Partial underlug vs. Full underlug.

[Floppy_D]

My 686-3 357 felt VERY well balanced with the full underlug:


My Ruger SBHH 44mag also feels very well balanced, sans full lug:

Pick up the revolver, feel the balance, go from there. My hands are inherently shaky, so I like the weight.

 

[Gary in Pennsylvania]

 

[20nickels]

Easyrider nailed it. Sure, the underlug is great on a 6" gun until you have to transition to the next target. All asthetics aside of course. My preference in a defensive gun is no lugs and could even care less about ejector shrouds. Tapered barrel for me please.

 

[easyrider604]

Hey Woad Yurt, please stop showing off your $300 M-14. It pains me to remember the one I gave away. It had the wide target trigger and hammer.
6 out of 6 into a 6 inch gong at 50 yds standing, slowfire but in DA.

That 8 3/8" barrel spit out 158 grn LSWC over 3.0 grain Bullseye at over 1000 fps, and provided that looong sight radius so beneficial its like cheating.

Looking back, that was my best range .38 revolver.

 

[memphisjim]

full underlug looks cooler

 

[Brian Williams]

If it was not for the coolness of an original 60-4 in 38, the 60 would be delugged.

 

[Stainz]

Hey, W.Y., that's no revolver... it's a rifle! I'll bet the bullets get tired halfway down that tunnel and start slowing down, that's why there's no muzzle rise. I'll bet you get powder burns on the targets, too. Good grief what a barrel!

And I thought my 6" 66 has a long barrel... at least it stays in the same time zone!

Stainz

PS Neat... real neat...

 

[Deanimator]

I prefer the Full Lug look, but only own a GP100

I think the GP100 is a good gun, but I hate the full lug on it. It's one of the things which deters me from getting one. Half lug guns are hard to find, but they look much better.

there are ONLY two full lugged guns that look good to me, the Python and the Diamondback, neither in production nor likely to resume production.

The Dan Wesson doesn't look bad, but the shrouds are interchangeable. You can change lugs with your mood if you want.

 

[woad_yurt]

Stainz: Thank you for the "neat." It is, isn't it? The one in that picture is almost a snubby. When I really want to shoot a long barrel, I have the one in the picture below. And, yes, I do carry it sometimes. Anyone here familiar with trailer carry?

 

[Stainz]

Put a paper punch on the muzzle - and you won't even need ammo for it!

Good grief!

Stainz

PS Didn't Davidson's have a neat 5" GP100 half lug in the grey color of the .454/.480 SRH's a few years back? That was one I would like...

 

[General Geoff]

I've had wheelguns with both partial and full underlugs, but given the choice I like full underlugs better. They just have a sleeker, more solid look to them.