Thread: How many people CCW here?

Originally Posted by HamburgO

Nice collection, brother! I know guys who would kill for that FNP, good thing I'm into 9's myself ;-)

The one gun I really hate in my own collection is the S&W 642 Airweight, but I make myself shoot it anyway, because it's practical to carry as backup, and you just never know. Even shooting it with regular .38 can be a pain, I stay away from .38 +P. Recently loaded and touched off a .357 by mistake - that was really no fun! I can't even imagine shooting a full drum of those things in that tiny package... Gimme my Model 66 any day of the week!

HamburgO,
Consider carrying 38+P in your 642, for defensive purposes only. Practice with your .38 ball ammo. You will not notice the difference should you have to fire it during an assault; very few can recall the recoil. Point being, use the gun to it's full potential.

This particular round has stopped many aggressors, several in our city over the past 30 years.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

HamburgO,
Consider carrying 38+P in your 642, for defensive purposes only. Practice with your .38 ball ammo. You will not notice the difference should you have to fire it during an assault; very few can recall the recoil. Point being, use the gun to it's full potential.

This particular round has stopped many aggressors, several in our city over the past 30 years.

Thanks! You're right of course, although I'm not too concerned about feeling the recoil. I simply don't shoot the J-Frame very well, and find that I really have to concentrate hard to even maintain point shooting accuracy at short distances. The gun tends to feel jumpy in my hands, and I don't like to see shots spreading out all over the target. My concern is that higher pressure ammo might throw me off even further, but I'll definitely give that Remington a try...

Getting a handle on this bloody J-frame has become a personal challenge at this point !