I had a S&W 342 Airlite Titanium I carried when I worked at a gas station while I was in college. It was stamped 38 spl and I ran some 38+P through it once. The recoil on that thing wasn't heavy, but it was very snappy. The +P ammo pulled the bullets in the other chambers (factory ammo) out of the cases just enough to make them block the rotation of the cylinder for a follow-up shot. That happened to me twice on the range and I sold it.
It was an excellent shooting gun (accuracy wise for a snubby), but after those two failures, I wanted to carry something else. I know it was caused by high pressure ammo and a light framed revolver.
I loved the utility of that pistol; it weighed less than my cap pistols I played with as a child, it wouldn't weigh down a pocket, and there was no external hammer or large rear sights to snag when doing a quick draw out of a pocket.
I just couldn't carry the ammo in it I wanted to.
PS This was the ONLY S&W I ever had an issue with.
Ted Kennedy's car has killed more people than my AR.
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