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01-18-2008, 05:54 PM
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Any experience with S&W 637?
I'm considering pickup up a S&W 637 .38 special revolver. Does anyone here have any experience with that specific firearm? I'm looking at it for my wife - protection at her job.
Plus, what kind of stopping power does that round have? Thanks for your input. Bill 
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01-18-2008, 11:06 PM
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With the right loads... I don't have any doubts about carrying a 38sp... but I only carry corbon or Buffalo bore loads which turn the 637 into a real handfull.... As for buying a gun for the wifee.... several of my clients have gone out and bought the little woman a cute little 38 for them to carry.... then they get instruction from my wife and the hubby ends up with the 38 and she gets a new glock 9mm or something... the best one was the guy who bought the wife a little smith 357 bodyguard in stainless... she shot it a few times and was ok with it... the next range session she brought out all of "his" guns so she could learn to operate all of the guns in the house... the one she ended up with for her permit? His Pachmayer custom govt. model in 45acp cause that is what she LIKED SHOOTING...  my wife the instructor says: with women it is all about enjoying the range experience so that they will practice with what they carry... get them to love shooting what they carry and they will carry a big 45 over a cute little 38 much of the time... Here is an except from one of her latest emails: "Thank you for getting back to me. I just bought the Glock .45 GAP; after spending time with you and researching it just was the right fit. My goal is to become very comfortable and familiar with it; like the back of my hand. Is that the same gun you let me shoot?" The little woman will often pick a tupperware 45... xd/glock etc... take her to the range with a good instructor and let her shoot a bunch of guns... see what she likes... try the XD especially... they seem to kick less and the grip is very 1911 which of course means it fits alot of people... try a 1911 in 9mm if the recoil bothers her.... shooting that's the thing... shooting something she likes to shoot... with any luck at all it will peg her happy meter...
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01-18-2008, 11:24 PM
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 Good luck choosing!
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~Trinity Dodge this... "That woman deserves her revenge and we deserve to die"
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01-18-2008, 11:31 PM
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"Under the table Greebo sat and washed himself. Occasionally he burped. Vampires have risen from the dead, the grave and the crypt, but have never managed it from the cat." "Greebo turned upon Granny Weatherwax a yellow-eyed stare of self-satisfied malevolence, such as cats always reserve for people who don't like them, and purred. Greebo was possibly the only cat who could snigger in purr" Greebo the Cat - Terry Pratchett "Witches Abroad"
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01-18-2008, 11:47 PM
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01-18-2008, 11:48 PM
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So have you put much thought into what you are going to get? You know if the bigger is better then maybe you need to go for that rifle you shot and loved!  Serious I am curious are you leaning one way or the other?  637. No experience with it. But from comments I have heard the snubbies that so often are placed into women's hands are then promptly returned once they shoot it. Best bet is to get her out with your guns or rental guns and see if she can handle or wants to handle a semi auto. Single stack probably better. I only say this because you allude to the fact this will be a CCW gun. If this is not a CCW gun then try one of the 4 inch .38s. Just bought my mom a S&W 620. She loves it so far. First handgun she has ever shot. If she really gets into it and develops some skill with it and then wants to CCW she can move to the snubbie. "she can't rack a semi auto slide reliable enough because of arthritic hand or we would be doing the Tinity route"
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01-18-2008, 11:55 PM
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Thanks for all the input - I of course don't want to send her out without sufficient power. And its not the "cute chick" gun thing. The size of the gun itself was perfect for concealment and yet it fit well in her hand as opposed to some of the sub-compacts, where your last two fingers hang past the end of the handgrip. Any other suggestions for a small pistol but with a larger handgrip (but w/ some umph to it)?
Thanks Bill
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01-19-2008, 12:00 AM
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01-19-2008, 12:15 AM
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2) You can get a J frame in .357. That should be enough. If there is such a thing. 3) The airweight S&W J frames are amazingly light, about 12 oz. They feel like toys. The bad side of that is that with real loads the kick is very sharp. I've had J frames for 30 years and a few weeks ago I shot 125g +P JHP's out of an airweight, and it was a surprise. It felt like someone had just hit the gun with a baseball bat. I could hold on to it, but it took a lot longer than normal to come back onto target. The same guns are available in steel or stainless. They weigh more -about 22 oz - but they don't kick quite so hard. Unless weight is a genuine consideration (like, for carrying) consider the heavier gun. 4) You should also consider a hammerless version, like the 640, or a shrouded hammer, like the 638. They are easier to carry, less likely to get snagged on anything.
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01-19-2008, 12:19 AM
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Hi PanHead Bill.
You have already recieved some good advice and I concur with all of it. The very attributes, light wieght, short overall length, small grips, and fixed sights, that make Snub Nose revolvers, particularly S&W J-Frames such great CCW weapons also make them some of the most difficult weapons to master. Capacity is also an issue that is important to some people and 5-shooters are certainly limited in this area. However, the term "5 for sure" was coined for the S&W I & J Frame revolvers because reliability with almost any type of ammunition and an extreem tolerance for abuse and lack of maintenance is a characteristic of these weapons. If a small revolver with more power is something you are interested in, I can recommend the S&W Model 60. It is a Stainless Steel J-Frame revolver, chambered in .357 Magnum. It also has larger grips, greater overall length, and more weight than the Model 637. It also comes with 3 and 5 inch barrels and adjustable sights. My personal Model 60 has a 3 inch barrel with adjustable sights and full size combat grips. It only weighs 24 oz and was my primary carry weapon until recently when I got converted by the "Kimber Cult" here. I can also highly recommend this revolver as a CCW weapon. Thanks and good luck in getting the "perfect" weapon for your wife.
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01-19-2008, 12:31 AM
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01-19-2008, 11:16 PM
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More of my wife's clients prefer the tupperware stuff.. glock or XD and for the recoil sensitve the XD... grip area is large enough and the gun is sufficient in power....
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"Under the table Greebo sat and washed himself. Occasionally he burped. Vampires have risen from the dead, the grave and the crypt, but have never managed it from the cat." "Greebo turned upon Granny Weatherwax a yellow-eyed stare of self-satisfied malevolence, such as cats always reserve for people who don't like them, and purred. Greebo was possibly the only cat who could snigger in purr" Greebo the Cat - Terry Pratchett "Witches Abroad"
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