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Thinking about a Smith J frame for the wife
My wife has handled quite a few small revolvers and autos and has decided the best fit for her of all of the possibilities is the Smith and Wesson J frame 642, she liked the Ladysmith with the Rosewood grips. I am thinking about hunting one down for her for Christmas however I don't know much about the Smiths and have read that some, if not all have that internal lock, does anyone know do these J frames still have that locking mechanism or is it a thing of the past? I'd rather not get one with the lock if at all possible.
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12-17-2012, 12:19 AM
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The old ones dont have the lock. All of the new ones do. I have a few of both. I dont use the lock. It hasnt caused a problem for me yet. I have put many many rounds through mine.
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12-17-2012, 12:11 PM
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Find a gud used one without the lock if you can in time-
If not buy a new one & don't worry about it - forget the lock is there-
You'll have a excellant weapon either way.
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12-17-2012, 03:54 PM
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S&W does offer some new J frames w/o the lock; the 442 is one. Check their website or your LGS.
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12-20-2012, 08:27 PM
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This is a great choice for your wife. I got my wife this exact model for her birthday and she loves it. S&W also has a lifetime warranty.
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12-21-2012, 06:18 AM
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I bought my wife a 638 and she carries it everyday, so I think its a great purchase and a fine firearm.
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12-21-2012, 12:41 PM
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I picked up the 642 airweight DA only. Wanted to get a ladysmith as that was the one she really liked but on somewhat short notice I couldn't get my hands on one. The only difference I can see is the rosewood grips, I will probably order a set online and put them on then it will be identical to the ladysmith.
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12-21-2012, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by fupuk
I bought my wife a 638 and she carries it everyday, so I think its a great purchase and a fine firearm.
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I got one of those for myself. It is my hiking gun. 1st round is snake shot and the rest are 125+P. Only 16 oz loaded.
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12-26-2012, 01:06 AM
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We did some shooting with the wife's new J frame today and boy do we both need practice, I haven't had time to do much pistol shooting this year and it really shows, both of us were pulling shots to the right of the target pretty badly, I doubt very much the fixed sights on the gun are off, I'm thinking we had some serious poor mechanics going on, lol. Oh well, practice, practice, practice. 
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12-26-2012, 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by blucoondawg
We did some shooting with the wife's new J frame today and boy do we both need practice, I haven't had time to do much pistol shooting this year and it really shows, both of us were pulling shots to the right of the target pretty badly, I doubt very much the fixed sights on the gun are off, I'm thinking we had some serious poor mechanics going on, lol. Oh well, practice, practice, practice. |
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