Snub Fans
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Were you wearing a mask at the time or can he identify you in court? Way to go!
The first duty gun issued to me as a young detective back in 1972 was a Model 10 and I have had a love for them ever since. I have gone through a couple over the years and now am down to just one k-frame CCW. Some may say it is not a snub nose however for me it is a perfect k-frame carry gun. Yes it is a Model 65 and yes I carry magnum ammo in it and yes it has a 3" barrel but it is my favorite "snubbie".
I have to agree, as my favorite K frame is also a 3" Model 65!
29aholic
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Back in the mid to late 80's PPC was still popular and the M&P 38 was the gun to build one on. I bet I have bought dozens of them, including snubbies for $75-$100 to ship to builders like Clark to build PPC guns out of.
Of course back then I had about three dozen pre and post war Heavy Duties I couldn't give away. Same goes for Model 58's
Of course back then I had about three dozen pre and post war Heavy Duties I couldn't give away. Same goes for Model 58's
Bikes
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Traded for this last winter......came with a Lawrence chamois lined holster.....I like it....
OK, here's one of my favorite snubbies: a modified 25-2 in 45acp. Left the factory in Oct. 1974. Conversion is possibly an early Austin Behlert but is unmarked.The hammer has been rounded; the trigger smoothed and thinned, the grip frame converted to round butt K frame and a lock added to the crane to replace the removed ejector rod lock under the barrel and barrel shortened to 2.7". The action is as smooth as warm butter...
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Bikes. . .that Lawrence chamois lined holster is so rare. When I was a kid in 1960 I ordered one. It is the only one I have ever seen in person. Let the holster go with the gun some years later. Needless to say the holster is worth much more today than the gun I bought it for.
I like the grip wear on that combined with the high point holster wear. Get a nice '70s era holster for that with about the same amount of "been there, done that" to complete the package.
Don't know where to start. Can only K frame Snubbies play? Well, here's a 2" post war .38 M&P which shipped April of 1949:
But I am also partial to the little guys. Here is a "Pre model 30" shipped out in August of 1954...you could call it an improved I frame .32 Hand Ejector:
How about a .22? Here's a 34-1 that I picked up this year:
Well, I was in a LGS earlier this summer, and this little cutie followed me home...a 640-1:
To be perfectly honest, I can't remember when I bought this 340 PD... But it is my most carried handgun:
All of these were purchased in 2016, (I think)...I'll be back later with some more. Just returned from a conference/seminar, not organized yet.
Best Regards, Les
But I am also partial to the little guys. Here is a "Pre model 30" shipped out in August of 1954...you could call it an improved I frame .32 Hand Ejector:
How about a .22? Here's a 34-1 that I picked up this year:
Well, I was in a LGS earlier this summer, and this little cutie followed me home...a 640-1:
To be perfectly honest, I can't remember when I bought this 340 PD... But it is my most carried handgun:
All of these were purchased in 2016, (I think)...I'll be back later with some more. Just returned from a conference/seminar, not organized yet.
Best Regards, Les
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Les, if that pre 30 had '90s sights and my Tyler T-grip on it, I would leave my Model 36 at home.
John:
I have a bunch of Tylers, from a number of different vintages, with the different markings. Somewhere around here I have a T Grip that fits the I frame. I have more guns than I do Tylers, though, so I don't have it on this particular gun right now. I'll have to get a picture of it with the grip on it!! And I do like the Tylers. Unless I'm carrying one of the new guns like the 340 above that have the boot grip on it, I like to use the Tylers.
They go well on my Colts also, here's my 1941 official Police decked out:
And here's a Detective Special wearing one:
Doc, I apologize if we are drifting away from your original thread theme. But when you said "snub" you struck a chord that resonates with a bunch of us here!!!
Best Regards, Les
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Yeah, I like K-Frame snubs.
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did I hear the word SNUBBIES
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DocB
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J Frames are good snubs too. There was a post this week about how the little 32's have become difficult to find since they were all rechambered to the 327. I have a few. Here's a nice nickel one I got 2 years back for just a tad below $400. It's an M31 from the early 1970's. I just like the way the screwdriver matches the gun so I put it in the picture.
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I firmly believe that the 2.5" 19 and 66 are the best looking handguns ever made.
I have considered rechambering my 3" 1969 vintage 31-1 for .32 H&R.
The extra horsepower from Buffalo Bore's H&R HP load would be nice in such a small package.
I'm still on the fence about it.
I have considered rechambering my 3" 1969 vintage 31-1 for .32 H&R.
The extra horsepower from Buffalo Bore's H&R HP load would be nice in such a small package.
I'm still on the fence about it.
Doc:
I like the Regulation Police .32s also, in fact I like all .32s, here is my almost mint RP which came with the box, papers and half a box of ammo for under $400:
Here's another Regulation Police from fifty years earlier... Still on the I frame back then...great little shooter:
Here are a couple of country cousins, pre model 30s, known back then as .32 Hand Ejectors...one I frame, the other "Improved" I frame:
Just for the heck of it, how about one of my purdiest Colts? Colt Pocket Positive .32 Colt New Police (same as .32 S&W Long)...this one is almost mint, but it gets shot anyway. All my guns get shot some. There are so many that have followed me home over the years that they have to take turns!!:
None of these have been reamed to the longer cartrige.
Best Regards, Les
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Snubby Deals
629-6 Camfour: About 1/3 of actual value
629-3 Mag Comp/Carry Comp: Less than 1/5 of what the last one brought on GB
Model 940: $675 OTD
Model 25 Jovino: Less than half of actual value
"Baby Chief": $500
Model 49": $285 OTD
Model 19-5 "DSS": $250 OTD
Model 66-2: $400
629-6 Camfour: About 1/3 of actual value
629-3 Mag Comp/Carry Comp: Less than 1/5 of what the last one brought on GB
Model 940: $675 OTD
Model 25 Jovino: Less than half of actual value
"Baby Chief": $500
Model 49": $285 OTD
Model 19-5 "DSS": $250 OTD
Model 66-2: $400
Hey Doc.... I guess that we both love snubbies!! And Since you like snubbies, as well as I do, how about this ad from 1946? I'd sure like to get my hands on one of these babies, to keep my 1949 M&P company:
But back to the issue of .32s. I simply can't get enough of them. The ones that I posted earlier, and copied below are just a few. I also have quite a number of .32 Automatics. But I'll stick to snubbies in this thread:
If you are willing to go up to the .38 S&W cartridge, though, you can still stay with the I frame and go with the Terrier:
Here's another early J frame that sometimes gets carried, I bought this one from a fellow forum member last summer, a Chiefs Special Hammerless, later called the Centennial, still later to become the Model 40:
Also from the early 1950s, and bought from the same forum member last year, is a "Baby Chief Smooth Ramp" :
Best Regards, Les
But back to the issue of .32s. I simply can't get enough of them. The ones that I posted earlier, and copied below are just a few. I also have quite a number of .32 Automatics. But I'll stick to snubbies in this thread:
Doc:
I like the Regulation Police .32s also, in fact I like all .32s, here is my almost mint RP which came with the box, papers and half a box of ammo for under $400:
Here's another Regulation Police from fifty years earlier... Still on the I frame back then...great little shooter:
Here are a couple of country cousins, pre model 30s, known back then as .32 Hand Ejectors...one I frame, the other "Improved" I frame:
Just for the heck of it, how about one of my purdiest Colts? Colt Pocket Positive .32 Colt New Police (same as .32 S&W Long)...this one is almost mint, but it gets shot anyway. All my guns get shot some. There are so many that have followed me home over the years that they have to take turns!!:
If you are willing to go up to the .38 S&W cartridge, though, you can still stay with the I frame and go with the Terrier:
Here's another early J frame that sometimes gets carried, I bought this one from a fellow forum member last summer, a Chiefs Special Hammerless, later called the Centennial, still later to become the Model 40:
Also from the early 1950s, and bought from the same forum member last year, is a "Baby Chief Smooth Ramp" :
Best Regards, Les
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MetalMan
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I've picked up 4 snubbies this year....2-J's (36, 60-15) and 2-K's (66-4, 19-5).
The 19-5 was a "friends and family" sale from my brother-in-law who is retired LEO. He has a safe full of long and short guns. Most of the handguns are Colt revolvers and pistols. The 19-5 was an oddball that he didn't particularly like to shoot. I was more than happy to take it off his hands!
The 19-5 was a "friends and family" sale from my brother-in-law who is retired LEO. He has a safe full of long and short guns. Most of the handguns are Colt revolvers and pistols. The 19-5 was an oddball that he didn't particularly like to shoot. I was more than happy to take it off his hands!
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M&P three years ago $275.00
64-2 four years ago $275.00
A couple flat latch babys
>38 Ladysmith
64-2 four years ago $275.00
A couple flat latch babys
>38 Ladysmith
