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SNUBNOSED - A snubnosed revolver (colloquially known as a snubbie, belly gun or bulldog revolver) is any small, medium or large frame revolver with a short barre...
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A snubnosed revolver (colloquially known as a snubbie, belly gun or bulldog revolver) is any small, medium or large frame revolver with a short barrel, generally 3 inches or less in length. Smaller revolvers are often made with "bobbed" or "shrouded" hammers, and there are even "hammerless" models, all allowing the gun to be drawn quickly with little risk of it snagging on clothing. The shrouded and hammerless models may even be fired through a coat or jacket pocket. The design of these revolvers sacrifices power and range for maneuverability and concealment. * Snubnosed revolvers were extremely popular in the United States until the 1950s and 60s, when most states passed laws limiting or prohibiting the carry of concealed weapons. However, the passage of "shall issue" firearms license laws in the mid-1990s, creating new markets for small, simple, reliable, concealed carry firearms, and resulted in a resurgence in the popularity of snubnosed revolvers in the United States, * The increased demand for snubnosed revolvers has been met with the introduction of numerous new models from Smith & Wesson, Colt, Ruger, Taurus, and other manufactures. While most were made of traditional carbon steel, stainless steel, and lightweight aluminum alloys that had been in use for decades, some of the newer models used high-strength, lightweight metal alloys such as titanium and scandium. More recently even polymer frames have been used. * Most manufactures now produce snubnosed revolvers in far more powerful calibers than before, such as .357 Magnum and .44 Magnum. Some companies even make .454 Casull, .480 Ruger, .460 S&W Magnum, .500 S&W Magnum and .410 gauge snubnosed revolvers. There are also snubnosed revolvers chambered for semi-auto pistol cartidges such as 9×19mm Parabellum, .40 S&W and .45 ACP, and loaded via moon-clips. |