My friend had one of those, the 642 is a brutal gun to fire for fun, but it sure does carry well, I think he had the even lighter Scandium one loaded with 38+ and it damn near broke your wrist, no second shot control at all.
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Wtf now thatās just too much. And my dad wonders why I wonāt move back
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@Hippiechik
are those trichs on that cohete? 
love the pink grip
= bambi-gun ( 
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right, when I lived in Pueblo Co in 2017 I could just walk into a gun store and buy a pistol with my drivers license, I should of. Open carry , car carry it didnāt matter. I worked at 1 greenhouse we took a lunch break( joint break ) and my co workers had a sweet 1911 right in the cup holder. those rattlesnakes are dangerous
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Those 1911s are accurate. I took my oldest daughter to the range and we shot oneā¦ well she shot it one time and didnāt wanna do it no more 
I had a good time with it for an hour
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IDK Iām not a gun owner but Iāve had the chance to fire a bunch with friends at the range. I honestly hated the 1911, only thing worse to shoot was a Glock. The 1911 was a nice one too, the guy was my friends stepdad and a gunsmith/instructor. He handed me his match grade S&W .40 full-size after that and it was just pure butter compared to either of those. He said .40 was a good balance between the velocity of a 9mm and the mass of the .45 and thatās why it was his choice for open carry in the country.
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Glocksā are as ergonomic as a brick . I came up shooting revolvers & didnāt touch a semi-auto ( except 22ās ) until military . Carry guns are even more subjective as most go with compact or smaller . Which makes them harder to shoot well , especially in a cartridge an experienced gunner would choose . Iāve carried everything between a pair of S&W Model 13 3" 357mag , Model 58 41mag , 1911ās & a few HKās . Bottom line carry what you can control , what you have confidence in , what has sufficent power to eliminate a threat . Ideally you want to be able to make rapid multiple well aimed shots against multiple opponents .
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My favorite handgun so far is the sig sauer p220/p229.
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I figured that since a huge number of encounters happen at close range, it would be a good option, especially for press-contact use. Itās not too bad on the range, but I donāt particularly enjoy it.
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As long as it goes bang every time & you can keep all your shots on a pie plate . A good action job makes a world of difference on a J frame like that .
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Yup. It really does need a bit of polishing, I have trouble with neuropathy in my hands so fine motor control is difficult sometimes. These things are pretty reliable, though.
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They can pry em from my cold dead hands
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S&W revolvers are extremely dependable . Iāve suggested a K frame 3" or better , 38 special or bigger for first handgun for years . Youāre correct in that polishing internals , some moly paste etc . While they do make spring kits , they can affect reliability with light strikes / misfires . Not desirable when betting your life .
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This Canadian overgrower packs nothing but bowls.
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Ya that shrouded hammer is good if you needed to press it into an attacker and they were trying to jam it, not happening!
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Iām a basic ass mofo so shotgun, rifle, and a four wheel drive. 
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When I go someplace I try to pack light.
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Iām not an expert on defensive cartridges by any means, but I always loved the meme of calling those ā.40 Slow & Worthlessā 
As a fun fact, I believe the .40 is a shorter version of the 10mm, which was created after FBI testers thought the 10mm was too hot.
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This little .38 packs a punch and is good medicine for varmints, plus itās easy to carry and use.
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Youāve just described 100% of my road trips.
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