are there snubbies with 6 rounds besides a colt DS?

[Big Daddy Grim]

I have the 8rd .357 from S&W great gun.

 

[Clarence]

Plenty of options - My favorite is the roundbutt M-24 S&W with 3" barrel.

 

[hoptob]

are there snubbies with 6 rounds besides a colt DS?

There're many 6-shot snubbies besides Detective Spl... But none of them carries as nicely as Colt does.

BTW, you can have a nice fully functional DS in the neighbourhood of $400.

Mike

 

[hoptob]

Just saw that later this year Taurus will be coming up with series 856 revolvers chambered in 38 spl. They are advertized as 6-shot small frame snubbies in stainless, blue steel and "magnesium" alloy; first two will be +P rated. From the sketchy descriptions I've seen the size will be very similar to Det Spl. This should be interesting...

Mike

 

[Landric]

The Charter Arms Police Undercover is a 6-shot .38 Special +P built on the Bulldog frame.

 

[Wolfeye]

Some really, really powerful snubbies that I can think of are Ruger's Alaskan in .454 and Smith's 500ES. I believe the former is 6-shot that can be used with .45 speed loaders. (I doubt anybody would want to use a speedloader after shooting a cylinder of casulls. )

 

[Hostile Amish]

How about a Python? Handles really well.

 

[earlthegoat2]

Im a big fan of the K frame airweights.

 

[denfoote]

My 3" barrel "K" frame 65-6LS holds six.

 

[flrfh213]

i carry a rossi 357 stainless steel 2 inch barrell and 6 shot

 

[joefriday]

snubbie options

I have a Rossi in .357. mid 1990's model(pre Taurus) Same model still made today. Like it better than any other snubbie because grip has a place for my pinkie-better control. Probably most accurate handgun I own.

 

[Guillermo]

as neat as Colts are, they're collectors' items now, not guns to carry.

Guess I didn't get that memo. My Colt Detective Special is on my hip right now.

As to your question, I assume that you mean "are there any .38 special, 6 shot snubbies available other than the Colt DS" and the answer is yes. Smith, Rossi, Taurus as well as others make such guns.

Of course, all them stay up at night, snuggled in their comfortable holsters and stare at the roof of their gun safes or night stand drawers and dream of becoming Colt Detective Specials.

There is the best, and there is the rest.

 

[BlindJustice]

JUst to plug the only K-frame centerfire they're making right now - I think that is true.

Night Guard 315 .38 SPecial with the usual Night Guard features
2 1/2" Bbl. C&S extreme duty fixed rear and ramp w/tritum dot front
sight, stainless steel cylinder, and overall black finish with
Pachmayr grips.

R-

 

[UranusDestiny]

Armscor has a very inexpensive Colt Detective clone called the MDL 206, though I have no experience with it whatsoever.

 

[Stainz]

My first .38 was ordered from a Texas closeout dealer 9/03. It was a new 2" 10 - actually, a -11 made 1/03 - and was $280! Also ordered was my first .357M - a 6" 66 (-6) for $350. I think s/h was a flat $10, too. Ah, those were the days of real bargains! They are keepers, for sure.

That 2" 10 is uncannily accurate, and comfortable with +P 158gr LHPSWCs and the service wood boots it sports now. My huge snubby collection is below. The 2" 10 is the only six-shooter, the others having five chambers and 1.88", 2.5" & 3" barrels.



Stainz