Really who still has a snub nosed revolver? LOL!!! Get a real gun grandpa!

[WCCPHD]

Not a Grandpa, Don't feel undergunned

Don't feel under gunned with either of these snubbies.





or this one




or this one



or this one



or this one



ditto



nor this one



or this one



nor would I be afraid to be caught with this one



Again, I "ain't" a grandpa and I carry a snubby most every day. I have never had one stove pipe, jam, mis-fire, hang-fire, or lock up. No tap, rack, ready. IF it does not fire, just pull the trigger again. Good chance the next one will fire. I carried a revolver with five or six in the cylinder, without reload, for years and never felt the need for a wonder nine with fourteen extra magazines. The only time I ever needed it I only fired three rounds and all three found their mark.

I worked with an old officer who only carried a two inch model 10, loaded with 158 grain round nose lead bullets. He never carried extra ammo. He was involved in five shooting incidents, all of which he walked away from. Three of which he was the only officer involved and the other person was always retrieved by the coroner. Of the other two, only one left alive by ambulance, carrying several of the old officer's bullets. Beware the man who only has one gun and knows how to use it. By the way, he was a grandpa.

 

[haywood]

...but Hickok45 on Youtube gets a good percentage hitting a gong at 80 yards with pocket pistols.

If I had a Range like his and shot as much as he does. I could be twice as good as I am now. (Not saying I would be as good as he is.)

 

[Jaymo]

Knives seem to have a certain "fear factor" built in...some folks fear getting cut/stabbed more than getting shot, I think.
Jim

Having been cut/stabbed, I can completely understand that fear.
It's not fun.

 

[Mister X]

One thing is for certain. In a knife fight, everybody is getting cut to some degree . . .

Highly likely in most cases, but definitely not a certainty.

 

[Pistoleer Pete]

If I had a Range like his and shot as much as he does. I could be twice as good as I am now. (Not saying I would be as good as he is.)

I don't expect anyone to believe this, but years ago at a muzzle loading shoot we had some clay pigeons hanging at 100 yards left over from the day before. A guy said that a person would be better off throwing a snubby than actually trying to hit anything at more than 5 feet. I retrieved my Mod 36 and proceeded to hit 2 pigeons with 3 shots. The lucky shot was the first one because I saw where it hit and adjusted. I had carried that gun all Summer on a tractor and had shot hundreds of rounds at various distances. This was in front of at least a dozen witnesses. A short barreled gun is just as accurate as any other it's the short sight radius that fools you into thinking you have a good sight picture when you actually don't

 

[jag312]

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[stem]

I was pondering new grips other than the stock for my 642. I thought the Pachmayr sj-c compact with the little finger groove on the bottom to catch my little finger might give me a little more control. I didn't have to look far as this post has a couple of different Pachmayr's. Any opinions on how they feel and conceal would be appreciated.

 

[maxjames2]

Good choice - I carry a 638 too. I think if I was attacked by several thugs I'd try to hit each one in the face rather than put all my bullets in just one person.

(I've never had to do anything remotely like this, so who know what I'd actually do)

You are going to do what you practice. Perfect practice, makes perfect. Please know, that in the real world, once hit, people don't spin around and fall dead. Sometimes there is a lot of fight left in the dead guy. They are dead and don't know it. Be prepared, and practice.

 

[maxjames2]

I work in a gun shop part time and this past year have seen a HUGE surge in women buying their first gun.
Here is what I see (weekly) as they come in for help:
-Most come in not knowing more about guns than what Uncle Johns, daughters cop friend said about a "H&K??" duty gun at Suzies baby shower 6 months ago......
-Most want something small enough to carry in their purse but big enough to stop a bear.
-Most have no intention of joining a gun club to regularly drill on proficient use of their gun .
-More than a few ( mostly elderly) have real hand strength issues which leaves them struggling work the slide and controls on a Shield , BG380 or other small semi.
So when asked for what I recommend, I often reach for a S&W J frame of some flavor because:
-It's the simplest handgun to operate under stress.
- Pull the trigger and it goes BANG. Every time. If you EVER DID get a FTF, you just pull the trigger again.
- It allows the shooter to run light loads to learn and heavier loads as they get comfortable /confidence.
- It allows for hundreds of different recoil controlling grip options that can be tailored to the shooters needs and wants.
-It's what I point to on my hip as a statement of my confidence in the above.

One more thing I've observed in most of them: I don't get to reason two above before they make a face and dismiss my advice with" Oh No, I don't want a revolver"!


I just keep telling myself that "they don't know what they don't know" but admittedly, some days I enjoy the job better than others.

I started carrying revolvers at work in 1976. I have carried S&W 19's in 6,4 and 2 1/2 lengths. I also carried Colt detective special and S&W 36, 60, and 640. I carry the 640 now. In 2013 I transitioned to the S&W 4506-1 and qualified on a Colt Combat Commander 1991. I still have the 19, 4506-1 and Commander on my card, as well as the 640.
The 640 is surprisingly accurate out to ranges that I qualify with the .45s. (I transitioned to the autos for ease of reloading, as I age, the manual dexterity thing comes into play, though I am still quick in a revolver reload with speed loaders, speed strips or out of the loops...) that 640 is always with me (PERIOD!). (Redundancy humor in play there)
All you all, be safe, and practice!

 

[superfluities]

Two is one and one is none. I don't leave home without a 337 in my pocket and a Glock 19 or 43 on my waist, unless I'm fying at my day job and am limited to how much weight I can carry, in that case it's my travel gun. It's has a 3" Detective Special barrel fitted to a Colt Agent...

What is the frame finish?? Looks great.

 

[sac-gunslinger]

Mmm, got my 637 on my hip and, at 65, just became a grand pa in July. Perfect!

Welcome to The Club h2otoo, grandparenting is a boatload of fun. My two toddler granddaughters live in my house so I get to play with them every day. Man, is that great!

 

[sac-gunslinger]

I was pondering new grips other than the stock for my 642. I thought the Pachmayr sj-c compact with the little finger groove on the bottom to catch my little finger might give me a little more control. I didn't have to look far as this post has a couple of different Pachmayr's. Any opinions on how they feel and conceal would be appreciated.

I like the Hogue grip, gives a slightly longer pull on the trigger which gives me greater control.

 

[sac-gunslinger]

Again, I "ain't" a grandpa and I carry a snubby most every day.

It is a great Club to join, I promise you.

I worked with an old officer who only carried a two inch model 10, loaded with 158 grain round nose lead bullets. He never carried extra ammo. He was involved in five shooting incidents, all of which he walked away from. Three of which he was the only officer involved and the other person was always retrieved by the coroner. Of the other two, only one left alive by ambulance, carrying several of the old officer's bullets. Beware the man who only has one gun and knows how to use it. By the way, he was a grandpa.

I read a verified personnel report of an NYPD officer (Model 10, 158 grain round nose lead ammo only) who entered a neighborhood market and interrupted a hold-up being perpetrated by four armed thugs. With bullets flying around his head (that's what the report said!) he drew his Model 10 and dispatched all four miscreants, one shot each. The day I read that report is the day I started to re-consider my prejudices for semi-auto 45's as the only acceptable street weapon.

 

[maxjames2]

Knives seem to have a certain "fear factor" built in...some folks fear getting cut/stabbed more than getting shot, I think.
Jim

If you are not afraid of knives, you've never been cut...

 

[Groo01]

Groo here
What we should remember is: Most of us here have years of experiences
and could run most anything in a pinch and well enough to get the job done.
The new shooters aren't that way.
I learned this when I taught SCUBA, I could assemble gear, work the dive tables, and do a 100ft free ascent with out thinking.
But to teach, I had to think "small" to relate.

 

[maxjames2]

One thing is for certain. In a knife fight, everybody is getting cut to some degree . . .

And that's the truth!

 

[tomrkba]

I really hate snubby revolvers. I much prefer guns with 3 and 4 inch barrels.

 

[pineappleshooter]

Can't give up my carry snubby, I'd havta change my moniker.

Yup, snubby fan sounds better than gimpy hillbilly injun! How are things in Wild Wonderful?

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[Cruise]

Have the 642 w/CT for times when 1911 is not along. Sometimes both.

 

[millerj7]

I was pondering new grips other than the stock for my 642. I thought the Pachmayr sj-c compact with the little finger groove on the bottom to catch my little finger might give me a little more control. I didn't have to look far as this post has a couple of different Pachmayr's. Any opinions on how they feel and conceal would be appreciated.

I have a set of the old SJ-C Pachs on a little kit gun for woods walking and like them very much. On the pictured 337 (about 11oz) I decided to try the newer Diamond Pro version of the same grip. They are slightly thicker (due to an air pocket behind the backstrap) and a lot "stickier" (different rubber compound?) but really tame the little flyweight down with full power loads and I like them a lot. A little trickier to install, as you drive out the frame pin and use the hole to locate the screw that comes with the grip. Seems very solid, works well, and will stay that way. Either is good choice, but neither has the "curb appeal" of nice wood or stag, IMO!
Jim