BS Meter Went Off, Need Advice

[tuckerdog1]

Woodsmoke,

I have to agree with Iggy. The Scandium model doesn't weight all that much less. It can shoot 357s, where the 638can't, but believe me, you don't want to. With the money saved, you could almost buy a 2nd gun for yourself.

Tuckerdog1

 

[Stainz]

Check out 'The 642 Club' on this forum - but any of the three, 637, 638, or 642, will serve you well - and you'll gain good info about ammo, holsters, etc. As suggested, I'd spend the money saved on a plinker - maybe a decent used 66 or 686(+) - and AMMO!

I think it was a year and a half or so back when a local pawn & gun shop had a young lady, tired of feeling threatened in her apartment, came in to buy a gun for protection. The young lady clerk handed the prospective customer her own Glock - after dropping the magazine. The chambered round went off while the gun was in the customer's hand, killing her. That was horrible - she just wanted 'protection' - and she got a careless or untrained clerk. Sure, it was an accident - but an avoidable one. Insisting that all employees there openly carry, as in most gun stores around here, was the ultimate cause - that and the apparent little or no training.

Stainz

 

[kmrcstintn]

Smith & Wesson revolvers have internals that are opposite to transfer bar systems used by Colt, Ruger, and Taurus; when the trigger is released on a Smith & Wesson, there is a 'blocking' bar that blocks the hammer and will not allow the hammer to move forward and initiate ignition of the primer of the cartridge sitting under the firing pin;

tell the arshole to go pound sand!!! S&W has been making revolvers for several generations and if there was a pertinent problem they would have been sued or regulated into making their equipment safer...they built hammer blocks into their stuff years and years ago and haven't had to change

 

[JoeG52]

I have to say the scandium model is worh it. That 3 oz makes a BIG difference.

 

[bigolddeerhunter]

Ahhhhh...the old bait and switch .....I bet the gun he wanted you to buy was more money...right? Texas has laws on bait and switch....I'm not a lawyer, but it almost smells like a dead rat.

 

[Woodsmoke]

Thank You All!

You have all been a great help here.

There were two votes for the Model 642 on this thread so I decided to check them out. I read the 642 club thread.

Not the whole thing of course, but seeing as how I don't think that many people could be wrong I picked this up from Top Gun of Texas today:

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z74/twobentleys/SW642003.jpg

I know you have seen many pictures of the 642, but this one is mine.

Well, okay....... it's mine until the purse gets here from Galco.

Thanks again, and I will be checking out Tomball pawn soon.

 

[MCgunner]

his friend shot himself in the butt while holstering his Glock

There has been a recall of certain Uncle Mike and Fobus holsters for just this exact problem.....btw

<sigh> I do not like "safe action" guns. I mean, I ain't gonna get down on people who use 'em, they're just a little not for me because of such problems, that's all. I'd just rather carry a DA/DAO/revolver.

 

[Troutman]

<<BS Meter Went Off, Need Advice>>

Don’t second guess the meter.

<<“we should trust his judgment as he plays with these guns all day”.>>

Before you walk away. Play this one on him.

 

[one-shot-one]

if

hand the revolver to him and tell him that if he can hit it hard enough to cause it to fire that you will buy two of the modle he recomends, but if cannot he pays for you revolver! that'll shut him up.

 

[Tom Servo]

Nope. Your BS meter looks well-calibrated.

If it's for pocket/purse carry, I usually recommend the 642/442. Reason being, there's no hammer channel for lint or debris to fall into.

 

[Tom Servo]

Nope. Your BS meter looks well-calibrated.

If it's for pocket/purse carry, I usually recommend the 642/442. Reason being, there's no hammer channel for lint or debris to fall into.

 

[Alan Fud]

I once watched a young lady (who knew nothing about guns) behind a gun counter start to sell a box of 38 special ammo to a guy (who knew nothing about guns) who had just bought a 380 automatic.

It would be interesting to watch either one of them attempt to chamber a round.

 

[BeJaRa]

It is amazing what some store clerks/owners will say to you to get you to buy thier product. I went into a small gun shop in SW Florida about a year ago looking for a 357 magnum revolver with a 6" barrel and the OWNER!! tells me straight to my face "Nobody makes revolvers anymore, nobody buys them so they quit making them". I almost lost control of my bladder functions when he told me that, so I responded with a "your full of S*&T" and walked out.

 

[Neophyte1]

638

Old Fluff: Sir the 638 that you have recommended;
Outstanding: Best of both worlds. Single or double action
Perfect pocket size {front or back]
I've played with accuracy out to 100 yds. [yeah right]

Idiot behind the counter: Don't insult a used car salesman [I don't know any]
but I'll bet they have more sense. Quote this {get the money, don't educate just get the money}
give this "Counter Waiter" a Broom in a large warehouse thats empty.
See if he can figure it out

More Serious Note: I had considered cleaning up the Trigger; ie making slick, double action lighter, single a little more crisp. In and out of my pockets, in and out the glove box, in and out; you get the picture,
Function first:::::
Leave it alone. Stiff enough that an accident will definitely be an accident.

I have several different CC units, I'll look to take the 638 first.

On long walk abouts I can easily take one in the holster with this in a pocket

 

[Robert Hairless]

You might want to speak to the manager, explain what the clerk told you, and ask why that store sells unsafe firearms to the public.

 

[sansone]

gun buyers usually know exactly what they want when they walk in. only time I need to show many guns is when he is buying one for his wife. I guess like a pair of shoes ladies need to see many different styles. It is kinda refreshing because I get to show off my wares. (we luv you ladies) // oh yea: the salesperson should be quiet unless asked a question. this guy mentioned is NOT helpful

 

[Bear41mag]

If nothing else I would at least tell the manager that as a result of the idot behind the counter he lost a sale to another establishment. And every time you come in to buy a gun, if the same doorknob is behind the counter, you will go elsewhere to buy. I would also send a copy to the coorperate headquaters. That should make him sit up and take notice.

I hate sales persons like that.