Originally Posted by
SeriousStudent
Darryl and Bryan are friends, and helped design this. It's been in the works for a while. Street price should be around 700 bucks.
I have been carrying Scandium J-frames for a while. I am honestly glad they did not go that route to keep the cost down. Plus, shooting a 342 is absolutely brutal on your hands.
The 38 has the advantage of much cheaper ammo costs, plus you can literally buy it anywhere on earth.
I have an LCR in 327 Federal Magnum. The recoil is an powerful with that round, as my 342 is with 38 Special standard velocity Gold Dots. So I never shoot it with that round. I carry it with a Buffalo Bore 32 H&R Magnum round. It's a lot milder.
For practice, S&B makes a 90-ish grain wadcutter that is pretty mild and accurate. It feels roughly the same as a .22 Magnum revolver.
If you do not have a ,.38 J-frame, I'd snag it. If you already have an airweight J-frame for carry and a steel one for practice, I'd snag the .32 H&R.
Having said that, I've ordered both. Because I'm like that, and already have a supply of .32 revolver chow.
Your milage may vary. But the pre-release prototypes shot really well, and have excellent sights. Plus I love those VZ grips almost as much as the old CT grips for a pocket J-frame.
Hope that helps.
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