I have the Locking 649 with the 2 inch barrel and I am wanting to get a barrel that is 4-6 inches for when I go target shooting or make to make it a hunting gun during season. Does anyone know if other .357 mag j frame barrels would fit? Or of a place that sells aftermarket barrels for this model? Any information would be tremendously appreciate!
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As others have alluded to ...
Your pistol simply isn’t designed for that purpose. Firearms so often aren’t “one size fits all” so to speak. The idea behind J-frames like your model 649, was that they are to be used as concealed carry firearms. Can they be used for target shooting? Sure. However, they’re not intended to be guns that will be comfortable firing for an entire afternoon of .357 Magnums day after day. They’re supposed to be small and light - easy to carry every day. They were also never intended for hunting purposes.
Firearms tend to be specialized tools. Very few of them are really “jacks of all trades” ... Target/Hunting handguns tend to be larger and heavier simply to better accommodate the goals of those pursuits.
Your model 649 is not one of these guns. It IS however, an excellent example of an easily concealable defense revolver.
Sorry that I couldn’t pass along better news for you.