The Snubnose: The little gun that could…

www.policeone.com ^ | 06/09/2008 | Richard Fairburn

[EGPWS]

1) Glock .45
2) Ruger .45
3)Astra 9mm
4)Charter Bulldog .44

Are you majoring in gun diversity? LOL!

[EGPWS]

Oooooh...are you expecting?

The XSE is about 8 months along. /snicker

[Old Mountain man]

Great minds think alike. I shot a guy once with a .38 hollowpoint and he kept shooting until my partner put him down with a carbine. Never carried one again.

[EGPWS]

You have to know how to use the firearm without thinking. Literally.

...but I can use a 1911 in my sleep, so why change the habits of a lifetime now?

Like minds. : )

[trussell]

Are you majoring in gun diversity? LOL!

I like a variety...besides, I've heard tell that diversity is good. /giggle

[trussell]

Woohoo...just a little late for father’s day though /giggle!!!!

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

“Just for the fun of it, fire your .44 inside a small room with no hearing protection.”

***Are you nuts?***

If someone breaks in at 3:00AM and you fire the gun you will be so shook you will never hear the shot you just fired.

We found this out while quail hunting. A quail flew, we all cut loose with 12 guages. one dead quail and three hot guns. None of us heard a shot.

[EGPWS]

I like a variety...besides, I've heard tell that diversity is good. /giggle

Some day when you're seasoned enough to have to wear readers, color code your ammo cases... ~snort

[EGPWS]

If someone breaks in at 3:00AM and you fire the gun you will be so shook you will never hear the shot you just fired.

If someone is in your abode as a threat at 3:00AM and a life threat, you will be partially deaf and alive rather than dead deaf. ; )

[trussell]

LOL...I’ll remember that! Or maybe I’ll have to ask you to remind me again /heehee!

[EGPWS]

I shot a guy once with a .38 hollowpoint and he kept shooting until my partner put him down with a carbine.

Depends upon where the shot was placed, however at close range no matter where or how hard one is shot, the body still responds and continues for a short period of time.

[trussell]

If someone is in your abode as a threat at 3:00AM and a life threat, you will be partially deaf and alive rather than dead deaf. ; )

I'd have to agree with that!

[newnhdad]

My dad hated his snubbie. He said you would have a better chance at hitting the target if you threw the gun at him versus trying to shoot him with it. It was great inside of ten feet.

[EGPWS]

It was great inside of ten feet.

IMO, that's what snubbies are for!

Light weight, small, and used only in close proximity when needed.

Accuracy and show of talent for less pressing times is reserved for the more accurate long barrels.

[EGPWS]

Woohoo...just a little late for father’s day though /giggle!!!!

You lost me on that one trussell...

[EGPWS]

I'm a fair shot with it, but I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with the snubnose.

Generally speaking, I doubt that snub nosed defensive tools were tested in R&D for their effectiveness against assaulting barns. ; )

[Old Mountain man]

It seemed like forever. He reloaded and shot some more.

[trussell]

You lost me on that one trussell...

A gift to you from your faithful friend and household companion ;~)

[LTCJ]

It’s a good gun! I use to shoot bowling pins at 50 feet. Consistantly able to knock down 4 pins with 4 or 5 shots.

That was the extent of the range I was on, so I don’t know if it would be as accurate at further distances.

I practice quick-fire on bowling pins at 7 yards w/ my .357. I never gave too much consideration to distance accuracy - until I took my 17yo son to the range. I watched him consistently put five shots slow-fire into a pie plate at 50 yards (yes, yards) with his mother's .38 Taurus. The kid is amazing and so is the snubby.

One of these days I've got to save up for that paternity test.

[trussell]

One of these days I've got to save up for that paternity test.

LOL...put that boy in a tournament!