Why did you pick the 340PD over the 642?
340PD weighs 11.4oz vs 15 for the 642 and the 340PD has a shrouded ejector rod.
Why did you pick the 340PD over the 642?
A year later and I'll be picking my 340pd up in a week or so, have you shot yours yet OP? Seemed like my best bet for a light 357 for real concealed carry. I can't wait!!
Not any more than I have to lol
PLEASE do not support the current clowns running S&W. They NEED to go under. There are thousands and thousands of older S&W revolvers out there and they are SO much better than the current junk S&W is cranking out. If you want to enjoy a nice S&W find an old one. Seriously. Over the years I have watched Ruger going downhill as well. And Remington? They're totally gone.. They may as well just move to China. Winchester is gone. Colt has pretty much given up on revolvers. Really sad what has happened to the industry. I worked on and sold a ton of S&W revolvers and competed with them regularly in the 90s and they were so much better before they went completely CAD/CAM -MIM-LOCK crazy. S&W is now completely run by people that know nothing about quality firearms. They may as well make IKEA furniture today. The last new S&W I purchased was a Model 696 in 1996. Those were the last of the handbuilt hand tuned S&Ws. After that they went downhill very quickly. The guys who built those guns took many years to train but they are all in retirement homes now - or dead. I feel very fortunate to have built my collection of revolvers back in those days. I got them cheap - the quality was very high - and there was so much to choose from and I NEVER had to send one back.
Ha!! Have you tried many loads yet or just a solid 357 Mag and carry that?
I just shot the .38spl we had on hand to get a feel for it then a cylinder of the .357 carry ammo we have, I honestly don't recall which load it is. I pretty much consider this an arm's length tool (for my purposes) so if I happen to miss, they'll be easily identified as the person with their eyebrows on fire lol.
Opinions vary.....
I have stated my problems with the last few S&W revolvers that I have purchased in the past 18 months in other threads, all of which had to be returned to S&W for repairs. Their Customer Service is outstanding (maybe they get a lot of practice). They repaired all of mine, paid the shipping both ways and guarantee them forever. It is frustrating to buy a new gun and have to send it back for repairs, but at least they step up to the plate and get them right.
I have gotten the impression some optics makers have the same philosophy.That's how you maximize profit. They know there are plenty of gun owners but few gun shooters, so it's apparently cost effective to re-make the few guns shooters notice are wrong vs having decent QC across the board. Throw in a bunch of "special editions" and you've got the Midas touch.