[Will Beararms]

So you’re in an environment where concealment must be absolutely unoticable, like volunteering in a homeless shelter as this precious victim was. This is when having a S&W 442 Airweight in the right front pocket or left depending upon your orientation is ideal. I know of indviduals who will carry an airweight in a front pocket even when they are toting another semi-auto in a concealment holster. The main benefit I see is the ability to quickly get a shot off in close quarters.

Vermont homeless shelter employee 'butchered' with ax by resident: police

Vermont social worker Leah Rosin-Pritchard was allegedly butchered with an ax by homeless woman Zaaina Asra Zakirrah Mahvish-Jammeh in an unprovoked attack, according to police.

www.foxnews.com

 

[DeltaFiveBravo]

I agree.

The contours of a 442 snubby make it so easy to instantly draw from a pocket without any snagging, save for the front sight.

I pocket carry a 442, loaded with Underwood hardcast wadcutters, along with a G19 or G43 IWB. The 442 is for when I need to quickly draw and shoot at close quarters.

 

[ruffhunter]

enough witnesses they should skip to this without hesitation. sorta like that killer little girl in walking dead. she is going to keep killing. Not her first victim imo

 

[nikerret]

I’ve never been able to pocket carry in anything except a coat or the pants cargo pockets. I don’t know how you do it.

 

[Julius Seizure]

So sad. Sounds like Zaaina Asra Zakirrah Mahvish-Jammeh was a native to VT? I digress…

RIP 🙏🏻

 

[El Pistolero]

Spark her up.

 

[Will Beararms]

The common theme I see in all of these tragedies is mental illness. I’ve sworn off mouse guns but we are frequently reminded these days that time to first shot is critical.

 

[DeltaFiveBravo]

I’ve never been able to pocket carry in anything except a coat or the pants cargo pockets. I don’t know how you do it.

I was the same way too. I could barely tolerate anything in my front pockets.

I started pocket carrying a .32 Seecamp in a Ryan Grizzle leather pocket holster, with a spare magazine in a Grizzle pocket magazine carrier in my left pocket.

The Seecamp "seasoned" me to pocket carry, and after a few years I moved up to a G42, and a few months later, a G43.

Now it's a 442 .38 snub.

 

[saltwater]

So sad. Sounds like Zaaina Asra Zakirrah Mahvish-Jammeh was a native to VT? I digress…

Almost no criminals in Vermont so they import 'em

 

[CDW4ME]

9mm Kahr PM9 is smaller than a snub and holds two more bullets:
Kahr PM9 vs Smith & Wesson Model 442 size comparison | Handgun Hero

If weight is a factor, then the LCP 380 which is smaller, lighter and holds two more bullets:
Smith & Wesson Model 442 vs Ruger LCP size comparison | Handgun Hero

In before, but ... 380 bullet performance, whatever , choose the right bullet.
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380 Hydra Shok Deep in heavy clothed gel 15-16'' with .49 expansion from a LCP

 

[Ordell Robbie]

I’ve never been able to pocket carry in anything except a coat or the pants cargo pockets. I don’t know how you do it.

Looser fitting pants with bigger pockets are key. As far as jeans go, the relaxed fit Duluth Trading fit the bill nicely.

In before, but ... 380 bullet performance,

There is a reason the .380 is still going strong after 100 years. How many calibers have came and went in that time?

I say the same thing about .38 Special, 9MM and the .45 ACP. All have been around over 100 years, there's a reason...

 

[Vaquero 357]

This was a liberal elitist social worker. There is no way in hell she would ever carry a gun, no matter what it was, even if you gave it to her and gave her training in how to use it, even if all for free.

 

[Coyote56]

I’ve never been able to pocket carry in anything except a coat or the pants cargo pockets. I don’t know how you do it.

By far not my preferred carry mode. It is easily accomplished with the proper holster though.

 

[Valmet]

I’ll use any excuse to buy another Smith & Wesson

 

[Nanuk]

I can't pocket carry but will carry a Sig 365 before I carry a J frame.

 

[Nanuk]

By far not my preferred carry mode. It is easily accomplished with the proper holster though. View attachment 1179525 View attachment 1179526

I can't get my hand and a gun out of my pocket at the same time. I also have tree trunk like legs. If I pocket carry it looks like a growth.

 

[Nanuk]

Looser fitting pants with bigger pockets are key. As far as jeans go, the relaxed fit Duluth Trading fit the bill nicely.

Totally dependent on your build.

 

[n2g]

I like pocket carry, too, but the biggest I can do (other than in a jacket pocket) is a BG .380 or LCP M size. Men's clothing pockets are usually bigger than women's, though.

How very sad about the murder victim. Prayers for her loved ones.

 

[OKgetdown]

I love my 442. Great carry gun.

 

[Buckeye63]

9mm Kahr PM9 is smaller than a snub and holds two more bullets:
Kahr PM9 vs Smith & Wesson Model 442 size comparison | Handgun Hero

If weight is a factor, then the LCP 380 which is smaller, lighter and holds two more bullets:
Smith & Wesson Model 442 vs Ruger LCP size comparison | Handgun Hero

In before, but ... 380 bullet performance, whatever , choose the right bullet.
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https://general-cartridge.com/2020/...dge.com/2020/07/30/federal-380-acp-99gr-hydra-shok-deep-in-vyse-ballistics-gel/
380 Hydra Shok Deep in heavy clothed gel 15-16'' with .49 expansion from a LCP
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A revolver barrel can be shoved into a attacker.. and fired repeatedly… a semi goes out of battery..
Revolers have a place in my rotation.. just for that reason… wrestling on the ground with a attacker.. snubbie barrel stuffed in their bread basket… then empty the cylinder.. messy .. but a fight stopper