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March 26, 2011, 07:28 PM | #1 |
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Snub 38/357 for HD for me
Why you ask?
Well, this is how I see it. It's really hard to grab from you if they go for your gun. That's it. If you have a bigger gun, or a rifle/shotgun, it's a big grip, and much more easier to get a hold of, not to mention getting pointed in the wrong direction, but the snubby is easier to pull away and take a shot at them if you do it correctly. This I'm talking about would be in close contact. If somebody was trying to get in my door and not already in my house, it's rifles all day long though. But I feel best with my snubby, and I have many other options. Last edited by 8shot357; March 26, 2011 at 07:49 PM. |
March 26, 2011, 07:56 PM | #2 |
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I've never gone for anything quite that elaborate, but the short revolver has much to recommend it. You can shove it in somebody's ribs at bad-breath distance and trigger multiple shots without fear of their apparel or personal components tying your gun up.
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March 26, 2011, 08:39 PM | #3 |
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there are no bad choices for self defense, just bad shots.
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March 26, 2011, 09:54 PM | #4 |
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I keep my S & W .38 snub in my pocket at all times in the house. But I also have a 9 mm and a .45 strategically located at different places so one of them is also quick to hand.
When I go to bed I put the .38 on my nightstand. I do place it so the lamp is between me and the gun so I would have to deliberately reach around the lamp to get the gun.
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March 26, 2011, 10:29 PM | #5 |
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My main carry gun is a snubbie. I trust it enough for that, it's convienient (don't have to switch in and out of the safe), and I'm very familiar with it. I see no good reason to change just because I'm in the house.
I once read that Bill Ruger kept a SP101 on his nightstand.
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March 26, 2011, 11:16 PM | #6 |
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Well, you have a valid reason for your choice, so you're right. I'd personally pick differently. Still limited capacity, a .357 snub shot from retention indoors might take a few of your sensors out of the fight as well as the other guy. I generally keep a J-frame in my pocket, good for going off to find a bigger gun. We always talk about limited penetration, heck, what if the guy uses cover? Maybe I want to shoot through my wall! That's just me, I know what is outside of my house. (Not much) Everything has disadvantages. If I thought it would stay indoors a Ithaca 37 with 00 and a belt of slugs is probably my choice, if I thought it would head outdoors there are several rifles of meaningful caliber handy.
My HD situation is rather rare, It's big wide open and I could easily see someone who was no longer fond of me being a threat from 200+ yards.
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March 27, 2011, 10:25 AM | #8 |
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Though I've got other pistols/shotguns I usually turn too, I just shot my trusted S&W .357 640-1 on Friday at the range; it's a great gun. It's only got 5 shots but I still carry it when I go hiking ... it fits great in my fanny pack.
I'm very accurate with it and it is great for close quarters situations. I purchased it in 1996 and will always keep it. As the years pass, I find it more and more difficult to get it in the rotation to carry but it is a great gun. |
March 27, 2011, 01:11 PM | #9 |
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Nothing wrong there. Your thoughts are sound. Besides my wife's home gun is a 2 1/2" S&W model 66. It isn't as heavy as my other guns so she adopted it for her gun. As always pray that it is never needed but be thankful if it is.
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March 27, 2011, 06:09 PM | #10 |
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Can't shoot a revolver from inside a pocket or from a close-to-the-body retention position ....... that side-blast from the cylinder/barrel gap can be nasty.
WARNING: DO NOT try this at home !! Last edited by curmudgeon1; March 27, 2011 at 07:05 PM. |
March 27, 2011, 06:13 PM | #11 |
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You could if your life depended on it.
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March 29, 2011, 04:39 PM | #12 |
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Snub carry
Yup, I carry a 9mm auto, sometimes with a 38 spl snubbie for a BUG. I'm beginning to think that the snubbie will be enough, night and day, here and there.
Lord help me if it isn't.
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March 30, 2011, 07:57 AM | #13 |
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Your 38 snubbie is 1 1/2 inches shorter than my XD45, 2 inches shorter than my 1911.
A 5 shot .357 borders on totally unmanageable for follow-up shots, the muzzle blast borders on deafening, and the muzzle flash will blind you for at least 3 seconds after each shot in a dark room. A 5 shot .38 puts out 5 rounds of "low end" borderline SD effective rounds. Most revolver owners cannot reload the thing in much of anything less than one full minute, . . . when they do, . . . if they are successful, . . . the situation either should be over, . . . or they'll be dead. My XD or 1911 start at 9 rounds, go to 14, . . . reload quickly and easily even under adverse circumstances, . . . have a track record of very effective in the rounds they deliver, . . . have only a fraction of the muzzle blast and muzzle flash of a sawed off revolver. Quickly effective follow-up shooting is part and parcel to the breed. I have revolvers, . . . love shooting them, . . . enjoy hunting with them, . . . but I fully realize that they are the Model "T"s of HD and SD, . . . and fully deserve to join Marshall Dillon's rig, . . . hanging on a peg somewhere. YMMV May God bless, Dwight
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March 30, 2011, 09:22 AM | #14 |
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That's the funniest post I've seen here in awhile, Dwight. Thanks- I needed a laugh this morning.
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March 30, 2011, 09:52 AM | #16 |
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I sometimes carry a snub, but in the house it's a P220 and a 1911 in .45acp.
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March 30, 2011, 09:22 PM | #18 |
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Works for me. I keep a 357 loaded with 38's within easy reach at home. I hope it will buy me time to get to my shotgun if I should need it.
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March 30, 2011, 09:26 PM | #19 |
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Tom Givens of Rangermaster has spoken many times about the increase of mulit-member robbery teams. He advises those who carry revolvers to remember that.
And my own advice, if you pack a revolver.... carry two. 11 to 12 immediate shots should cover most situations, but 5 or six might not. Deaf
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Can't shoot a revolver from inside a pocket or from a close-to-the-body retention position ....... that side-blast from the cylinder/barrel gap can be nasty.
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Snubby is better than nothing, but if Bubba and his friends crash thru your in the middle of the night and you have to settle things with 5 shots, while standing there in your shorts (if that), then that's your call.
I'm more comforted with a SIG and 20 rd. mag. about 2 1/2 steps away next to my shotgun, and my daily carry gun on the night stand. Guess we're both comfortable with our HD arrangements. |
April 26, 2011, 10:50 PM | #23 |
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A snub nose is great for all the reasons you mentioned. They are loud, especially .357 or 44's but so is a 1911. The muzzle flash blinding you is a problem, if it's dark any flash snub or othewise will effect your vision, briefly, so 1911 will to. If you have a 10" barrel maybe but a 1911 Reloading, yes if you are expecting the need for a reload, a semi-auto is way faster. I personaly keep a snub .38 Smith&Wesson on the night stand and a 20 guage coach gun next to the night stand; that would be my reload. If that fails then I guess it is a .357 lever action henry rifle loaded with .38 +p. It is good to have options, but I am guessing, should the very unlikely event of it's need arise, the snub will do
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April 26, 2011, 10:53 PM | #24 |
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If a bad guy is close enough to grab a 4" barrel, he's probably close enough to just grab the gun itself. If he does that, you might have a little trouble getting the cylinder to rotate.
I'm a bit more comfortable with a longer barrel and one extra round. But hey, different strokes.
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At first I thought "It's kind of hard to grab a homeowners 12 gauge when you get shot in the gut or the chest and 12 to 16 projectiles are peircing your body and the wad goes down the same wound channel."
But now - hey, you've made a beleiver out of me! It's snubbie all the way for me from now on ! |
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