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

Pocket Pistols by Paul W Abel

A Short Look at Snubs - Another excellent piece by Stephan A. Camp

Smith & Wesson Model Tables

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

The Manufacturers:

Smith & Wesson

Sturm Ruger

Charter Arms

Taurus


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