Well I pulled the trigger so to speak on my first revolver…a S&W 442 with no IL! Bud’s had them in stock and after doing much reading, the no lock variety is the way to go (not trying to start that drama here). It’s going to be my off-duty summertime pocket carry.
Anything else I need to know about the 442 that I might not have picked up on?
Pocket holster…check
ammo…check
Bianchi speed strips…check
Great choice.
You need one more item: Crimson Trace Laser Grip.
Get at least one Safariland Comp I speedloader.
Negative on the laser. We are not allowed to have a laser on any weapon we qualify with.
That is a great gun and it is so use full. Sometimes they need a little love on the inside.
We like to install a longer firing pin in the gun for reliability it just makes good sense.
We also chamfer the charge holes for extraction and ejection.
Put it on after you qualify 
Check out this thread https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=50062. I should be picking mine up today too.
God forbid I ever get in an off duty shooting…the CT grips would be a bitch to take off afterwards. 
Thanks for the heads up on that link. Don’t know how I missed it. I need to find those dark slim wood grips pictured below (on the right).
Bought myself one for my birthday in January.
Check out some Craig Spegel grips.
Picked up my no-lock 442 on Monday. It hasn’t left my pocket since doing so. Generally carry a G19, however my four year old is getting a bit more active and after going on several long bike rides, with me walking beside him, I decided that something lighter and more concealable would be nice for shorts when the summer temps start climbing. It was a nice bonus when my dad dropped off approx. 1500 rounds of .38 Special afterwards that he said he doesn’t want anymore.
Learn how to point shoot and lasers will not seem as necessary as some make them out to be.
I’ve been on this earth 43 years and I have never been outdoors in such a dark place that not enough light is left to see “metal on meat”.
J frames are close in weapons. Anyone thinking they might be used for shooting at someone 25, or even 15 yards, away is engaging in mental masturbation.
ETA: spare me the comments of 50 yard shots on steel or paper using a J frame. I’ve made them too with my 637. That’s not their purpose and that is not how they will be used. That is reality.
I guess I should have checked with you before I did it. That way I’d have known it was impossible before I tried and succeeded…
Check to be sure where your chosen ammo impacts relative to your point of aim. J-frames are known for not necessarily shooting to point-of-aim. So far, mine has only shot POA/POI with the new Nyclad’s.
If you choose to use laser grips, be sure they’re zeroed with your chosen ammo. Don’t trust the factory zeroing, which is only 15 feet anyway.
I went through the whole grip thing. Nice wood sets, tyler grips, etc. Found that the best shooting grips for me are the hogue one piece bantam grips.
Did you do it in anger?
great piece
had the 642, sold it.
I need one again 
the one I had was incredibly accurate, moreso than the G19 I had at the same time, shooting the same distance.
I think I found a set of grips I want for it.
Eagle Grips Secret Service model.
I wasn’t particularly angry. The other party was definitely unhappy, though.
Borat says: Niiiice!
Sorry to say, Claude but it was before I attended your program.
Tomato, tomahto; as long as you made it.