The largest snubbies and the smallest

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I have a Ruger Alaskan .454 which is one of the larger snubbies I can carry, and I now have the Ruger LCRx which is one of the smallest snubbies I've owned.
So what is larger and what is smaller.

I came across the Taurus View, and the Taurus M380, but know if they are much smaller than the LCR's.

On the large side, I would love a 8 shot 327 night guard in all black with a 2 inch barrel!

I also have a Smith 19 2.5 which is the most classic of the snub world.
My first gun was an H & R 929 .22 snub nose revolver, and I really liked the size, but it didn't shoot very good.
 
It depends on what barrel length you consider to be a "snubby". Some consider only a 2" or shorter barrel to be a "snubnose" while others lump anything under 4" into that category.

S&W has made both the Model 460 and 500 with 2 3/4" barrels, so if that length fits your definition of a "snubby" then I'd say they're probably about the largest commonly available.
 
yup... the S&W X Frame snubbie is bigger... my smallest center fire is a single action S&W that someone "snubified" long ago... factory guns would be the bicycle size 32 S&W's... but all are bigger than the NAA's

BTW... my Dan Wesson 44 Mag with the snubbie barrel is close, ( perhaps a little bigger??? ) than my 454 Casull Alaskan
 
I have a friend who had his S&W 500 shortened to 1 1/2". bbl. He works at a good shop, so it was a pet project of theirs. Guys who have fired it say it isn't too bad on the recoil -- I declined. He has a ten and a half foot bear to his credit, (with rifle.) This is his new back-up.
 
Smallest snubby now is the Taurus view or No-view. Largest is the S&W M500 which they made with 2 " bbl. It came in a survival kit case . (My 500 is a 4" and has built in compensator.)
 
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It depends on what barrel length you consider to be a "snubby". Some consider only a 2" or shorter barrel to be a "snubnose" while others lump anything under 4" into that category.
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IMO, if it has a shortened ejector rod its generally going to be a "snubby". Typically that is most revolver with barrel lengths under 3" (not including 3").
 
How about Smith & Wesson's "Terrier's"? They're made on the old "I" frame which is a little smaller than the current J frame.

I've got one on layway that's chambered for 38 S&W. I hope to get it out soon. I've already got dies and such for reloading for it.



I'm not sure if it's bigger or smaller than the Taurus View since I've never seen a View.

Of course S&W hasn't made these for years.
 
My smallest a Uberti 1849 Wells Fargo with a 32 S&W cartridge conversion with a 2" barrel.



The largest no longer mine a Colt SAA 45 Colt and 2" barrel done by the Colt custom shop.

 
Not to hijack the thread, but I would not want to imagine the blast from a snubbed S&W 500 in a SD situation......hurts my hears just to think about it!
 
The mistake that most people make is assuming that one has to carry the top loads for a particular gun.
The ADVANTAGE of any big bore gun is the range of loads that one can carry in the same gun.
So don't assume that someone carrying a Ruger .454 is committed to only using .454 in it! There are plenty of lower power self defense loads appropriate for SD carry and then one can switch to Woods loads for bears in the same gun.
THAT IS THE ADVANTAGE!
 
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How's that?

.22 and .460.

I need to retake that picture with my NAA .22 short. I think that's the LR.

Hers the .22 short with a. 460 XVR round.

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