Other Than A Smith & Wesson Model 642, Your NEXT Favorite Snub Nose Revolver Is ----?

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How hard would it be to find a small K-frame .38 (like a cut-down model 10) that can be concealed like a J-frame?
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The K's are bit wider than J's, but still pretty small. I recently picked up a 2&1/2" Model 66 (stainless, adj. sights, 357 Mag.), and it hides quite well in a size 0 uncle mikes clip on IWB. There are plenty of K frames out there with factory 2, 2&1/2, and 3 inch tubes. There are model 10s & 64s - the Military & Police 38 S&W Special, blued & stainless respectively; 15s & 67s - Combat Masterpiece, a M&P with adj. sights, again blued & stainless; 13s & 65s - The M&P Magnum, in S&W 357 Magnum, blued & stainless; 19s & 66s - The Combat Magnums, blued & stainless versions of the Combat Masterpiece again in S&W .357 Magnum. There are others, but those are the main ones.
 
642...BAH!!!

This little critter does alright !!!

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Alright, so I were thinking about a K-frame snubby (2 inch barrel) in .357/.38, how would they compare weight wise to a J-frame? Maybe 10 ounces difference?
 
Alright, so I were thinking about a K-frame snubby (2 inch barrel) in .357/.38, how would they compare weight wise to a J-frame? Maybe 10 ounces difference?
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Per the S&W website a 4" Model 10 weighs 36 oz. and a 3" Model 60 is 24 oz. I'd say 2" bbls in K and J, both steel, frames 10 oz is a pretty good estimate of weight difference.
 
How hard would it be to find a small K-frame .38 (like a cut-down model 10) that can be concealed like a J-frame?
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Ummm, that is called a Detective Special.

Here is a fourth issue with the original grips. Smaller grips make it easier to conceal.

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In addition to my 642, I have a 1980 vintage square-butt 37, a 2.5" 19-4, and a 2.75" Ruger Speed-Six.

However, when I was in High School, I fell in love with a gun belonging to a buddy's father: A nickel 2" 36 with gorgeous blond S&W medallion grips. What a beauty! I have never seen another one to match.
 
Ala Dan said:
a) No snub nose collection would be complete, without at least one
snub nose Smith & Wesson (old model) 60 in .38 Special. After all,
this is the one handgun that got the stainless steel era started. I
have a 79-80 vintage copy that is still a great shooter, and makes
for an excellent carry piece. In order to preserve the original Smith
& Wesson walnut grips (with logo), I carefully replaced them with a
set of Pachmayr "Professional" rubber grips. This is the only type of
modification I have made to this weapon. This weapon is a 60 dash
nothing, making it most desireable~!
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Ahh, Ala Dan, I too had a nice Old model 60 for a while, dash nothing, 1971 or 1972 production. Very nice gun. As I recall, I had asked your advice before buying it, and you told me to jump on it.

Alas, I carry my guns, and indeed carried that one too for a while, but I started looking for an alloy frame bodyguard model which I prefered. I could never draw the M60 very well.

Finally I saw a nice old M38, no dash, blued, nice condition. I had no money to spare, so I sold my beloved M60, against the clerk's reccomendation, to get the M38.

I carry it now all the time, and it draws better, and shoots better for me than my M60 did.

I still miss it though. :)
 
My two cents

I have a Taurus 851BUL conceled hammer .38 cal. It's llight enough to carry in the pocket and even with 30 +P loads the recoil is minimal. It is accurate as hell though. I practice with it at least once a week and I couldn't ask for more - small, accurate, well made and easy to use - pull the trigger - it goes bang.

Overall though, I don't think the bad guys give a crap what model they get shot with. Most encounters happen between 7 yards and 3 feet so point and shoot is the order of the day, especially at close range. I hope I never have to use what I carry for, but if I do, I'm ready.
 
S&W

Model 38 - the original humpback model, already have a 638 that is my wife's purse gun.

Model 60 - classic, the first all SS pistol

Colt.....ehh, not a huge fan of Colt revolvers

Taurus

Model 85 or one of the mid sized .44 specials or .45LC 5 shot revolvers...mmm, nice.
 
my first revolver, an old detective special with the unshrouded ejector rod. i love my s&w m13 wirh 3" barrel too.
 
I recently aquired a 2" barrel and the concelead grips for my Dan Wesson .357.

I like it. I like it lots.
 
Here's one some of you maybe havent heard of: A Charter Arms Police Undercover Special. :barf: Actually, I like the Colts or even the Taurus's better, but I happen to have one of the CA PUS's in the cabinet.

You shoots whats you brung.
 
Normally I prefer a 4" barrel in a revolver but for times when you really have to hide one this little Taurus 85 works for me.
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Rossi 351. This is a 24-ounce 2-inch .38 special, blued steel gun with exposed hammer. I like the feel of the factory rubber grips, even if they are ugly. I have old-fashioned wood grips, both small and large, that work fine and look a lot nicer than the factory ones. It shoots straight, ringing the 50-yard gong consistently with .38 +P ammo, and firing any .38's I can buy or reload into a paper plate at 7 - 10 yards. Never a single malfunction in 800 rounds of firing in one year of use. The only functional modification I've made is a lighter mainspring (an earlier Rossi 68 spring) with three rounds of coil clipped off. A good buy at $200 NIB.
 
I have a 2" SP-101 that fills the bill for standard carry, but when in the woods with predators all around, I carry something with just a little more punch.

My Super Redhawk Alaskan in 44 magnum.
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Actually, "instead of" (a Slick and Weasel 642)...

Colt Magnum Carry. Tiny little six (gasp) shot .357, stainless, that still takes the same speedloaders as my favorite M19 :neener:

Mine is one of the first hundred made in the very short year (sigh) of production, and came in a Custom Shop box. No idea why, as the action on all the little MC's that I've ever fondled has been very nice.




Alex
 
I have two Ruger Speed-Sixes originally chambered for .38 Special and rethroated to .357 magnum. Both have rounded grips and 3-inch barrels (not 2.75-inch). The gunsmith who did the work rethroated the chambers *exactly* and did a fantastic job.

My father has a Smith 60 .38 that's wonderful, but I wish all snubbies had at least a 2.5-inch barrel.

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