com/wvSoa5Y.jpg


Man, I just noted that my gun is looking kind of rough compared to some of the fine irons on here.

http://i.imgur.com/hRK2cb2.jpg

Lost River
07-28-2017, 07:56 PM
I felt like an Imperial Storm Trooper the winter Jack Safari where I switched out my Model 15, for the Nickle plated 442 for a while, trying to bag a few Jacks. Finally a couple suicidal ones tried to "be the bush" and held still long enough for me to roll the DA trigger and let them eat a wadcutter in the noggin.

http://i.imgur.com/shVql9G.jpg

StraitR
07-28-2017, 08:02 PM
My J, for those snubby times. A no-lock 638 with CT grips.

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/501/17949231384_e3b3fcc8db_c.jpg


Picked up this Galco Stow n' Go when I bought the gun, about seven years ago, as a placeholder until I got something better. It might not be the coolest holster on the block, but I've felt no need to buy anything else. The gun gets mostly carried in PT and lounge around type clothes.

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8840/18571902575_59366c3154_c.jpg

KeeFus
07-28-2017, 08:18 PM
My love for J frames goes back to the late 1990's. This pic is about a year old as I now carry two reloads with what you see in the pic.

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Same gun without the holster. I keep a gun beside or on me all the time...even drinking coffee and watching the morning news.

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Bigghoss
07-28-2017, 09:49 PM
Man, I just noted that my gun is looking kind of rough compared to some of the fine irons on here.

http://i.imgur.com/hRK2cb2.jpg

That's not rough. That's good, honest, wear to be displayed with pride, I say.

SeriousStudent
07-28-2017, 10:01 PM
Agreed, I love firearms like that.

If you ever decide to sell it, please let me get in line as a buyer.

Nephrology
07-29-2017, 06:18 AM
Man, I just noted that my gun is looking kind of rough compared to some of the fine irons on here.

http://i.imgur.com/hRK2cb2.jpg

My photo is nearly 6 years old now.... it is much more rough around the edges now :)

Sherman A. House DDS
07-29-2017, 08:33 AM
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170729/e3949457d03f24e96eceeb52e0a82a29.jpg

Come to think of it, my 442 is a bit beat up too.


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eb07
07-29-2017, 09:20 AM
I have a deep love for Bodyguards.

I have a deep love for your entire collection

Duelist
07-29-2017, 09:24 AM
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A bit finish worn as well. Formerly my only carry gun, now relegated to BUG only.

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I shoot the G26 better at speed, and faster, though the 642 is very accurate. This is the latest, and likely last, Jframe replacement experiment - unless I decide I simply must have a G42 as well (my wife's choice). The G26 holds 11 rounds vs 5, and can reload with anything from 10 to 33 rounds in less time than it takes to put 2 to 5 in the 642. And it is a much better fit for my long fingers and thumbs.

A part of me says I should just move it along, as keeping a less useful tool is not efficient. But it goes hard to sell a pistol you've carried daily for more than a decade. And it does suit some carry methods and needs well.

41magfan
07-29-2017, 10:15 AM
This was my first off-duty gun purchase .... a no-dash Model 36 bought in '78 for the pricey (relatively speaking) sum of @ $180, IIRC.


http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/923/dhuxex.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/pndhuxexj)

blues
07-29-2017, 10:22 AM
This was my first off-duty gun purchase .... a no-dash Model 36 bought in '78 for the pricey (relatively speaking) sum of @ $180, IIRC.

Nice. Mine as well. I think I paid $199 at Jovino's in NYC back in 1983 for my blue steel version.

(I foolishly traded it in at Lou's Gun Shop (Hialeah, FL) back in 1995 or 1996 and have lived to regret it. Lou's was and is the local cop shop.)

41magfan
07-29-2017, 11:41 AM
I've probably owned a dozen J-Frames over the years but most have gone by the wayside, with just a few remaining as sentimental pieces. The pragmatist in me dictates that my pocket .380's take their place as a matter of course.

When S&W started reintroducing the Centennial series of revolvers in 1990, I gobbled up this early Model 640 (.38 Special). It left my custody for over a decade, but I was fortunate enough to buy it back.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/923/DUWIZN.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/pnDUWIZNj)

Shortly after the 640 came out, the Model 442 was introduced and I added one of those to my inventory. It got carried daily as a 2nd gun when I was on-duty and the factory finish quickly wore off. About that time, Walt Birdsong (RIP) had recently started offering Black-T to the public, so I sent it off to him for a new coat of paint. I don't have any pics of it since it's not mine anymore ..... I surrendered it to my daughter some years ago when she graduated from college and started living on her own. She won't give it back.

Glenn E. Meyer
07-29-2017, 04:31 PM
Three J's

Top: SW 632 in 327 Mag, SS Comp'ed and with Fiber optic front sight and White U rear.

Left bottom - 642 with CT grip

Right bottom - 432 in 32 HR Mag.

If two images come out, one upside down - I'm sorry. The editor seems to like that. :confused:

camsdaddy
07-29-2017, 08:24 PM
This is my 60. I wish I had a record of round count.
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Eli
07-30-2017, 05:07 AM
I currently on have one J. A 442 in Electroless Nickle. Anything that I used to use a J for, now gets done with a Glock 43...I still won't get rid of it though.

http://i.imgur.com/4IJbXJr.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/G2nUpt0.jpg

That Guy
07-31-2017, 07:05 AM
My photo is nearly 6 years old now.... it is much more rough around the edges now :)

Sounds like we need to see a new picture of that gun. :)

JR1572
07-31-2017, 12:25 PM
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170731/89e6dc01d4f76af5aa6266d71a5f12f4.jpg

My new to me CEN prefix .38spl only model 640.

JR1572

Det1397
07-31-2017, 12:56 PM
Ok, I'll join in...18614 BNIB 341Ti and often carried 342Ti with Walter's BlackT.

Det1397
07-31-2017, 12:59 PM
18615 442-1 and 642-1

Det1397
07-31-2017, 01:02 PM
18616 a pair of former NYPD MOS carry guns: a CAD prefix 640 in 38 Spl and a Model 36 no dash Square Butt. (Note, these are not from the S&W NY-1 program...)

Det1397
07-31-2017, 01:04 PM
18617 A 60-4, with a 3" full lug barrel.

Irelander
07-31-2017, 03:04 PM
http://i.imgur.com/G2nUpt0.jpg

What is that cylinder looking piece?

Willard
07-31-2017, 05:11 PM
What is that cylinder looking piece?

Can't say for sure, but it looks like a shot glass.

11B10
07-31-2017, 05:30 PM
Thanks, Irelander - just a great idea! Bet I'm not the only one who's gonna love this.

HeadHunter
07-31-2017, 11:36 PM
Playing Revolver Mad Scientist with some of my Js. I picked up a Model 30 (.32 S&W Long) yesterday. It's actually an Improved I frame but still the same family.
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Eli
08-01-2017, 07:31 AM
What is that cylinder looking piece?

Yup, aluminum cylinder shot glass.

In this case, it was a cylinder loaded with Bulleit (bourbon).

Irelander
08-01-2017, 02:03 PM
Sherman A. House DDS

I've been meaning to ask you about the engraving on your dark j-frame. "Stolen from...." Do you feel that is a necessary thing for every carry gun? Just wondering if there is some specific legal precedent for doing that. Just curious.

Sherman A. House DDS
08-01-2017, 02:44 PM
Sherman A. House DDS

I've been meaning to ask you about the engraving on your dark j-frame. "Stolen from...." Do you feel that is a necessary thing for every carry gun? Just wondering if there is some specific legal precedent for doing that. Just curious.

No I don't, necessarily, but it doesn't hurt. I have four guns marked like that, and all because in addition to being EDC guns, they are also the guns I fly with. I have custom fitted Pelican cases that hold the gun in such an orientation that makes it obvious they're engraved.

Will it deter a thief? Maybe.

I stole the idea from HeadHunter who got the idea from his father. In addition to this 442, I also have a Shield, a FS M&P 9mm, and a Smith 6904.

I also kind of think of it as a big, "FUCK YOU," to anyone who might get the best of me and kill me, and take my gun(s). If they get away with it, I'd like to leave a bread crumb trail bigger than serial numbers leading from them to me. I actually freehanded all of the engraving work with a diamond bur in a (wait for it) rotary dental instrument, but I now have people with a laser engraving cabinet.

My grail gun is a .38 640 Centennial of 1990. When I get one, I'll have it professionally engraved with filigree and the, "Stolen from Dr. Sherman A. House," worked into the filigree.


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41magfan
08-01-2017, 03:26 PM
My grail gun is a .38 640 Centennial of 1990.


I couldn't help but notice there are some fine examples of the original 640's listed on Gunbroker right now ..... some even NIB.

jandbj
08-01-2017, 11:45 PM
No I don't, necessarily, but it doesn't hurt. I have four guns marked like that, and all because in addition to being EDC guns, they are also the guns I fly with. I have custom fitted Pelican cases that hold the gun in such an orientation that makes it obvious they're engraved.

Will it deter a thief? Maybe.

I stole the idea from HeadHunter who got the idea from his father. In addition to this 442, I also have a Shield, a FS M&P 9mm, and a Smith 6904.

I also kind of think of it as a big, "FUCK YOU," to anyone who might get the best of me and kill me, and take my gun(s). If they get away with it, I'd like to leave a bread crumb trail bigger than serial numbers leading from them to me. I actually freehanded all of the engraving work with a diamond bur in a (wait for it) rotary dental instrument, but I now have people with a laser engraving cabinet.

My grail gun is a .38 640 Centennial of 1990. When I get one, I'll have it professionally engraved with filigree and the, "Stolen from Dr. Sherman A. House," worked into the filigree.


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This thread has me looking at those same 640's in .38 on funbroker... and your snarky engraved 442 still has me kicking myself over the beat to hell and back Gunsite Raven ported one I let a buddy buy back in the day... for $175. I bug him every time I see him, making sure I get first refusal if/when he sells it. Instead he told me its specifically listed in his will that I can buy it from his estate, for $176.

StraitR
08-02-2017, 01:14 PM
I love this thread, just saying.

Dagga Boy
08-02-2017, 04:39 PM
Oh darn. Didn't know you were looking for one of those old 640's. I sent mine to some guy Ted Yost awhile ago. I ll feel just terrible carrying it when it returns know that you want one........NOT!!!!;)

Sherman A. House DDS
08-02-2017, 09:23 PM
Oh darn. Didn't know you were looking for one of those old 640's. I sent mine to some guy Ted Yost awhile ago. I ll feel just terrible carrying it when it returns know that you want one........NOT!!!!;)

I'll check yours out then send one off to Ted for similar treatment! I dig the gold sight stripe!


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LSP552
08-03-2017, 08:59 AM
I have a deep love for Bodyguards.

I wish S&W would make a current no lock version. I'd own two.

HeadHunter
08-03-2017, 10:51 AM
Nothing demanding from the practice/marksmanship standpoint but I had fun shooting my newly acquired Model 30 (an Improved I Frame) this week. I'm glad it shoots to the sights. It's a sweet shooter. I also found two more sets of the Sile round butt to square butt conversion stocks on eBay. When they arrive, I'm going to modify one set into my idea of a good carry/shooting stock.18707

WDR
08-20-2017, 02:50 PM
A little levity:

http://i.imgur.com/pQCeVdy.jpg

Jason M
08-20-2017, 07:09 PM
Is that a plush "Alien" like from the movie???

WDR
08-21-2017, 03:19 PM
Is that a plush "Alien" like from the movie???

Yes. Facehugger. My 4 year old daughter sometimes sleeps with it. :cool: ... There may be a photo of me, with it on my face, in an Olive Garden... somewhere on the internet.

Jason M
08-21-2017, 05:08 PM
Do you have a source? I must have one! The movie creeps the GF all the way out. Facehugger needs to hide amongst her other stuffed animals.

WDR
08-21-2017, 05:57 PM
https://www.amazon.com/Lootcrate-Exclusive-Phunny-Yellow-Hugger/dp/B01B1WGHSO/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_21_lp_tr_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=FCEYP02S64QVX66MYE7H

There are other, larger, and more life like facehuggers, and other similar items on Amazon if you look around... just sayin'...

In keeping with the spirit of this thread: 442 Pro with some 158gr SWC handloads.

http://i.imgur.com/4wDVEC1.jpg

Wheeler
08-22-2017, 06:47 AM
Looks like I'll need to ditch photobucket and come up with a new third party host.

Irelander
08-22-2017, 03:34 PM
19287At the beach on Lake Erie. Beach community here is perfect for j-frame lifestyle.

Hizzie
08-23-2017, 09:02 AM
My OG snubby from 2002 or 2003.

p/BYI2IGmDYwl

Eli
08-23-2017, 07:12 PM
I think I've found the perfect J-Frame grip for me. Uncle Mikes 59007 with the bottom ground off to make it a "boot" grip.

http://i.imgur.com/N1OkPWM.jpg

ssb
08-24-2017, 05:36 AM
I think I've found the perfect J-Frame grip for me. Uncle Mikes 59007 with the bottom ground off to make it a "boot" grip.

http://i.imgur.com/N1OkPWM.jpg

That's pretty cool. Do you get a covered backstrap with that setup? How'd you do the cutting?

BN
08-24-2017, 06:02 AM
Hizzie, could we please have more info on that front sight? :) In your last picture it shows the dot up out of the notch. Is that your sight picture or do you line up the tops of the sights? Is the sight a little wider than the original? I like it.

Eli
08-24-2017, 08:25 AM
That's pretty cool. Do you get a covered backstrap with that setup?

You do.
Which for me was my main ire with J grips. Either you can have a short enough grip with a bare backstrap, or a covered backstrap with a grip that's too long...no happy medium. The only other grips that I've found that offer what I want were the Laser Grips from Crimson Trace. I couldn't care less about the laser, so I'd basically be paying $200 for a set of rubber grips...no bueno.


How'd you do the cutting?

Stuck them in the freezer for a couple hours to harden them a bit, cut them off with a fine toothed hand-saw. Re-froze and shaped/smoothed everything out with a dremel. I then stippled the front and backstrap in a kind of "tree-bark" pattern.

ssb
08-24-2017, 09:48 AM
You do.
Which for me was my main ire with J grips. Either you can have a short enough grip with a bare backstrap, or a covered backstrap with a grip that's too long...no happy medium. The only other grips that I've found that offer what I want were the Laser Grips from Crimson Trace. I couldn't care less about the laser, so I'd basically be paying $200 for a set of rubber grips...no bueno.



Stuck them in the freezer for a couple hours to harden them a bit, cut them off with a fine toothed hand-saw. Re-froze and shaped/smoothed everything out with a dremel. I then stippled the front and backstrap in a kind of "tree-bark" pattern.

Thank you for the detailed explanation.

HeadHunter
08-24-2017, 10:09 PM
Kind of Old School today. Brauer Bros. D32 with Model 36 no dash and Pachmayr grip adapter.
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camsdaddy
08-25-2017, 06:25 AM
You do.
Which for me was my main ire with J grips. Either you can have a short enough grip with a bare backstrap, or a covered backstrap with a grip that's too long...no happy medium. The only other grips that I've found that offer what I want were the Laser Grips from Crimson Trace. I couldn't care less about the laser, so I'd basically be paying $200 for a set of rubber grips...no bueno.



Stuck them in the freezer for a couple hours to harden them a bit, cut them off with a fine toothed hand-saw. Re-froze and shaped/smoothed everything out with a dremel. I then stippled the front and backstrap in a kind of "tree-bark" pattern.

I really like the Uncle Mike boot grip that has been discontinued. I think I have a set of these somewhere in a box. I may give this a try. Thank you for the idea and explanation.

Hizzie
08-25-2017, 08:17 AM
Hizzie, could we please have more info on that front sight? :) In your last picture it shows the dot up out of the notch. Is that your sight picture or do you line up the tops of the sights? Is the sight a little wider than the original? I like it.

The tritium dot lines up in the notch. It's about the same width as the original but doesn't taper.

Wheeler
08-25-2017, 05:46 PM
J frames you say?

How about a 3" 30-1?
http://i.imgur.com/P1s537F.jpg

eb07
08-25-2017, 06:03 PM
New boker knife goes great with my summer EDC

https://preview.ibb.co/gNgSWk/daily.jpg

Isaac
08-26-2017, 08:18 AM
Man, I like this J-frame pic thread possibly even more than the 1911 one! Great pics guys! I recently moved states and left my carry 642 down there, had a few thou rounds and def carried often. Once I get my permit ill be incorperating the an exact replica into play. This one is brand new, leather hasn't taken form to the gun yet, no rounds fired either. Picked it up yeaaaaars ago when they made a trial run of lock free versions.

Mike Pipes
08-27-2017, 08:07 AM
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A SCHWEET mod38

Mike Pipes
08-27-2017, 10:09 AM
19377



EDC .....s&w340pd at 330......s&w642 at 845..... Speed strip at 2.....light weight and easy to carry.....CTA Retro

Sherman A. House DDS
08-27-2017, 10:32 AM
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EDC .....s&w340pd at 330......s&w642 at 845..... Speed strip at 2.....light weight and easy to carry.....CTA Retro

Who makes those holsters Mike?


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Mike Pipes
08-27-2017, 11:16 AM
Who makes those holsters Mike?


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Bianchi. Model57.......CYA

mtnbkr
08-27-2017, 12:11 PM
2005 era S&W 37-2 with CTC grips and 12 years of carry and shooting:
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Chris

Mike Pipes
08-27-2017, 01:48 PM
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Right front pocket EDC......s&w642 in an AHOLSTER.......speed strip goes in left rear pocket.....CYA Retro

Tooln
08-28-2017, 06:50 AM
My pair of M&P 340's. And the holsters that actually get used, situation dependant.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170828/fb043141bc55bdc29369ec2cb02acd2c.jpg

Dagga Boy
08-28-2017, 07:33 AM
19377



EDC .....s&w340pd at 330......s&w642 at 845..... Speed strip at 2.....light weight and easy to carry.....CTA Retro


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Right front pocket EDC......s&w642 in an AHOLSTER.......speed strip goes in left rear pocket.....CYA Retro

Great stuff Retro! Glad to see you posting. You are definitely THE snubby lifestyle guy. Tell me about the modification to the speed strips. Looks interesting.

Hambo
08-28-2017, 07:42 AM
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Right front pocket EDC......s&w642 in an AHOLSTER.......speed strip goes in left rear pocket.....CYA Retro

Tell me about the ammo collection in the speed strip. Looks like a lone Nyclad, couple of Silvertips, and ?

Mike Pipes
08-28-2017, 08:46 AM
tell me about the ammo collection in the speed strip. Looks like a lone nyclad, couple of silvertips, and ?

hambo, i got those out of grab bag. Thinkin on the reload i want nicely rounded profile for smooth entry into cylinders. Cya retro

Mike Pipes
08-28-2017, 08:58 AM
great stuff retro! Glad to see you posting. You are definitely the snubby lifestyle guy. Tell me about the modification to the speed strips. Looks interesting.

glad to be reinterested! My thought on the key ring with a 2" oring is in case i need to load less than full cylinder (tac reload). I can hook a finger in the o ring so i do not have to put the speed strip away or throw it on the ground. Makes sense to me but according to doublewide my shit is crazy..............................hope to cya at the round up.........cya retro

Mike Pipes
08-28-2017, 08:59 AM
My pair of M&P 340's. And the holsters that actually get used, situation dependant.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170828/fb043141bc55bdc29369ec2cb02acd2c.jpg

SCHWEET

Mike Pipes
08-28-2017, 11:28 AM
Tell me about the ammo collection in the speed strip. Looks like a lone Nyclad, couple of Silvertips, and ?

Hambo,just as an fyi I carry Buffalo Bore 150 gr wadcutters in all the 38 special j"s...................................cya retro

Dagga Boy
08-28-2017, 12:32 PM
glad to be reinterested! My thought on the key ring with a 2" oring is in case i need to load less than full cylinder (tac reload). I can hook a finger in the o ring so i do not have to put the speed strip away or throw it on the ground. Makes sense to me but according to doublewide my shit is crazy..............................hope to cya at the round up.........cya retro

That makes sense and I will have to play with that idea. Don't listen to Doublewide, he really doesn't understand metal guns and things with cylinders. I better see you at the round up this year. You have been missed greatly.

Mike Pipes
08-28-2017, 12:34 PM
That makes sense and I will have to play with that idea. Don't listen to Doublewide, he really doesn't understand metal guns and things with cylinders. I better see you at the round up this year. You have been missed greatly.

THANK YOU BROTHER...........cya retro

Hambo
08-28-2017, 02:31 PM
Hambo,just as an fyi I carry Buffalo Bore 150 gr wadcutters in all the 38 special j"s...................................cya retro

That's cool. Most people see a speed strip and say, "yeah, ammo." I'm the guy asking, "Is that first round an old Super Vel?" ;)

fatdog
08-31-2017, 09:10 PM
Celebrating our 20th anniversary together this year, she got a Ti cylinder installed about 10 years ago...traveled many miles together. If you ever wondered what is under that nice baked on clear coat layer it is just ugly gray aluminum....

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The Apprentice
08-31-2017, 10:34 PM
Celebrating our 20th anniversary together this year, she got a Ti cylinder installed about 10 years ago...traveled many miles together. If you ever wondered what is under that nice baked on clear coat layer it is just ugly gray aluminum....

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Favorite one so far. Its not quite a battle worn glock but I dig it.��

camsdaddy
09-01-2017, 05:50 AM
Celebrating our 20th anniversary together this year, she got a Ti cylinder installed about 10 years ago...traveled many miles together. If you ever wondered what is under that nice baked on clear coat layer it is just ugly gray aluminum....

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Poor safe queen!
That's is awesome. I recognize the summers that gun has survived. A constant companion. I bet if it ever starts telling stories you will drop it on a lake.

Duelist
09-08-2017, 04:18 PM
Celebrating our 20th anniversary together this year, she got a Ti cylinder installed about 10 years ago...traveled many miles together. If you ever wondered what is under that nice baked on clear coat layer it is just ugly gray aluminum....

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And I thought mine had peeled a bit. Good grief!

If1HitU
09-17-2017, 10:25 PM
20106Here two of my J-Frames S&W 638-3 &442-2 .38 SPL+P Airweight, I pocket carry mostly.

jeep45238
10-14-2017, 04:53 PM
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171014/c9790df326dcfe263573041ff984eda9.jpg

Thread was inspirational- I hate you all.

Just snagged a 442 no dash.


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41magfan
10-14-2017, 05:23 PM
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171014/c9790df326dcfe263573041ff984eda9.jpg

Thread was inspirational- I hate you all.

Just snagged a 442 no dash.


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Those electroless nickel 442's were nice. One of my best friends smooozed me out of mine about 20 years ago.

jeep45238
10-14-2017, 05:26 PM
Those electroless nickel 442's were nice. One of my best friends smooozed me out of mine about 20 years ago.

I’m digging it - need to snag some strips and a good aiwb, touch up the sights with paint to make them more visible, and that’ll probably be it. Side plate hasn’t even been popped off judging by the screws, and I don’t even know if it makes sense to put in an Apex kit.


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41magfan
10-14-2017, 05:32 PM
I’m digging it - need to snag some strips and a good aiwb, touch up the sights with paint to make them more visible, and that’ll probably be it. Side plate hasn’t even been popped off judging by the screws, and I don’t even know if it makes sense to put in an Apex kit.


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I never messed with my J-Frames much. I usually spend a few minutes working the rebound slide surfaces, the frames studs and the cylinder yoke .... that usually results in enough smoothness to do any magic I'm likely to do with a J-Frame. If that's not something you're familiar doing, just dry-fire the piss out of it.

That EN finish is surprisingly durable if you give it just a modicum of care, too.

jeep45238
10-14-2017, 05:56 PM
I might touch up the rebound, but that’s about it. I’ve never had an EN finish, even after reading about then for years. I’m pretty happy to get this for a horse-traded P226 (.40) and $150 going my way.


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11B10
10-14-2017, 09:02 PM
My pair of M&P 340's. And the holsters that actually get used, situation dependant.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170828/fb043141bc55bdc29369ec2cb02acd2c.jpg



May I ask you what ammo you carry on a daily basis? I've been salivating over M&P 340's for years and someday will own one.

jandbj
10-14-2017, 09:03 PM
Thanks to this thread and the 43c thread... mine will be here in about 10 days. Already ordered the Wolff rimfire spring kit and have some drywall anchors snapcaps waiting for it.

Tooln
10-14-2017, 09:35 PM
May I ask you what ammo you carry on a daily basis? I've been salivating over M&P 340's for years and someday will own one.I'm running 148gr hbwc from Precision Delta, with 135gr Speer Gold Dots for reloads. The wadcutters are hard to load hence the 135's for reloads.

11B10
10-16-2017, 04:53 PM
I'm running 148gr hbwc from Precision Delta, with 135gr Speer Gold Dots for reloads. The wadcutters are hard to load hence the 135's for reloads.



Should have asked this question, too. How often do you shoot magnums? Brand?

Tooln
10-16-2017, 05:12 PM
Should have asked this question, too. How often do you shoot magnums? Brand?Umm... I shoot Magnums consistently, every time I feel the need to be able to say that I've done it. I've felt the need once.
In all honesty I do occasionally toss one or three in my practice ammo bag just to keep me on my toes. Unpleasant is the word.

11B10
10-16-2017, 05:26 PM
Umm... I shoot Magnums consistently, every time I feel the need to be able to say that I've done it. I've felt the need once.
In all honesty I do occasionally toss one or three in my practice ammo bag just to keep me on my toes. Unpleasant is the word.



I'm guessing you never seriously considered the .357 as your edc ammo? It just seems like such a waste to have the ability to shoot .357 magnum loads - and never do it. Easy for me to say as I've not had the pleasure.

jeep45238
10-16-2017, 05:30 PM
I'm guessing you never seriously considered the .357 as your edc ammo? It just seems like such a waste to have the ability to shoot .357 magnum loads - and never do it. Easy for me to say as I've not had the pleasure.

It feels like someone hit your palm with a baseball bat, full swing.. I’ve done it once - I don’t see myself doing it ever again. If I do get a +p rated revolver, I honestly don’t know if I’ll even load it with anything besides standrard pressure, ever.

Bigghoss
10-16-2017, 10:50 PM
I'm guessing you never seriously considered the .357 as your edc ammo? It just seems like such a waste to have the ability to shoot .357 magnum loads - and never do it. Easy for me to say as I've not had the pleasure.

I have a Ruger LRC .357, weighs 17 ounces. After trying some magnums and doing some research I've decided .38 +p is what I'm going to carry. Doc and others have determined that .38 loads, even standard pressure, are adequate and the extra velocity from a .357 out of a snubby barrel isn't very much thus not worth the extra recoil and flash that make your follow-up shots slower. Even out of my SP101 (25 oz. I think. Whatever it is it's heavy for a snub these days) magnums are not pleasant but they are manageable.

Tooln
10-17-2017, 09:53 AM
I'm guessing you never seriously considered the .357 as your edc ammo? It just seems like such a waste to have the ability to shoot .357 magnum loads - and never do it. Easy for me to say as I've not had the pleasure.357 is overkill in that lil Jframe. One of the things I like about the 340 is it's ability to digest whatever I throw at it, but I won't run 357 in it on purpose. I have other choices if I want to do that.

Wheeler
10-17-2017, 02:39 PM
I'm guessing you never seriously considered the .357 as your edc ammo? It just seems like such a waste to have the ability to shoot .357 magnum loads - and never do it. Easy for me to say as I've not had the pleasure.

This theory comes up from time to time here and elsewhere. It really boils down to physics. Revolvers have no reciprocating parts that help absorb felt recoil. That means you're left with the weight and mass of the revolver in question, the grips, and your hands, forearms and shoulders to absorb the recoil. Then you have to consider what makes a magnum cartridge do what magnum cartridges do, essentially make bullets go faster than their 'standard' ancestors. This is usually accomplished by using a slower burning powder in a longer case with a longer barrel, thus creating acceleration of the bullet down the entire length of the barrel.

If we take those constants and then radically change one such as the barrel length, we now have a rather large amount of powder burning as it exits the muzzle, rather than while in the barrel, creating a large muzzle flash. Large muzzle flashes are cool for impressing your buddies, for youtube videos, and instagram posts but serve no practical purpose. Since we have this relatively large amount of powder burning as it exits the barrel, it's not providing velocity to the bullet. As a general rule of thumb you now have a projectile that's moving at slightly faster than the same weight bullet from a .38 +P but with a large muzzle flash, a lot more noise, and a rather substantial pressure wave.

If we change those constants further by reducing the size of the pistol, and the weight of the pistol while reducing the barrel length, what we end up with is a projectile traveling well under it's rated velocity, with a large muzzle flash, a lot of noise, a large pressure wave, with substantially reduced mass and weight to absorb recoil. In short it's painful to shoot for most, which reduces practice rounds fired, which means less ability to shoot well under pressure.

I hope this helps. If you'd like the opportunity to shoot .357's from a J frame, let me know and I'll set you up.

11B10
10-17-2017, 06:20 PM
This theory comes up from time to time here and elsewhere. It really boils down to physics. Revolvers have no reciprocating parts that help absorb felt recoil. That means you're left with the weight and mass of the revolver in question, the grips, and your hands, forearms and shoulders to absorb the recoil. Then you have to consider what makes a magnum cartridge do what magnum cartridges do, essentially make bullets go faster than their 'standard' ancestors. This is usually accomplished by using a slower burning powder in a longer case with a longer barrel, thus creating acceleration of the bullet down the entire length of the barrel.

If we take those constants and then radically change one such as the barrel length, we now have a rather large amount of powder burning as it exits the muzzle, rather than while in the barrel, creating a large muzzle flash. Large muzzle flashes are cool for impressing your buddies, for youtube videos, and instagram posts but serve no practical purpose. Since we have this relatively large amount of powder burning as it exits the barrel, it's not providing velocity to the bullet. As a general rule of thumb you now have a projectile that's moving at slightly faster than the same weight bullet from a .38 +P but with a large muzzle flash, a lot more noise, and a rather substantial pressure wave.

If we change those constants further by reducing the size of the pistol, and the weight of the pistol while reducing the barrel length, what we end up with is a projectile traveling well under it's rated velocity, with a large muzzle flash, a lot of noise, a large pressure wave, with substantially reduced mass and weight to absorb recoil. In short it's painful to shoot for most, which reduces practice rounds fired, which means less ability to shoot well under pressure.

I hope this helps. If you'd like the opportunity to shoot .357's from a J frame, let me know and I'll set you up.



Once again, I get exactly what I was looking for here at p-f! I realize that the information in Wheeler's post is probably review for most readers here, but not me. Thanks, Wheeler.

SAWBONES
10-17-2017, 07:55 PM
Wheeler's post hits all the right explanatory points in the "you should carry .357 magnum in your small lightweight snubby" argument.

As one who quite a few years ago optimistically test-shot 20-100 rounds each of all then-available commercial premium .357 Magnum loads, with bullet weights of 110-158gr, in a pair of my S&W 340PDs (unrealistically hoping to find the ideal balance between "lightest weight" vs. "most powerful" pistol for CCW purposes), I would testify that first of all, shot-to-shot speed is unavoidably quite slow, and that precision is relatively poor compared to the best .38 Special loads (Gold Dot .38 Special 135gr+P JHP giving best results IME).

I believe that most folks who recommend carrying .357 Magnum loads in small "snubby" revolvers are essentially deceiving themselves, and that these little revolvers fill their particular niche best either in the role of backup guns carrying any number of top-quality .38 Special JHP loads, or, if carried as primary CCW guns, carrying either Remington .38 Special 158gr+P LSWCHP+P, Gold Dot 135gr+P 135gr JHP or perhaps full wadcutter 148-158gr loads.

Wheeler
10-17-2017, 08:16 PM
Once again, I get exactly what I was looking for here at p-f! I realize that the information in Wheeler's post is probably review for most readers here, but not me. Thanks, Wheeler.

You're most certainly welcome. That's a general overview of .357 vs .38. There are a few exceptions with some loads but that covers the majority.

Malamute
10-17-2017, 09:52 PM
Finally found the pic of my Centennial.

3 snakes in two days, in my yard and close by. You can see the one on the left is still wiggling around, even with its head cut off. Theyll do that for an hour or two. They can still react to touching them or bite you that long also, even the cut off head can.


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41magfan
10-20-2017, 08:18 AM
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/923/IKwMSu.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/pnIKwMSuj)

Bigghoss
10-23-2017, 05:52 PM
Shitty pic of my first ever J-frame, a used 442 that I just brought home. Need to order an Apex spring kit and a plug. Even as is the trigger isn't bad. Not as good as my LCR but plenty manageable.

https://scontent.fapa1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/22688100_10155530026435219_5670232098748228997_n.j pg?oh=b82f1f257d0bd6da8a3ee48a398babdf&oe=5A728381

CCT125US
10-23-2017, 06:28 PM
7yds on left, 17yds right. AE 130gr FMJ back on 06.13.17
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Wyoming Shooter
10-25-2017, 12:15 PM
A friend collects Chief's Specials. He tells me this was built in 1954. It is pristine.

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Dagga Boy
11-14-2017, 10:06 AM
I may have posted this one before, but i dug it out last night from the Revolver vault while looking for guns for my girlfriend to use during the Revolver Round Up. It is the gun i want to be able to carry as an old guy retired cop living in a place where i don’t need a gun (probably a fantasy). 649-3. Fairly rare as a non MIM non lock last piece of history. A real Bodyguard, not the new one. Bodyguard specific Craig Spegel cocobolo boot grips, XS dot sight, and a one off Watson Ti neck knife. Someday....

11B10
11-14-2017, 10:24 AM
Wyoming and DB, thanks for keeping that "someday I'll have a revolver" motor running!

Just gorgeous firearms.

Totem Polar
11-14-2017, 11:00 AM
How Have I not partaken of this thread before?

I only have 2 Js right now; the 1976 36-1, and a 642...


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JodyH
11-14-2017, 12:01 PM
There's only one revolver that gets any use at all around my house.
S&W M&P340 with XS Big Dot front sight and DeSantis Clip-Grips installed, stoked with Buffalo Bore standard pressure 158gr soft lead HP's.
It's my go to gun when it's 10 o'clock at night, I'm in my lounge around shorts and the wife wants me to take out some trash because it'll stink by the morning.
It's my go to gun when it's 10 o'clock at night, I'm in my lounge around shorts at the hotel and the wife wants me to run out and grab whatever she left in the car.
It's my go to gun when it's 10 o'clock at night, I'm in my lounge around shorts and the wife wants me to.... you get the idea.
The light weight combined with the Clip-Grip make carrying it in just about anything super easy, so easy there's no excuse not to grab it.

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Dagga Boy
11-14-2017, 12:05 PM
There's only one revolver that gets any use at all around my house.
S&W M&P340 with XS Big Dot front sight and DeSantis Clip-Grips installed, stoked with Buffalo Bore standard pressure 158gr soft lead HP's.
It's my go to gun when it's 10 o'clock at night, I'm in my lounge around shorts and the wife wants me to take out some trash because it'll stink by the morning.
It's my go to gun when it's 10 o'clock at night, I'm in my lounge around shorts at the hotel and the wife wants me to run out and grab whatever she left in the car.
It's my go to gun when it's 10 o'clock at night, I'm in my lounge around shorts and the wife wants me to.... you get the idea.
The light weight combined with the Clip-Grip make carrying it in just about anything super easy, so easy there's no excuse not to grab it.

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There is a reason I have four. They get used daily as back ups and shorts around the house guns. They are an insurance policy for if I am wrong about “not needing a gun”.

JodyH
11-14-2017, 12:12 PM
There is a reason I have four. They get used daily as back ups and shorts around the house guns. They are an insurance policy for if I am wrong about “not needing a gun”.
I use a Kahr PM9 in my pocket instead of the J-frame anytime I can get away with it (which is pretty much anytime my shorts aren't held up by elastic).
These days I just don't have the time to shoot as much as I need to and my revolver skills have suffered the most by far.

Mike C
11-14-2017, 01:02 PM
There's only one revolver that gets any use at all around my house.
S&W M&P340 with XS Big Dot front sight and DeSantis Clip-Grips installed, stoked with Buffalo Bore standard pressure 158gr soft lead HP's.
It's my go to gun when it's 10 o'clock at night, I'm in my lounge around shorts and the wife wants me to take out some trash because it'll stink by the morning.
It's my go to gun when it's 10 o'clock at night, I'm in my lounge around shorts at the hotel and the wife wants me to run out and grab whatever she left in the car.
It's my go to gun when it's 10 o'clock at night, I'm in my lounge around shorts and the wife wants me to.... you get the idea.
The light weight combined with the Clip-Grip make carrying it in just about anything super easy, so easy there's no excuse not to grab it.

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Do those BB 158gr rounds hit high for you? If so about how much? My M&P 340's seem to be regulated for 130-135gr stuff. I'd love to run something like that but not at the detriment to having a POI shift and having to think about holdovers/unders. Last I shot something in that weight range there was a ridiculous impact difference between the two.

JodyH
11-14-2017, 01:48 PM
Do those BB 158gr rounds hit high for you? If so about how much? My M&P 340's seem to be regulated for 130-135gr stuff. I'd love to run something like that but not at the detriment to having a POI shift and having to think about holdovers/unders. Last I shot something in that weight range there was a ridiculous impact difference between the two.
They hit within the Big Dot (if I correctly place the Dot in the U) out to 10Y.
If I miss my sight picture and end up with the Dot floating above the U everything goes 6+" high at 10Y.
COM A-Zone out to 10Y is about all the performance I can consistently squeeze out of a J-frame these days.

Mike C
11-14-2017, 01:53 PM
They hit within the Big Dot (if I correctly place the Dot in the U) out to 10Y.
If I miss my sight picture and end up with the Dot floating above the U everything goes 6+" high at 10Y.
COM A-Zone out to 10Y is about all the performance I can consistently squeeze out of a J-frame these days.

Thanks Jody, I'll have to give these a try.

11B10
11-14-2017, 08:45 PM
There is a reason I have four. They get used daily as back ups and shorts around the house guns. They are an insurance policy for if I am wrong about “not needing a gun”.



I was just dry firing an M&P 340 this morning. Love that gun! I'm catching up on some things - maybe by spring?

Totem Polar
11-15-2017, 12:01 AM
There's only one revolver that gets any use at all around my house...
The light weight combined with the Clip-Grip make carrying it in just about anything super easy, so easy there's no excuse not to grab it.

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That’s just a great overall last-ditch setup.

You’ve reminded me that I have a set of those clip-grip stocks around here somewhere... I wonder where they went. I should dig them out for the 642 again.

JodyH
11-15-2017, 08:22 AM
That’s just a great overall last-ditch setup.

You’ve reminded me that I have a set of those clip-grip stocks around here somewhere... I wonder where they went. I should dig them out for the 642 again.
I need to figure out a way to add a good hook-clip to the Maleficus sheath so I can clip it to board shorts.
The titanium and carbon fiber construction make it a super light (magnetometer proof, metal detector resistant) clinch pick.

Up1911Fan
11-15-2017, 12:18 PM
I need to figure out a way to add a good hook-clip to the Maleficus sheath so I can clip it to board shorts.
The titanium and carbon fiber construction make it a super light (magnetometer proof, metal detector resistant) clinch pick.

Tom at DSG does a good sheath with the clip. It's oriented vertically but I'm sure that could be changed if so desired.

Totem Polar
11-15-2017, 01:26 PM
Sadly, I think we are collectively still in search of a robust clip sans metallic signature. Solve that mousetrap, and a handful of gun nerds will beat a path, myself among them.

Bigghoss
11-15-2017, 10:46 PM
I don't need a clip, I just need boot grips that wrap around the backstrap of the frame instead of the front strap. Took my 442 to the range last weekend and I can barely grip the thing and I can't find suitable grips for my large-ish hands. Gonna sell the J-frame a get another LCR.

mtnbkr
11-16-2017, 06:07 AM
Bigghoss, I'd like the same thing. I don't have big hands, but I need grips that aren't longer than the grip frame, but provide more meat to grab (phrasing!). I now have Lasergrips, but since I didn't like the ones that provide that extra backstrap meat (Phrasing again!), I went with the more traditionally boot-grip style.

I don't need cushion, just some extra material to increase the gripped distance front-to-rear.

Chris

JodyH
11-16-2017, 07:31 AM
Bigghoss, I'd like the same thing. I don't have big hands, but I need grips that aren't longer than the grip frame, but provide more meat to grab (phrasing!). I now have Lasergrips, but since I didn't like the ones that provide that extra backstrap meat (Phrasing again!), I went with the more traditionally boot-grip style.

I don't need cushion, just some extra material to increase the gripped distance front-to-rear.

Chris
Pachmayr Diamond pro, Compac rubber, Renegade wood or G10 grips are all close to what you're looking for.
https://www.lymanproducts.com/brands/pachmayr/handgun-grips/revolver-grips.html

theJanitor
11-16-2017, 01:03 PM
Sadly, I think we are collectively still in search of a robust clip sans metallic signature. Solve that mousetrap, and a handful of gun nerds will beat a path, myself among them.

mummert knives makes a titanium sheath clip. I have one and it's very sturdy

https://www.monkeyedge.com/Mummert-Knives-Titanium-Clip-p/mmk0138.htm

the screws are steel, but I think you could find an alternate screw that would work

JodyH
11-16-2017, 01:30 PM
mummert knives makes a titanium sheath clip. I have one and it's very sturdy

https://www.monkeyedge.com/Mummert-Knives-Titanium-Clip-p/mmk0138.htm

the screws are steel, but I think you could find an alternate screw that would work
You could use titanium Chicago screws.

orionz06
11-16-2017, 01:48 PM
Creative cord work has allowed a G-Clip to be used.

mmc45414
11-16-2017, 02:17 PM
I just need boot grips that wrap around the backstrap of the frame instead of the front strap. Took my 442 to the range last weekend and I can barely grip the thing and I can't find suitable grips for my large-ish hands.I put these Hogues on my 340 and like them so far:
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Totem Polar
11-16-2017, 03:13 PM
mummert knives makes a titanium sheath clip. I have one and it's very sturdy

https://www.monkeyedge.com/Mummert-Knives-Titanium-Clip-p/mmk0138.htm

the screws are steel, but I think you could find an alternate screw that would work

Dude. Thanks; I am so ordering this.

Also note that we can have our very own Dagga Boy NPE tool, as well:

http://www.monkeyedge.com/US-Made-G10-Letter-Opener-DB-Style-p/usk0002-mf265.htm

ETA: I've also been meaning to post about these grips, ever since they came into my awareness a few months ago... sort of gimmicky, but I[m open to being wrong about that; anyone ever try a set?

https://www.lymanproducts.com/brands/pachmayr/handgun-grips/revolver-grips/pachmayrr-guardiangriptm.html

Dagga Boy
11-16-2017, 04:10 PM
Dude. Thanks; I am so ordering this.

Also note that we can have our very own Dagga Boy NPE tool, as well:

http://www.monkeyedge.com/US-Made-G10-Letter-Opener-DB-Style-p/usk0002-mf265.htm

ETA: I've also been meaning to post about these grips, ever since they came into my awareness a few months ago... sort of gimmicky, but I[m open to being wrong about that; anyone ever try a set?

https://www.lymanproducts.com/brands/pachmayr/handgun-grips/revolver-grips/pachmayrr-guardiangriptm.html

Mine has Micarta thin stocks gorilla glued on.

Bigghoss
11-16-2017, 07:25 PM
I put these Hogues on my 340 and like them so far:
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Yeah but I don't want grips that hang below the grip frame.

GJM
11-16-2017, 07:34 PM
Here is my rig — did I overspend on my ambi pocket holster?

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BobM
11-16-2017, 07:46 PM
I put these Hogues on my 340 and like them so far:
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How are they for pocket carry?

Bigghoss
11-16-2017, 11:25 PM
Here is my rig — did I overspend on my ambi pocket holster?

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Well from what I hear about the cost of a gallon of milk in Alaska...

camsdaddy
11-17-2017, 08:43 AM
Here is my rig — did I overspend on my ambi pocket holster?

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Cant hide money!
I had forgotten about these holsters. I think I have an application that this would be perfect. I guess I need to buy some milk.

mmc45414
11-17-2017, 09:58 AM
Yeah but I don't want grips that hang below the grip frame.
Maybe some of these and a little woodworking? :)
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mmc45414
11-17-2017, 10:00 AM
How are they for pocket carry?Dunno, I pocket carry very little, and have a 638 with the Desantis grip for when I do. I am not all that big, and my jeans pockets are not that big. But I may start more, in winter coat pockets. I was going for presentation speed and control.

Bigghoss
11-17-2017, 11:11 AM
Maybe some of these and a little woodworking? :)
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I could probably make it work but I don't have access to the right tools so it would look like crap. I also considered Taurus boot grips since they cover the backstrap and I'm told they fit the J-frame. I used to have a Taurus 605 snubby before I knew better and it fit my hand fine. I've already come to the conclusion that the Ruger LCR works for me as is and the J-frame needs plenty of tinkering and a little more than $100 worth of extras so why bother?

JodyH
11-17-2017, 11:39 AM
If you switch back and forth between pistols and revolvers you will end up short stroking the LCR trigger unless you are a "flip and presser".

mmc45414
11-17-2017, 12:19 PM
I've already come to the conclusion that the Ruger LCR works for me as isYup, no need to chase your tail. I am just doing a little experimentation with the J-Frames to see how they might be tweaked a little with various grips. They are always going to be difficult, but I am thinking some of that could be due to the tiny grips we all tend to put on them, so I am tinkering. And I already have three, and want a couple more (at least). I am adamant that I am not a gun collector, but I can see me backing into accumulating an assortment of J-Frames :)

Some of my consideration now is weight for when I am not wearing a belt, and the LCR 38 is even LIGHTER! Hmmm.... :)

ETA:

I could probably make it work but I don't have access to the right tools so it would look like crap.One thing about the Altamonts, you are starting with a $40 grip instead of a $70 grip...

Bigghoss
11-17-2017, 03:15 PM
True. Those Altamonts are pretty inexpensive for nice wood grips. The .38 LCR is about an ounce lighter I think than the 442/642 but Smith makes the 340PD which is something like ~11.5 ounces and they used to make the 342 which was 10.5 or so.

mmc45414
11-17-2017, 03:54 PM
Yes, $75 per ounce :)
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jandbj
11-23-2017, 10:44 PM
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43c got some new old grips. I think they were originally I frame grips? Took a fair bit of modification to fit to the J frame. They were $5 from the random parts box at a great old gun shop. Some patient fitting, finding and shortening a grip screw, and 4 coats of Tru-Oil have them looking and feeling great!

Dagga Boy
11-24-2017, 10:10 AM
That is a nice conversion on this. They look classy.

jandbj
11-24-2017, 07:55 PM
That is a nice conversion on this. They look classy.
High praise coming from you sir! I am humbled.

mmc45414
11-25-2017, 09:15 AM
43c got some new old grips.
This reminded me I have been meaning to drop a photo into here of my dad's M-60. P-F folks are probably tired of my incessant whining about all of the cool guns I did not inherit from my dad because he got really into cameras for about the last decade of his too short life (only made it to 62 :( ), but he did hang onto this cool Model 60, that I recently got these neat grips from Altamonte for:
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I remember he saved and traded for it when they were new and unobtainium and it was a prized possession. Since it is marked simply "Mod 60", it is my understanding this is what would be considered a "No Dash"?

BobLoblaw
11-25-2017, 10:02 AM
All of my J-frames sport Crimson Trace LG-405 grips. Pricey, but they’re a game changer for the little J.

Hideeho
11-25-2017, 10:04 AM
Just got end of October from Brownells. On sale plus a $50 off coupon. Price is even better now if you take Brownell's 10% discount plus S&W's rebate. Apex trigger plus, dry fire, and a 1000 rounds of Precision One 148 grain copper plate wadcutter have smoothed out the action. It's a keeper.

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OldRunner/CSAT Neighbor
11-25-2017, 03:30 PM
All of my J-frames sport Crimson Trace LG-405 grips. Pricey, but they’re a game changer for the little J.

Back in ‘08 @ my first Hack class I recall during lunch he stated there shouldn’t be a J on the planet w/ out CT dots.

Have had LG-405’s on my 442 & 642 since that time but would like to hear what SME’s here like DB, Wayne or others currently think.

Sherman A. House DDS
11-25-2017, 11:44 PM
Back in ‘08 @ my first Hack class I recall during lunch he stated there shouldn’t be a J on the planet w/ out CT dots.

Have had LG-405’s on my 442 & 642 since that time but would like to hear what SME’s here like DB, Wayne or others currently think.

I think the CT grips are great...when they work. I haven’t found any that’ll stay zeroed. Mine all end up getting shook loose/out of zero.


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Wheeler
11-26-2017, 10:23 AM
Back in ‘08 @ my first Hack class I recall during lunch he stated there shouldn’t be a J on the planet w/ out CT dots.

Have had LG-405’s on my 442 & 642 since that time but would like to hear what SME’s here like DB, Wayne or others currently think.

That's a non starter for lefties. Then again, Hack never really was much of a revolver guy, so using the sights on J frames would be tough on a 1911 acolyte.

Mike Pipes
11-26-2017, 12:03 PM
Obviously not an SME,the sights and the gun always blocked my view of the laser dot so I took my CT's off.

Totem Polar
11-26-2017, 02:55 PM
I’m even less of an SME than Pipes, but my sense is that the j-frame path is long since trodden. Number one thing positively affecting hit potential (IMO) is the availability of cheap reloads for practice. Number two is putting something visable on the front sight, or even better, a new sight. The J is what it is. If it’s the right tool, it’s the best tool. If it’s not the right tool, I hope we all have something more efficient on hand when we need it. Not sure my commentary adds anything here. At least I threw a cool 36-1 pic into the collective thread pot. :)

Dagga Boy
11-28-2017, 02:31 PM
I have Laser grips on one J frame. It is usually carried in my left side. My right index finger blocks the laser when it is properly in register along the frame. I find them distracting from the front sight as well. I figure the one instance I may need it would be with a support hand shot in a bad position, so the gun I carry on he support side has it. Otherwise, I have taken them off most stuff I had them for.

Wheeler
11-29-2017, 05:30 PM
No fancy grips as of yet. I’m sensing a theme starting to develop. 22010

LtDave
12-04-2017, 02:30 PM
My '67 vintage Model 37, bought used. It was my backup gun when I worked patrol. Converted to DAO, serrations removed from trigger and hammer spur slightly rounded. Grips are Uncle Mike's rubber copy of Spegel boot grips. Holster is a Bianchi and predates my acquisition of the Model 37. Holster is likely '79 or '80 vintage, still perfectly serviceable.

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LtDave
12-04-2017, 02:34 PM
A 342Ti that is my current pocket gun. Spegel centennial boot grips. Carried in an Aholster Kydex rig:

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LtDave
12-04-2017, 02:38 PM
S&W 640 Pro that I shot at the recent Revolver Roundup in Dallas. Fitted with Spegel centennial boot grips. OWB holster is by FIST.

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Mike Pipes
12-04-2017, 02:55 PM
SCHWEET stuff there Lt Dave.Enjoyed meeting and learning with you............................CYA Mike AKA RETRO

TC215
12-04-2017, 03:45 PM
S&W 640 Pro that I shot at the recent Revolver Roundup in Dallas. Fitted with Spegel centennial boot grips. OWB holster is by FIST.

Somebody needs to do an AAR on the Revolver Roundup. I’ve been looking forward to hearing about it.

Mike Pipes
12-04-2017, 04:11 PM
Somebody needs to do an AAR on the Revolver Roundup. I’ve been looking forward to hearing about it.

If you can get to Lightfighter forum,Dorsai wrote an AAR...................................ENJOY....... ......CYA MIKE

Irelander
12-29-2017, 09:37 AM
A 342Ti that is my current pocket gun. Spegel centennial boot grips. Carried in an Aholster Kydex rig:

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S&W 640 Pro that I shot at the recent Revolver Roundup in Dallas. Fitted with Spegel centennial boot grips. OWB holster is by FIST.

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Funny. These are the two j-frames I most pine after. The 342Ti and the 640 Pro. Thanks for sharing the pics.

Mike Pipes
12-31-2017, 12:46 PM
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Newest member to the j frame stable.........340 PD......Milt Sparks SS..........CYA Retro

Sherman A. House DDS
12-31-2017, 06:10 PM
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Newest member to the j frame stable.........340 PD......Milt Sparks SS..........CYA Retro

Are those Hogue stocks? G10?


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CSW
12-31-2017, 09:14 PM
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Newest member to the j frame stable.........340 PD......Milt Sparks SS..........CYA Retro

Yes, yes, what are those scales???

Totem Polar
12-31-2017, 09:16 PM
Again, not Retro, but we have similar tastes:

https://vzgrips.com/pistol-grips/smith-wesson/s-w-j-frame/j-frame-tactical-diamonds

Mike Pipes
12-31-2017, 10:46 PM
Are those Hogue stocks? G10?


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Sherman those are VZ. I found them very sharp so I took 320 sand paper to the left panel and top of right panel. I really like em now.

Mike Pipes
12-31-2017, 10:47 PM
Yes, yes, what are those scales???

CSW,Sidheshooter is right those are VZ.

Isaac
01-02-2018, 09:34 PM
Mike, how does that SS ride aiwb?

Lester Polfus
01-03-2018, 01:26 AM
Mike, how does that SS ride aiwb?

Not Mike, but I've used SS for J-Frames, 1911's, and Glock 19's, and found them very comfortable.

GJM
01-03-2018, 01:30 AM
Sherman those are VZ. I found them very sharp so I took 320 sand paper to the left panel and top of right panel. I really like em now.

On a J, do you prefer the Tactical Diamonds dulled or the 320 VZ model?

Mike Pipes
01-03-2018, 07:29 AM
Mike, how does that SS ride aiwb?


Issac,I wear the j and SS AT 1:30 with about 5 degrees of rearward cant. It is super comfortable and a good solid firing grip is
Smoothly acquired. The SS carries the gun at the right height for great concealment and draw stroke. I bought a ton of other rigs
but have found the SS the best,I have 3 more on the way. CYA Retro

Mike Pipes
01-03-2018, 07:36 AM
On a J, do you prefer the Tactical Diamonds dulled or the 320 VZ model?

GJM,I sanded the left panel smooth and the top of the right panel smooth leaving the sharp checkering on the bottom to contact the meaty part of my right hand. CYA Retro

Irelander
01-03-2018, 09:47 AM
Not Mike, but I've used SS for J-Frames, 1911's, and Glock 19's, and found them very comfortable.

Cool. I had no idea you could get a SS for a snubby.

Mike Pipes
01-03-2018, 10:16 AM
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Mike, how does that SS ride aiwb?


Issac,it is very comfortable and convenient......CYA Retro

StraitR
01-15-2018, 02:19 PM
Bumping the J thread.


https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4689/38809475234_0c58cc5306_c.jpg

idahojess
01-16-2018, 12:10 AM
That's a non starter for lefties. Then again, Hack never really was much of a revolver guy, so using the sights on J frames would be tough on a 1911 acolyte.

Wheeler, just curious -- I'm a lefty and I've used the CT's without trouble. I just rest my thumb on the top of the laser, with my weak right thumb over the left thumb (differently that I hold a semi auto). Does your left thumb get in the way? Admittedly, I don't have very big hands. I think I could hold could go thumbs down, behind the laser, too.

sorry for the upside down photo ... sigh.

Wheeler
01-17-2018, 07:02 AM
Wheeler, just curious -- I'm a lefty and I've used the CT's without trouble. I just rest my thumb on the top of the laser, with my weak right thumb over the left thumb (differently that I hold a semi auto). Does your left thumb get in the way? Admittedly, I don't have very big hands. I think I could hold could go thumbs down, behind the laser, too.

sorry for the upside down photo ... sigh.

When I shoot with both hands my thumbs cover that entire area. Having had this discussion both here and in other venues, I’ve decided to order a set of the boot grips and try them out.

eb07
01-17-2018, 08:55 AM
Adding the entire current snub carry rotation - only one j frame :p

https://preview.ibb.co/fNokp6/IMG_6199_Large.jpg (https://ibb.co/kbQWU6)

I live the snubby lifestyle every day.

Det1397
01-17-2018, 12:16 PM
Another recent acquisition: a 337PD... As I prefer Centennials, this one will likely be on the For Sale list: 23051

CSW
01-17-2018, 07:08 PM
Another recent acquisition: a 337PD... As I prefer Centennials, this one will likely be on the For Sale list: 23051

That is a very nice piece.

feudist
01-17-2018, 07:44 PM
Adding the entire current snub carry rotation - only one j frame :p

https://preview.ibb.co/fNokp6/IMG_6199_Large.jpg (https://ibb.co/kbQWU6)

I live the snubby lifestyle every day.

A 2 inch model 12, an SP101 and a Kimber would round out the week. The 12 would be my Sunday-go-to-Meetin' gun.

rcbusmc24
01-17-2018, 08:49 PM
Cell phone ND...Disregard

Willard
01-17-2018, 09:27 PM
Another recent acquisition: a 337PD... As I prefer Centennials, this one will likely be on the For Sale list: 23051

I didn't realize they are making this with no lock...is this old stock or current production? Thanks.

Francis
01-17-2018, 10:38 PM
Another recent acquisition: a 337PD... As I prefer Centennials, this one will likely be on the For Sale list: 23051Nice.

What are the two white marks just above the trigger and below the cylinder?

Totem Polar
01-18-2018, 12:04 AM
Bumping the J thread.


https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4689/38809475234_0c58cc5306_c.jpg


Just picked up a "new" J today: a clean, early 90's 640. The .38 spec 640 was reintroduced in '90, and my understanding is that by '94 had the uncle mike's boot grips, so this one is tentatively '90-'93 or so, until I can research the serial. Regardless, it's pretty cool:

Sherman A. House DDS
01-18-2018, 12:20 AM
Just picked up a "new" J today: a clean, early 90's 640. The .38 spec 640 was reintroduced in '90, and my understanding is that by '94 had the uncle mike's boot grips, so this one is tentatively '90-'93 or so, until I can research the serial. Regardless, it's pretty cool:

Sweet! Fight the power and keep the Magnas on it. I’ve got a few like that, and honestly they’re hard to beat. Comparing the beating you get from those to the beating you get with bigger stocks, the difference is negligible, for me. The pay-off in concealability is big though. Especially for the pocket carry crowd.


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Totem Polar
01-18-2018, 12:28 AM
Sweet! Fight the power and keep the Magnas on it. I’ve got a few like that, and honestly they’re hard to beat.

I may do that, since this is more another range "overstudy" for my 642, and maybe sometime AIWB duty. As it happens, I have appropriate Tyler T-grips in silver, black, and matte black, so I can do old-school with the same control that my spare period-appropriate uncle miles would yield anyways. I’m never out of late 80s/early 90s gear around chez sidheshooter.

Det1397
01-18-2018, 08:13 AM
I didn't realize they are making this with no lock...is this old stock or current production? Thanks.

This is an “older” production gun, but I need to get into a Standard Catalog of S&W to be sure of the production date... a guess? I’d say 2000-2002...

Det1397
01-18-2018, 08:17 AM
Nice.

What are the two white marks just above the trigger and below the cylinder?

I’m not sure what happened there with the previous owner... the gun shows very little use or wear and tear, but that spot is some sort of a very minor blem to the finish- not even a scratch, just wear to the finish that’s superficial...

41magfan
01-18-2018, 09:06 AM
Nice.

What are the two white marks just above the trigger and below the cylinder?

Those are the frame mounted studs that hold the trigger and cylinder stop.

Det1397
01-18-2018, 11:30 AM
Nice.

What are the two white marks just above the trigger and below the cylinder?


Those are the frame mounted studs that hold the trigger and cylinder stop.

My bad! That's what happens when you work a 12 hour tour with multiple arrests and reply to a thread when you should be sleeping!!!
As 41magfan replied, correctly, those are the frame mounted studs...

GJM
01-18-2018, 12:12 PM
Another recent acquisition: a 337PD... As I prefer Centennials, this one will likely be on the For Sale list: 23051


Bobbed, this is my fav pocket carry J!

ASH556
01-23-2018, 02:11 PM
...and so it begins.
642-1 (no lock), 2014 according to spent casing envelope
It just so happens I have 5 135 +P GDHP's in the box from when I loaded my mom's 642 + her speed loader + made her shoot a couple cylinders.
Already ordered:
Mika pocket holster
Tuff strips
CT LG-405 Lasergrips
.38 SP Snap Caps
250rds AE 130 FMJ
50rds Winchester RA38B

I don't intend for this to be a huge round count gun. It's not replacing my G17 or anything, but for occasional NPE carry, this should work:

https://i.imgur.com/W5CZmE0.jpg

Irelander
01-23-2018, 03:54 PM
...and so it begins.

https://i.imgur.com/W5CZmE0.jpg

Excellent choice!

ASH556
01-23-2018, 04:06 PM
...and so it begins.
642-1 (no lock), 2014 according to spent casing envelope
It just so happens I have 5 135 +P GDHP's in the box from when I loaded my mom's 642 + her speed loader + made her shoot a couple cylinders.
Already ordered:
Mika pocket holster
Tuff strips
CT LG-405 Lasergrips
.38 SP Snap Caps
250rds AE 130 FMJ
50rds Winchester RA38B

I don't intend for this to be a huge round count gun. It's not replacing my G17 or anything, but for occasional NPE carry, this should work:

https://i.imgur.com/W5CZmE0.jpg

Add a DSG clip/AIWB to the "ordered" list, LOL.

blues
01-23-2018, 04:09 PM
Add a DSG clip/AIWB to the "ordered" list, LOL.

You're a pretty fair smart fella for an apprentice from GA! ;)

I think you're gonna enjoy your new acquisition. (I'll be heading out to the mailbox down the mountain with my 642-1 in its DSG holster in just a bit.)

Totem Polar
01-23-2018, 04:15 PM
Add a DSG clip/AIWB to the "ordered" list, LOL.

Heh... I was just about to post and say "way to totally kit up, dude with most excellent taste...the only thing to add is a DSG..."

So: way to kit up, dude with most excellent taste. If you want to borrow my orange and white sharpie paint pens, hit me up. Otherwise, you’re a groupthink god of the j-frame lifestyle crew (j-crew, only less sissy ads and stores).



(I'll be heading out to the mailbox down the mountain with my 642-1 in its DSG holster in just a bit.)

We have UPS stores around here, as well ;)

blues
01-23-2018, 04:28 PM
We have UPS stores around here, as well ;)

We have a UPS store in town about 4 miles from here...but my mailbox is down the mountain on the main road. A ten minute walk or so each way.

Trust me, it's a pain in the ass when you're not in the mood or it's snowing or raining. (I don't like driving just to get the mail.)

USPS rules prevented having mailboxes on our gravel roads due to width or some other excuse. Doesn't stop UPS or FedEx or anyone else from coming by and delivering.

ASH556
01-23-2018, 04:29 PM
Heh... I was just about to post and say "way to totally kit up, dude with most excellent taste...the only thing to add is a DSG..."

So: way to kit up, dude with most excellent taste. If you want to borrow my orange and white sharpie paint pens, hit me up. Otherwise, you’re a groupthink god of the j-frame lifestyle crew (j-crew, only less sissy ads and stores).




We have UPS stores around here, as well ;)

Hey, if you're gonna do it, do it right! Thanks for the paint pen offer, I actually tagged along with my wife to Hobby Lobby last weekend and dropped way too much $$ on fancy paint pens. I was like, "orange, blue, white, lime green, red." She thinks I've lost my mind...shhhhh, don't tell her!

ASH556
01-27-2018, 11:36 AM
Getting creative while waiting for the Mika and DSG to arrive:

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blues
01-27-2018, 11:39 AM
Getting creative while waiting for the Mika and DSG to arrive...

I hope you received the proper licenses and permissions from SteveB ;)

mmc45414
01-27-2018, 12:46 PM
I hope you received the proper licenses and permissions from SteveB ;)He should be OK for personal use, but he better not start selling them...

TR675
01-27-2018, 10:51 PM
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Carried often, shot often. Well, often-ish. More than most. Hasn’t missed a beat yet. The CT’s are getting wonky and are probably due to be replaced.

Nothing special about this thing other than it’s been there when I needed it for over 10 years now - once when I really needed it.

Totem Polar
01-27-2018, 11:49 PM
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Nothing special about this thing other than it’s been there when I needed it for over 10 years now - once when I really needed it.

You ever think about the return on investment that a 642 offers if carried daily for that long? Let’s say you paid $350 for the set up over 10 years ago... that’s less than $35 a year... under 10 cents a day... AND it sounds like it saved your bacon once.

That’s a cost-to-benefit ratio that would make a toothbrush weep with shame and jump off a bridge somewhere. Just saying.

Sherman A. House DDS
01-28-2018, 12:33 AM
You ever think about the return on investment that a 642 offers if carried daily for that long? Let’s say you paid $350 for the set up over 10 years ago... that’s less than $35 a year... under 10 cents a day... AND it sounds like it saved your bacon once.

That’s a cost-to-benefit ratio that would make a toothbrush weep with shame and jump off a bridge somewhere. Just saying.

No it wouldn’t...(the toothbrush I mean).


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Totem Polar
01-28-2018, 02:04 AM
No it wouldn’t...(the toothbrush I mean).


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Heh. I stand corrected. ;)

mmc45414
01-28-2018, 08:25 AM
You ever think about the return on investment that a 642 offers if carried daily for that long? Let’s say you paid $350 for the set up over 10 years ago... that’s less than $35 a year... under 10 cents a day...And it is probably still worth a couple hundred bucks now.

blues
01-28-2018, 09:17 AM
That’s a cost-to-benefit ratio that would make a toothbrush weep with shame and jump off a bridge somewhere. Just saying.


No it wouldn’t...(the toothbrush I mean).


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Heh. I stand corrected. ;)


Sherm's been waiting for just such an opportunity to defend the dignity of toothbrushes and wasn't about to let the moment slip by. :p

Totem Polar
01-28-2018, 11:57 AM
I know, right? :D

Sherman A. House DDS
01-28-2018, 12:11 PM
I’m sure DocGKR shares my opinion, but of all of the abscess patients I treat on a daily basis, some of which die from septicemia and/or organ failure, they all had one thing in common...they abstain from regular toothbrush exposure.

[emoji1603]


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Totem Polar
01-28-2018, 12:21 PM
Aaaaaand this is why America rocks. You can own both a sonicare and an AR. You just have to want it.

blues
01-28-2018, 12:26 PM
Aaaaaand this is why America rocks. You can own both a sonicare and an AR. You just have to want it.

In addition to those, I also have a fully auto Waterpik which I'm going to visit right after I post this. I never get tired of using it WFO!

Totem Polar
01-28-2018, 12:28 PM
Musclecars, thundersticks and waterpiks, dude. ‘Murica.

Sherman A. House DDS
01-28-2018, 12:40 PM
In addition to those, I also have a fully auto Waterpik which I'm going to visit right after I post this. I never get tired of using it WFO!

Make sure you floss before you pick, otherwise you’re just wasting time and water.


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LOKNLOD
01-28-2018, 01:01 PM
Aaaaaand this is why America rocks. You can own both a sonicare and an AR. You just have to want it.

Sonicare.

Sionics AR.

...Coincidence?

Up1911Fan
01-28-2018, 01:57 PM
I've never posted pics of this. Issued to my Grandfather in 1957. Given to me a year and a half ago, about a month before he passed away. By far my most cherished possession.
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DocGKR
01-28-2018, 05:05 PM
Nice family heirloom--first J-frame was an old Bodyguard like your Grandfather's.

Dagga Boy
01-28-2018, 09:48 PM
Nice family heirloom--first J-frame was an old Bodyguard like your Grandfather's.

i think many a true gun person understood the merits of the Bodyguard. It was also my first as well. While I pretty much live with Centennial s most of the time, I always have a special place for the Bodyguards. I have a bunch. I simply gravitate towards them.

Sherman A. House DDS
01-28-2018, 10:08 PM
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180129/38fe9a019d55e07949a25d688c6c3cd1.jpg

Like Darryl, I’m a Bodyguard guy.


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Duelist
01-29-2018, 01:33 AM
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Carried often, shot often. Well, often-ish. More than most. Hasn’t missed a beat yet. The CT’s are getting wonky and are probably due to be replaced.

Nothing special about this thing other than it’s been there when I needed it for over 10 years now - once when I really needed it.

Looks about like mine, except for the CTs on yours, and less finish left on mine.

11B10
01-29-2018, 06:02 AM
Does anyone here have any experience with the new "Guardian Grips" from Pachmayr? This is the one with the drop-down feature that gives you a two finger grip for concealment, then you push a button and the extension drops down to give you a three finger shooting grip.

zephyr
01-29-2018, 11:55 AM
I've never posted pics of this. Issued to my Grandfather in 1957. Given to me a year and a half ago, about a month before he passed away. By far my most cherished possession.
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Love how the rubber is worn away on one side. That takes years of carry. Great character and a piece to be proud of.

Irelander
01-29-2018, 12:34 PM
Just picked up a "new" J today: a clean, early 90's 640. The .38 spec 640 was reintroduced in '90, and my understanding is that by '94 had the uncle mike's boot grips, so this one is tentatively '90-'93 or so, until I can research the serial. Regardless, it's pretty cool:
https://pistol-forum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=23065&stc=1&d=1516251811

Sidheshooter
What holster is that?

Totem Polar
01-29-2018, 04:53 PM
Sidheshooter
What holster is that?

Hey Stud, it’s a SoCo minimalist kydex; originally made for J-frames and LCRs. Doesn’t look like they’re in business anymore, but they come up from time to time on forums and fleabay. I think I paid $35 shipped. It’s no DSG, but it’s super low-profile. Blends the cylinder right into the inside of the waistband/belt curve AIWB. FWIW.

Irelander
01-30-2018, 11:31 AM
Hey Stud, it’s a SoCo minimalist kydex; originally made for J-frames and LCRs. Doesn’t look like they’re in business anymore, but they come up from time to time on forums and fleabay. I think I paid $35 shipped. It’s no DSG, but it’s super low-profile. Blends the cylinder right into the inside of the waistband/belt curve AIWB. FWIW.

Ok thanks. It reminds me of the ones that Spear makes. Here is Darryl's:
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Totem Polar
01-30-2018, 11:42 AM
Irelander, that’s pretty darn similar, for sure.^^^

Irelander
01-30-2018, 11:51 AM
Yeah I need to pick one up from Spear and try it out. I kinda forgot about it until I saw your SoCo.

mmc45414
01-30-2018, 12:00 PM
Who exactly is this Spear you speak of?...

the ones that Spear makes:
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Irelander
01-30-2018, 12:43 PM
Who exactly is this Spear you speak of?...

He's a forum member. Spear

Spear
01-30-2018, 01:29 PM
You rang?

mmc45414
01-30-2018, 02:28 PM
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You rang?
That thing is tasty, are they offered for sale or it is a secret society buddy kinda deal?... :)

jandbj
01-30-2018, 03:51 PM
That thing is tasty, are they offered for sale or it is a secret society buddy kinda deal?... :)

More cowbell! I'd like one for a 442 and/or a 43c and/or an LCR.

Spear
01-30-2018, 06:33 PM
Let me see what kind of kydex I've got left and what I'd already made.

OldRunner/CSAT Neighbor
01-30-2018, 06:59 PM
Let me see what kind of kydex I've got left and what I'd already made.

and if ya got enough kydex left I’d like to be your next buyer of one, got a 642 & 442 that could use it.

jandbj
01-30-2018, 09:04 PM
Let me see what kind of kydex I've got left and what I'd already made.
Happy dance! PM me for payment if/when. Right hand rig please and thanks!

Spear
02-01-2018, 06:48 PM
Okay, PM me what you want, but the color choices are Black, Black or Black.

Spear
02-02-2018, 10:43 AM
Okay Guys, these holsters will be 50 bucks all in. PM me what you need by model number and quantity. Thanks.

Spear
02-05-2018, 01:52 PM
Okay fellas I'm in the garage this weekend I'll try and get them all knocked down then. I'll send more details for payment and such later in the week.

jandbj
02-06-2018, 08:10 AM
23606This thread caused this... :cool:

Next project: make moonclip loader and stripper tools.

Will help me wait patiently for Spear holster. Happy dance!