New to me 28-2 Snub Nose

[mod57]

Depending on how many digits are after the N548 could be late 60's to 1980 if 6 digits IIRC.
Either way the K Magnum snub was either out a few years or 10 years by then so a Jovino .357 snub wouldnt make much sense when a factory 19-2, 19-3 snub existed in the late 60's and the 66, 66-1 snub (and 65 3"?) existed in the 70's.
It would be competing against a factory made and available supported unit, price point would likely be higher to recoup all the labour not to mention the K magnum snub is smaller/lighter for CCW.

Logical opinion, logically arrived at. Doesn't matter. Custom guns are just that, custom. S&W may have been making 357 K frame snubs but they weren't making any 2" N frame snubs. There is always the cool factor wild card. Is it practical? Not so much but custom guns rarely are.

 

[boatswainsmate]

Hey Boats, what kind of stocks are thinking about putting on that Jovino?

I'll keep the Kframe RB Compac Pachmayr's it came with.

 

[mod57]

Cool ! What a nice package.

 

[boatswainsmate]

Depending on how many digits are after the N548 could be late 60's to 1980 if 6 digits IIRC.
Either way the K Magnum snub was either out a few years or 10 years by then so a Jovino .357 snub wouldnt make much sense when a factory 19-2, 19-3 snub existed in the late 60's and the 66, 66-1 snub (and 65 3"?) existed in the 70's.
It would be competing against a factory made and available supported unit, price point would likely be higher to recoup all the labour not to mention the K magnum snub is smaller/lighter for CCW.

It was a 6 digit serial number

 

[Pisgah]

Somebody made 'em a nice snubby...

 

[ameridaddy]

A real non-Remington fireball!

 

[Engine49guy]

Logical opinion, logically arrived at. Doesn't matter. Custom guns are just that, custom. S&W may have been making 357 K frame snubs but they weren't making any 2" N frame snubs. There is always the cool factor wild card. Is it practical? Not so much but custom guns rarely are.

After thinking about it some more I was going,....
I bet somebody wanted a .357 Jovino to go with his .45 Acp Jovino.

 

[mod57]

After thinking about it some more I was going,....
I bet somebody wanted a .357 Jovino to go with his .45 Acp Jovino.

You know what? I bet you are right.

 

[bk42261]

I have popped balloons at 50 yards with a snubbie. Yes, I missed a few shots but once I learned the hold-over, I more often than not hit one.

Never tried a 100 yard shot though.

Bob Munden used to do some long-range shooting with a snubbie on several episodes of Am Shooter. Probably on youtube.

Adj sights doesn't HAVE to be long-range shooting either. When I teach a female just starting shooting, I always mention, "You may have to make a precise shot from 10-20 yards. What if your husband (or kid) has a knife held to their throat? What then?"

I have both adj & fixed sights on my 2 & 3 inch guns. I much prefer the adj sights for the reasons above.

My .o2

Do you seriously teach "New Shooters" that it may be viable for them to take that type of shot?

 

[bobsguns]

Do you seriously teach "New Shooters" that it may be viable for them to take that type of shot?

A) I don't get paid, I do it because they asked ME to teach them.

B) I also tell them shoot/don't shoot is a difficult & life changing decision only THEY can make.

C) They keep sending me their female friends, so I must be doing something right.

D) Not taking a shot may very well get someone they love killed too. They make that call, not you, not me.

Have a lovely day.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

2 inch adjustable barrel?
I use mine for squirrel poaching.

 

[Riposte1]

Do you seriously teach "New Shooters" that it may be viable for them to take that type of shot?

That's a good question. I'm not Bob but I did get paid for training Cops, Military and legally armed citizens for over 40 years.

We had a legal section in most classes presented by various Judges, Prosecutors or Attorneys who were involved in the defense of users of lethal force.

Our position was one had best be sure he is justified if he is going to take a long shot. That said I know folks or know of documented cases where people have shot at distance from 70 to 102 yards plus one that was reported as 169 yards (but I suspect was more like 169 feet) - none of those people were ever charged with a crime by a Grand Jury.

But they are extremely rare circumstances.

I did work a case once where a guy shot two people at 150 yards with a 12 gauge slug (we measured the distance off with a wheel) but that was not self defence, it was a homicide. The jury would not convict the guy of murder since they were rural people and knew about shotgun slugs - but they did convict him of manslaughter - and attempted ms because one of the intended victims lived.


Riposte

 

[Dino44]

I have only seen one revolver similar to the OP's out in the wild. I was at a gun show in Sarasota, FL about ten years ago, while I was there visiting my dad. It was model 25-2 priced at $1200. I asked the gentleman if it was enhanced by Jovino? He stated he was not sure because there was another gunsmith named Austin Behlert doing the same type of modification back in the days.

 

[mod57]

I wonder why these two well known custom gunsmiths didn't mark their work somehow?

 

[Fessor]

I fit that description.

After thinking about it some more I was going,....
I bet somebody wanted a .357 Jovino to go with his .45 Acp Jovino.

 

[Doug M.]

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.

 

[thefresh2o]

All this shooting at balloons and such is all hog wash...
2" revolvers were made for close up where you don't aim but instinct shoot with out looking at the sights....
Anyone who thinks that's wrong was probably never in a close up gun fight.....

Well STCM, I am not saying you're wrong, but... I am a product of my upbringing and tend to follow the 'run what you brung' school of thought with my gear and would be happy to use a 2" snubby to pop balloons or pop critters or to make bright light and loud noise in dark and scary places too. Why limit that most useful tool that is a nice .357 revolver?

 

[STCM(SW)]

I found that I do have a 2" M66. Don't even remember the last time I shot it.
It replaced a M 19 2" I use to CC way back in the late 1980's.
All the J frames I have ever had never with adj. sights.

 

[a5werkes]

Once again what does a 2" revolver need with adjustable sights?

To make sure you get what they say.

 

[Doug M.]

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.