The 38 Snub: Still Relevant in the 21st Century?

By Salvatore

Despite constant political attacks on our 2nd Amendment freedom more Americans carry guns now than ever in our nation’s history. As such, an enormous industry has grown up to supply these handgun carriers with a seemingly endless variety of small and concealable guns. One such platform that remains among the most popular is a design that has been around for many decades: the snub nose revolver. Is it still a relevant design in this age of firearms abundance? I believe it is. In fact, the Ruger LCR remains my small gun of choice. Most of the time I go armed with a double-stack 9mm autoloader on my hip. But when I need deep concealment, I pack a snub nose revolver rather than a diminutive auto. There are a few reasons for this.

A few decades ago if you wanted a truly small and concealable gun that was still chambered in a service caliber round the snubby was the only game in town. Today things are quite different. Probably the leading contender against the snubby is the new breed of single-stack autos chambered in 9mm. These guns are really quite similar in size compared to the snubby. They also offer more on-board …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation