Favorite short barreled revolvers?

AnitHero, nope it is a Rossi!
R44102 is the product code. It is a copy of the Taurus Tracker, just blued with no porting.

Interesting. I had a 44c, great gun but I didn't like the fact that the cylinder was too short for my favourite buffalo bore 325gr load

I really like my S&W 325PD.

S&W 10-5 2". Dan Wesson 14-2 2-3/8"?. S&W 66-1 2-1/2". Ruger Speed Six 2-3/4". CA Bulldog 3" and Bulldog Pug 2-1/2". S&W 31-1 3". S&W Pre-30 3". 1926 Colt Army Special .38 3" (Barrel chopped/recrowned/new front sight made/installed by or for previous owner)

The most pleasant one of the group to shoot is................1969 S&W 31-1. Rip-snorting, fire breathing .32 S&W Long with factory target stocks installed by me.
Easy shooting, accurate, and fun.

The DW and the 10-5 are fantastic shooters. They are at least equal to my 4" target sighted revolvers, if not better, in terms of accuracy.
The 10-5 has that wonderful pre-Bangor Punta K frame action.
The DW has the uncanny habit of putting bullets of different weights/velocities in the same spot with the same point of aim.

What I'd REALLY like to have is a Smith & Wesson model 15 snub.
Short, stiff barrel and Smith's fantastic target sights combined with that great K frame action.

Gratuitous 10-5 K-snub pics. Just cuz. Cuz it's mine and I like it. [/URL][/IMG]
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The difference in the color between the barrel and the frame was a result of the lighting in the room when I took the pic.
It is actually gorgeous in person. And it shoots better than it looks.
How can anyone NOT like a K-snub? Short, concealable barrel with a grip that is actually big enough for a man to get a proper shooting grip.

This one seldom gets any love and yet:

It was bought when money was a bit tight though need was high.
It has cycled a couple thousand rounds of any-old craptastic .38 that was to-hand.
Hits very accurately with its standard Federal Hydra-Shoks.
Groups snake shot wonderfully.
Kept a particular car-jacking from being "a thing" or worse several years back.
Got the Side-Winder what got my dog.

Feels like 5 rounds of .38 are comin' straight outa my fist.

It is one of three Taurus offerings that we own which - contrary to internet reputations - have never, ever let us down.



Todd.

I also have a Taurus 85 and a Judge. Both have been fun shooters.

649 S&W Jframe 357. I removed the factory rubber grips and installed old school wood model 36 grips with a Tyler Tgrip. Stings the palm a touch with Barnes 140gr Vor-Tx loads

Is it that tine?

I have other fancier wheel guns but the good old Smith 442 seems to find its way to my pocket and hip. Like a loved and loyal work dog.

Ruger LCR .38 Spl. +P Hogue Tamer Grips & XS front sight.

You guys are killing me with all these nice snubbie collections. All my revolvers (or semis, for that matter) are 4" or longer. Just bought a S&W 637 last weekend, but haven't picked it up yet.

1968 CA Undercover 2inch

I have a few snubs revolvers with barrel lengths from 1 7/8" to 3", personally I would not get another with a barrel under 2 1/2".

My 15-2 with Herretts is my favorite short barreled gun. The target was my first attempt at weak hand shooting. Gun never lets me down.
Stu

Smith 649
Ruger SP101
Taurus 605

Taurus® Mdl 617SS2 7 shot 2¼" Barrel 357 Magnum.

My 2.5" model 19-5 is my most favored pistol. I also have a Taurus 605 that is very good, it was my first snubbie. My EDC is an S&W 442.

Freedom Arms M97, 3 1/2" Round Butt .45 Colt/ACP.
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The 2.5" Python I had to sell to keep the electricity and water on when we had a baby in the house.....

I had a nice Colt Cobra for a while; traded it for the S&W Bodyguard 38 I currently carry.

I really like the new Ruger .45LC/.45ACP Redhawk.....

Maybe around tax time.......

I really like my S&W 325PD.

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So do I. Nice!

I known you guys are tired of seeing this one. :banghead:

1917 Custom Colt .45 acp U.S. Property marked

SP101 in .357 with a 3.06" barrel and boot grips (below). If I were only interested in shooting .38 Special, I'd be looking at one of the old 3" Rossi 351's.

2 1/2" S&W 66ND, carried IWB.

Wow

As always with these threads, and like many others reading them, mostly shaking my head and marvelling at the beautiful revolvers on display. C&L, you are merciless ..... and all these S&W Model 19 snubs (pictured or not) are especially painful.

A Model 19 snub was my grail gun for a while - would probably still jump on one in good condition in the unlikely event I came across one.

Meanwhile I'm not entirely impoverished in this area ......

King Cobra with some Hogue grips that seem to go well with stainless. Nice to shoot - obviously the weight makes it a fairly stable platform.



Much smaller but nice shooter for a true small snub-nose is its little brother, a Magnum Carry.

Ruger SP101 5 shot .357 mag easy to carry and fun to shoot