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jackj87 wrote:

The Habernatho wrote:

jackj87 wrote:Last week I sucked it up and bought the S&W 340PD instead of the 442. Wow, what a gun. A .357 out of a 11 ounce gun is quite a deal.

Recoil is not that bad with .38's. When I was at my ranch last weekend I shot easily 50 rounds of .38's after 300+ of 9mm and 45 and it was not a problem. The only problem was when I got ballsy and shot the .357 hydrashocks out of them. After one cylinder my hand was stinging.

Right now I am pocket carrying with an Uncle Mike's IWB holster. I am waiting on a high noon tuckable to come in.

Nice gun, I keep wanting to buy the M&P 340. But like you I'm having a hard time justifying the price. The main appeal to me is the .357 capability, but if follow up shots are too hard to get back on target it kinda defeats the purpose.

The price was a factor in my decision. A 442 is half the price basically of a 340pd, but the 340pd shoots a .357 and the 442 only shoots a .38. What I concluded was that you were buying two guns in one with the 340pd. As for follow up shots, one shot of .357 from this hand cannon will scare anybody away, it has the loudest bark I have ever heard, at least pistol wise. But I am debating on buying 38+p ammo to carry instead of .357.

I also reason with myself is that if I have to use my 340, I like to know I have .357 coming out of the barrel. And with the adrenaline that would come with the situation, I would not worry about follow up shots since you can control the recoil under normal conditions.

jackj87 wrote:Last week I sucked it up and bought the S&W 340PD instead of the 442. Wow, what a gun. A .357 out of a 11 ounce gun is quite a deal.

Recoil is not that bad with .38's. When I was at my ranch last weekend I shot easily 50 rounds of .38's after 300+ of 9mm and 45 and it was not a problem. The only problem was when I got ballsy and shot the .357 hydrashocks out of them. After one cylinder my hand was stinging.

Right now I am pocket carrying with an Uncle Mike's IWB holster. I am waiting on a high noon tuckable to come in.