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

[scott001313]

Snub Nose -- Really?

Kinda like calling a slide action shotgun a pump gun. These are movie terms used by neophytes.

 

[pharmer]

Huh, a liberal once told me "Men who own guns are compensating for a small unit." Yet we kinda imply "shorter is better"? Fortunately, I don't have a liberal nearby to analyze it. Some of these are snubby, some not.

Joe

 

[Sportsterguy]

I personally think a 3" and under barrel length fall into the snub nose size.

Here's Wikipedias definition so I guess I'm wrong but do not agree. Notice the FBI's model 13's fit the bill?

Snubnosed revolver - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Maximumbob54]

I think post #11 makes the most sense. Once you have to cut short the ejector rod you make a rough sacrifice. Short barrels can be made up for some with proper ammo selection. The best you can do with a shorter extractor is hit it harder and hope for the best. So to me the new model 2.5 inch barrel J frames are more of a full sized gun. This is of course subjective but it's my thought and I'm sticking to it.

 

[stantheman86]

My final theory is that anything that sacrifices real shootability for conealment is a "snub". A 2" and below gives up velocity and sight radius, as well as positive extraction in exchange for being more "packable". In general people don't buy 2" and below revolvers as a first choice for a "range gun". They were made to be carried.

The 3" is a short barreled revolver, IMO, and was an attempt to make a service revolver that could be carried more easily by plainclothes LEO's and govt. agents, and became very popular with civilians. I don't have a 3" S&W but do have a 3" Ruger GP100, and it is not a snub to me. It's a medium frame .357 with a short barrel.

 

[smitholdtimer]

What is qualified as a Snub"?

Sir, I really like the three in barrel but do not believe it is a qualifiable snub!

 

[Paniolo55]

IMO a 3 inch barrel is not a snubnose.

 

[TinyDee]

I have seen and admire some 3 inch but still think of the two down as a true snubbie

 

[pawncop]

3" barrel not a true snub nose in my opinion.

 

[gaucho1]

May have been expressed before.

3"N frame=Snub
3"L frame=Snubbish
3"K frame=????? but Perfect
3"J frame= Not Snub

Hope this clears everything up

 

[AZretired]

No, 3" is not a snubby

 

[neiljrosen]

Not a snubby, It's a snubthree.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Nope - 2" or less = snubby...
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[rere]

No. It is not.

 

[bellevance]

Nope - 2" or less = snubby...
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+1

But I do love those 2.5-inch and 3-inch barrels. They're just not short enough to be dubbed snub.

 

[jeffrey]

A 3-incher is a BUG for purposes of IDPA side matches, so maybe it's a "kinda snub."

My 3-inch 640 and 3-inch 940 seem like snubs to me (probably because they are J frames), but my 3-inch K frames (13, 65, and 66) don't. So -- hanged if I know!

 

[usmc1369]

i have a sp101 3 inch in H&R .32mag not a snub so i think 2 inch and less

 

[4864]

No, a mid length revolver.

 

[7shooter]

Ed Lovette's fascinating book " The Snubby Revolver : The ECQ, Backup, and Concealed Carry Standard " ( 2002 edition ) gives the following definition of a snub nosed revolver : any 5 or 6 shot double action revolver of caliber .38 Special or greater, with a barrel no longer than 2 1/2 inches and weighing 30 ounces or less. There is a newer edition of the book available.

 

[chief1911]

No, a three inch barrel is not a snub nose.