Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck, A/K/A Dolt-45,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset., A/K/A P01135809

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Why Snubbies Rule

This is a Government Model Colt, Series-80, commonly referred to as a "1911". Lying on top of the pistol is a loaded 8-round magazine, with an additional round on top of that. This would be the common carry configuration.

Note the weight: Just a skosh over 2lbs, 10 oz, or 42oz.

This is a Taurus Model 85. This particular model has a steel frame and is chambered in .357 magnum. The rounds are .38+P. I added a speedloader with an additional five rounds to bring the ammunition capacities up to something similar.

Note the weight: 1lb, 12oz (ok, just a shade under), or 28oz. Leaving out the speedloader would reduce that to 1lb, 9 oz, or 25oz.

That is for a steel-framed, steel barreled revolver. Smith& Wesson Airweight (aluminum frame) .38s would weigh in at about 18oz, fully loaded. You can shave about 3oz from that with a S&W "Scantium" airweight or a Ruger LCR.

So, which would you carry, day in and day out?

2 comments:

Justin Buist said...

That cracks me up. I just got dressed and was about to go grab my Commander sized 1911 but opted for the S&W airweight snubby in .38spl instead because I didn't want to bother with the extra weight.

dbliss said...

Sure, nobody ever denied that the 1911 is a full-size service pistol. A fairer comparison to a 5-shot revolver would be a single-stack )5+1) subcompact pistol like the Kahr PM45, 22oz loaded, and is (more to the point) a good bit thinner in profile, which is helpful for those of us who are ourselves a bit ... less-thin in profile where waist carry is concerned.

Revolvers have a lot of things going for them, to be sure, but I don't think this is the way to make the point :)