samtechlan
Member
Hi I'm a new member here. I've been reading the "642 club" thread and the enthusiasm there for the Centennial is certainly infectious.
I just got my CCW and was seriously looking at the 638 Airweight until I started reading the above thread. I'm sure this has been discussed before but is there really a disadvantage to the 638 as opposed to the 642?
I know the overwhelming majority of the time this type of gun will be/should be used in DA mode but I could easily imagine instances where the single action capability might be useful. For example, a takeover of a restaurant or other enclosed public place by a killer intent on mass murder where escape is not really an alternative but also where the killer is not on top of you at the moment. I think a restaurant in Texas was taken over is such fashion a number of years ago. A single action shot just might be the answer in such cases.
Am I missing something in thinking that the 638 has all the advantages of the 642 plus? Thanks for all your help.
I just got my CCW and was seriously looking at the 638 Airweight until I started reading the above thread. I'm sure this has been discussed before but is there really a disadvantage to the 638 as opposed to the 642?
I know the overwhelming majority of the time this type of gun will be/should be used in DA mode but I could easily imagine instances where the single action capability might be useful. For example, a takeover of a restaurant or other enclosed public place by a killer intent on mass murder where escape is not really an alternative but also where the killer is not on top of you at the moment. I think a restaurant in Texas was taken over is such fashion a number of years ago. A single action shot just might be the answer in such cases.
Am I missing something in thinking that the 638 has all the advantages of the 642 plus? Thanks for all your help.