Is it so wrong to want a Lady Smith?

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Here's the deal - I've already got a pre-lock 442 but I'm thinking a Model 36LS with steel frame (5 oz heavier than the Airweights) would be a sweet shooting snubby and go really well in a belt holster where the extra weight isn't a big deal (compared to pocket carry).

Also, not sure if it's true, I heard the 36LS gets lighter springs and some polishing from the factory. Can anybody confirm this?
 
Also, not sure if it's true, I heard the 36LS gets lighter springs and some polishing from the factory. Can anybody confirm this?

Hello Dollar an Hour
The S&W Lady-Smith does come with a slightly Lighter trigger pull than the standard snubby version.The actions are also reported by S&W to be stoned and smoother as well, and this can be seen on some of there advertisment's to promote this Model. Nothing wrong with any Lady-Smith, and most came with smaller grip's to fit a smaller hand like most Ladies have. Hammerdown
 
I don't know......if you are a guy, and I assume you are. I would feel a little silly if I carried it for defense, used it and then wound up in a court with a jury of 12 looking at me, burly fellow that I am and hear the constant reference to my having used a "Lady Smith" for self defense. :scrutiny: lol
 
I have made a point of living my life in such a fashion as to not be "giggled" at. But I do thank you for making my point Iggy. I would just get a nice J frame not marked as being specifically made for a chick and have a trigger job done.

Oh how the ladies are going to come after me for calling them chicks. lol:evil:
 
I just recently bought a used Ladysmith, a model 60-9. I did not go looking for a ladysmith, but rather just wanted an all-steel J-frame in .357 with no lock, and I happened across it. Got a great deal in the "trading post" here. Ideally I was looking for a 640-1, but I saved about $100 with the ladysmith, and to bob the hammer it only cost $15.

I do prefer it didn't say "ladysmith" on it, but I can live with it. Really unless you go showing your friends your guns all the time, the only person who is gonna see it is the owner. I imagine some buddys might crack a few jokes, but I don't care about that, I got a good deal, on a good gun. When you think about it, there ain't too much feminine about a .357 magnum.

If I were you, I'd look for the gun you're describing, and if you find a good one, and it happens to be a ladysmith, so what.
 
gopguy

What I meant was, I don't care what gun it takes to keep me alive, so I could be there to share a joke with the jury!!!

If somebody feels the need to make fun of the gun that got me through a serious social encounter, that's their problem, not mine!!:D :D
 
Iggy, I agree. If the only thing handy were a Lady Smith or one of those pastel colored High Standard sentinels made for the female market in the 60s and I were attacked I would use it.....However I tend to carry a gun of my choice, usually but not always in .45acp, just about everywhere not prohibited by Ohio law. Thus I am not planning to put myself in a position where I have to use a gun that says "strong enough for a man but made for a woman." lol:neener:

My wife by the way carries a S&W model 36 .38 special with a three inch barrel made in the 1970s. It has the Hogue grip that comes up and surrounds the hammer to give the revolver that "Bodyguard" feel and look. She carries a Sig 239 in the winter months.
 
I bought a 60-7 ladysmith to go with
my 642-2.It seems like the trigger on
642-2 is better than the ladysmith.I
like the 60-7 just fine and the extra
weight makes a long practice session a
little easier on my hands.
 
Go For It!

I'd buy and carry a Ladysmith if it fit the criteria I was looking for. I figure that's the gun's name, not mine. :p

Like... your boat being named Lilly Marlane or something... heck or even Ladysmith. You wouldn't feel stupid if your boat was named Ladysmith, would you? :)

StrikeEagle
 
Laughing Jury? Please!

Let's really re-think that statement. If you're on trail for defending yourself,
The jury will not be laughing, and the name of the gun will be the least of your worries. While I'm not a Smith fan, I've handled the Lady Smith, and I think it fills a nitch in the market. If they had named it the "Protector", or some other macho name, it would be the same gun and just as effective.
People pay to have triggers lightened. Does that make them more feminine?

It's marketing. Get over it. If that's the gun you like get "Lady Smith" removed and enjoy.

Busdog
 
While I could care less about what is says, and honestly, I'd love a steel framed version of my 642, my question is what is to stop someone from just getting a non-Ladysmith side plate? Does S&W sell parts like that?
 
I'd love a steel framed version of my 642, my question is what is to stop someone from just getting a non-Ladysmith side plate? Does S&W sell parts like that?

Good question. That'd be nice to just put a different side plate on it and be done.

What else should I look at in a steel framed .38 snub? My '80's-era Charter .44 Bulldog Pug was actually pretty nice, but I'm under the impression the new Charters aren't worth a look.

I guess the S&W 640 is another choice - that's a steel J-frame right?

I'm not up on my Colt revolver history... Is there a Det Spl or Cobra I should look at?
 
I dunno, it seems like if any handgun designed to be a concealed carry handgun is carried, er...concealed, then no one's gonna know what is on the sideplate other than the one concealing it. If it ever has to be used in its designed manner, what is on the sideplate is way, way down on list of important things. I had a Model 65 Ladysmith once, matte stainless finish and fully shrouded ejector rod, (wish I never traded it) which was one of the best revolvers I've ever had. The sideplate was immaterial.
 
Well my Wife wound up with my Taurus 85 ss , so if I found a deal on a Lady Smith I might go for it, with the hope of gettin my 85 back .
If the gun fits wear it. :)
 
What part of a firearm designed to contain 17,000 PSI while launching a projectile through an aperture aligned with sub-millimeter precision at slightly under the speed of sound is feminine? Is it the tiny bit of cursive script on the side? Because I don't want to be the one who has to tell all those Kimber owners that their guns are froo-froo.

In this case, as with most others, use dictates attributes. If your plan is to hold this gun while prancing about the garden in a feather boa and lacy corset, then I would say that you should perhaps reprioritize any worries about whether or not the gun is girly. If the gun is going to spend its time in a holster, ready to be deployed to protect your life or the lives of your loved ones, then it's no more a "woman's gun" than any other gun placed in that role. The common element here is that the gun may be marketed toward women, but it would serve a man just as well.

Of course, I might be biased by the fact that I considered getting one. Where else are you going to find a new .38 Special-only J-frame in blued steel with a factory trigger job and wood grips?
 
Lots of men carry Lady Smiths...

and lots of men try on ladies underwear.

I personally will not judge people on their kink of choice. But ask yourself what have I done to reach this point in my life where I am seriously considering carrying around a gun called a Lady Smith?
 
What do you call rapid fire out of a Lady Smith?

"Feminine Protection Spray".

Be sure and ask for those special protection bullets that have "wings" that will stop anything called "Tam-Bons". Those bullets have stopped many a man!

Of course they're available in different dimensions depending on the chamber size.

Regards,

Steve
 
I'd love a steel framed version of my 642, my question is what is to stop someone from just getting a non-Ladysmith side plate? Does S&W sell parts like that?

Hello
The only way to get a sideplate from S&W is to ship the revolver back to S&W Service so they can fit one to it. If it is that much of a concern simply take off the sideplate, use some 3-M 1000, Grit sand paper and remove it. When done either polish the whole gun with Mag wheel polish to make it a Bright stainless finish or use some 0000 steel wool on the sideplate, to return it to it's original looking finish and reinstall it and no one but you would ever know it WAS a former Lady-Smith hand gun..."PROBLEM-SOLVED" :rolleyes: Hammerdown
 
I would buy one for myself. Who cares. If you like them why not buy them. Im assuming no one is doubting if they would have it in them to use one if needed.:D Ive bought two of them for my wife(soon to be) and have carried them a couple of time for S's & G's. Who cares.
 
I have to laugh every time I see one of these threads that strays just a tad to far into the area of female pokin. My daughter would not be amused. But hey let's us good ol boys just wack one for the peeper. Doggiman's or is that Dogiman's drivel is especially enlightining. Hey Doggi/Dogi are you from Breakback Mountain by chance? Next thing ya know we'll be breakin out the ruler to measure the equipment. Ya alls got get out more, maybe with some female companionship. To keep this GUN oriented, my Lady Smith 3913 can shoot Lethal Weapon 'Simley Faces' if I do my part (at 21 ft). I think of her as my Lucy Lui and who wouldn't a Lucy Lui as a back up.:evil: :evil: :fire:
 
DM

...where am I in life where I seriously consider carrying around something that says "Taurus" on it?
 
guess I touched a nerve. Must be lots of guys carrying around Lady Smiths. :eek: Hey, whatever makes your monkey jump.
 
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