New to me 28-2 Snub Nose

[Lance Boyle]

My 2 in adjustable sighted Smiths of all calibers allow me to adjust POA to POI.............Barrel length is irrelevant.

It's certainly a plus and beats dealing with a fixed sight gun not targeted for the ammo you want to use.

That said for a 2" tuck away gun a model ten or 64 is just about perfect to me. I like six shots, not 5,7, or 8.

A very much prefer adjustible sights due to the adjustment feature and the fact that they are dark. Glare on fixed sights is annoying and is more often an issue on stainless guns but well polished blue is not immune either. That's just me dealing with old man eyeballs though.

I was looking at a 686 2.5" the other day, It's very nice but it's a bit bigger than I was thinking. Not as big as my 28-2 4", that ones a tank! lol. I just printed up a for sale flier for it to post up at the club along with the 4" 64. The N frame is just to big for my hand with the Pachmayr professional grips. Not that bad with the magnas though. I put the magnas back on to show it and it was better for trigger reach. Made me think twice about selling it. It's pretty minty with a very low round count, when I bought it the sales guy called it a sock drawer gun as it likely was shot with a cylinder or two full and then cleaned and put away. I wish my other revolver were as minty.

 

[Lance Boyle]

I doubt that the chart above reflects the mechanical ability of the revolvers in question. I have seen reports of much more precise shooting at impressive distances. (I am not likely to achieve such.)

For most of us, a J frame is an expert's platform. Crummy sights, bad ergonomics and often a trigger wight more appropriate to a staple gun. I have ONE J frame, a 940. It is a limited purpose platform that I have not carried in years. As a general rule, I am not a fan of J frames, and with my body and clothes, there are auto pistols that are as good or better for really discreet carry and I shoot them better. My G33 is at least as easy to conceal, carries 9+1, and I can shoot it better.

Agreed, I own two J frames, a model 63 and a model 31-1, both 4" guns. They're fun camp or trail guns. I never owned a 36 but shot my friend's 3" that his old man gave him. I could hit a five gallon pail lid easily from 50 yards. I was surprised. Not sure if I could pull that off with a 1 7/8"

 

[Lance Boyle]

In addition to the already-mentioned advantage of being able to ensure the point of aim matches the point of impact, adjustable sights are much more visible, and can thus be acquired more quickly.

Shoot a 2" Model 10 and a 2" Model 15 and the difference becomes immediately apparent.

Absolutely agree with the statement that the adjustibles are that much easier to see (for me). I have off days with the fixed sight 31-1 and model 64. I am definitely going to sell the 64.

 

[Lance Boyle]

Adjustable v. Fixed: I have one fixed sight S&W revolver, an M58, It has been modified in a couple ways and includes more visible sights. I have never really been able to see S&W fixed sights well enough to shoot to a reasonable standard, which includes being too slow.

Telling new shooters that they MAY have to take a longer than comfortable shot is important as they need to know what you will expect of them. That is true of virtually any intellectual prep for virtually any physical performance. That is NOT the same as encouraging stupid behavior.

Same!

Oddly I expected the same issue when my friend picked up an old Colt .38, an official police iirc. The Colt fixed sight was way easier to use than the smith's fixed sights. They use a larger flat surface iirc on their fixed rear, pushing the rounded frame edges farther away from the sight notch. In use it was visually more like an adjustible rear blade being more distinct with my old man eyes.