Airweight .38 Snubby Discussion

[Lost River]

So...I've been living with the vet wrapped / LimbSavered version of my 642 for several days now since undergoing the transition.

I love the feel in hand. (I have not shot it yet in the new attire, but I can tell it'd be comfortable.)

That said, I'm not thrilled with drawing from a winter coat pocket with the combination of wrap and LimbSaver. The tackiness of each of those two, especially the LimbSaver, from what I can tell, can foul the draw unless you have a good full hand grip on the gun before retrieval. (Of course, I know that's optimal, in any case.)

However, if you are wearing gloves, even reasonably thin winter gloves made from fleece or thin leather, the grip you have may or may not be as optimal as you think, unless you have time, and then...may pull on the liner material of the pocket as it leaves the holster. (Mika and Uncle Mike's are the two I've been testing. I also have an Aholster which has not been tested.)

This leads me to consider removing the wrap and LimbSaver and stick with the Hogue Bantams, (G-10 version, with the Piranha texture), especially when my wadcutters arrive from @Lost River next week.

Am I the only one with this concern? (I realize it can be jacket dependent...the winter coat I've been wearing for the cold days has pocket lining material that has a sort of "felt-ish" feel...for warmth, I suppose, despite being thin.

I need to slow down when I read..

I rea that as a "Fetish feel".....

No matter your felt or fetish, I am thinking those wadcutters will make you grin!

[blues]

I need to slow down when I read..

I read that as a "Fetish feel".....

No matter your felt or fetish, I am thinking those wadcutters will make you grin!

I'm sorry, sir, but you are taking undue liberties. How dare you!?!



Can't wait for them to arrive. Looks like Tuesday according to the tracking page.

[HeavyDuty]

I need to slow down when I read..

I rea that as a "Fetish feel".....

No matter your felt or fetish, I am thinking those wadcutters will make you grin!

Are you the guy who mounted a latex marital aid to the end of an AR RE and send a pic to ATF asking if it was an acceptable pistol brace?

[jh9]

Are you the guy who mounted a latex marital aid to the end of an AR RE and send a pic to ATF asking if it was an acceptable pistol brace?

Something Something "Brace Yourselves"

[jeep45238]

Are you the guy who mounted a latex marital aid to the end of an AR RE and send a pic to ATF asking if it was an acceptable pistol brace?

Don't ask questions you don't want to know the answers to.

[feudist]

Are you the guy who mounted a latex marital aid to the end of an AR RE and send a pic to ATF asking if it was an acceptable pistol brace?

Hmm, or a Fleshlight on a bump stock? Maybe with a doctor's prescription?
Muzzle discipline...could be an issue, though.

[jeep45238]

Hmm, or a Fleshlight on a bump stock? Maybe with a doctor's prescription?
Muzzle discipline...could be an issue, though.

Blank firing adapter

[SS90]

So...I've been living with the vet wrapped / LimbSavered version of my 642 for several days now since undergoing the transition.

I love the feel in hand. (I have not shot it yet in the new attire, but I can tell it'd be comfortable.)

That said, I'm not thrilled with drawing from a winter coat pocket with the combination of wrap and LimbSaver. The tackiness of each of those two, especially the LimbSaver, from what I can tell, can foul the draw unless you have a good full hand grip on the gun before retrieval. (Of course, I know that's optimal, in any case.)

However, if you are wearing gloves, even reasonably thin winter gloves made from fleece or thin leather, the grip you have may or may not be as optimal as you think, unless you have time, and then...may pull on the liner material of the pocket as it leaves the holster. (Mika and Uncle Mike's are the two I've been testing. I also have an Aholster which has not been tested.)

This leads me to consider removing the wrap and LimbSaver and stick with the Hogue Bantams, (G-10 version, with the Piranha texture), especially when my wadcutters arrive from @Lost River next week.

Am I the only one with this concern? (I realize it can be jacket dependent...the winter coat I've been wearing for the cold days has pocket lining material that has a sort of "felt-ish" feel...for warmth, I suppose, despite being thin.

I went through a similar situation with the limbsaver pad. I believe I bought a two pack - the first one I put on was downright gooey and got pitched quickly. The second one was just too tacky and I came to the same conclusion as you. My solution was a little pad of rolled up Goon tape that I stuck on with a couple short strips of more goon tape. Then a single wrap around the VZ tactical diamond grips. After a small amount of handling, the texture of this tape is perfect for me. Not too sticky, not slick. Doesn’t look very good, but works great.

[blues]

It's fun to read through all of the iterations and find new and interesting approaches.

[Lost River]

Are you the guy who mounted a latex marital aid to the end of an AR RE and send a pic to ATF asking if it was an acceptable pistol brace?

I am afraid to ask if that is a true story or not...

Who would even think like that?

Funny either way.