S&W 30-1 .32 S&W L, keep or move?

cold1 said:
no real need for hearing protection,
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Hate to point this out, but there's always a need for hearing protection,
Or you get to be my age, and have to keep asking people to repeat themselves or turning to your wife and asking what someone said .
shooters always wear your eyes and ears.
Sorry for the off topic PSA,
 
I am not what you call an expert, but IMO it's a strong 'keep' for collection purposes, and a definite 'move' for defensive purposes.

(No, I do not want to get shot with a .32 of any variant, thank you.)
 
JT said:
I am not what you call an expert, but IMO it's a strong 'keep' for collection purposes, and a definite 'move' for defensive purposes.

(No, I do not want to get shot with a .32 of any variant, thank you.)
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I’m not a “collector “ as such that all of my weapons are intended to fall into the working gun category. I’m leaning towards selling or trading it for something else better suited to my edc rotation.
I had hoped that the little Smith would fill an opening for a pocket carry revolver. I think a nice lightweight mod 37 or 638/38 or even a lightweight.357 is what I need. Something light with a shrouded hammer.
 
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Bull Durham said:
I’m not a “collector “ as such that all of my weapons are intended to fall into the working gun category. I’m leaning towards selling or trading it for something else better suited to my edc rotation.
I had hoped that the little Smith would fill an opening for a pocket carry revolver. I think a nice lightweight mod 37 or 638/38 or even a lightweight.357 is what I need. Something light with a shrouded hammer.
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My only comment is that five well placed rounds of 32 S&W are better than five poorly placed rounds of 38 or 357. Snubby revolvers in the larger calibers are notoriously difficult to shoot accurately and quickly. The lower recoil and inherent accuracy of the 32 S&W in a small framed revolver make it a valid SD weapon in my opinion. I'm not saying it's superior to the many excellent modern 38 snubbies like the S&W 642 and Ruger LCR out there. Just that it should not be considered inadequate.
 
I used to pocket carry a 2.5" SP101. I will tell you (FWIW) some things that I learned about a 'lightweight' .357 revolver - and this is based strictly on my experience. Note that I am not what you would call a professional, though I carried a .357 duty revolver (Colt Trooper, OWB of course) and the Ruger (strictly pocket carry deep in the heart of darkness [aka Maryland] ) collectively for about twenty years.
  1. it ain't no fun - physically or economically - to practice with it unless you cheat step down to .38 Special - which is not the same in any sense
  2. a snub-nosed revolver wastes a lot of power out the short muzzle
  3. a shrouded hammer is not an issue with pocket carry with the right holster
  4. hammerless is an issue if you ever want to take a single-action shot
Also note that the SP101 is not really lightweight, especially compared to the newer trimmer lighter metal wheel guns of today. And it could be a "brute to shoot" in extended sessions. God protect me from scandium! :eek:
 
I say move it along... because someone here will grab it quick.
 
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