J frame addiction

[Northern Xtreme]

I sold a S&W Chiefs special mdl 36 a few years ago and always regretted it, so when I got the chance to buy a nice pinned barrel 36 at the gun show last month I figured I owed it to myself.

Then a few weeks ago I found a model 640 in .357 magnum for sale and since i always wanted one of them I figured I should buy it also.

Yesterday I just added a pre-lock model 642 Airweight 38 special to the fold of J frames because I plan to put a Crimson Trace on it and use it for a carry gun.

I really like these little guns and I've always wanted a humpback bodyguard so it looks like I will end up with at least 4 J frames before I am done.

Anyone else suffering from the same problem?

[mwx40x40]

Two Mod 38 Airweights, 640, 642, and an old square butt 3" Model 36. Oh almost for got and old flat latch Model 34 22lr with 4"bbl. I guess I understand what you are going through

[Airedale]

We have a couple J frames around here.

I thought it was required to own at least one

Dave

[Frankmako]

yes they are hard to pass up when you find a good used one. well that is what i tell my wife when i bring another one home.

[Northern Xtreme]

If I ever see good deal on a 45 ACP snubbie I will have to have it.

I really think being able to see the hollow point as you look down the barrel should deter all but the most suicidal criminals.

There really is no question that the gun is loaded.

[XRe]

I own three... nothing really like a S&W revo, and the J-frame is just a solid little beastie I really want a 340PD, myself

[Revopop]

I'm in recovery from my K frame addiction. I'm down to two, but at one point it was 5.

[Northern Xtreme]

I think I saw that S&W is offering some J frame guns without the locks.

Has anyone else seen that?

[Round_Gun_Shooter]

3" HB 36-1 NYPD snubby and a 49 both carried in Alessi (RIP my friend) Watch Six Dual Talon holsters or Alessi IWB LH holster for weak side. Traded off my 9MM 60 to a friend recently.

Favorite short barreled S&W is a highly customized 2.5" 66-1 I have owned for a long time. I have all the options on it I could do to make it work for me including night sights.

Edited March 6, 2010 by Round_Gun_Shooter

[HeadHunter]

I have a serious problem, the depth of which I am not willing to admit.

http://s150.photobucket.com/albums/s91/HeadHunter_album/Snubs/

[Rather-B-Huntin]

As for my J-Frame collection, I currently only have the following:

638

642

640

317

49

60

36

And a Pro Series 637 PowerPort I just aquired last Friday. I sold a non-pinned, refinished M36 to purchase the 637. It should make for dandy use in BUG division and it carries quite nicely!

Not finished with J-Frames either! I just know that eventually they'll come out with a 632 snubnosed .327 Federal.

[Northern Xtreme]

Great, I knew it was a disease and you guys just confirmed it. I just found a model 12-2 that wont let me be.

I know its not a J frame, so maybe my issues are worse than I originally thought, I think they extend to all snubbies.

At least noone can say I am trying to compensate for anything!

[John Z Sr]

OK, you have made the first step, you admitted you have a problem, now all you have to do is send me one or 2 of the offending revos, and I will care for them, until you get your life back on track, I'm here to help

[ede]

i've had a couple of 36s, a 60, a 442 (i think) i gave my mom, and a 340PD. goin to get a 3" 60 next time i'm home and use it in outlaw ICORE BUG class.

[Pezco]

I also suffer from the same affliction of buying! I'm glad the wife doesn't know

[G-ManBart]

I really want a 340PD, myself

Me too. I can't imagine they're much fun with full .357 loads, but fun isn't the reason that model exists!

[Carmoney]

They're absolutely awful to shoot with magnums. I have a pretty strong grip, and I'm not particularly recoil-sensitive, and I won't shoot the 340PD/SC series anymore with hot loads. I don't want nerve damage in my hands.

[G-ManBart]

They're absolutely awful to shoot with magnums. I have a pretty strong grip, and I'm not particularly recoil-sensitive, and I won't shoot the 340PD/SC series anymore with hot loads. I don't want nerve damage in my hands.

If I get one I was thinking of shooting just a few full house loads (I've got plenty) to make sure the POI was on and then only routinely shooting it with .38Spl for practice. If I'm forced to use it, I'm not going to be overly worried about my wrists/hands being sore afterward. My 640 is pretty reasonable with full power ammo, but it weighs more than twice what the 340 does. R,

[Round_Gun_Shooter]

They're absolutely awful to shoot with magnums. I have a pretty strong grip, and I'm not particularly recoil-sensitive, and I won't shoot the 340PD/SC series anymore with hot loads. I don't want nerve damage in my hands.

I agree and think that is why my hands are as bad as they are

[Northern Xtreme]

I went to an auction preview yesterday, thay had at least 50 J frames and even more Colt Detectives.

Luckily I took my family skiing today and didnt go to the auction or I know I would have spent to much. They had a Flatlatch Nickle bodyguard in mint condition with the original box that I really, really wanted!

God only knows how high I might have gone for it! I will cry if my buddy tells me it went fairly cheap. If I know him he will probably ask me if I want to see his new gun and it will be that bodyguard!

I agree on the Scandium frame, to me its the perfect carry gun, magnum power in a package you dont mind carrying.

I would probably do the same as G Man, when you had to use it, and the chemical cocktail started flowing you would never notice the recoil, hell your ears wouldnt even ring from the shots.

Edited March 14, 2010 by Northern Xtreme

[71Commander]

I sold them all except two. A 342 and a 431. The 431 is a 6 shot 32 mag. Wouldn't mind a 317 for use of sub sonic rounds.