[niteowl77]

Why do I point out a snubmose revolver? (Mind you, I did NOT point out ANY caliber.) WHEN YOU HAVE TO, AND ONLY THEN, it is a simple draw, ‘point and click’ device. No thumb on the safety, (some autos go up, some go down), no touchy trigger safety, ( a boon with a heavier double action trigger), it is to be fired without touching the hammer, (whether exposed or hidden), it is easy to see if loaded, (ALL guns are loaded - check it visually, with no magazine plus one that you forgot), revolvers are called ‘six shooters’ for a reason, (try that with any auto), and lastly, a snubnose revolver can and will do, if you do your part, (what was Lee Harvey Oswald shot with - and how far?).

There were good reasons for the old timers of my youth to rely on double-action revolvers, and you hit on many of them. The little old lady who kept her late husbands "house gun" stashed in a handy drawer or cubbyhole was a reasonably common phenomenon, and the ones I was aware of always had a DA revolver, be it an old S&W Safety Hammerless, a Colt Bankers Special or one of the IJ/H&R offerings.

As I age, the snubbie becomes a better handgun for me in many ways, and I still have enough residual common sense to see it.

Mr. niteowl77

[Terry L Smith]

Dear Mr. niteowl77,

I have my revolvers, dohn you vorry ‘bout d’at!:)

I shot Junior NRA in the ‘60’s, using the Air Police’s 1911 frame chambered for .38 Super.

When I had the uniform on, in SouthEast Asia, I carried an SW Model 15, a model which I now own, today.

I have a snubbie. Pocket carry is just fine, now that the doc’s have done me over a few times, a belt is something I can’t wear, for fear of stopping the reengineered wastegate!

Snubbies Guru Michael De Bethencourt has a blog, articles, and videos on various things pertinent to them.

I, also, have “house revolvers”, all in the same caliber, and all with solid semiwadcutters.

Have a good day.