When the original Casull came out...they did a cut down barrel test to see its loss in velocity....true story. Down to 2" and it still had some pretty good oomph!
I thought...hmmmmm. How about a snub.....for CCW!
On TFL, at about the same time...I read a thread loosely based on the same theory..........someone gave a senario about a GG confronting a BG with a snubby Casull............
Here's a not totally accurate rendition of it...............
Scenario....court! Defense attorney, Prosecuting attorney etc....
PA.. " So mister GG...at the time the police arrived and you were standing over the still smoking body! What was going through your mind....? Let me ask you sir....What was so threatening about this Hairless, naked BG who had no weapon of anykind?"
GG...."Well sir, at the time of his surprising me and telling me to hand over my money or I was a dead man.....he had a s/auto handgun and was fully clothed"
PA..."You say he was armed, threatened you and at the time was fully clothed?"
GG..."Yes sir...he was pointing his weapon at me and was indeed fully clothed"
PA..."What happened then sir...can you recount what exactly happened for us?
GG..."Well....I felt my life was in immediate danger...I was hoping for a small chance to run....but he had me cornered. A noise got his attention for a second and I took the opportunity to draw my legally carried concealled weapon"
PA.."What happened next?"
GG..."I fired my weapon at him sir"...."however I was so scared I missed"
PA...."Well according to the Coroners report..the BG's cause of death was a massive heart attack! And an interesting note...on the Police report notes it states "the BG's eyes were locked wide open as if hed seen a ghost"...at the time of their arrival"
GG..."Yes sir"
PA.."What exactly is your choice of CCW, sir?
GG..."Well, as a citizen of the USA, I choose to carry a 2" barrelled 454 Casull revolver sir"
PA..."And this sir is the reason for the BG's death!" You sir are a murderer!"
GG..."Respectfully, NO SIR...I am not! I merely choose to carry the strongest handgun I can controll...as it is my right"
PA..."What exactly happened when you fired the only shot fired in this situation?"
GG..."Well its pretty blurry still, but I brought the gun up and fired a single shot! The BG's gun was blown out of his hands, his clothes were torn off and all of his bodily hair was singed off by my guns muzzle blast...sir!"
PA..."There is a note here his Beretta ..they cant tell what model it was, as it is mostly melted, was found 3 blocks down the street"
GG..."I guess I can understand that sir"
I just goes to show you....even a miss can be a hit with a snub Casull..........................beware of naked, smoking BG's with no gun!
Shoot well