Big bore snubbies

[god45644]

I will soon be taking conceal carry classes (thanks to my wife - anniversary present) and am in the market for a new conceal carry gun.  I'm definitely looking at the snubbies and want one with laser grips.  My question though is what is your opinion about the big bore snubbies.  I read that it takes at least a 5in barrel for all the powder of a .357 magnum to burn (with one heck of flash in dim light conditions with one shorter than that).  How does this translate to the big bore snubbies.  I'm a big man and recoil is not much of a concern for me (i love shooting my .357 mag taurus with its 6in barrel and yes, I use .357 magnum to target shoot with).

[Swamp Yankee]

In my opinion it is not required to have a magnum snub for CC. With current bullet designs you can get a 38+P designed snub that will perforn within 2% of a 357. My pesonal choice would be a S&W 642 that comes with a CT grip. A good friend of mine has one as his CC and I set it up for him using 125grJHP+P loads, recoil is managable and at 50ft you can clean out the 10 ring.
Big Bores are only as good as the operator, control and shot placement are key


Mike Mc

[clayflingythingy]

Even big tuff HeMen don't like the recoil of 357 fired from a scandium J frame. I find the recoil of 38 +p to be my limit when fired from an Airweight chiefs special. Choose whichever Smith J frame rocks your boat. If you plan on pocket carry (a J frame is too big for me to pocket carry but I'm a small framed fella) get a bodyguard or centennial.

[m25operator]

I thought the thread said " BIG BORE SNUBBIES" big bore starts with 4 and go's up.
1'st S&W 625 3"

Since You are talking about J frames, now discontinued, and I don't know which picture will come out where, the 940, 9mm,
it out performs 38's or 357's in a 2" barrel.
I carry that one everyday with 2 moonclips in the off pocket.

I do definitely want to see the new, S&W night guard. Now to the smaller big bores, Charter Arms .44, Taurus .44 and .45 five shots. S&W 5 shot .44 spl. etc...

[god45644]

I'm definitely talking about the .44, .45, and up.  No I do not want a hammerless revolver (I love the feel the trigger - extra security maybe).  I just wandered if a .357 mag was too much of a bullet for the snubbie, what does that mean about anything larger than that.  Pros vs. Cons and such.

[Sponsor]

[clayflingythingy]

Smith just introduced a whole line of big bore snubbies. See the Shot Show 2008 report on this site. There is the Charter Arms Bulldog 44 Special. I have never shot one but I have never been impressed with the Charters I have examined. The Bulldog is the only Charter I would consider tho.

For me, size matters for CCW. I used to think gun writers who told you that you could confortably carry a Governement 1911 and conceal it were the worst kinds of liars. If you work in a kaki and tucked in shirt enviroment just where in hell are you going to conceal a big gun?

My main three CCW are a Kel Tec P32, Chiefs Special airweight, and a Star Firestar 9mm. All are small and compact and the first two are lightweight to boot.

YMMV.

[xd45man]

snub nose 44 mag. sounds like fun !