Wayne11 - Great Pic, that's quite a front sight you have there...
Nem said:
...which came first: X42 or M&P340. I mean, there's some cross fertilization there. Just wondering which one "learned" from the other one first...
Well, there are a few ways to look at it, From the
"trick question" perspective the answer would be of course that the current M&P 340 was introduced in the 2007 Catalog, and the 442 was first offered in 1993. So the 442 by 14 years!
When you look at it from the "learned from the other one first" perspective, The first M&P revolver was the .38 M&P "Hand Ejector" 1st model of 1899, Below:
The concept for the 442 as a small, concealable, DAO, 5 shot, SD gun dates to the Safety Hammerless 1st model of 1888, the original "Lemon Squeezer", Below:
Therefore the
"definitive" answer from a historical sense is the 442. By 11 years! (Chopped Liver, pate, caviar and white wine?...sorry, I do beer, chips and burgers
JBB, qbpc - Hey guys, welcome to the 642 Club². We are happy to have you and look forward to hearing more.
shooter429 - As for ammo, my picks are Buff Bore, Remington FBI and Speer GD135 SB. I don't believe the X42's will care much for any +P+ loads. IMO the BB 158+P (20A) is the best available, although I feel quite secure with the BB 158 SP (20C).
tbeb - Welcome back, that's some good info, we need to hear more from you.
Craig_VA- Good shooting, that's the best looking 50 year old holster I've ever seen, a real treasure considering it's from your Dad and has a military history, take good care of it.