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I have a 641 with a lock. I forget it's on there. I'm not real sure where the key is.

.44 Mag. HD Look. Here's the drill! A .44 magnum and probably a 357 Magnum as well are not appropriate for home defense. You simply cannot be relied upon to think through your backstop in a defensive situation. You will have a terrific (perhaps stunning) noise to deal with in closed quarters...

What will give you the most pleasure. 1. Shooting the heck out of your new revolver. 2. Your grandson or great grandson getting $75.00 more for it because it wasn't ever fired. I have a few pricey firearms. Some are unfired. Even if they are 65 years old they are NIB. If I have another...

Goog!! With all of the kaboom threads, a guy could get afraid to fire his rifle!!! Course, with all of the mil surplus ammo and homemade parts rifles, who knows what to think?.........Or is that what you meant for us to think? PigPen

I am not a collector so I really don't know the price or availability....Perhaps it is OK! Good period with S&W quality, as new quality, complete with box and all, about 50 years old. Now. What do you do with a 32. It's not as cheep or as versatile as a .22 It isn't as effective as a .38...

snakes The trick is not in killing them. You can do that well with a stick. The trick is seeing them. In the brush and leaves it is difficult for us city types to spot them before we step on them. PigPen

I like a Smith snub .38 for CCW. There are several and they all have their advantages and disadvantages as you see above. To me the weight is not much of and issue.........the ammunition adds so much weight that a few oz, or so in the revolver are irrelevant. I carry a S&W 649. Usually in an...

I guess on this we must just disagree. Maybe neither of us will ever need to use them. OTOH, if we do maybe both will serve it's intended need. PigPen

Well, there are advantages and disadvantages to both but in the end I would opt for the 1911. The 38 has the advantage of carrying easier. It is smaller/lighter. None are any good if you don't have them with you. The 44 is more powerful. Sometimes this is an advantage and sometimes a...

OK! OK! OK! I can no longer sit here and let these remarks go by unchallenged. Having or not having a visible hammer has advantages and disadvantages. The advantages of having no visible hammer have been adequately covered but nobody is speaking up for the bodyguard. The shrouded...

I still own and still occasionally carry my High Power. Less weight, Less bulk but alas.... less power. Never-the-less, it has sufficient power 99% of the time. I figure it like this; I won't always carry a 1911 and a BHP unarguably beats unarmed. It also beats a lot of smaller caliber...

I'm no expert but it seems to me that the best choice is a .44 Mag. Ammo is more readily available and probably costs less (I am not sure what 45LC costs). Persons here suggest that Ballistics are about the same (again I am not sure about the LC) The .44 is available in S&W 629/29 & Ruger...

small .357 I am pretty sure that they make S&W J frames for .357. It might make sense in a selfdefense situation to have a .357. Problem is, practicing.....a .357 J frame could be a problem with recoil, etc. if shot enough to be used to it. PigPen

I know that it has already been mentioned but I enjoy my 629 stainless 5" custom "Classic" maybe. It's a good shooter, fit for any North American game (including 2 leg ones), shoots readily available ammo and appears to be sturdy and robust enough for the rigors of the trail. I do not see...

I like my 649 S&W in an Uncle Mikes. Inexpensive, works well.... so what if it doesn't last forever. PigPen

To me, the big issue is weight. I live in the hot and humid southland. I would almost rather be unarmed than carry my 44 mag (model 629) not to mention the possibility of over penetration and hitting an unintended target. I lean toward my S&W bodyguard in .38 spl. but I have been known to...

A real beauty, ba ba louie. PigPen

Look. Here's the deal. Old S&W are percieved to be better than new S&W which are percieved to be better than Taurus and Taurus better than Rossi. Once again, it depends what you want the pistol for. As has been pointed out above, used S&W are not that much different in price than Taurus or...

I have to say, the times that I have been skinned are minimal. I have bought dozens of firearms through The Gun List, off the internet and at gun shows. I think in all, I have gotten a few guns that needed my local smith to file something or other but not anything serious. Only twice, have...