I've been looking to get a small revolver for CCW, so I went to the local range yesterday and rented a S&W 642 with Crimson Trace grips. I shot it both with and without the laser. Although I would not say the gun is 'fun' to shoot, the recoil was reasonable and my hand did not hurt much after shooting 50 38 special rounds through it. One thing I did notice that its not the easiest gun to sight. I was able to put all rounds within a 6" radius (I got progressively better as I shot) at 15 to 20 feet. I've heard stories of guys shooting their J-frames at 100 yards (although I honestly have no idea why anyone would want to do so). After shooting one, I'm not sure how anyone could hit anything much beyond 20 yards with stock sights. Are these guns really that accurate or are people just talking???