New to me S&W 442

[tanksoldier]

Just had to brag... picked this up today: An early 1994 S&W Model 442, just a bit over $400.

I only buy no-lock S&Ws and I've wanted one of these for quite some time.


ETA: Had to complete the thread with a pic of the new grips

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[Delta-3]

Nice! Those are great little revolvers.

[ThirdWatcher]

Beautiful. Of all the J Frames, the Centennial is my favorite.

[gaijin]

Nice pick up.

[SeriousStudent]

Nice score! That's one thing I do not have, a no-lock 442. I need to fix that.

[C-grunt]

Ive never seen those type of grips on a J-frame. Looks like you can get more grip on that thing. Might have to grab a set for my 442.

[ST911]

That's one thing I do not have, a no-lock 442.

YGBSM...

[Ron3]

tanksoldier - you might want to try a pair of these:

https://www.amazon.com/Hogue-Rubber-...6678847&sr=8-3

They work well for larger hands, still conceal well, and are inexpensive.

I hadn't seen these.

Looks like they applied lessons learned from the Ruger LCR Tamer grip. The LCR version doesn't look quite as big probably because the LCR grip frame is very short front to back.

I wish the really lightweight J's were available in a 6-shot .32 Magnum with an improved trigger. (I have an LCR 6-shot .327 mag and really like it, prefer .32 mag though)

Nice deal on the gun.

[SeriousStudent]

I hadn't seen these.

Looks like they applied lessons learned from the Ruger LCR Tamer grip. The LCR version doesn't look quite as big probably because the LCR grip frame is very short front to back.

I wish the really lightweight J's were available in a 6-shot .32 Magnum with an improved trigger. (I have an LCR 6-shot .327 mag and really like it, prefer .32 mag though)

Nice deal on the gun.

Yeah, I love to see them produce a 632 again, but with a 2.5" barrel to get the full-length ejector rod, and a Performance Center trigger job.

They did make some with a 1 and 7/8" barrel in 32 Magnum, but they are $1500 on Gunbroker IF you can find one.

[The Dumb Gun Collector]

Gorgeous