My modest 6 gun collection just got a little more balanced. Almost a month ago I had some more problems with the Kel Tec p3at so I traded it and $100 for a used S&W 642, My first revolver. It is a big change from the KT, but it still serves as a pocket gun and I have much more confidence in the gun and the bullet. I took it out to the range and carried it around town yesterday, so here are some of my thoughts on it.
Recoil, I may get some flack for it, but I feel like somebody hit the web of my hand with a hammer after 80 round of standard pressure .38's. However it handles better than the old KT because there is more to hold onto.
Trigger finger, halfway through my shooting, I started to pull the trigger with the middle of my finger between my knuckles. Now this goes against everything I have been taught, and I have shot dozens of other guns properly with the pad of my finger beneath my fingernail, but for some reason, the snubby seems to fit my hand and handle better using this technique, I think I was a little more consistent with my accuracy this way too. I am now wondering if I should go back to using a proper trigger pull, or just use what works for me.
Also on trigger pull, I now know why people try to complement DA autos by saying the pull is like a DA revolver. The trigger pull is far better than any DA auto I have shot.
Ammo, I got some Remington .38 Spl +p 158 gr LHP for carry ammo. The bullets are pretty soft with deep hollow points, so they look pretty good. I would have gotten the buffalo bore 158 gr SWCHP, but that would require driving 80 mile round trip or buying online. I am not looking forward to shooting these, but I think they will be effective if I ever really need them.
Carry, I have been sporting the holsterless pocket carry method and still have my manhood so far, I went holster shopping yesterday, but every holster I tried put the grip very high in my pocket to where I could look down and see it. My levi's I am wearing now have a kind of pointed pocket and the squared off and even rounded bottom holsters push the gun up higher. Without a holster the snobby rides deep and conceals pretty good except it prints If I sit with it directly on my thigh, that is solved pretty easy by sliding the whole pocket over to the outside of my thigh. I would like to get a pocket holster, but it would have to be very minimalist and come to a point down at the barrel, also I would prefer the barrel is covered, that is half the point isn't it?
Recoil, I may get some flack for it, but I feel like somebody hit the web of my hand with a hammer after 80 round of standard pressure .38's. However it handles better than the old KT because there is more to hold onto.
Trigger finger, halfway through my shooting, I started to pull the trigger with the middle of my finger between my knuckles. Now this goes against everything I have been taught, and I have shot dozens of other guns properly with the pad of my finger beneath my fingernail, but for some reason, the snubby seems to fit my hand and handle better using this technique, I think I was a little more consistent with my accuracy this way too. I am now wondering if I should go back to using a proper trigger pull, or just use what works for me.
Also on trigger pull, I now know why people try to complement DA autos by saying the pull is like a DA revolver. The trigger pull is far better than any DA auto I have shot.
Ammo, I got some Remington .38 Spl +p 158 gr LHP for carry ammo. The bullets are pretty soft with deep hollow points, so they look pretty good. I would have gotten the buffalo bore 158 gr SWCHP, but that would require driving 80 mile round trip or buying online. I am not looking forward to shooting these, but I think they will be effective if I ever really need them.
Carry, I have been sporting the holsterless pocket carry method and still have my manhood so far, I went holster shopping yesterday, but every holster I tried put the grip very high in my pocket to where I could look down and see it. My levi's I am wearing now have a kind of pointed pocket and the squared off and even rounded bottom holsters push the gun up higher. Without a holster the snobby rides deep and conceals pretty good except it prints If I sit with it directly on my thigh, that is solved pretty easy by sliding the whole pocket over to the outside of my thigh. I would like to get a pocket holster, but it would have to be very minimalist and come to a point down at the barrel, also I would prefer the barrel is covered, that is half the point isn't it?
I never saw that where I was deployed.