S&W Bodyguard --- show & tell.

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BusGunner007

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This is the first handgun I wanted to get and I still don't have it!In .357/Stainless, it's starting to become irresistable.

Please show & tell if you've got one or had one!
 
The 649 is pretty neat. I have a 3" J-frame .357 (the 60-15 - I like the longer tube to let the maggie rounds stretch their legs a bit more), and think it's a very handy piece.

A fellow over on the S&W Forums' revolver forum posted a nice photo of his old 38 last night.
 
Here's my .38 Spl 649...

and nickel plated Model 17. I love the 649 for concealed carry.
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I carried the blued 49 every day for 20 yrs as my backup, covert, and off duty. Bought the 649 in 1995 and have carried it since. I never leave home without them. Had a nickle Model 38 for a short while but one of the guys talked me out of it. I wasn't really wanting to sell it but he had the cash. They're great little guns.
 

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I was lucky enough to inherit a blued Model 38 mfg. in 1973 that was my grandfathers. He loved the gun and I now know why. The bodyguard is an excellent design with a good feel to it. I really dont want to carry it for fear of damage so I am looking for a stainless version to carry.
 
Great! Just great!

I've been wanting a snubbie for the longest time, but I can't ever run across one without the lock above the latch. Just when I think the urge is gone, somebody just has to post pics.

Thanks, gentlemen.




PS-> Is it just me, or is there something about the snubnose revolver that speaks of more elegant times? It is truly a gentlemen's weapon.
 
Even if I didn't get the newer 649 Stainless, I'd be very happy just to HAVE a Bodyguard in almost ANY configuration.
Perhaps I can squirrel money away during the next few months and get lucky enough to find one... :rolleyes:
Not having any one in particular in mind kind of takes the pressure off, don't you think? :D


"Carried a lot and seldom shot" --- isn't that the line here?
Wasn't it the Treasury Dept. that used +P+ in the Bodyguards?
How 'bout an Airweight loaded with the +P+ once in a while?

Questions, questions, questions!
 
While I like all the Bodygaurd pix, MJ3, yours is very nice.
Miami Vice also made the Bodygaurd very popular. Nice snubby, and I don't know why I do not have one. I have a 640PD, and a 442.
 
REAL GOOD, y'all!
Very nice looking little firearms.

NJ3, those are the Hogue Bantam grip(s) on there? Do they 'press' onto the frame without a mounting screw/strap?
THAT'S what I'm after here. I like the shine. Is it high polished stainless or what?

Tamara, I like your choices in that pic you posted, too. Nice.
 
Samuel2001, those are actually the 125 gr Federal Nyclads. I was lucky enough to find a stock of them for a reasonable price.


chameleon, thanks it's a keeper.


BusGunner007, yes they're the Hogue Bantam grips. They just slide on from the bottom of the grip and use no screws. It's a nickel M38-2, circa 1990. I didn't want it the first time I saw it, but the price was right. Now I won't give it up for nothing. :)
 
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