[aguyindallas]

Simple yes or no poll....

Did the 642 Club thread seen here http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=138658 cause you to buy a 642?

[tuckerdog1]

I prefer the single action option, so bought a 638.

Tuckerdog1

[kentucky_smith]

637

[Iggy]

Back in the 60's & 70's, I didn't like the looks of the "hammerless" S&W's but the more I read this thread the more intrigued I became.

I resisted for 17 pages!!!

I wanted the 357 option so when I ran across a 640-1 at a reasonable price, I got it..

The 642 thread is totally to blame!!!:cool:


Course the "main squeeze" filching my Mdl 36 had some to do with it!!

Then there is DHart's photography, but that's another story.

[SouthpawShootr]

Nope. Had my 642 long before this 642 Club thread stuff. I can't even remember if I replied to it.:eek:

[D-Man]

Yes - I have fallen prety to this thread.....just came back with a new 642.

Looking around at various forums for gun info is one thing, but to find a thread like this dedicated to a specific model is another. The amount of information found here is incredible.

Can't wait to go shoot mine tomorrow!

[Technosavant]

I won't say it was the prime factor, but it was certainly a contributing one.

[Mulliga]

642s (well, Centennial models in general) are pretty ugly IMHO. The mismatched frame and cylinder, the awkward-looking rear, the boot-shaped grips - they all deviate quite a bit from the traditional snubbies Colt and S&W put out in the glory days. 642s are hard to shoot, have limited capacity, and don't conceal as well as some of the new pocket 9mms and .380s.

If it wasn't for the 642 Club thread, I would have never considered them for pocket carry. But they are the hands-down best choices for pocket carry. I dare say even with the internal lock, they are still way more reliable than any Kel-Tec or Kahr. There's no break-in, no feedramp polishing (whatever good that does - if it can't feed with a dirty feedramp, it's not reliable enough to stake your life on), no ammo selection...just cylinder after cylinder of shots downrange.

[sixgunner455]

I already had one before I read any of it. And I've had a Detective Special for a year longer.

But I have enjoyed the thread a lot.

[Texfire]

No, I was already had one on my list, but it made me consider it more carefully.

Tex

[FTF]

Bought a 642 due primarily to the "642 thread". I was researching my next piece... wanted something light, preferabably a revolver, read about 10 pages of the thread, went to the store, saw one used and brought it home with me the same day. Good buy too... I love it.

[deputy tom]

No,I owned my 642 before I owned a computer.tom.:cool:

[Ala Dan]

Not really~! I had my sights set on a S&W 642 long before the thread got
started~!:cool: :D

[GEM]

Had a 442, traded for the 642. Bought a 432 for grins. If the fabled hammerless J in 22 LR does get produced, I'll buy that.

What about a 942? They only made one.

[MatthewVanitas]

Oddly enough, the 642 was my dream-gun for several years. Mainly because it was a lighter version of my buddy's 640.

Fast forward seven years: I just bought a S&W 649. I blame General Nguyen Ngoc Loan for my purchase decision:

http://www.vietnamwar.com/vietcongofficershootsman.jpg