Attn: Ron
fiVe and others, please excuse my slightly OT post here. It DOES involve the 642, but I'll address some other guns, too.
Also, this is a
long "thinking out loud" post
, so no hard feelings if you just skip it.
I'm putting it here so I can look back at my thinking later, and maybe get some advice from a few more folks as well.
PottyDoctor in post 1875 said:
Excuse the rambling....Just my 2 cents worth.
Ron,
Great rambling! Thanks for sharing your ideas. I'll give you 2 bucks, and the next pitcher is on me.
The info about the Simply Rugged holsters alone was worth the price of the pitcher. I'm impressed with their products, and have bookmarked their site. Although I like my Desantis speed scabbard for my 642, I'm gonna have to try one of those sourdough pancakes. I really like the ones with extra cartridge holders built on.
OK, good points also re the K9. It is INDEED a sweet, sweet piece. I haven't even broken a thousand rnds with it yet (yeah, yeah, I'm really busy with work, no days off in months, and I spend too much time on THR instead of at the range
). Still, it's performed flawlessly. Never even a hick up. It fits me really well, is very comfortable to handle and shoot.
So, yes, that's why I'm thinking this must just be temporary madness, that I'll snap out of it, and quit considering getting rid of it.
Still, I seem to have caught revolver fever. They're just so easy. Ostensibly fewer working parts (although it's funny: I'm not really sure about that
), easier to clean...yada yada (preaching to the choir here, I know). Yes, they can be slower to shoot for an average person, and they have less capacity. But still ...
I'm really seeking a minimal set of tools (one shotgun, one centerfire rifle, one rimfire rifle, X handguns, where X = 1 v. 2 is the question. That's partially for financial reasons, partially for more practical reasons of being seminomadic and not wanting to haul around a bunch of tools.
I'm also drawn to the idea of minimizing the number of types of actions and "feels" in my guns. I enjoy consistency in actions; it makes me a more effective shooter. So owning two revolvers instead of one revolver and one pistol appeals on some nearly irrational level. (Not sure I can justify that rationally.)
And I KNOW I'm not getting rid of my 642. It's in the toolkit to stay. I really like it.
Plus, I'm too poor right now to afford all the guns I want/need. I'm lusting after a Marlin 336, and have just found the Browning Buckmark rifles and am lusting for one of them (with a Ultra Dot scope or something similar).
So, I'm thinking to myself, "Self, do you really NEED two handguns right now? I could sell the K9 (
) along with the bolt .22, and have nearly enough to get the buckmark." (I'm saving pennies in another jar for the 336).
Then I could pick up a Model 60 or an SP101 (another one I like the feel of) later when my business improves (and it will improve; I'm getting there, but nobody told me running my own bidness was gonna be this much work!
).
So, I'm wondering how many 642 owners use it as their primary if not only handgun. (I suspect that the number who have it as their only handgun is a pretty low number around here, but just curious.)
Plus there's something very appealing about being able to reduce the ammo types by one. .38/.357 (for the model 60) appeals. (Even though in a
SHTF scenario <glances around to make sure no mods saw me using that acronym
>, 9 mm would be available. But so would .38 and .357...)
Yes, I've been oogling Model 60's today on the SW site. Nice looking revolver. I've never handled one, but it looks like it has the feel of a 642. (I predict a trip to the gun store soon...)
Ron, I'm assuming that your model 60 is a 2_1/8" barrel?
I'm more drawn to the 3" for a bit more accuracy, but that would prevent me from using a common holster for both guns.
Finally, the Model 60 in a 3" wouldn't gain me anything in weight reduction over the K9. They're both within about an ounce of each other. Since I'm sort of a smaller guy (tall but thin), it just seems to pull on my clothing in an uncomfortable way after extended carry. I hardly even know I've got the 642 on. (I have to be careful when I'm going out since I'm not CC permitted yet, and have to remember to take it off.)
I guess I could try a gun belt and a different holster, but I'm hard pressed to think I'd find one better than the High Noon Topless I've got.
OK, I'm really starting to ramble now. I need to go back to work. (Yes, just on a break right now...)
Nem
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