Snub Nose 38 ???

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Embellishment

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I have always liked the snubnose 38special Revolver. I have a S&W model 37 and a Colt Agent. Not keeping up with current trends has the popularity of these type revolvers ran its course? Does this sort of side arm sell very well in todays gun markets?

Embellishment
 
There are still a lot of snubbies sold, though I'm sure they're not as popular now as they used to be even a few years ago because of the advent of pocket sized .380s and 9mm semi-autos. You have good taste in snubbies -- I also have a Smith Model 37 and a Colt Agent. :)

I've gotten away from carrying my snubbies the last couple of years after I purchased a Kahr CM9. It's flatter and more concealable in the pocket and I shoot it better than my snubbies. Still, there is some comfort in the added reliability of a revolver over a small semi-auto.
 
Thanks Pal. My Daddy and Mom are from KY. Madisonville and
Drakesboro respectively.

The model 37 was bought new in 1981 and has never been shot.
The Agent has been fired several times.

Dad left me the Agent and a few other guns when he went to that big pistol range in the sky. :-) Dad was a crack shot with any gun you put in his hand. He had an uncanny sense of good aiming. Loved that man. ;)
 
Lady's, grab and squeeze

Does this sort of side arm sell very well in todays gun markets?
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I feel that they do, especially for women. Since Iowa went shall-issue the number of women that now carry is at first, a bit of a pleasant surprise. Many seem to prefer the small revolvers as they feel the pistols are too complicated. ..... ;)

Be Safe !!!
 
I was taught unless I am at the range... not to leave a bullet in the chamber that rest near the hammer.

My brother did not do that...dropped his 22cal and when it hit the floor he got nailed through the palm of his hand by a 22slug. (after he came home from Nam safe and sound)
 
Not keeping up with current trends has the popularity of these type revolvers ran its course? Does this sort of side arm sell very well in todays gun markets?
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Snubbies are selling extremely well from what I've been seeing.
 
Short barrel revolvers made by S&W, Ruger, and Taurus are selling like hot cakes.
In an age where everyone thinks that only automatics are being carried, you'd be surprised to find out just how many people have a revolver under their shirt.
 
I was taught unless I am at the range... not to leave a bullet in the chamber that rest near the hammer.

My brother did not do that...dropped his 22cal and when it hit the floor he got nailed through the palm of his hand by a 22slug. (after he came home from Nam safe and sound)
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No need to leave a chamber empty on modern revolvers. I assume it is safe to assume that your brother had an older revolver
 
The owner of my LGS told me a while back he could sell 40-50 j-frames per week if he could get them. I wouldn't be caught without at least one, and usually two j-frames on me.
 
Not too far in the distant past the S&W 642 was the best selling gun they had. I don't know if that is still the case now that the M&P line is out.
 
What brand and make gun did your brother drop and cause to fire?


Answer... I don't know the brand. It was definately a cheap revolver that I do know.
 
The Academic Sports always have quite a few SW, Taurus and Ruger snubs.

Even those horribly colored Taurus guns in white, pink and green - yuk.
 
RE: Snub nose .38??

Embellishment wrote:
" Snub Nose 38 ???
I have always liked the snubnose 38special Revolver. I have a S&W model 37 and a Colt Agent. Not keeping up with current trends has the popularity of these type revolvers ran its course? Does this sort of side arm sell very well in todays gun markets?"

Dear Embellishment,
Snubnoses are doing just fine! Michael DeBethencourt has his 'snubtrainingdotcom' website, and has become the guru of the little gun that does.

Clint Smith of the Thunder Ranch training facility, who can be found on YouTube, has a few nice words to say about them.

Notably, S&W's of late model vintage are acquireable, yet a lot of folks have also been buying Taurus, Rossi, Charter Arms, and even a few Armscorp models.

The ammunition has been 're-invented' again, with places like I.Q. Metals, and Georgia Arms ensuring that the "old FBI load" is affordable and accessible. Hornady Ammunition has made a 'Lite' version of their Non-Plus-P Critical Defense .38 Special load, with a pink tip, no less.

I admit to owning a now-no-longer-in-the-Taurus-catalog 850CIA full-size snub, their version of the 442. I like it. It works, and being an old guy, I'm not shooting more than standard wadcutters or standard semi-wadcutters.
 
Just pointing out that K-frame snubbies (i.e. Model 10, Model 64, etc.), while not as easy to carry, hold an extra round and are a lot easier and more fun to shoot than J-frames, and make better bedside guns, glovebox guns, etc.
 
.38 snubs seem to be doing just fine in todays markets. J-Frames and LCRs get regular recommendations for CC, plus there are a whole host of models suitable for open carry, trail carry, nightstand duty . . .

ETA: There's even a recent thread on Who Carries a .38 Snub?
 
Two years ago I had a Colt Detective Special, and a S&W Model 66 snubnose.

Today I have those two, and... S&W Models 12, 36, 37, 637, 60, and 64, all snubnose,( and they all have hammers) and I'm look'n for more.

They're popular in my house.
 
I've had a standing order for 2 since February. One has come in, but the 2nd is still out there. Apparently they're hard to get, even though my guy has a military contract.
 
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