You're a snubbie fanboy when...

matt2009 · #**101** 06-17-2014, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by 1911-10MM

I'm with ya

Those are beautiful grips.

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DFrame · #**102** 06-26-2014, 09:20 PM

Mine includes a Colt SAA sheriffs model with a 3 inch barrel. It's 44-40/44 special.

Kiteman72 · #**103** 06-26-2014, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by DFrame

Mine includes a Colt SAA sheriffs model with a 3 inch barrel. It's 44-40/44 special.

That sounds pretty hot, how bout some pics??

John wilson · #**104** 06-27-2014, 02:24 AM

colt_saa · #**105** 06-27-2014, 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Shorty 45 MK2

Some of this applies to revolver guys in general, but thought I would include them here as well. Please feel free to add to the list.

(1) You own more than two J or K frames of the same style and barrel length i.e. a 642 and a 442 or a 19 and a 66.

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(4) You know the difference between a centennial and a bodyguard J frame.

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(5) You carry full power .357 Magnums in a revolver with less than a 3" barrel.

Absolutely all the time

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(6) When asked why you carry a snubbie when there are small(er) semi autos that carry more ammo you reply that if you can't get it done with 5 or 6 rounds 15 wont help you.

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(8) You know what a Bloodwork snubbie looks like.

Know what one looks like? I own them in 357 and 41 Magnums

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(10) You carry a L or N frame snubbie in a normal basis.

Since BEFORE S&W even started making them

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(11) You actually own a X frame snubbie and you have shot it more than once.

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(12) Your first choice in a 9mm is a S&W 940

What's wrong. Don't you like the 547?

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(13) You know what a Fitz Special looks like.
(14) The name John Henry Fitzgerald means something to you.
(15) You cried when in the book Ghostman the main character tore up his Detective Special.
(16) You actually bobbed the hammer on a DA/SA revolver.

You mean Bobbed the hammer on a SNUBBY, don't you?

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Thanks for reading.
Except for # 2, 5, 10, 11, 12, 15. I am a Snubbie fanboy.

I guess I have more snubbies than I thought, one day I really need to photograph the rest of them

SO Shorty 45 MK2, did I qualify? Am I a FAN?

bananaman · #**106** 06-27-2014, 07:23 AM

You can fit MORE SNUBS in your safe than larger guns! Bob

shep854 · #**107** 06-27-2014, 07:29 AM

Hm. Since we are exploring beyond S&W, I can still play!
Taurus 445 .44Spl:

rcp1936 · #**108** 06-27-2014, 07:57 AM

Why do they make them with adjustable sights
They look so much better without them and make no sense on an in close SD gun

Shorty 45 MK2 · #**109** 06-27-2014, 08:16 AM

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SO Shorty 45 MK2, did I qualify? Am I a FAN?

You most certainly do!

As for the 547, I like it just don't tend to think of it as a snubbie.

You have a very impressive collection of snubbies.

ruggyh · #**110** 06-27-2014, 09:40 AM

"BIG" snubby fan

Blackgun1 · #**111** 06-29-2014, 08:38 PM

Lots of drool worthy snubbies in this thread! Here's mine, I have a big list though!

Bill Douglas · #**112** 06-30-2014, 11:39 PM

TucsonMTB · #**113** 07-01-2014, 12:16 AM

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Nice! Details please, sir.

Bill Douglas · #**114** 07-01-2014, 01:33 AM

I'm pleased you like it. It's a model 36 in nickel. I got the grips off eBay from one of those Thailand free shipping sellers. Yes it's a bit shiny, I polished it with Renassiance wax

TucsonMTB · #**115** 07-01-2014, 01:44 AM

Gorgeous! Thank you!

bronco45 · #**116** 07-02-2014, 04:25 PM

Definitely a Fanboy when you carry a 640 Pro with Spegel High Horns!

b_san · #**117** 07-02-2014, 05:46 PM

I'll add a couple of snubby titanium siblings for your enjoyment, 342/242...

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baldboy · #**118** 07-08-2014, 07:57 AM

You are a snubby fanboy when you are willing to trade your Glock for a Snubby

Brian41 · #**119** 07-08-2014, 09:42 AM

Guilty, I got on a real snubby kick about ten years ago and had about twenty of them. Less now since I sold off the Rugers and Colts but still have a few.
A Model 37 is in my pocket now and a Model 36 in the drawer next to me. A couple more in the other rooms too.

shep854 · #**120** 07-08-2014, 09:37 PM

Over the years, I've also had a couple of Taurus 85s, and Rossi stainless 5-shot snubs, but kept trading them off. I didn't have problems, but other guns caught my eye.
I also had an early .357 Ruger SP-101 with 2" barrel, but that was stolen.

Shorty 45 MK2 · #**121** 07-24-2014, 06:49 PM

Here's a few more.

*You have carried a j-frame OWB.

*You know the velocity of all the different major brands of SD ammo out of a 1.87-2.5" barrel.

*You show off at the range by hitting the 100 yard gong with your snubbie when the tacticool guys show up.

*You know the difference between a model 10 and a model 19.

*You have ever watched a movie despite the fact that you knew nothing about it, just because there was a snubbie on the cover.

RevolverDen · #**122** 07-24-2014, 07:11 PM

I'll have to get a snubby family portrait done. But I swear if there was never another thread created on this forum, I could forever stay right here in this thread and never desire another revolver thread ever again!

Did I yet mention snubby revolvers are my favorite of all?

WCCPHD · #**123** 07-24-2014, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by WCCPHD

Added some new photos, still not guilty

Model 60 (no dash) 1979

Model 19-5 DSS

Model 27-2

Model 13-3 Former issued weapon (last issued revolver)

Model 325 Night Guard .45ACP

Assorted "snubbies" from about 1900 to 2006

Model 27-2 "S" serial number 1967

M&P five screw pre Model 10 (passed on to Old Corp

Model 342ti Backup, off duty and "undercover" gun

Model 66-2 Three Inch Barrel

Model 15-4

Model 66-5 Three Inch Barrel

Model 696 Three Inch Barrel

Model 49 No Dash

Chief's Special (1955) Pre Model 36

Model 66-1

Twiki357 · #**124** 07-24-2014, 08:10 PM

I guess I qualify in #1 with eleven 2 inchers in models 10, 13, 19, 36, 37 and 60. And #6. Goes up 16 if you what to include 3 inchers. But, I don’t know if I qualify in this section since only one is post 1980.

Shorty 45 MK2 · #**125** 07-24-2014, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Twiki357

I guess I qualify in #1 with eleven 2 inchers in models 10, 13, 19, 36, 37 and 60. And #6. Goes up 16 if you what to include 3 inchers. But, I don’t know if I qualify in this section since only one is post 1980.

It doesn't matter when they were made, I just put it in this section because it's the revolver section that I'm in the most.

MajorDude · #**126** 07-24-2014, 10:14 PM

Guilty as charged and a few of the extras although proud to say I have never cut a hammer spur. Thought about it though.

DFrame · #**127** 07-25-2014, 07:22 PM

If you include 3 inchers then MOST of my gunsafe. It's pretty rare when I have ANYTHING longer than 3 inch barrels, on any pistol or revolver.

Etalksalot · #**128** 10-14-2017, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by MajorDude

Guilty as charged and a few of the extras although proud to say I have never cut a hammer spur. Thought about it though.

Glad to hear you never cut the spur. Proud of you. I thought about what it would be like to own one, but I would have to buy it that way, I would never do it myself. I did see a no dash, RB blued Chief's Special for a fair price and it was beat up bad, had the hammer spur bobbed. Worst of all, it not only didn't have the original magnas, it didn't have any magnas at all. Oversized rubber grips with built in Lazer (barf!) but a used beat up pair to go along with the gun wouldn't cost much. Haven't pulled the trigger yet (pun intended) but u figure it would make a good carry gun since I wouldn't care if anything happened to it. You can still cock it for single action if needed, just not quickly, but I do like that that is an option. Still pondering.....

RSBH44 · #**129** 10-14-2017, 05:45 PM

Wow , talk about resurrecting a Zombie thread!

Bigdthunder · #**130** 10-14-2017, 06:38 PM

Interesting thread to read and great pics.

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foxy320 · #**131** 10-14-2017, 09:31 PM

How bout if you don't know how many snubbies you have Without looking in your inventory book? Does that count?

Ranger514 · #**132** 10-14-2017, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by foxy320

How bout if you don't know how many snubbies you have Without looking in your inventory book? Does that count?

ROTFLOL. Yeah, I think that might count

MCorps0311 · #**133** 10-14-2017, 11:39 PM

I have J's but no K's.

shep854 · #**134** 10-15-2017, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Etalksalot

Glad to hear you never cut the spur. Proud of you. I thought about what it would be like to own one, but I would have to buy it that way, I would never do it myself. I did see a no dash, RB blued Chief's Special for a fair price and it was beat up bad, had the hammer spur bobbed. Worst of all, it not only didn't have the original magnas, it didn't have any magnas at all. Oversized rubber grips with built in Lazer (barf!) but a used beat up pair to go along with the gun wouldn't cost much. Haven't pulled the trigger yet (pun intended) but u figure it would make a good carry gun since I wouldn't care if anything happened to it. You can still cock it for single action if needed, just not quickly, but I do like that that is an option. Still pondering.....

True, bobbing the hammer on a Smith is blasphemous, but I did trim the hammer of a Ruger SP-101 I had modified to DAO, so I could pull the hammer back to check the cylinder for rotation.

Ranger514 · #**135** 10-15-2017, 10:11 PM

I feel like such an underachiever in this group. My two snubbies (60 and 66) just don't stack up to the awesome collections being posted by some of you guys. More power to ya! Long live snubbies!

two-bit cowboy · #**136** 10-15-2017, 11:46 PM

I'll play.

Hello, my name's Bob, and I have a snubbie problem. Please don't offer; I already have too many sponsors!

19 Chiefs Specials ('52 - '99, but four have 3" barrels; one of my '52s has a bobbed hammer and partial Fitz -- get over it!)

6 Centennials ('55 - '16, none with an IL)

4 .32s (HE and RP)

1 460ES

I'll start with K-frames one of these days, I promise.

Slàinte,

Bob

shep854 · #**137** 10-16-2017, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Ranger514

I feel like such an underachiever in this group. My two snubbies (60 and 66) just don't stack up to the awesome collections being posted by some of you guys. More power to ya! Long live snubbies!

I only have two myself; my carry and a Taurus .44Spl (a 'bulldog'?). I do want to get another .38 snub for a backup carry.

rich5674 · #**138** 10-16-2017, 08:40 AM

I feel small and inadequate. I only have 2. Partially because of my rifle addiction. Partially because it took me 3 tries before i figuered out that
FOR ME, 3 inch barrels are not snubbies and they had to go.

haywood · #**139** 10-16-2017, 08:49 AM

Mine aren’t pretty but I carry and shoot them. I pick Two daily. A 442 is always in my pocket and one of the others is AIWB

31FordA · #**140** 10-16-2017, 11:10 PM

That list seem's to describe me pretty well. I own a multitude of snub nose revolvers. Over the course of my twenty years on the job I have carried a few 36's, as well as a 60-7, 442-1, 640ND, and a Detective Special. I've also carried the 3" 13-3 and GP-100. My current working guns are a 340, 64-2 snub, and a SP-101.

In the past I also owned two .45 Colt snubs, a Taurus Model 450 and a Ruger Alaskan. At some point I will get a 625 3" in .45 Colt. I regret not buying a 696 when I had the chance. I also regret not buying the Colt Magnum Carry.

M2MikeGolf · #**141** 10-17-2017, 10:46 AM

I used to hate snubbies, until I bought a 442 about three years ago. Then I discovered I actually loved them. The first centerfire handgun I ever fired was my uncle's M10 snubbie back in 1973. That M10 started me down a serious path. I currently have a 36, 442, 642 and a 640, and really want an M60 just like Arjay's. I will consider the j frame collection complete when I get a 940. In the meantime, my Ruger LCR9 will have to fill that 940 void.

two-bit cowboy · #**142** 10-17-2017, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by M2MikeGolf

I will consider the j frame collection complete when I get a 940.

What? No .22s or .32s? Give yourself a bit more time; you'll come 'round.

digiroc · #**143** 10-17-2017, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Shorty 45 MK2

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(1) You own more than two J or K frames of the same style and barrel length i.e. a 642 and a 442 or a 19 and a 66.

Well I do own three J frame snubbys, only one sub 2"

(2) You know what runs of the Charter Arms Bulldog are the better made ones.

I had a MagNa Ported customized 44 Bulldog 1 of 500 made (my number somewhere in the middle) that was a nice example.

(3) You know that there is a .44Spl and own a revolver chambered for it.

Used to own, I traded the ,44Spl Bulldog for something I could shoot.

(4) You know the difference between a centennial and a bodyguard J frame.

Yep

(5) You carry full power .357 Magnums in a revolver with less than a 3" barrel.

Only in my 640 Pro Series with air cushion CT 405's

(6) When asked why you carry a snubbie when there are small(er) semi autos that carry more ammo you reply that if you can't get it done with 5 or 6 rounds 15 wont help you.

I've said that

(7) Even though you agree with #6 you carry two snubbies since if you empty the first snubbie you can draw the other one faster than you can reload the first one.

Or change magazines for that matter

(8) You know what a Bloodwork snubbie looks like.

Now I do after reading this timeless thread

(9) You know that Colt made a revolver named the Magnum Carry.

No, but I owned a Colt Cobra decades ago as a BUG

(10) You carry a L or N frame snubbie in a normal basis.

I do carry my 547 often but don't consider a 3" barrel a snubby

(11) You actually own a X frame snubbie and you have shot it more than once.

Don't own one, but I bet once would be enough

(12) Your first choice in a 9mm is a S&W 940 or a Ruger SP101.

No, my 547 is my first choice in 9mm, followed by my 3914 DAO which backs it up

(13) You know what a Fitz Special looks like.
(14) The name John Henry Fitzgerald means something to you.
(15) You cried when in the book Ghostman the main character tore up his Detective Special.

No, no, and no

(16) You actually bobbed the hammer on a DA/SA revolver.

Cut the tail off my brand new 360PD AirLite within days. Taped it up good and used an angle grinder. I left the cut shiney, it helps in bringing up the sight picture (if things ever get that far). Kind of matches the Factory bob job on the 547. Thumbs easier in and out of holster.

(17) You carry a speed loader and a speed strip.

Neither in most cases, speed strip at most. either is a good way to get shot in a gunfight. I prefer going to a backup gun in a NY read load. Way faster than any reload, even a second magazine, and best way to handle a malfunction

Thanks for reading... I am a Snubbie fanboy.

Great thread and great photos.

I put the hideous Hogue big rubber laser grips on my classic 547 and I like them.

digiroc

HamHands · #**144** 10-17-2017, 07:34 PM

Here is my small collection of Snubbies. They are so useful when going someplace that you absolutely cannot be seen with a bulge on your waistband or in your pocket... I've carried one on the belt and one in strong-side front pocket simultaneously more than once. Not even full Moon-Clips are faster than the venerable NY Reload!

lhump1961 · #**145** 10-17-2017, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by MCorps0311

I have J's but no K's.

I have K's but no J's....

fishcreekrim · #**146** 10-17-2017, 09:40 PM

I pass on this John Fitzgerald business, bobbed hammers are useful, removal of half the trigger guard strikes me as a bad idea.

rich5674 · #**147** 10-18-2017, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by shep854

True, bobbing the hammer on a Smith is blasphemous, but I did trim the hammer of a Ruger SP-101 I had modified to DAO, so I could pull the hammer back to check the cylinder for rotation.

Why would you have to check cylinder rotation? Why only the Ruger?

shep854 · #**148** 10-18-2017, 08:30 AM

rich5674: To make sure it rotates, of course. It is possible for a revolver cylinder to bind. Better to find out with a rotation check, than the gun possibly locking up when you NEED it.
The Ruger was the only revolver I carried with any regularity at the time.

A remnant of spur also gave purchase to a holster thumbstrap.

Ivan the Butcher · #**149** 10-18-2017, 09:55 AM

2-J's, 2-K's,1-D, 1-Sheriff 45 Colt, 1-LCR 38 and 1-Taraus 441 44 Special.

In 1978 my bride was escorted down the isle by a first year 60 (very bright stainless) with her father as the gun barer!

You can own a short barreled X-Frame, but it will never be a snubby!

Ivan

eb07 · #**150** 10-18-2017, 09:57 AM

I love my snubs!!

Went to the big city this week and only brought the 442... the horror!