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Been practicing my reloads with my snubby 442. It's been my primary carry gun lately since I really don't go anywhere anymore.

Been practicing moon clips, speed loaders and speed strips as well as loose rounds.

Hit the cylinder release, stick weak side index/ring fingers through the gap, weak thumb strikes the plunger dropping the rounds as strong hand reaches for rounds and then inserting while closing the cylinder to get a two handed grip. I'm still slow as shit and fumbled. But hey at least I'm training.

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Galco Stow-N-Go Elite: IWB Holster for S&W J-Frame

Galco has expanded the Stow-N-Go Elite IWB Holster line with new support for the 2 inch S&W J-Frame revolver series. Galco states “Galco’s original Stow-N-Go™ IWB quickly became a best-seller upon its introduction. We’ve used the popular design as the basis for the Stow-N-Go Elite – part of our Masterbilt™ holster series – to create the ultimate version, featuring ultra-premium materials and…

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APEX Tactical Trigger Kit…J-Frame S&W Upgrade

Recently I had a friend approach me looking for some options for one of his revolvers. He has an older Smith & Wesson J-Frame 442. These are awesome little revolvers and perfect for a small carry pistol or backup pistol. They easily disappear inside of a pocket holster. No external safeties to worry about, so they’re also an easy option for someone who wants to upmost in simplicity. This particular Smith & Wesson also doesn’t have the dreaded locking mechanism that the 90’s ushered to us during the Clinton years. Another nice point regarding these revolvers is no external hammer and double action only… that’s right, these are just about as simple of a firearm you can get these days. Of course make sure you train with any firearm you intend to use to defend yourself and your family members. This revolver actually belongs to his wife and she had complained a little bit about the double action only trigger being way to hard to pull. She was right in her complaint as the double action trigger pull is somewhere north of a 12lb pull. He asked if there was anything I could do to improve it and make it more pleasant to shoot. I quickly headed over to the Brownells website and saw that APEX Tactical makes a duty trigger upgrade kit for these Smith & Wesson J-frame pistols, so I went ahead and ordered one.

The APEX Tactical trigger kit came in from Brownells in a few days and it comes with a different mainspring, hammer spring and a new firing pin spring. It also came with an upgraded firing pin. The J-frame Smith & Wesson comes apart much like other Smith & Wesson revolvers. Three screws then I could remove the tight fitted side plate in order to access the internal workings of the hammer, trigger and firing pin. The replacement of the springs and firing pin were fairly straight forward, but if you’ve never taken apart a Smith & Wesson revolver, be sure to watch a few videos so you can see how they come apart and go back together. In my opinion the mainspring is the most difficult part to re-assemble. It has a rod, spring and cup and needs to be compressed to re-install taking care not to launch them across the room. Since I had it apart I took the opportunity to polish up the trigger bar as well.

After I was finished with the re-assembly, there was a noticeable difference in the trigger pull. According to my trigger pull gauge the trigger pull was lowered down to an 8-9lb trigger pull. In addition to the lower pull weight, the trigger itself was much smoother. I believe this was mainly due to the extra polishing work I did while I was in there. Some people might think that the lower trigger pull weight makes it less safe, but with an 8-9lb trigger pull, this is plenty heavy for a double action trigger in order to remain safe for carry. So if you’ve got a Smith & Wesson J-frame pistol and looking for a way to make an awesome wheelgun better, look no further than the APEX trigger kit from Brownells.