Snubbie Accuracy - Does it really matter?

Yes accuracy dose matter!

But barrel length makes no difference in accuracy, and I am not so sure that sight radius dose either. I think the most impotent part of accuracy is sight adjustment, type of grips, and practice, ie. Marksmanship.
Becouse I practice with my S&W-360 about eight times more then I do with any of my other guns, I have found that I am a lot more accurate with my 360 (in double-action) than I am with most of my other guns. ;)
Of course I don't need much practice with my Colt 1991A1 to be very accurate with it.
 
Several years ago I got fed up with my snubbies....

and set my jaw to become a very competent shooter with one of the little beasts. It took a lot of practice and, eventually, I reached my goal. So, even with my aging eyes I can usually put 5 shots into a 3" to 5" circle at 25 yards. For me that's being "very competent" and to stay that way I practice a lot. Does accuracy matter with a snubby? INMHO accuracy matters with every/any handgun one picks up and shoots. If it doesn't then why bother with the whole shooting thing? FWIW Good shooting:)
 
I am not sure what would be considered "good" shooting with one. I know I shot my model 36 the other day and could keep all my shots in the black of a 25 yard pistol target at 25 yards with no problem at all. I have shot better with my Model 60 years ago when I didn't own as many guns and spent more time shooting each one. I used to shoot my Model 60 something like once a week and got pretty good with it. They take more attention to detail to shoot them well. But as was mentioned, they are capable of as much accuracy as YOU can produce. By the way, all fixed sighted guns shoot low and to the left for me. The barrels arn't off center, it is something I do. I don't know if it is my eyesight or my technique. My Model 36 will shoot about six inches low and six inches left for me. Practice for me usually means trying to shoot a tight group, not trying to hit the X in the center of the target. If I ever had to fire one in self defense I suppose I would hold near the right shoulder to make hits in the boiler room.
 
I agree that barrel length has little to do with accuracy..but sight radius has ALOT to do with it...IMO. With the shorter distance between the two sights, any sight misalignment issues will be much more exageratted as compared to a longer sight radius.
I agree that all other things are important considerations as well.
After shooting a snubbie accurately Its amazing what a long sight radiused gun shoots like...given the comparison.
Shoot well
 
If I had a gun that shot 8" left at 25 yds, no matter what it's barrel length, I'd take it out and throw it in the river. Or at least trade it off. In fact, if a fixed sighted gun doesn't shoot dead center with at least one good load, it's bye-bye. I can't tolerate inaccuracy, no matter what the intended purpose of the gun is.
 
Kcustom45

I'd be nervous about taking Bob Munden on if I had a howitzer at a thousand yards and he had a sling shot. A truly amazing firearms master.
 
i think you should give the sp101 another chance...the ruger frame is rugged enough to handle a barrel removel better than a colt D-frame or smith J-frame. you need to look for a better (more competent) pistolsmith.

the colt D-frame is the most accurate snubby i have ever shot...giving the smith K-frame a serious run for the money in PPC competition... and will regularly bury the smith J-frames. the ruger sp has great potential with it's crane lock-up
 
It's on the way to the third smith (not including Ruger) who instilled total confidence. There's hope yet. My confidence level in him is so high that I ordered a set of Uncle Mike's Boot Grips. This'll be one expensive little hunk of steel.
 
You bet your life it does!

I am partial to wheelguns and try to do all of my practice DA only. I find that once I can get good tight groups with a snubby that ALL of my shooting seems to improve.

CR Sam: Ya got a way with words!
 
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