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While it's true that they're not necessarily inaccurate, they are difficult to shoot accurately, for a number of reasons, including short sight radius, light mass vs. trigger pull (i.e., low inertial resistance), fierce muzzle blast, heavy recoil, and so on.
f150guy
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I find my m10 2" more pleasant to shoot, and a whole lot more accurate than my sigma 9ve, even d/a to dao for whatever that is worth...
LuddhaBuddha
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I think it's more of a problem with the Indian than it is the arrow when it comes to snubs.
I can't speak for you fellas but, when I train with my "CCW" guns, I mainly train "point shooting." I never use the sights since studies show most gun fights happen within a distance of 7'. No one is using sights at 7 feet.
I also do a lot of shooting under low light conditions.
Snubbies?, bring 'em on !! I'll shoot any snubbie !
I also do a lot of shooting under low light conditions.
Snubbies?, bring 'em on !! I'll shoot any snubbie !
I watched a California Swat instructor start out with a Remington bolt action with a scope hit a gong at 200 yards. Then he did it with a Winchester 30-30, then a Mdl 1911 .45, and then a mdl 10 2"bbl revolver.
Granted he did it every day, and he knew exactly where to aim to do it, but his point was that if the shooter does his part, the gun is mechanically as accurate as a 6" bbl.
As jkc stated it is harder to hit with one, but the gun is capable of very good accuracy.
Granted he did it every day, and he knew exactly where to aim to do it, but his point was that if the shooter does his part, the gun is mechanically as accurate as a 6" bbl.
As jkc stated it is harder to hit with one, but the gun is capable of very good accuracy.
Tom M
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S&W 10-5 2". 30 feet, double action, slow fire.
Jack Flash
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Anyone who watches American movies and television shows will see some astonishing feats of accuracy accomplished with snub revolvers.
dkizer22
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Most j- frames can keep 5 shots in the nine ring of a b-27 target at 50 yards. Its the shooter not the gun.
trapper704
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I pack a 38 snubby any time I don't pack unconcealed. I can shoot my 4 in mod 28-2, or my 6in.mod 25-5 much better, but when I'm packing cc anything bigger than a paper plate at 15 yds. is in trouble. everything has it's place and purpose.
m657
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RE:
....IMHO, "minute of pie plate" at 15 yards is within the range of 'adequate' for most social intercourse....
....IMHO, "minute of pie plate" at 15 yards is within the range of 'adequate' for most social intercourse....
Thanks jkc.
I do have to confess I put a hundred or rounds through that one a couple weeks prior to Dad selling it to me. It only took me 36 years of coveting it to finally be able to call it my own. A lot of sentimental attachment there, it was in fact the first wheel gun I ever fired at the ripe old age of 12. I'll work on those three sloppy shots next weekend.
Up until last Christmas it had been 20 years since I had done any shooting and it sure feels good to see myself slowing getting back to the way I usta-could.
VAdoublegunner
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The 2" Model 15 is, for me, a more accurate gun than my 4" one. It shoots remarkably tight groups at 25 yards and keeps them in the 10 ring of a half size silhouette target at 50 yards. Perhaps it is the short heavyweight barrel, who knows. I had always heard that 2" 15s were especially accurate. It is true. Ditto the 2.5" Model 686. Shooting snubbies is not especially easy for most folks though. It certainly will magnify any flaws in technique!
Herknav
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Shhhh! How am I supposed to find good deals on snubbies if the sellers realize there's nothing wrong with the gun? (J/K)
FairPlayTrader
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My wife is positively brutal with her Model 36. She would literally tear your heart out with it at the 10 yard line. I would not piss her off from 25 yards with it, because she could ruin your day at that distance. I've seen her hit a bowling pin at 25 yards with every round.
Snubs hit where aimed.
Snubs hit where aimed.
Sir, there's a difference between mechanical accuracy and ergonomics. Many snubbies possess very good mechanical accuracy, but their ergonomics are such that they're harder to shoot well than full-size guns. This is particularly evident when speed is required and distances get longer than across the room.
For example, a well-trained friend of mine regularly shoots both a 642 and a full-size 1911. Shooting slowly and deliberately at 5 to 7 yards, he does slightly better with the .45 than the little .38. But turn on the speed and/or increase the distance, and he does vastly better with the .45. I doubt there's any significant difference in the mechanical accuracy of the two guns. The difference lies in the better ergonomics of the bigger gun--it's simply easier to shoot well.
Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.
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You've mixed up feet and yards. The average gunfight distance (for LEO, no civilian statistics) is 6 to 7 yards. It varies a bit from year to year, but it's been fairly constant ever since the FBI started keeping stats.
Forester
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Don't mind Ron, Miss Fire. He is programed to start everything he says with "Sir." Besides, I'm pretty sure he didn't see your recent photo.
BarbC
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A snubbie is meant to be a close-quarters (21-feet) self-defense weapon. Practice rapid-fire double-action as if your life depended on it.
S&W 637 at a low-light indoor range. It's point-shooting, basically, because there's no time to focus on sights and barely light to see by anyway, especially with my bad eyes.
S&W 637 at a low-light indoor range. It's point-shooting, basically, because there's no time to focus on sights and barely light to see by anyway, especially with my bad eyes.
ingmansinc
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I do all my shooting at 25 yards because I like to shoot from this distance. I feel if I can stay on an 8" circle at that distance then I won't have any problems hitting something a few feet away. I will say that my 642 or 638 will make my wrist tired after 50 rounds.
Andy Griffith
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Anyone can hit those targets with a snubby K or J frame...
But can you hit those targets with a North American Arms in .22LR or .22 WMR?
But can you hit those targets with a North American Arms in .22LR or .22 WMR?
BarbC
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That's why I opted for my little bra knife.
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Printed a respectable group at the range Sunday with my J- frame snub. Strted at 7 yd, then 15 and finally 20. Can't ask much more out of the weapon. No complaints from me
