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Snubnose Opinions
- Thread starter benmmc
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Yes I did! I wish I had that gun back. I traded it for a Bersa CC (DOH!) Which perpetually had FTE.
That was an M85 (I think CIA model) with BRIGHT electric blue finish, gold hardware and pearl grips. It looked frilly but I thought it looked good. The pearl grips are impractical though, forget about control if your hand is sweaty. If I found another one I'd buy it right away and put a rubber grip that my pinky fit on.
BenMMC, do you still carry your G26? I seem to remember you didn't mind your pinky hanging off. If not the M85 is a sweet gun at a nice price point.
The muzzle flash was the size of a basketball.
Crap, now reminiscing about this I'm going to have to buy another one.
Smith and Wesson j frames are really cool but my favorite snubbie is my Colt Detective special.
Top left is a Model 36 round butt and below it is the Model 37 airweight square butt - next, below my colt diamondback is my favorite snubbie 6 shot detective special.
The triggers on the regular production "j" frame S&W's are often on the heavy side.
Apex tactical offers a nice kit that will smooth out the trigger w/o sacrificing reliability.
Or shoot it a lot & break it in.
We have been shooting A LOT of .38's at the school and the Ruger LCR along w/ the new S&W Bodyguard are the ones most often in use.
I personally don't care for the cylinder release of the Smith B.G. but we have 3 LCR's that we use in classes.
The S&W "j" frames are the gold standard & many guns come through that are patterned after them that work fine.
After reading the great reviews on the Apex kit along w/ their excellent reputation, I will probably be adding one to the loaner gun stable.
Ben, when you get one, don't forget to get some speed strips like B.Byrd mentioned for carrying some extra ammo.
With such a short sight radius focus hard on followthrough after the shot.... its extra critical w/ such a short sight radius.
Good luck w/ it.
Apex tactical offers a nice kit that will smooth out the trigger w/o sacrificing reliability.
Or shoot it a lot & break it in.
We have been shooting A LOT of .38's at the school and the Ruger LCR along w/ the new S&W Bodyguard are the ones most often in use.
I personally don't care for the cylinder release of the Smith B.G. but we have 3 LCR's that we use in classes.
The S&W "j" frames are the gold standard & many guns come through that are patterned after them that work fine.
After reading the great reviews on the Apex kit along w/ their excellent reputation, I will probably be adding one to the loaner gun stable.
Ben, when you get one, don't forget to get some speed strips like B.Byrd mentioned for carrying some extra ammo.
With such a short sight radius focus hard on followthrough after the shot.... its extra critical w/ such a short sight radius.
Good luck w/ it.
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This..100% accurate statement. And yes, I am biased to my Model 19 snub...but I find myself carrying my lightweight Model 386 L-frame more often that not. One extra round...and about the weight of a Glock.
Smith 642 and never look back! Lightweight, small and loaded with +p's it packs a hell of a punch! If you get a new one then just dry fire the hell out of it and the trigger will sweetin up for ya! That's my favorite carry piece!
Thanks guys for all your input. I'm on my phone, so responding to each post is not gonna happen.
I'll definitely look into the LCR. I'm thinking my test fire list is LCR, SW 36 & 37, 642, and maybe a Taurus or Charter just for comparison.
Bootgun, I carry my 19 now. Two fingers were fine on the 26 with talon grips, but they were tearing up my hip. A 19 has nice grip even without them (3 fingers).
Monte, how have your loaner LCRs held up over many, many rounds?
I'll definitely look into the LCR. I'm thinking my test fire list is LCR, SW 36 & 37, 642, and maybe a Taurus or Charter just for comparison.
Bootgun, I carry my 19 now. Two fingers were fine on the 26 with talon grips, but they were tearing up my hip. A 19 has nice grip even without them (3 fingers).
Monte, how have your loaner LCRs held up over many, many rounds?
I am partial as I own one but the J Frame S&W is very hard to beat, they fit just about anywhere, can be carried discretely and with little fan fare in just about any form of attire and can be had in the 357 caliber if so desired.
They make great defense rounds in 38 / 357 and reliability is superb from my experience.
The negatives are that they only carry 5 or 6 rounds in cylinder, they have little to no appreciable sight radius with the snub barrel length, they are slower to reload, they recoil harder due to their diminutive size, they are much easier to inadvertently muzzle sweep and last but certainly not least, they are much, much harder to shoot accurately and at speed.
Pro's are that they are really small, they are light and if you are like me, then you can choose to go with a scandium and titanium frame and barrel. They are super portable and go with everything, they stash supremely well and are the type of firearm that you will carry all the time instead of one that you will carry some or most of the time.
The aftermarket has some great pieces that will add functionality to these little boomers, speed loaders and speed strips, recoil reducing and longer grips, laser grips, big dot tritium sights and such.
Mine wears CT 305 laser grips and the system works very well as long as you understand that it is a tool and not a crutch.
To me they are the perfect always firearm, mine ride in various retention types depending on my attire and activities, most of the time mine is pocket carried in a Kramer leather holster or SmartCarry holster when wearing warm up pants, night pants or shorts without belt loops.
Whatever you decide, take the time to read and ask many questions, in the end you will come to the correct decision. Practice, practice and practice some more as these little firearms have a definite learning curve and lend themselves well for owners that enjoy shooting them often.
Didn't see the link posted prior, but this site is a great resource for the little boomers itch.
http://www.snubnose.info/
Picture of my candidate for snub nosed goodness.
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They make great defense rounds in 38 / 357 and reliability is superb from my experience.
The negatives are that they only carry 5 or 6 rounds in cylinder, they have little to no appreciable sight radius with the snub barrel length, they are slower to reload, they recoil harder due to their diminutive size, they are much easier to inadvertently muzzle sweep and last but certainly not least, they are much, much harder to shoot accurately and at speed.
Pro's are that they are really small, they are light and if you are like me, then you can choose to go with a scandium and titanium frame and barrel. They are super portable and go with everything, they stash supremely well and are the type of firearm that you will carry all the time instead of one that you will carry some or most of the time.
The aftermarket has some great pieces that will add functionality to these little boomers, speed loaders and speed strips, recoil reducing and longer grips, laser grips, big dot tritium sights and such.
Mine wears CT 305 laser grips and the system works very well as long as you understand that it is a tool and not a crutch.
To me they are the perfect always firearm, mine ride in various retention types depending on my attire and activities, most of the time mine is pocket carried in a Kramer leather holster or SmartCarry holster when wearing warm up pants, night pants or shorts without belt loops.
Whatever you decide, take the time to read and ask many questions, in the end you will come to the correct decision. Practice, practice and practice some more as these little firearms have a definite learning curve and lend themselves well for owners that enjoy shooting them often.
Didn't see the link posted prior, but this site is a great resource for the little boomers itch.
http://www.snubnose.info/
Picture of my candidate for snub nosed goodness.
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