Sean Dempsey
Member
I am in a quandary.
I currently carry a S&W 638 snub nose .38 special revolver. Pretty much everywhere I go. I also use this gun for home defense at night by my bedside.
I bought my wife a 642 of the same make, which she intends to carry but never does.
I also have a .45 XD which I like, but never carry and never use for home defense. I like the gun, but I don't like carrying it cocked or leaving it at my bedside cocked, so it always sits there with a full magazine and an empty chamber at all times. Plus, I am not liking the XD trigger anymore after shooting the revolvers and my friends S&W sigma auto 9mm. AND the fact that budget constraints have restricted my range time to almost nothing, it's really just sitting there with no purpose.
I very much enjoy revolvers, and trust them a great deal. These S&W snubbies are great. And as much as I like the XD, I am considering selling/trading it for another revolver, a fullsize .357, probably a Model 686.
So, I suppose I am wondering what the THR folk think about having NO auto's in a defense lineup (not to mention that these 3 guns are all that I own... no rifles, carbines, shotguns...). Should I keep the XD45 for when I need 10/13 quick shots? Or trade it up for a gun I am more comfortable keep with me in a ready state?
Thoughts on this?
I currently carry a S&W 638 snub nose .38 special revolver. Pretty much everywhere I go. I also use this gun for home defense at night by my bedside.
I bought my wife a 642 of the same make, which she intends to carry but never does.
I also have a .45 XD which I like, but never carry and never use for home defense. I like the gun, but I don't like carrying it cocked or leaving it at my bedside cocked, so it always sits there with a full magazine and an empty chamber at all times. Plus, I am not liking the XD trigger anymore after shooting the revolvers and my friends S&W sigma auto 9mm. AND the fact that budget constraints have restricted my range time to almost nothing, it's really just sitting there with no purpose.
I very much enjoy revolvers, and trust them a great deal. These S&W snubbies are great. And as much as I like the XD, I am considering selling/trading it for another revolver, a fullsize .357, probably a Model 686.
So, I suppose I am wondering what the THR folk think about having NO auto's in a defense lineup (not to mention that these 3 guns are all that I own... no rifles, carbines, shotguns...). Should I keep the XD45 for when I need 10/13 quick shots? Or trade it up for a gun I am more comfortable keep with me in a ready state?
Thoughts on this?