[QUOTE=Mister X;140068769] Grabbing the cylinder seems like a viable option and I know is often taught in many martial arts and self-defense programs and has been for a long time, but it is just extremely difficult to retain a grip on a snubnose revolver. It just doesn't hold up very well in force-on-force. You usually have to overwhelm the wielder and get two hands on it.

Extremely difficult? Maybe. Impossible? No.

In 1979 we had an officer shot point-blank with a .38 snub. Bullet lodged in his spine (still there to this day). As he fell, he was able to grab the revolver with his left hand and take the perp to the ground with him. He held tight enough to prevent the cylinder from rotating (he said he could feel it moving), drew his 1911 and killed the *** with three rounds.