This gun was the heaviest of the three, and had a solid feel that caused us to use it first to try out the Buffalo Bore ammo. Thirty-eight Special cases are about 1.125 inches long, so they weren’t pushed all the way out, but a normal kick to the ejector would fling the empties clear of the cylinder. The Ruger’s ejector rod had the longest throw of all three guns, at nearly one inch. Lockup was good, and stayed that way throughout our testing. The cylinder was secured with a clever hinged latch at the crane. The edges were razor-sharp, and cartridge insertion was sticky. The cylinder needed chamfering on its chamber openings, we thought. The cylinder swung out readily with a push on the button. The wrap-around rubber grips were wide at the back for comfort, and had hard black plastic inserts in the sides with serrations to aid tactile feel and to help the hand glide into position. This was a clean design, with a polished but not glossy finish to its stainless. 357 Mag at the same price, both with the same specifications. 38 Special +P (KSP-821X), or in our test version in. Many shooters have no idea Ruger makes a five-shot snubnose. We also tested with Black Hills cowboy-level cast-bullet loads, with Winchester’s Super-X 130-grain JHP, and - in the two. (See sidebar.) These loads are put together with flash-free powder, and gave little visible blast at night from these snubby revolvers. Our most interesting test ammo was the heavy-bullet Buffalo Bore load designed to be similar to the old FBI round with lead bullet, but this time featuring a soft, Elmer-Keith-type, 158-grain cast hollowpoint lead SWC with a gas check to prevent leading.
That doesn’t mean we stuck with light loads. 38 Special, we did most of our testing with. Because of the limitation of the Charter to. So we gave the lighter Undercover a chance, with an eye toward easier carry. 357 version called the Mag Pug, which is similar to the Smith and Ruger, but is much heavier than the Undercover and has a ported barrel which we didn’t care for. For this test we chose the Charter Undercover, which is. All three are stainless-steel five-shooters with fixed sights. The three test guns we acquired were the Ruger SP101 ($530), the Charter Arms Undercover ($325), and the S&W Model 60 ($623). With fixed sights and a short sight radius, these are not among the best plinkers, but well suited for self defense. These may not work all that well out of the pocket, but work fine from a holster. Many snubbies are made with hidden hammers, and we’ve looked at some of those over the past months, but it’s been awhile since we looked at the old standby with its protruding, easily cocked hammer. Of course a revolver will handle any level of ammunition, from primer-propelled wax bullets to the hottest loads. The guns can be extremely accurate, though you may have to work to prove it. Though snubbies had pretty bad sights in the past, recent ones have excellent sights. Despite what you see in the movies, most gunfights are over with the firing of only a shot or two. They are generally reliable for five shots, and can be recharged quickly with a speed loader.
As Elmer Keith put it, if you have any part of a revolver, you have it all. Its irregular shape is often easier to conceal than the relentless slab of an autoloader. A small 2-inch revolver has a lot going for it in self-defense situations. 38 Special, the snubby may now be found chambered in. In fact, some of those fans are among our test crew. Despite many competing autoloading pistols, the five-shot snubnose revolver still has lots of fans.
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