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Section 10: Defense Weapons/Ammo Subject: Snub-nosed Autos? Msg# 1208265
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Do you own a snub(s)?
Yes Revolver, auto, or both? Both. Smith M36 with 1 7/8" barrel, Taurus PT145 with 3.5" barrel. (I think that 3.5" barrel is marginal as a "snubbie" when compared to pistols with less than that length?) Do you carry a snub? How often? I carry my Taurus PT145 (off body) occasionally when I go to the gym in the warm months. The Smith is a desk gun. Do you practice with your snub(s)? How often? Only occasionally. Are the ballistics for a snub important to you? Yes, but not as important as the form factor is for carrying it in a small off body bag. Harvey |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: Editor’s Notebook: Snubnosed Auto Pistols? Rich Grassi wrote this article on short-barreled semi-autos. It's a timely discussion, as "snub-nosed" auto pistols are de rigueur these days. In fact, they are so popular that they have become the primary carry gun for many many people. To Grassi's credit, he does consider that many of us who own a snub will only occasional carry it because our normal carry is larger and a perceivably "better" self-defense firearm. Yet as he gets into his spiel he begins talking as if the snub is the only pistol you'll find in his pocket, so... I did catch one interesting thing--he mentions that the first rule of a gunfight is to have a gun. (That line should have been credited to Mark Moritz--but no one knows that anymore). This of course is true--and an argument for the snub. He does refer to the snub as the "gun you have when not armed," and these are still standard lines among carry aficionados--but why? I'll carry a snub revolver on rare occasion. But the reason is always dictated by external circumstance--a location where I absolutely must not appear armed or to be dressing as if I might be armed, etc. Not because I'm so lazy the little gun is just more convenient. I do think that many people own and carry them every day because they can't be bothered with anything larger or heavier, and as they don't klnow much about ballistics, it doesn't matter to them. At articles end, Grassi does entertain us with the oh-so-critical details about how he shot his snubs one day at the range... Still, if the article generates some discussion here, I'll be happy. Possible questions for discussion: Do you own a snub(s)? Revolver, auto, or both? Do you carry a snub? How often? Do you practice with your snub(s)? How often? (This was something Grassi commented on as important). Are the ballistics for a snub important to you? In what sense? |