I love revolvers but sort of hate snubbies, despite the only gun I carry with any regularity being a S&W 442. They might be easier to carry concealed but in general they are just are not as much fun to shoot and not nearly as shoot-able as bigger full size revolvers. I like full size revolvers being a fan of N-frames with 5+ inch barrels. I carry the 442 because I use a revolver for nearly everything else so I might as well use all the training and muscle memory with my carry gun but I am not a fan of short barrels or J-frames compared to my N-frames and Webleys.
The grips might be the ugliest thing I have ever done to a gun but they make it significantly more shoot-able with only marginal compromise to concealability.
. I'm just playing with you (kind of). I've seen grips like that before. If it works for you that's all that matters. I just can't wrap my head around it at the moment though... Maybe if I held it and experienced how it felt in my hand I might think differently but right now I don't think I could convince my hand to pick it up, lol.
Thanks, last I checked, it was the springs. I got "replacements" from Numrich but they were bad quality substitutes and did nothing to cure it. That said, it's been 15 years since I had it apart. maybe it's time to take another whack at it. I've got a few hundred 32 SW long Wad cutters loaded if I can get it to shoot. My Dad and i had allot of fun with that little gun when I was a pup.
I whole heartedly agree. When I first saw one of these grips on a friend's J-frame I though it was an abomination. Even after holding it I was still pretty skeptical. It was not until I shot it that I really realized how much it tames the snap of these little revolvers. I would love to find a 340PD and try these grips on it. Having shot a 340PD with boot grips and the amount of pain that caused was memorable, I think this grip could make that mean little revolver controllable.MCB, I can't unsee that monstrosity
Someone (who shall remain nameless, but his initials are O.D.), when he got an offer he felt he couldn't refuse, stupidly traded off his vintage 66-4 (granted, he got way more than three times what he paid for it). The Colt is worthy in its own right but, alas, the 66 is sorely missed (and regretted).
I like the grips you have on the revolver in the bottom picture. Do you know who made them?I do carry snubbies from time to time. But almost exclusively while hunting, or going to check camera's, scouting, hiking, etc.
In those cases it's my L frame M69, or my K frame M66, strong side OWB.
I love revolvers and shoot them well enough, but for day to day carry, I need something slim for pocket carry that doesn't print badly in dress slacks. J-frames, even air weights, are just too thick/heavy for my purposes. For a long time a P3AT fit the bill, but lately it's been an LCP Max.
And I do have to say, short of 22lr, I've never had many malfunctions with semi auto pistols. Maybe 2-3 in 20 years and thousands and thousands of rounds. I've honestly had more trouble with revolvers, though it was mostly one specific revolver, and a new firing pin stopped the issue. All that is anecdotal but at any rate, I won't personally carry a gun until it's vetted and I trust it.
My most carried snubbies
Yes they're Ahrends tactical round butt finger groove. Maple with tung oil.
Not to take the snubby thread too far off track, but I must heartily concur with the praise for Ahrends' grips. In my opinion, his grips for S&W revolvers are some of the best ever made. Quality of the wood and the fit were always spectacular.
Ruger Speed Six 2 3/4" 357 & Speed Six 3" 38spl, GP100 3" 357, Dan Wesson 15-2 2.5" 357. I've gravitated to short barreled revolvers in the past few years and seem to shoot these larger framed snubs better than the smaller five shooters.
That is a nice thing about the 415 41mag it can be carried in a lot of L frame/GP100 holsters !
