44 Special Snubs

[Go For Broke]

If I am going to have a snub revolver, I'll take a .44 Special.

Mine are a custom Bulldog and the other is a Taurus M-445.

What about you?

 

[Drail]

Been toting an old Bulldog Pug with mild tuning since 1987. In 1996 I bought the first S&W 696 I could find. Found the perfect handloads for them and made LOTS of them. Have never found anything better for CCW. I wish S&W would have made an L frame 5 shot .41 Mag. back when they still made fine revolvers. That would be a fine carry gun. But the old .44 Spl. packs a lot of punch too with a right bullet. I wish I would have bought the .44 Spl. Taurus back when I could get them for dealer cost. We sold a lot of .38 cal. Taurus guns and they responded nicely to tuning. I have heard the new Taurus guns are not as good as the older ones. But I haven't shot any lately.

 

[BLU]

I wish S&W would have made more 696 no dash guns. I love my 629-4 PC 3" .44 Mag. When I can get away with carrying it in the cooler weather, I load it with .44 Special rounds.... well... technically the brass says .44 Mag but they are very light loads as I just can't get my hands on .44 Special brass. I'd be grateful if someone knew were I could. All I've seen are either 20 at a time on eBay or the top-of-the-line brass. (Reloads shouldn't cost me more than new ammo!)

 

[Dframe]

I dearly love 44 snubs and have 5 or six of them. I even have a 3 inch Single Action Army and love it.

 

[Airman Basic]

Here's my 44 snub?

 

[dickydalton]

Here's my 44 snub?

That IS Nice!

 

[Tony_the_tiger]

BLAM BLAM BLAM... my hand hurts...

 

[Pelo801]

This is my small family of snubs. I do like the 44 spcl. I have a charter bulldog and a rossi 720. I used to have a taurus 445 and 405. I didn't like either of them. So they were sold off. I might give taurus another chance if I could find a 450.

 

[Match10]

My Snubby 44, a Model 629 Mag-Na-Port. Factory Mag-Na-Port) Rather thrilling to shoot!

BLU - Message me your address, I have a bunch of .44 Special brass, and I can spare a few.

 

[TRX]

If you know someone who reloads .44 Magnum, put the word in for their discards. After being flared and crimped a few times the case mouths will split, and then the brass goes to the trash. But they'll trim down to .44 Special length just fine.

I recycled a lot of split .357 brass into .38 when I was loading for both.

 

[Lucky Derby]

Here's my 44 snub?

I like!

 

[JERRY]

my Rossi M720, great .44spl. I'd like to try a new Bulldog before I put my money down.... had two bad ones in the 80s. I have a CDC model 64 snub for trade if I could find a local 3" s.s. with "pocket hammer"....

 

[Nathanael_Greene]

Here's my classic-era Bulldog:

http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=192583

 

[RealGun]

44 Special Snubs

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If I am going to have a snub revolver, I'll take a .44 Special.

Mine are a custom Bulldog and the other is a Taurus M-445.

What about you?

"Snub" is used loosely. To what barrel length range are you referring? I hesitate to refer to my 3" SW696 as a snub.

 

[GBExpat]

RealGun mirrored my thoughts on this @SUBJ.

I recently acquired a Charter Arms Bulldog .44 that sports a 2½" barrel ... but, with a barrel that long, I do not consider it to be a "Snub".

I have always considered a true snubnose revolver to have a barrel length no more than ~2" ... but that is just me.

 

[Arizonan]

I carry the Taurus 431 in blued. Or it is my Rossi 720 that I carry. (fixed sites) Both are stuffed with 200 grain Blazer Gold Dots. I load my own for practice. 200 grain lead. 44 Special is an awesome caliber. Never ever feel under gunned with it.

 

[P5 Guy]

"Snub" is used loosely. To what barrel length range are you referring? I hesitate to refer to my 3" SW696 as a snub.

Two inch and under is a snubnose, three to four inch is 'combat length' and six inch or over target length.
In the opinion of the P5 Guy.

 

[RealGun]

Two inch and under is a snubnose, three to four inch is 'combat length' and six inch or over target length.
In the opinion of the P5 Guy.

Probably on the right track there, but there seems to be a gap in providing for [greater than 2" and less than 3"]. How about we say anything under 3" is a snub nose? Maybe 2-3 inches is a "compact".

 

[diyj98]

I like my Charter Arms Bulldog, but I'd love to see Ruger come out with a double action 44 special.

 

[Lucky Derby]

"Snub" is used loosely. To what barrel length range are you referring? I hesitate to refer to my 3" SW696 as a snub.

I have always thought if it as relative to frame size.
On a J frame sized gun anything over 2" is not a snub.
On a K/L frame sized gun 2.5"-to maybe 3" is a snub, but nothing longer.
On a N frame sized gun, I would even say a 3.5" M27 would qualify as a snub.
But of course, this is just my opinion.

 

[Walkalong]

Not really considered a snub nose, but I have had a short (3") barreled .44 Spl for many many years. Great little gun. I do have to keep the screws tightened up, as they tend to work loose. Very accurate, with an excellent trigger in SA & DA.

 

[HexHead]

I recently acquired a Charter Arms Bulldog .44 that sports a 2½" barrel ... but, with a barrel that long, I do not consider it to be a "Snub".

I have always considered a true snubnose revolver to have a barrel length no more than ~2" ... but that is just me.

I recently got one of those too and it's become my EDC. I consider <3" to be a "snub".

 

[HexHead]

I like my Charter Arms Bulldog, but I'd love to see Ruger come out with a double action 44 special.

I'd love to see them come out with one in .45 Colt.

 

[RealGun]

I have always thought if it as relative to frame size.
On a J frame sized gun anything over 2" is not a snub.
On a K/L frame sized gun 2.5"-to maybe 3" is a snub, but nothing longer.
On a N frame sized gun, I would even say a 3.5" M27 would qualify as a snub.
But of course, this is just my opinion.

That's an interesting take on it...sorta like finding the barrel length at which the gun behaves badly.

I wouldn't lose sight of the idea that the purpose of a snub is deep concealment. I think that implies use of the smaller frames. I suppose that in the big frames it is either for more comfort in carrying or what is required to fit a number of rounds in the cylinder.

 

[GBExpat]

Obviously, we are witnessing the bastardization of the original meaning.

It isn't the first time such a thing has occurred and it certainly won't be the last as it is a ubiquitous process in every language.