If you pocket carry, you bet it makes a difference.
The Ti-Scan guns weigh about three ounces less than a regular AirWeight. On the belt or ankle, this difference isn't noticeable. In the pocket... man. I would have never believed it.
I have been carrying a J frame of one sort or another almost every day since 1978; either on the ankle or attached to the vest when I was in uniform, and ankle or pocket when in plain clothes. Never did the belt carry thing with one (except for range quals), figuring if I was going to go there might as well tote a real gun.
But those three ounces do indeed make a difference in the pocket.
YMMV.
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Aside from the sites on my 642, the 1/2 ass ejection is my 2nd gripe.
I never could get too worked up about the ejection on the little J-frames; I guess my train of thought is that if I have to reload my J-frame in a hurry, I'm probably boned anyway.
They are not pointless, though you do pay some penalty for the short barrel. The velocity is far higher than 38 Special, but not in the territory of full 357 Magnum. It's in the area of "slow 357 Magnum" versus "fast 9x19mm" or "very fast 38 Special". My Glock 19 spits out Gold Dots at 1150 FPS. Camp reported an average of 1243 FPS out of a 2.5" barrel.
http://hipowersandhandguns.com/38vs357snub.htm
Last edited by tomrkba; 06-27-2012 at 01:00 PM.
I sold the Pro to a member on the forum a while back, but I occasionally carry a 442 or 60 in a Side Guard Minimal Clip holster.
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