The Snubnose Files
Recommended Links
.38 Caliber Ballistics - One of the best pages on .38 Special performance out of short barrels that I have found.
Charter Arms Bulldog Pug - Dean Speir on the infamous Bulldog
The Classic Colt Diamondback Revolver - by Chuck Hawks
The Colt Detective Special - by Notpurfect
Cornered Cat - Well written site which addresses armed self defense from a woman's point
The Enduring Snubnose - Stephen A. Camp meditates on the Snubnose
Emergency Reloading the Defensive Revolver by Mike Askew
Is A .38 Snub Enough - Ayoob on Snubs
My Friend, the .357 Magnum - Loads and anecdotes
Officer Survival: Staying alive with rapid reload - by Dave Spaulding
A Short Look at Snubs - Another excellent piece by Stephan A. Camp
Smith & Wesson 342PD Titanium Centennial .38 Special +P - by Jeff Quinn
Uncatalogued Model 042 - By Dean Speir
S&W Model 637 Airweight (.38 Special+P) - by Kim Du Toit
S&W Model 642 Airweight (.38 Special +p) - by Eddie Coyle
S&W Model 649 Bodyguard by NotPurfect
Self-Defense loads for the 2-inch .38 Special - Handguns
The .38 Snub Old Fashioned Or Old Faithful? - Evan Marshall on the snub (even though he's too much of a wuss to give me a password for his forum.)
The Sixguns That Made The Magnums - John Taffin. Good History piece.
The Snubnose - An excellent historical and cultural survey
+P-rated newly designed 135-grain Gold Dot HP in .38 Special - Review by Dean Speir
Taurus Classic Model 85 Series .38 Special (and +P) Revolvers - Mike Guffey on The Armed Citizen
Tauruss New Double-Action-Only CIA - by Dick Metcalf
Tech sheet on Speer 135g .38 Special +p Gold Dots - Require Adobe Acrobat Reader
The .38 snubby: carry gun supreme...
The Taffin Tests - Bunches of excellent articles for premier revolver expert, John Taffin
When Selecting a Carry Gun, SIZE MATTERS!
Why Carry a Revolver? - Preacherman's reflections on the value of the revolver in self defense
The Workhorse by Smith & Wesson - The Model 10
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