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Section 8: Handguns Subject: M325 Nightguard Msg# 852755
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>>When you compare it to your primary carry, sure, it's not the be-all and end-all, but compare it to other guns within the genre--smaller framed snub revolvers. Here it shines.<<
Indeed it does, but that's not a valid comparison in my mind. Those smaller snubs serve a different purpose - back-up or concealment-first carry. The N-frame is just too big for that. To me, it logically should be compared to primary carry guns. >>You can carry an N-frame snub with thought and the right holster(s) and the right clothing, as I outlined in my previous message. No, it won't hide quite as well as a smaller frame revolver but that is all it won't do better than the smaller frame snub.<< All true, but again, why not carry a flatter, higher capacity 1911 in those conditions? That's where the comparison should lie, not with a J-frame! >>And one can take it beyond the usual mission for snubs. Life's too short to identify the "ultimate carry gun" and then ignore everything else that may give you a lot of enjoyment--as an alternative or occasional carry, or back-up, or house gun/office gun, or car gun, etc<< The key here is enjoyment. If you like a big, honkin' snubby, then by all means do everything you want to with it including carry. If I had unlimited funds and an itch to accumulate more guns, I think I might buy one just for kicks, but that would be waaaay down on my gotta-have list! :-) >>A revolver is particularly well-suited for stashing in places where it will not be handled for long periods of time yet must work if and when it's needed. While the semi-auto is better suited to hard use and near abuse--combat for example, the revolver is better suited to benign neglect. << I completely agree! But does that have to be a snubby? The one advantage a snub has over a longer-barreled revolver to my mind is as a house gun, where distances will be short and there is less barrel sticking out to be used as a lever against you if grappling with an intruder. >>Once more, it seems clear that these big snubs are far more than the World's Tallest Midgets.<< And once more, I'm not so sure! ;-) Stu |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: When you compare it to your primary carry, sure, it's not the be-all and end-all, but compare it to other guns within the genre--smaller framed snub revolvers. Here it shines. It's better than a small frame snub in several ways--it is more shootable--fitting our hands better, using a powerful cartridge without punishing us to the point where we will not shoot it in practice (think 13oz .357 J-frame for example), having sights we can use rather than a trough in the topstrap and a small ramp out front. If we own and use snub revolvers, and so many of us do, then these large frame snubs are simply better at everything except for deep concealment... And deep concealment is for undercover drug agents and people carrying guns outside the law. And one can take it beyond the usual mission for snubs. Life's too short to identify the "ultimate carry gun" and then ignore everything else that may give you a lot of enjoyment--as an alternative or occasional carry, or back-up, or house gun/office gun, or car gun, etc. A revolver is particularly well-suited for stashing in places where it will not be handled for long periods of time yet must work if and when it's needed. While the semi-auto is better suited to hard use and near abuse--combat for example, the revolver is better suited to benign neglect. Put it in a drawer for a years and it will, without question, go bang when you pull it out and fire it. The need for lubrication is not nearly as important with the revolver, and its springs remain at rest in storage. You know all this Stu, I reiterate it for the lurkers. Once more, it seems clear that these big snubs are far more than the World's Tallest Midgets. |
If you can legally carry a handgun either on a license, permit, or badge, it only needs to be concealed, not taped to the underside of your scrotum.