Sunday Gunday...after 18 years of daily carry the 342PD is showing it's age too.
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Lots of people carry a j-frame, smart people, people you would know. I'm not saying I am carrying a snubnose, but I could be carrying a snubnose. People like a j-frame, you like it, I like it, everybody likes it.
Seriously, small light, effective, reliable, a great, great carry gun.
At 10.8 oz. the 342PD was (and probably still is) the lightest revolver ever made. After a few weeks you don't even know you have it on.
I just checked my 438, it's 14 oz, so you got me. This gun is so easy to carry, you can forget you have it. Last July I was driving a flatbed truck with a picnic table full of partyers down Donegal Bay Rd., I turned to the other guy in the cab and said "John, this is the most normal I have felt, since March.". MAGA
Grocery store truck?
Yes.
I believe the 337 TI is just a little bit lighter. I've been looking for a 337 TI or 342 PD to replace my 642 for a long time. Those scandium/titanium J-frame revolvers are sexy!
Check on Armslist.com
A J-frame with a shrouded hammer is such a versatile carry gun. It's light, reliable, a d with the right cartridges - powerful. I can get all 5 rounds out to center of mass faster with a my 642 than any of my automatic ccw guns and never need to worry about a jam. Reloading under stress requires a lot of practice though, especially with those super easy to carry "speed strips".
The only jam I ever had with it was using "BLAZER" ammo. The recoil (in such a light gun) made a bullet jump forward of the crimp so the cylinder wouldn't rotate. Moral of the story.... don't use Blazer ammo.