Hammer spurs on a snub nose??? Para que?

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What practical purpose does a hammer spur serve on a bad breath distance gun? Any reason to use SA on such a piece???

Just curious.
 
I would think they have no practical purpose unless you're a mobster doing a hit. Spurs sure do make for beautiful lines on revolvers though, especially colt DA's. I saw a short barreled Colt Lawman .357 this weekend that was art as much as it was a weapon.
 
Thank you! I own a snub Colt Lawman 357. It is a piece of art. The best I have heard is that single action courses of fire were the norm in military and police quals. Double action courses also. Manufacturers install what they have to for sales. GSA contracts demand the ability of single action or simply a external hammer in many buying contracts.
 
If the question is essentially why aren't all snubbies DAO, there is a reason.

While a 2" is primarily a close quarters weapon, they can be accurate out to 50 yards in single action mode -- with some practice. It's nice to have if your retreat to cover puts you 25+ yards from a BG who's still shooting at you. Try some 25 yard shots with a snubbie sometime firing single action. Knowing you can hit a target that far away can be quite gratifying.
 
And some of us actually cock on the draw, which gives a feather-light trigger pull for that first shot.

Might as well put it where you want it if it won't take anymore time.... ;)
 
I know what you're saying, and I know it's the reason there are so many snubbies without spurs, but I can imagine a number of situations where I might use my snubby SA.

And like has been said ... they're surprisingly accurate.

On television they use cocking the gun as a cool effect to show the BG you have at gunpoint that you're serious ... but I don't know if that would work for real world SD. If you're brandishing in the real world, the bad guy is either becoming real compliant real fast or you're shooting at them -- not debating with them. The secondary threat level, beyond holding a lethal firearm, doesn't really matter.

In my case I carry my snubby loaded with .357 when I'm hiking or in the woods. I know I lose a lot of the .357 power with the 2" barrel, but it's considerably lighter than my 4" and I think it's still going to hit a bear harder than a .38 +P (not that I've ever been confronted by an aggressive bear in several decades of camping and hiking, but who knows when it could happen?).

And in the woods I can imagine needing to make an aimed shot SA, including at a 2 legged predator (the only ones I really feel a need to carry against, anyway).
 
When my wife shoots ours, she sometimes uses the spur when her hand gets
tired from double action. It is very accurate in sa.
 
The spur adds a little weight to the hammer--THAT could make the difference between igniting a hard primer or having a misfire. THAT could make the difference between walking away and being carried away.

I trained myself to place my thumb over the hammer like a shroud during the draw (and also during holstering--it's nice to be able to feel if something is happening that shouldn't be happening). I've never hung my hammer on a presentation yet.
 
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