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Old 02-16-2018, 12:49 AM
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Alright, so I've been wondering for some time now why people always compare the Model 36 and the Detective Special instead 9f the Model 10 snub and DS? My guess is because the Model 10 is a little harder to hide than the 36 or DS. Perhaps it's because the Model 36 and DS (while also offered in lingerie barrel lengths) are primarily snubbies??

I always figured since the Model 10 is about as much bigger than a DS as a DS is to a 36, why not compare the two as they both are 6 shot guns?? What's does everyone prefer and why?? I know the differences of all, I understand arguments on both sides, just looking for people's personal reasons.

Now don't get me wrong, I love all of them. I already have a blued and nickel Model 36's, but no DS or Model 10 so far. However I do plan to own (one day at least) a blued and nickel plated Model 10 snubs and DS snubs (both 2nd and 3rd issue DS's). I am kinda odd in the sense that I love the idea of having both finishes of several different guns from the days of old. I would ideally like a blue and nickel 2nd issue (or 1st issue so long as it has the round butt feature) and 3rd issue. I hope to find 2nd issue grips for my 3rd issue ones once I aquire them though I have seen is no easy task. One website has walnut original (I'll call them magna grips for the sake of argument though a forum member pointed out to me Colts magna style grips are not called magnas) for 300 dollars for a set!! I'd never pay that much, but it is yet another obstacle I have found in looking to see how easy or hard it will be to get them. I also want a blue and nickel Model 10 snub. The problem is I love round butt AND square butt so that means 4 total in the end. Might make 2 of them Model 12's, haven't decided yet.

Now, I see the advantages of all, and the beauty of all. I love the Model 10's and ultimately consider myself a Smith guy over a Colt guy, but there are a couple Colts I'd love to aquire as stated above (Diamondback being the other). I love the DS's because they are every bit as classic as the 36 if not more. The prices can be outrageous sometimes, but on occasion I find them for a halfway decent price. I like the idea of having the extra round, but I love the easy concealability of the 36's. Both of mine are square butt and both are easy to hide in the waistband without too much clothing. My Model 15 snub with its square butt is quite a bit harder to hide unfortunately. If I had a round butt Model 10 snub it would be a bit easier to conceal. Like I said, I plan on owning several of each, but what do y'all feel about it?? Again I know all the pros and cons of each, exposed ejector rod (early DS style) or shrouded or with the lug on the 36 which does a good job protecting it, price differences, frame sizes, 36's easier to repair than DS, collectability differences, number of rounds, et cetera. Just wondering how others feel about it. Feel free to throw in Model 37's and Cobras/Agents as well.

I will say though, I don't much care for the Model 36 Classic Line, nor do I care at all for the DS SF IV (always wondered what that meant? Stainless Finish 4th issue?) and I definitely do NOT like the new Cobras. I also prefer (when possible) my Smiths to have pinned barrels (and recessed cylinders for the magnums). I think the only post-1979 Smith I like a lot is the 581 in 4 inch or 586/686 snubs. Don't much care for new 686's and I most assuredly do not like the current L Comp 586's at all.

On a side note, once I heard Colt was bringing the Cobra back, I figured it would look about like it does (atrocious in my opinion), but I still hoped it would be like the old school 2nd issue ones. Of course I was let down when I saw otherwise.

I personally feel that the late 70's was probably the best time for Smiths, before pinned and recessed features started to disappear. DS's pretty much look great from the beginning until their production was halted in the mid 80's I believe.

Send me some feedback please! Thanks!

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Old 02-16-2018, 12:56 AM
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I like my Model 36 over the DS because of the trigger but I like the six rounds a DS gives me. I'm still learning my Model 12 and it may become my new favorite snubby.

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My EDC is a Colt DS.

I like all three. But the DS is my favorite. It's like the perfect cross between the 10 and the 36. Just as easy to carry concealed as the 36, but with the extra round of the 10.
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Of the three I find the Model 10 easiest to shoot, great trigger.
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They all about the same. They're all one-bad-guns at very close range. An extra .38 Special round probably won't be definitive.

I'm a committed Chief dude. It's light, fast, and very quick to battery.

The Chief is lightweight. It's a breeze to carry all day.

Years ago I had come across info that indicated that Detective Special was prone to experiencing issues with +P ammo. But that might have been opinion more than fact.

The reality is a good semi is a better option. I'm almost there, which is going back to my Model 60. But my P239 .40 S&W is much superior to my Model 60, especially were I to suffer the gave misfortune of encountering more than one bad gun who want to room temperature me.

I'll cop to being enamored of The Chief. But I wouldn't mind owning a Detective Special.
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I'm a died-in-the-wool S&W guy.

The Chiefs Special is the epitome of a carry revolver. Compact, easy to conceal and the right caliber. The older, therefore the smaller (the Baby Chiefs), the better. Here are some of my favorites.

'52: 2" smooth ramp front sight, 1st style flat latch

'53: 3" 2nd style flat latch

'54: 2" 3rd style flat latch -- unique to nickel Chiefs

'55: 2" 4th style flat latch

'59: 2" 5th style flat latch (Model 36)
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I own a 36-9 a 642 a 15-3 snub and a 1974 Colt Cobra. Sorry S&W fans but I carry the Cobra. The extra round, fantastic trigger and light weight do it for me. Cobras and Dick Specials made after 1973 are +P rated.
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Never really like the Colt's Trigger....If I'm going <3" I'd opt for a J-frame over a K...... I've got several 3" K frames and one J frame (60-10) that are my first choice!!!!!
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I agree that the DS looked better than the new Cobra. However, if we compare it with some of the recent polymer-frame revolvers, it is a beauty!! Actually, I don't like too much the looks of the recent production Smiths, with the lock, and the enlarged frame, that seems less gracile than the older models. One thing I don't like of the Cobra is the fiberoptic sight, which looks a little fragile, and out of place in a revolver with relatively classic lines.

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I do not think I have seen a snub that I do not like! Too many Sherlock Holmes movies as a kid.
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I kind of agree with the above, "Never seen a snub I didn't like". I have settled on a J Frame, lightweight, 6 round, 32 H&R Magnum. More power than the 38, 6 rounds, lighter weight, what more could I want?



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I will admit, before I found the 431PD and 432PD I did have a preference for K Frames, but wouldn't fit in my pocket the way the J Frames do.

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My carry gun is a J frame, Model 649-3 chambered for .357. Packs a healthy punch and is easy to pocket or carry IWB. However, I can't begin to tell you how much I love my K frame snubs (12, 15, 64). They are all on duty right now as home defense guns.
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Put me in the DS column.
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How about the 2” model 64? That’s my favorite. I’d pick that over the DS, 10 or 36!
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Actually, I don't like too much the looks of the recent production Smiths, with the lock, and the enlarged frame, that seems less gracile than the older models.
"Gracile." Yes, exactly. Great word choice and so apropos.
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I like j frames for pocket carry but I think the M36 a bad choice for pocket carry because of the exposed hammer.

As a result, they’re relegated to belt holster wear.

Since the Colt DS or Smith M 10 are as easy to carry on the belt as the M36 but in slightly larger, more shootable packages with an extra round, I prefer the Colt or M10, not the M36.

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In 1974 I, along w/two other cops, engaged three armed robbers while carrying my issued Colt Detective Special and survived the incident w/one suspect dead, another under arrest and the third man arrested the following day at a hospital getting treatment for a gunshot wound. During my career I survived a total of three deadly force incidents armed w/my issued thirty-eight. I still carry my 340PD in retirement but a modern auto loader makes sense for today’s LEOs.
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Like H Richard's post, I too have a S&W Centennial in .32 H&R Mag with a 6 shot capacity. But there are times I carry the S&W 351PD with a 7 shot capacity. The Hornady Critical Defense 45 gr. .22 magnum cartridge does a credible job and the combination of light weight, light recoil and ability to use the smaller grips makes a winner for me. I carry front right pocket so whatever I carry, has to fit there and stay out of sight. The .380 S&W Bodyguard is about an inch shorter so with some pants, gets to ride around with me.
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I own a 36-9 a 642 a 15-3 snub and a 1974 Colt Cobra. Sorry S&W fans but I carry the Cobra. The extra round, fantastic trigger and light weight do it for me. Cobras and Dick Specials made after 1973 are +P rated.
I'll admit to carrying my 1957 Cobra as well.



Bought it from a retired police officer who carried it for over 20 years.
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I have never owned a S&W CS as it never appealed to me. I do have both a Pre-M10 snubby and a DS. I greatly prefer the DS. I am not high on the Agent or Cobra versions, as I just don't go for alloy frames. But I consider the DS to be the king of the smaller revolvers.
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Targets Guy your Cobra has been there, done that, has the t shirt and coffee cup. It looks like the guns that dicks carried when I went on the job in 1975. I'm a S&W guy, chiefs for off duty, M64 2" for plain clothes.
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I have a Model 10-5 snub and a Baby Chief. If I need to carry concealed, I really think the better concealment outweighs the one additional round. If I didn't already have the Model 10, I don't think I would go out and buy one. in fact I'm really not too sure why I bought the one I have... I set it up with a bobbed hammer and great trigger, but I have yet to ever actually carry it after owning it for over 20 years! I won't put Baby in a corner.

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Retired now. When working I chose the 64 2" over a Model 60. When we went to Gloks carried a Model 23 concealed. Carry a Shield 9 or the 64 now.
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My ‘49 2” RB M&P fits my hand best and has the best DA trigger of all of my snub .38s. ‘75 Colt DS groups and fits my hand well but suffers from a barrel that is not TDC and the non serrated front sight plays heck with my old eyes.
The only snub I routinely carry is a 442-2 as a pocket gun when my back cannot tolerate a belt gun.
They all have their pluses and minuses.
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431PD and 432PD.
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I own a couple of J-frame .38s and even carry one occasionally. However, I've never really liked them that much. They are just too small for me to shoot well. It'll do for close range self defense, but that's about it.

I have a 1974 3rd Issue DS which was my first legal carry gun. I love it! Easy to carry and conceal, six rounds and shoots great. Frankly, I never really cared for the earlier Colts with their exposed ejector rod hanging out in the wind there. Always seemed like a weak point to me, just begging to get bent. However, I've never heard of that being a problem. So I guess its just me. I do consider the 3rd Issue DS and later similar guns to be the ideal snub. Unfortunately, I don't carry it anymore simply because its now worth too much.

I also own a 2" Model 10 and its head and shoulders above any J-frame. Easy to carry and shoots much, much better. However, if I'm gonna carry a K-frame, I'll go with a 3" barrel. A little more barrel and sight radius along with a full length ejector rod. And its just as easy to carry as a 2". IMHO, the 3" K-frame is the perfect carry revolver.
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Model 10 gets my vote. My 36 just doesn’t fit my hand.
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Well, I gave you all "likes" because you are all correct!! Whatever gun you like best and can handle best, and which performs best for you is the "best" gun for you.

I have most of the guns that you guys talk about... But I mostly pocket carry my 340 PD. But sometimes I carry one of my Co,ts, a DS, an Agent, or the Cobra. And sometimes I carry my pre model 10, a 1949 snub M&P. Sometimes I carry my 649-1 Pro Series. And I could go on. But day to day, it's the 340 PD.

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Like my 640, a bit weighty but easy to shoot +P or even .357 mag & no hammer spur issues. Have never been thrilled w. 2 inch barrel K frames, but the Model 13 3 inch barrel is another story...it is superb!
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Re: Post #19 my Cobra was purchased new in 1968 as my first off duty gun for $85.
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I have a pre-10 snubby that I love but don't carry because I don't want to damage it. I have a 12 that shoots well, is light and convenient and I feel like I ought to carry it. I have a 36 that I bought because it just seems wrong not to have a J-frame, but I find it difficult to shoot effectively. Have never even handled, much less shot a DS. And as much as I love my revolvers, in practice I tend to carry an LCP to which I feel no emotional attachment at all.
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Well here is a good comparison shot of the 3 sizes; J cobra and K. I can't say anything that hasn't already been said about them. I do agree with you on the point of just buying all of them! (purely from a historical preservation point of view) But practically speaking the ugly one next to the model 12 in the 2nd picture could be the modern version of a snubby.
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Well here is a good comparison shot of the 3 sizes; J cobra and K. I can't say anything that hasn't already been said about them. I do agree with you on the point of just buying all of them! (purely from a historical preservation point of view) But practically speaking the ugly one next to the model 12 in the 2nd picture could be the modern version of a snubby.
The Glock 26/27 does fine as a belt gun but decidedly inferior as a pocket piece. In my view, it doesn’t completely replace the snub .38.
My work revoked all permission to carry anything off duty that wasn’t a Glock many years ago. Finally got a regular CWP which enables me to carry any legal handgun when off the clock. I immediately bought a new 442-2 to pocket carry when a belt gun was not practical.
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I prefer the 36 or 60 over the DS.

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When I think snubby, I think Model 36. It is, in my opinion, the quintessential snub. It's just the right weight, size and capacity. I can target shoot 100 rounds through it and not feel beat up, and I can carry it in my pocket and not feel under-gunned. As far as draw from the pocket goes, it's about training; thumb over the hammer on the draw and you're good-to-go.

I owned a Model 10 for a short period of time. Great gun, but too big for pocket carry.

I don't think there is a better looking gun than a S&W Model 36.

Here's mine, I believe it's from around '76.
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I have carried J-frames for about 40 years. M60's, M36's, more recently an M38 (lightweight, shrouded hammer, LOVE that gun). BUT, they all sit in the safe since I acquired my Kimber K6S last year. I have posted here before that until you try the trigger on this gun you won't believe it possible to be as good as it is. Yeah, the gun is SLIGHTLY heavier and slightly larger than a J-frame, but is the same size as a DS (which I also have and like a lot), but it holds 6 .357 rounds. If there is one downside to this gun it is that grips and holsters are not as available as for the Smiths and Colts, but I like the stock grips anyway and getting a custom holster was not big deal. ETW holsters
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Alright, so I've been wondering for some time now why people always compare the Model 36 and the Detective Special instead 9f the Model 10 snub and DS? My guess is because the Model 10 is a little harder to hide than the 36 or DS.
Oh gosh.

You still haven't found the best.

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I'm a Detective Special and Cobra Man myself. Just big enough to shoot better than any J Frame, but smaller than any K Frame for conceal carry. These days both are in the safe and I carry a Glock 43 in a pocket holster as rationally it makes more sense. Kind of sad though.
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My SB M36 is significant to me for very personal reasons. My 2" M10-5 is a beauty, a sweet shooter, with all due respect to SA1911 it's a three double tap gun.

I am a Smith guy, so not surprisingly the Agent and DS I found in my travels have been traded away to a rabid Colt afficianado for lovely K frames.

I understand that limited supplies drive Colt prices up. And while I don't like them quite as much as Smith's, they are fine firearms. But that premium so many attach to thier value means that any others I stumble over are not likely to become family heirlooms.
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[IMG][/IMG] pre 10 around 1955ish my usual edc
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If this was a poll, I would vote for all 3.
P.S. I love all the pics!
I'll try some later

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I prefer my Chief's Special with boot grips.

S&W Model 36 "Chief's Special" in 38 Special.




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S&W Model 36 "Chief's Special" in 38 Special.




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Since I have a few different guns to choose from, let me show a few!!

How about this early ("Baby") Chiefs Special with a Tyler T Grip (bottom), or the Regulation Police .32 S&W Long riding in it's new "Threepersons" holster from El Paso Saddlery? (The knife is one that I carry every day, an old Shrade "Uncle Henry" from back when they were very well made knives with excellent steel.)



How about my tried and true Colt Detective Special...solid and dependable!!:



Or this later Agent with the shrouded barrel that I occasionally carry in my pocket?? Well worn, but still tight and reliable:



Or...How about a gun on the D frame that the Detective Special uses with a little embellishment?? Here's my Diamondback with Detective Special stocks, alá Steve McQueen in Bullitt:



Here's the 640-1 that is hot during qualification for my LEOSA this year (and shot a perfect score with...it's an incredible little gun!):



Oh, and here's a K frame...from April 1949:



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I don't have a Detective Special, so I threw in a S&W Model 42 Centennial to compare wtih my M36 and M10. All three are no dash.

All three are great old revolvers. I lwould choose the Model 10 since it carries an extra round and feels best in my palm.
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Grew up shooting S&W K & N frames. Dad had 2nd gen DS and my 2nd gun was a 3rd gen DS. I really liked the DS, it shot more like a 4" K frame than a 2" J frame. Especially out to 50 yds. I ALWAYS shot better with the DS than any J-38.

I always felt more comfortable with the DS than the J-38 except when I needed absolute concealment.

I've been known to carry a 4th gen DS in .357 in an inside the belt holster and an Airweight M37 on my left ankle! 2 speed strips in each front pocket, L= 2 x 6 rds .38 Spl for DS, R= 2 x 5 rds .38 Spl for AirWeight!
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I'm a J-frame guy for the last twenty years, but I still kick myself for not buying a very nice DS2 years ago.
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For me the best snub nose revolver is a RB Model 12. Lighter than a steel J frame, easier to shoot, and carries an extra round.
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