Poll..."Is a 3 inch revolver barrel a snubnose?"

[semperfi71]

Personally I go with number 1. But what do ya'll say?

1. Yes

2. No

3. Maybe

4. Only when you cut it off to 2 inches

 

[MTS Cop]

2

I say anything under 3 is a snubbie.

 

[Ron H.]

Sir, my own somewhat arbitrary dividing line is that 3-inch guns and shorter are snubbies and 3-1/2 or longer are not.

This is based mainly on .357s I've owned. I found no discernible difference in recoil, noise, muzzle flash, or accuracy between my 2-1/2-inch Model 66 and my 3-inch Model 13. Similarly, there was no real difference between my 3-1/2-inch Model 27 and my 4-inch Model 28.

Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.

Ron H.

 

[RussellD]

Only if you are Jimmy Durante. I would not think of a 3" barrel as a snubbie. YMMV

 

[Skeptic 9c]

Anything less than 3.5 should be a snubby.

Geoff
Who is feeling arbitrary this morning...and sick. Sigh.

 

[Peter J.]

IMHO, 2.5 is still a snubby. 3 inch is a bit over.

 

[jhvaughan2]

2

To me "snub nose" means "we chopped is as much as we could" so 3 inches is a short-barreled revolver but not a snub. (2.5 is just nit-picking.)

 

[BAMA45ACP]

Number 2: No

 

[Snowbandit]

I think it depends on the frame size. A 3-inch on an N-frame is a snub, on a J-frame it's not.

 

[ENGINE18]

Love those non-snub 3-inch barrels!

 

[N_itis]

I think it depends on the frame size. A 3-inch on an N-frame is a snub, on a J-frame it's not.

This is basically where I stand.

I suppose anything with a "shorter than standard" tube could be considered a "snubbie." However, I think the standard should be a "shorter than standard" ejector rod. In which case, a 2.5" barreled M19 would qualify but a 3" barreled M13 would not.

 

[18DAI]

I'll vote 2. No. Regards 18DAI.

 

[NFrameFred]

Don't know where the standard came from, but in the "undercover" matches I shot for years the line seems to have been drawn at 3" or less. Frame size was not an issue, the criteria was solely on barrel length.

Aesthetically, I would have to agree that a 3" "N" frame is a snub but don't personally consider a 3" "J" frame to be so.

Po-tay-to, Po-tah-to . . .

 

[brucev]

3" = Snub Nose? No.

 

[mg357]

i looked it up on wikipedia a snubnose revolver has a barrel length of less than 3 inches

 

[45Wheelgun]

I think it depends on the frame size. A 3-inch on an N-frame is a snub, on a J-frame it's not.

I agree with this. No doubt it is on an N-frame. A J-Frame model 60 with a 3" tube isn't a snubbie.

 

[Chuck Jones]

hmm... ah, no

It has to be less than 3

/c

 

[one eye joe]

The SHORTEST barrel length available in a particular model is a snub. If you have a 3" but a 2 1/2" is available, IMHO you do NOT own a snub. If the shortest barrel available is a 4", a snub in that model is not manufactured......

 

[ar15ed]

no. 3" is not a snub!

 

[Big Foot]

Strange that you ask since I've been going to my local haunts looking for a snub-nose in a 2". I snubbed any 3" revolvers, pardon the pun...