I find myself unable to warm to this classic 19-3 snub

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It is all about confort. What ever feel good in your hand will usually give you the best performance. Although I have owned semis, I like revolvers and shoot better with them. The Mod 19 is a nice gun and most revolver guys like them. On the other hand, a gun in poor condition may just turn you off, even if it were a semi-auto.
 
I'm putting together a display of obsolete, formerly useful firearms of the revolver persuasion to demonstrate how inadequate they are to the task of self-defense in today's modern crime-ridden society. I would appreciate the donation of such an antique as you appear to have been stuck with to enhance said display.

As a sample of my display's current denizens, I submit the following:
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Aren't they pitiful?

ECS
 
GatorFarmer said:
... And then comes this one. Eh. It seems to handle well enough, and it's mechanically sound. But I find myself unable to think of a use for it. ....
... Is there anything I'm failing to see - other than being a classic of its era in a way, is there some niche that a Model 19 snub will still excel at ?
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Sir, I feel your pain. I used to have two lovely little K-.357 snubs--a Model 66 and a Model 13--and ended up getting rid of both. They were too little to hunt with, too big and heavy for pocket carry, and worst of all, I couldn't hit well with them. They were absolute bears with full-power ammo. Once I realized that these allegedly small guns were nearly as big as a 1911 (which I could shoot well), their days were numbered.

Now, of course, I wish I had them back ... so that I could sell them again for even more money. :D

Bottom line: You're not required to like it. If it doesn't suit you, let it go.

Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.

Ron H.
 
I like Glocks a lot...I own three. Particularly my Glock 26, which i consider one of the best CCW pistols I have ever owned.
But, I can't wait to get my Model 19 snub back from Andy Horvath, where it has been getting a tune up for carry up and end shake issues. Going to see Andy tomorrow and pick my Model 19 up.
 
Gator Farmer

Random thoughts...

First, I am not a 357 Mag kind of guy...

I am a 1911/45ACP or a 44 Mag kind of guy...

However, even I have a 2 1/2" Mod 19.

It is one great handgun.

For most people I recommend a revolver for Concealed Carry.

A 2 1/2" Mod 19/66 is a great choice. Again IMHO.
 
bamabiker

That is a great Trio of revolvers.

Even a 44 Mag freek like me, can appreciate a Trio of Mod 19's like yours.

Well done, IMHO.
 
JCS&W said:
You have had a couple of M19's, and did not seem to like them. That is why there are so many other products. I happen to like the K frame snubbie. I like it better than a J frame, but that is just me. To me it is all about the feel. If it does not feel right, find another. I do not think it is obsolete because there are many who still carry them. But what I think doesn't matter. I will not own a gun I do not like. You should probably think about selling it. There are many on here, me included, who would love to have that M19 shooter. Just my opinion.
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JC said it for me. If you don't like it sell it as there's many who would lick their chops for that baby and put it to good use. My K frame snubs are all accurate and to this day very lethal with a Speer Gold Dot 158 gr. HP. It's not capacity, it's all watching that front sight and releasing the trigger at the right moment. If you can shoot the Glock better carry it as accuracy always wins over shots missed. JMO
 
I think it's your money so do what floats your boat and get whatever gun makes you happy. I own both Sig's and S&W revolvers and quite frankly I carry a Sig P228.

I love my S&W revolvers and I take them to the range and they are great shooters but for personal defense I carry a Sig.

It also seems to me that you weren't looking for a lot of love when you posted this in a S&W forum filled with a bunch of S&W addicts like me.
 
Oddly enough, the other side of the revolver is actually pristine. As are the mechanics. The spotting and wear is probably from sweat getting on it - a common problem in hot climates. It was shot very little so the mechanics are still tight.

I have quite a few older guns. My favorite 1911 was made in 1978, when I would have been four. It's somewhat sarcastically that I relate the "get a Glock" comments locally - I've had six or so of them over the years - 23, 2 x27s, 26, 32, 34 - and never seem to retain one.

I take care of the Colt I have, but it's blue finish seems destined to suffer down here too. But I'll eventually "fix" it (and destroy any collector value, but eh) with a refinish of some sort.

I'm reluctant to do that to the 19-3. And it was a revolver that I'd wanted for a while, on and off, since I was in college. Well not this particular one, but one like it. And I should enjoy it. But I don't. And it bothers me that I don't on some level. (Rather like years ago when I was engaged to a film studies student, and I honestly maintained that I didn't like Citizen Kane or the Godfather films, despite feeling like I was supposed to.)

I carried a Ruger stainless Six Series (I honestly forget what it was since it was simply a utilitarian item) snub before I left MI. It was oddly enjoyable to shoot, loud but controllable and for some reason everyone seeing it thought it was some sort of mini cannon.
 
Please include my name in your generous karma! ;)

Whats a 19 snub good for? Well....it is the finest back alley butt stomper made by S&W.......or anybody else. It also can be used to get a miscreants attention, or correct his behaviour, by applying it to his skull in a judicious fashion. Try that with those tupperware guns, and let us know how it works out for you. :) Regards 18DAI
 
I feel your pain Gator. Living about 5 miles off the gulf as the crow flies meand that blued guns for me are a constant headache. So much so that I got tired of babying and worrying about my 520 and 27's that I sold them. Am much happier not having to worry about one day spying a rust spot on them. The only blued guns I now own are a K22 and an old model Single six-but I check them at least once every two weeks. The rest of my guns are all stainless-the only ones that aren't ar emy shotguns. When our possessions begin to own us-it's time to get rid of them. Pure and Simple.
 
Hi,
I will take your model 19 snubbie. I have not seen one for sale in Califonia in years. I have two tupperware guns I will trade you for. I am not into tupperware.
Regards,
Howard
 
bmcgilvray said:
I'd be willing to own that Model 19 and use it for serious social purposes.

I'm unwilling to own a Glock.

Doesn't matter what the current crowd thinks is tacti-cool.
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I feel your pain.

Though in my late 40's I still have all of my hair and feel no need to shave it off, exchange my blue jeans for black jeans, my grey t-shirts for skin tight black t-shirts with tatoo art on them, a kydex holster, a Glock with extra mags and "The Punisher" skull emblazoned somewhere on it's frame, and then putting on a couple of earrings to go with a tribal tatoo on my arm. The only skull on my body or clothes is the one under my hat.

I watched the original "Night of the Living Dead" and I know that classic revolvers and pump shotguns with, dare I say wooden stocks are more than capable of taking out the undead hordes.

I can't believe the number of casualties we had in our "Civil War" (or War of Northern Agression) without Gaston's Glock. Amazing when you think about it.

If the right Glock 19 comes in the shop I am going to buy it and epoxy two stag grip panels on the frame just to be a smart alec.:D
 
I’ve found that I’m not much of a .357 fan. Shameful I know.
Except in a Marlin 1894.

I always want to shoot/carry full effort 125’s @ 1450 fps.
Problem is I can’t effectively control the recoil.

I think I’m better off with the big slow moves like 45 Colt, .45 acp, 44 special. Jmho

Emory
 
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