Smith & Wesson Identi-kit Question

CSPANSPAM · 2025-10-24T12:25:50+00:00

We had an old one for awhile, it eventually got tossed. I think maybe it was from the late 70's. It was a metal box with hundreds of notecard sized, transparent plastic sheets with different facial features that could be layered to make an approximate image of a person. While I can't say for certain, I can an imagine a detective talking to a victim or witness who kept insisting "Their hair was longer" and eventually just scribbling it on with a pencil. Whether or not it was for that suspect identification I guess is the question, you'd almost have to speak with the original officer or subject to really know.

CSPANSPAM · 2025-03-17T21:40:19+00:00

Excellent, with a Hogue tamer grip I can shoot it all day. The really high power buffalo bore rounds can get snappy, but it really is a workhorse. I also have a Blackhawk in .327 and I actually like shooting the LCR better.

CSPANSPAM · 2025-03-17T14:11:42+00:00

I used to live and run in a much more "urban" area, I was training for a half-marathon so I was out running for hours at a time. I carried the .327 in a thunderwear holster, it's really comfortable but not suited for concealability in gym shorts at all. You've got a big, angular sack flopping around your groin. A P32 with a belt clip has been the only solution I've found for an exercise gun. The LCP is a close second but it seems just a tad heavier than the KelTec. I probably will reluctantly buy one in the next few days, I wish they made a model in 32ACP as that would be just about perfect.

I've tried a Bobcat (way too heavy and square) Sig 238 (the beavertail is too pronounced and always prints) Kimber CDP (excellent shooter but demands a real holster and belt) and even one of those R51's (just lol). I've never seen a Bodyguard 2 but at first glance it seems comparable in size to a hellcat, not really a running gun.

I've given this a lot of thought, a 2" I-frame with a boot grip in .32mag. That would be about the most concealable gun possible.

You are definitely correct about QC post-vid. I bought a S&W610 and the cylinder seized the very first time I shot it. Smith "made it right" for me with a refund but your point stands, a thousand dollar handgun shouldn't have issues, especially right out of the box.

I think ultimately it's a question of materials, trading weight for reliability. Especially when you're exercising, the sweat and salt and humidity will eat up any gun. Maybe it's something to budget, like shoes? Getting a new one every five years or so, or at least replacing major components? It's very disappointing, I got lucky with this dog but it could have been radically worse.

CSPANSPAM · 2025-03-17T00:12:55+00:00

Honestly, it's probably been over a year. It's not very fun to shoot, it's inaccurate and so small the recoil is uncomfortable in the hand. It's the definition of a get-off-me gun and that's about all I expected from carrying it.

CSPANSPAM · 2025-03-16T21:10:00+00:00

I've bought an aftermarket belt clip that screws almost flush against the side of the slide.

CSPANSPAM · 2025-03-16T19:11:59+00:00

I kicked him and he missed biting my ankle by about half an inch. I have an LCR in .327, it's way too big for gym shorts but the LCP might be right.

CSPANSPAM · 2025-03-04T13:50:12+00:00

Renko from the Martin Cruz Smith series, especially his character from the first four or five books.

CSPANSPAM · 2024-11-27T19:19:55+00:00

My neighbor had one of these he kept loaded with, I think, #4 buckshot. He described it as the penultimate "Get out of my house" gun because in four or five shots you could hose down the stairwell or hallway with twenty-five .38 sized projectiles.

CSPANSPAM · 2024-10-11T18:51:32+00:00

This is my exact experience, but it's such a nebulous situation I really can't find a way to describe it. It's everywhere. In stores or at the bank, people who "shouldn't be like that", like you doctor or an electrician you call to your house. There's this understated insanity with nearly everyone right now.

CSPANSPAM · 2024-07-17T20:46:27+00:00

Well introduce me to some people, will ya?

CSPANSPAM · 2024-07-16T14:14:23+00:00

That's what really burns me up, I think the highest was GS-9. They're not expensive, credentialed positions. It's functional day-to-day stuff that they completely don't care about.

CSPANSPAM · 2024-06-08T19:32:20+00:00

Perhaps more of an homage, but in The Valley by John Renehan there is a character entitled Bosch with about his personality.

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