yosemitesam
Plinker
I know a lot of people who carry snub nose revolvers as a back up....cops, men, women...and most are less than proficient with it. When I ask "why do you carry that?" The general reply is because it's reliable, no jam issues, no safety to remember, it's reactive"...ect. Which generally makes me wonder why that's not also their primary pistol as well but that's just me. In addition to that most people openly admit to rarely if ever training with the Snubby. General thought is that it's a last chance gun that's only accurate at close range... Why bother? Well those guns are accurate up to and beyond 100 yards. With the right teacher 7-8 hours will get you there. I personally learned the art at Sand Burr Gun Ranch in Rochester, Indiana. Denny, the owner, has had me out to 130 yards with a 2 3/4" barrel on a 66% IPSIC target. He also teaches the real craft of how to use a snub nose. Easily I would say the basic snub nose class was the best $185 I have ever spent in training. If not taking a class at least practice. We carry to stay alive, why not train to do so as well...even if it's training in "final stand" scenarios. Stay alert, stay armed, stay alive.