Underlug preference?

[Green Lantern]

Three guesses where I stand...


Am I the only one who just does not care a whit for a full underlug? At least in the looks department, I guess with a powerful round there is some value in recoil reduction.

 

[Zaydok Allen]

I like half or full. Both are appealing to me.

 

[Iggy]

I don't like them double chinned guns, but I'm old and set in my ways.

I've seen a lot of changes in the last 70 years and I've fought ever durned one of them..

 

[Fiv3r]

Depends on the gun. I'm not a huge fan of the way a Ruger GP100 looks when you stretch the barrel out to 4+ inches. However, for some reason, that full underlug on a 2.25"-3" SP101 just makes the gun look mean and business like. Love the looks in that regard.

 

[zerobarrier]

I think the full looks better. When I see a half it just looks like something is missing.

 

[Drail]

I am totally amazed at how many guys choose a gun based on how it "looks". Function over form (unless you're talking about Barbie dolls)

 

[RealGun]

Hey, one of the reasons to like revolvers over semis is because they are more pleasing to the eye. If I am going to argue function over form, it will be on a forum for ugly black rifles or maybe like my Glock 22 bedside gun with laser and flashlight on the tactical rail.

 

[Vern Humphrey]

A full underlug affects the balance of the gun -- sometimes that's good, sometimes not good. So it depends on the gun.

 

[rcmodel]

I have always been way more into 'packing pistols' you can carry in a belt holster all day while hunting, woods bumming, whatever.

All full lugs do for me is make a comfortably light carry gun an uncomfortably heavy carry gun in the same caliber & barrel length.

I'm not the least bit concerned about how it 'looks'!
It's all about how it performs & carries all day.

rc

 

[Iggy]

Whut rcmodel sed.

I carry my guns and I like them lively.

 

[BobWright]

Full lug barrels require a lot of fitting to get the ejector rod housing to fit just right. David Clements fits ribbed S&W type barrels to revolvers that add extra weight out front if desired.

Oh, wait! Are we talking about Double Action Revolvers here?

Then I'm for 'em.

Like this?





Bob Wright

 

[rswartsell]

To me this is a more complicated question than is being entertained here. You do not have a choice for "depends". Setting the adult diapers aside, then we move into how it effects the balance of the piece, what the use is going to be and whether you are also going to count ejector rod shrouds and leave the possibility for full naked rods (porn reference unintended) a la early Colts to enter the mix.

Mostly I do not like poorly balanced revolvers so the full underlugs that result in noticeably front heavy revolvers will need a MAJOR power factor to justify by reducing muzzle flip. Even then I won't feel good about them. At the same time I liked my 6" 686 with the full lug and how it really didn't seem to disturb balance too much. On a K frame (Mod 19) it would be completely out of place and repugnant. On my Dan Wesson 15-2 VH barrel it works not because of balance but because of my habit of shooting very hot heavy bullet loads.

I love the old Colts but naked ejector rods are not part of why I do. Especially for an arm that is contemplated for combat or defense use, I can get a bit paranoid about bent rods.

So...like I said, depends.

P.S. Nice 586 Bob! We seem to agree on that model at least.

 

[Steve CT]

I guess my choice is pretty clear



But with a Dan Wesson it's pretty easy to have options.

 

[BobWright]

rswartsell said:

.......At the same time I liked my 6" 686 with the full lug and how it really didn't seem to disturb balance too much. On a K frame (Mod 19) it would be completely out of place and repugnant. .........

On the contrary, I thought I would like a K-Framed full lug barrel. I have always preferred muzzle heavy revolvers, and the K-Frame would have offered a slightly lower sighting plane than the L-Frame series.

And he said further:

P.S. Nice 586 Bob! We seem to agree on that model at least.

That is not a 586, its a 5" Model 29 Full lug. I had S&W make this up for me around 1991 or so.

Bob Wright

 

[zerobarrier]

I guess my choice is pretty clear

SteveCT Beautiful pistols

 

[BobWright]

As to full lug barrels, this was a trifle overdone, a full lug 8 3/8" barrel on a Model 29:



The same gun, but with the barrel cut back to a more portable 6":



Bob Wright

 

[rswartsell]

Bob,

I stand corrected. No offense intended, but you DO have the additional power factor working on the side of the underlug. Still one pretty revolver!

I still disagree on the K frames. The handling characteristics for ME are too "right" to screw with them by adding a full underlug. Different strokes for different blokes.

 

[Revoliver]

Can't stand anything other than full lug.

 

[Walkalong]

Depends on the gun and the barrel length.

 

[bannockburn]

I voted full lug as I like a little extra weight out front; just about right with a 4" barrel.

 

[mnhntr]

full lugs for me

 

[RaceM]

Full lug for me too. I just like the way a muzzle heavy gun points for me.

 

[Zaydok Allen]

It really does depend on the gun, barrel length, cartridge it is chambered in, and intended purpose. Looks are at the bottom of the list as far as criteria I use to evaluate whether or not I like a full or half lug.

But as I said, I like both and find both appealing for different reasons.

 

[Driftwood Johnson]

Howdy

Sorry, I find those full length lugs to be butt ugly. I'm a traditionalist. I like them the way they used to be made.







If it has to have an underlug, halfway is all that is needed.





I really like this underlug, but they only ever put it on one model.

 

[ljnowell]

I am totally amazed at how many guys choose a gun based on how it "looks". Function over form (unless you're talking about Barbie dolls)

It's just like those stupid guys that buy cars because of how they look or how fast they go. It's function over form and a Toyota yaris will get you somewhere just as good as anything else so no one should buy anything but those.