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Just to update and put us back on track...

My Father in law asked how I liked carrying the gun and I told him how useful it was especially chasing after his grandson. He said I can just give him back his Taurus 85 We've had since my wife move out of her parents house and I can hang onto the S&W as long as I want to. I couldn't have married into a better family I think.

I ordered a DeSantis Summer heat for it, I like the very very minimal style of it. Its very similar looking to the IWB holster I have for my .32. The Sticky Holster I had for it fell out of my waistline this morning as I got up from my home office chair... I probably didn't have my belt on tight enough but that was disconcerting (ESPECIALLY because I JUST had a dream lastnight about that EXACT same thing happening but in public). I had to make sure I got something with a clip. The sticky holster works Ok for a pocket holster for now but I might get one thats a little more snug soon too.

I understand there is a lot of discussion on the size of the bullet. My father in law must have been carrying the maximum load because what it had in it went almost all the way to the edge of the cylinder, and what I've had for .38s for self defense was only about 1/2 the size of the larger ones... no idea what the actual bullet sizes are though. I think I will probably stick with a high speed low weight, instead of low speed high weight.
What about ball vs. hollow point? Do some people advocate the ball ammo for the snubbies?

flechero wrote:When my son was under 36 mos old I also carried a LW snubbie. For the reasons you mentioned they are great. The small handle allows you to worry about your kid, not the butt of your gun! And for some reason, they do feel thin in a decent holster. I guess it's that they are only thick at one spot. With some practice they are not bad to shoot and mine was surprisingly accurate.

It's one of only a few guns that are "designated" to never get sold... it will live in the safe, if it never gets put back in the rotation. It's actually only slightly smaller than a kimber 3" 1911 but carries WAY smaller.

Good to know. I suppose if I am going to be chasing after him for the next couple years and we're planning on having another child in the next year its probably "in our best interest" to have one. I just gotta get the wife on board to make this happen or see if my FIL wants to sell it to me.

This is really good info. You guys are gonna get me a permanent spot sleeping on the couch because I'm almost certainly going to buy one now (and I've already hit my 1 gun every 6-12 months agreement with the wife. She's not opposed to guns per se, just opposed to me "wasting" money) If I can't keep borrowing this one from my FIL. I mean it IS kind of awkward to be CHLing a gun your Father in Law (who is a cop) is just letting you borrow. I would feel bad if I had to use it and it gets bagged as evidence, and also I certainly wouldn't touch the trigger or make any modifications to it if I didn't OWN it. I'm just hoping maybe he'll let me borrow it until I've got some extra money to buy my own. Especially these summer months.

v-rog wrote:Between the recoil and the heavy trigger-pull, the airweights are a challenge to shoot. Hopefully your able to put a couple-hundred rounds through it while you have it. Best of luck.

I've put about 150 rounds or so with it over the last year. Whenever we go to the range together I put rounds through it. So I'm familiar with its operation and point of aim. The trigger pull is heavy and it IS snappy.

I figured I should also carry one for a little bit because for any of my friends who are not very familiar with guns but are interested in getting a CHL I suggest they look seriously at the revolvers since they seem a little easier for them to understand and use.

Because of the warmer weather and also the increased mobility of my 15 month old son (that boy can move fast!!! and I've gotta bend over in all kinds of ways to try and pick him back up) my glock 19 was getting a lot harder to conceal and I was getting really self-conscious about it. I had been carrying it OWB which was really comfortable (doesn't hurt my back) but not concealing so well in the warmer weather, the IWB (CB Supertuck) was hurting my back for some reason too. So I knew my father in law had a S&W Airweight (.38 special +p one) he wasn't using and I asked to borrow it along with the "Sticky" holster for it. He didn't even make me put up any collateral (We already have his Taurus model 85 that he gave to my wife when she lived alone)! I seriously married the Best Wife ever to have a cool Father in Law like that.

Day two of carrying it and I love it. I might not give it back. I even had to play Mr. Mom yesterday because of childcare issues and had no problems concealing IWB, no back pain, hardly noticed its there. A much much smaller bulge. I understand the drawbacks, less ammo, slower reload, etc. For me though its doing a nice job of bridging the gap between the tiny (and slightly unreliable) .32 auto I can pocket carry, and the larger Glock 19. I had no idea how much more comfortable carrying the revolver would be.