Do large-caliber snub revolvers ever hit anything?

[hitthecoast]

[Fishslayer]

How much for the 629 DX?

Dude... don't sell the thing!And if ya do, sell it to ME!

Oh yeah... snubs are accurate but require a LOT more practice because of their short sight radius. Lots more blast
in a magnum snubby, too.

[BB1776]

I don’t see an advantage with using a snubby for home defense unless one is carrying it in the house all the time. If that is not the case, it would be better to go with a 4” barrel for better accuracy and control.

As others have stated above I, too, prefer a .357 loaded with 38s (or +p) but would add a speed loader if .357 handy if necessary.

[Colt]

[hunterb]

IMO .44 mag in a snub isn't going to be much fun to shoot. Get a longer barrel or go .357/.38.

But hey, you might big a BIG dude who handles .44mag recoil out of a snub no problem.

[hitthecoast]

What about .44spl in a snub for home defense? Still risk over penetration?

[kayaker]

.44 special out of my 4" 629 is a real *****cat, recoil is similar to a mild .38 special. Ballistics of .44 special are very close to .45 auto.

[Cagunazrod]

I shot my neighbors Ruger SP 101 in .357 once . . . I put it down after 3 rounds. He said, "There's still 2 more" . . . I replied, "I'm good". Lol.

[Sutcliffe]

it's the shooter

My buddy has a ported 3" Smith in .44 magnum. Very hard to shoot and groups at 15 yards are all over the place.

We ran into an old friend of his who was a competitive shooter who admired the gun and asked to shoot.

He put all six into the bull.

To this day, I realized I'm but a novice shooting handguns.

[wilit]

They've hit something every time.

100% success rate.

LOL. Yep, it's guaranteed to hit SOMETHING. Now, was that something what you aimed at?

[hitthecoast]

.357 recoil is childs play... My first pistol was a Dan Wesson M15 .357 with the removable barrel... I thought it was a tiny round and sold it ASAP for a .44. But I did shoot the .357 without hearing protection ONCE.... that f*cking hurt... makes me wonder how all the cowboys from the west would practice shooting hundreds of rounds...

.44mag recoil is just on the brink of being manageable... and I shoot out of an 8" barrel

[BigPimping]

Revolvers......meh...... antiques of a time long past.

[floogy]

[FeuerFrei]

Looks cool in the movies, but has no real world benefit that I can see.

Stumping a 44 mag never helps accuracy or provides better ballistic performance, so why would you want that.

If a guy wants to buy one then have at it. No need to justify it here. BUY!
Our economy needs help and so do American gun manufacturers.

[003]

Why would you feel a "snub" nose is a good home defense handgun? No need to conceal a home defense weapon. Minimum 4 inch and even better a 6 inch barrel for a home defense handgun. As far as caliber, go ahead and get a .44 magnum, but for home use, load it with a quality .44 special round.