S&W M642......opinions

[MrPink]

I love the Centennial line. I orginally started with a 642. Then another for when I am in Maryland. The 640 made sense as a range gun so got that. Then the 342PD came out so had to have it (selling the older 642) and recently bought a 340PD. Won't shoot full power magnums out of it but Federal PD Hydrashoks are uhhhh, managable. The 342 & 340 are superlight guns that are easy to forget. 4 Centennials and not a dog in the bunch.

 

[SAWBONES]

Like Mr. Camp, a little J-frame (either the 642 or 340PD) is most often my BUG, but is sometimes a primary (only) CCW during the Dog Days of summer.
In any case, it's ALWAYS there.

 

[bubbygator]

I have a HP & a Glock-26, both with lasers, & I like them; but I still missed my old J-frame. So I recently found a "deal" on a nickeled 442 in a pawn shop. I surely intend to get the Crimson Trace LG-205 to go with it.

 

[Coronach]

I carry the 642's cousin, the 640(-1), in an ankle holster as a BUG. I love it for what it is- a small, powerful, dependable defensive package.

I freely admit that I do not shoot it that well at range, but I am also aware that the primary role of this gun, for me, is a 'shove-it-in-his-gut-and-pull-the-trigger-until-it-stops-going-bang-or-they-stop-flopping' endevour. The only thing more last-ditch than this is my knife...and fingernails, I suppose.

I have always considered a set of lasergrips, as I dislike the sights for longer-ranged shooting...just never found extra cash in the slush fund when I was in the mood.

Mike

 

[SnWnMe]

Mine is a 442. It is definitely a handful to shoot. Precision aimed fire is not it's forte. I practice one handed double taps from point or weapon retention stances. Someday I will have a 642 so I can have a "Good and Evil" set.