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These are the old faithfuls. Sometimes one and sometimes both.

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They are the faithfuls but I will more likely be caught carrying my Glock 21 more often these days.

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This 442 Pro-Series has ridden many miles with me. It needs another good cleaning and the finish has seen better days but internally it’s great. The factory grips fell apart several years ago but the Hogues have been solid. Most of its life has been IWB but occasionally it’s in a pocket.
From the hay fields to the hillsides and the busy streets and city lights to dark nights underneath a bulldozer in the woods, it has been my trusty companion.
It might get retired and replaced with a 642 someday that can handle the abuse a little better but that won’t be anytime soon.
 
Your 442 looks a lot better than my buddys does. My kids 642 is really rough too. S&W needs to come up with a better overcoat for them.

I had one of those Kershaws when they first came out too. Came with a plastic guard on the edge of the blade. Took that right off, and then proceeded to lay the flat of my thumb open with it with the first flick. :)
 
trackskippy said:
Your 442 looks a lot better than my buddys does. My kids 642 is really rough too. S&W needs to come up with a better overcoat for them.

I had one of those Kershaws when they first came out too. Came with a plastic guard on the edge of the blade. Took that right off, and then proceeded to lay the flat of my thumb open with it with the first flick. :)
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The finish loss on the frame doesn't bother me as much as the cylinder. Its been impossible to keep it rust free. Its pitted pretty bad now in a few spots.

As for the Kershaw, I've had several of this model over the years. Hands down absolute best knife for what I use it for.
 
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Yep, I am old, Silvertips in the 9mm, but I do have CDs in the .380
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My Colt Combat Commander and my Colt Officer's Model ACP both love Winchester 185 gr. Silvertips in .45 ACP. Have always had reliable feeding, soft recoil, decent accuracy, and consistent expansion of the Silvertip bullets.
 
Can you say, “faster than a NewYork reload?”
The Wyatt Deep Cover has been with me for several years. It got kicked out of the number one spot by a Sig P365 for just a short while. Just nothing as easy to carry or more dependable than a J frame Smith. 76676596-E5C6-4040-BF5A-4C7A870EEAA3.jpeg
 
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I have a carry pistol problem!!! I like them :D
That said I have 4 that I rotate based on the climate/attire/and possibly threats. I also have tried several different carry handguns the past ten+ years.
That said, my favorite is this S&W 442. I change pocket holsters about once a year as they wear out. I do like the over priced Sticky holsters when I can't find the Blackhawk sticky style at about $10 less. My favorite loads for this 38 special is 125 grain xtp +p and 158 grain xtp.

The Swiss Army is a tool that I can't live without.
 
Do have a pic of the gun I currently own that has been carried the most, but sadly no longer since my back doesn’t like that much weight on the belt any more. I briefly thought recently it was better, but that only lasted two weeks of EDC. Plastic or aluminum guns only for carry now :(

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Some wear in there, other on the safety and slide stop that doesn’t really show in the pictures.
 
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I keep gravitating back to a 642.
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Perfectly natural as there just seems to be at times something very reassuring with carrying a S&W J frame snubby.

I do the same thing with my Model 649 and Model 638; sharing time with a Kahr CM9 in my CCW rotation.
 
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Autodidactic


Perfectly natural as there just seems to be at times something very reassuring with carrying a S&W J frame snubby.

I do the same thing with my Model 649 and Model 638; sharing time with a Kahr CM9 in my CCW rotation.
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Yeah, it's good to have a small semi auto too. I just got a .380 S&W Bodyguard which is joining team carry ;). It's so small.
 
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Do have a pic of the gun I currently own that has been carried the most, but sadly no longer since my back doesn’t like that much weight on the belt any more. I briefly thought recently it was better, but that only lasted two weeks of EDC. Plastic or aluminum guns only for carry now :(

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Some wear in there, other on the safety and slide stop that doesn’t really show in the pictures.
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JR, I think I can read that your 1911 is a Valor? If so, would moving over to the aluminum frame Vigil help with your back?
 
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JR, I think I can read that your 1911 is a Valor? If so, would moving over to the aluminum frame Vigil help with your back?
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Yes, I had a Valkyrie for a while, but in 9mm. I don’t like aluminum 1911s in .45, tried it a number of times as just don’t like the recoil and speed. Much prefer polymers at that point like my HK45c.

I got rid of the Valkyrie after I bought an EDC X9 which shoots and conceals just as well and holds twice the ammo. But sadly the Wilson just isn’t quite a 1911, and the 1911 does call sometimes.

Ultimately I always end back up with a Glock 19 as they carry, shoot and conceal best for me, for whatever reason. No matter how often I try to find that better mousetrap, I go back eventually.
 
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Yes, I had a Valkyrie for a while, but in 9mm. I don’t like aluminum 1911s in .45, tried it a number of times as just don’t like the recoil and speed. Much prefer polymers at that point like my HK45c.

I got rid of the Valkyrie after I bought an EDC X9 which shoots and conceals just as well and holds twice the ammo. But sadly the Wilson just isn’t quite a 1911, and the 1911 does call sometimes.

Ultimately I always end back up with a Glock 19 as they carry, shoot and conceal best for me, for whatever reason. No matter how often I try to find that better mousetrap, I go back eventually.
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I understand brother.
 
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