What do you folks think of W-W SilverTips for a "carry load" in one of
these S&W Airweight snubbies? I don't believe (correct me if I'm wrong)
these are +P's.
442/642 for me. As for a carry load, I've standardised on the Speer 135gr. JHP Gold Dot. Lovely round - very accurate, excellent performance. I now actively de-recommend earlier-technology hollowpoints, as this new-technology bullet seems to be a major advance in performance from snubbies.
Yet another 642, also stocked with Speer's 135 grain Gold Dots.
I started off with a 637 but traded it for a 642:
Less place for lint to collect.
Less likely to snag. I made a habit of keeping my thumb over the hammer when drawing but this way I have one less thing to worry about.
I can't use single action at the range. For a CCW, I feel I'm better off getting used to a DA trigger pull. With a 642 I'm not tempted to "cheat" and thumb the hammer back.
When I carry a J-frame, it is a 642 loaded with 135 gr. Gold Dot +P.
However, I also enjoy my 1980 vintage pinned barrel square butt 37, and when it is not digesting 148 gr. wadcutters at the range it is loaded with 110 gr. Silvertips.
well i cant speak from experience, but the 638 is the one that appeals the most to me... the hammer snags on the 637 and the 642 has an internal hammer, but the 638 has a nice conceiled external hammer
I carried a nickel 442 for 8 years. I currently carry a titanium 342 most of the time. It hurts on both ends. The .357's don't interest me after shooting them.
I'm interested in how old your M37 is. I read a lot of repsonses from people saying I can shoot this many/that many +P rounds from my gun. Mine (appx Dec.1993) was made before S+W "officially" rated them for "occasional" +P use. I'm curious as to whether you have 5000 or so +P rounds through one of the newer or older models? Do you (does anyone?) know what changes, if any,S+W made before they OK'd +P's in their airweights? (I've had at least two different people tell me they made no changes before the greenlight.)
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Thanks,
Jim
Mine's a newer Mdl 37-3; I shoot +P in it all the time. +P in a snubnose isn't any better than standard loads; just more recoil & muzzle blast; NOT more knockdown power. In a 4" barrel gun +P's offer a significant advantage. The reason I shoot +P's is I get the ammo for free from my department. If I was buying it I would shoot standard pressure loads.
Just got a 337PD, my only S&W "J" frame. They had several other models but this is the one that caught my eye, about 11oz. black frame and gray titanium cyl. My wife told me to pick out a nice gun for my anneversity present, she is a keeper. Jim.
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