Carry

[michael_aos]

I'd buy a Model 342 / 342PD before an M&P 340 / 340PD.

[LariatBob]

I like my 637. No, not comfortable to shoot, but it's a "kick". Light, small, powerful. Not meant to be a hundred round at a sitting target gun. Love the laser, shoots good using sights, too.

[SigsRule]

I love my 340PD. I usually carry it in a DeSantos Armorhide wallet in a jacket pocket or sometimes my pants pocket. Yes, it's a handful with full power .357 and I usually carry with +P self-defense loads. But I can put a couple cylinders full through it before total numbness sets in. Bottom line is for the weight, it's a lot of power and at the ranges I'd be using it I don't plan to need more than a couple shots at a time.

[Sixgun]

S&W 649 357 mag. ,covered trigger. Or an AR-15 pistol.

[wpbrock3]

Usually a S&W snub nose 38 special but, sometimes a 380 either a p3at or ppks.

[Deckert]

I own a few J frames, but generally find them just too small for my hands. Lately I carry either a dehorned 2" Model 12 (.38 Special, airweight K frame - 6 rounds) or my particular favorite, a Model 242 (.38 Special +P, AirWeightTi L frame, seven shot, hammerless humpback). Both go into good belt holsters. They're light enough to carry all day without a thought. The 242 is only 18 or 19 ounces, but it's chunky. Still, the larger L frame fits my hand really well which is why I use it.

I have a DelFatti pocket holster for the J frames (.22LR, .32 Magnum, .38 Special, .357 Magnum, 9mm... depending on my mood I guess) when I can't belt carry. The .32 Magnum, a 432 PD, is particularly easy to carry that way.