Ok guys, school me on steel S&W snubnose revolvers

[skyugo]

alright who wants to sell me a 640 pro at the end of august?

[SpankMonkey]

alright who wants to sell me a 640 pro at the end of august?

You should be able to find one. They are showing up in stores.

[JodyH]

Would you mind posting a left side photo?

[brushy bill]

Thanks Jody H. I think I need to pick one of these up. This is one nice looking pistol.

[CAVDOC]

one of my primary carry guns is a smith 36 from the 1960's. other than perhaps pocket carry my opinion is the airweight guns don't make a ton (no pun intended) of difference when carrying but the steel guns definitely feel better on the range, and you should practice with your primary carry, and if the slightly heavier all steel snubby encourages this then good. I carry in an Alessi ankle holster and don't find the weight of the steel gun objectionable at all. And as far as snubbies not being accurate (again the all steel versions help here) I have no problem hitting an IDPA type target with my snubby at 100 yards, and keeping 7-10 yard rapidly fired groups at under two inches.

[skyugo]

not sure anyone really gives a crap but I figured i should update this thread with my decision...

sent my 642 to smith, they replaced the frame. took ~2 weeks. looks great, they fitted my cylinder and barrel and internals to the new frame.

in the meantime i came across a walther PPS for 459 bucks. So i bought that. I got a 6 round magazine and a pocket holster for it the day i got my revolver back.

so far the revolver is still getting the majority of my pocket carry (much easier and more discreet at work). I think once school starts up I'll probably carry the walther more, as i'd like to have the sights and greater capacity in that environment. I could simply pack a pocket holster to transition from IWB to pocket carry when i go to work.

i am glad to have 2 pocketable guns though, i think that's kind of a must since my current situation requires a lot of pocket carry.

[SpankMonkey]

not sure anyone really gives a crap but I figured i should update this thread with my decision...

sent my 642 to smith, they replaced the frame. took ~2 weeks. looks great, they fitted my cylinder and barrel and internals to the new frame.

in the meantime i came across a walther PPS for 459 bucks. So i bought that. I got a 6 round magazine and a pocket holster for it the day i got my revolver back.

so far the revolver is still getting the majority of my pocket carry (much easier and more discreet at work). I think once school starts up I'll probably carry the walther more, as i'd like to have the sights and greater capacity in that environment. I could simply pack a pocket holster to transition from IWB to pocket carry when i go to work.

i am glad to have 2 pocketable guns though, i think that's kind of a must since my current situation requires a lot of pocket carry.

That's very cool of Smith. What model 642 did you have?

[skyugo]

That's very cool of Smith. What model 642 did you have?

just a basic 642-1 no lock. stainless, aluminum frame 38+p

[kingsford]

I carry the model 60 in the 2" barrel and the 3 " barrel. they are both have a nice smooth trigger, the little guy is accurate to 25 ft. the 3" I have no problem out to about 50 ft. I also have a 642 the is my dress up gun. It is also a darn good shooter. I wanted to add that my 60 with the 3" barrel has adjustable rear sight and a rised front sight.