My current project, "Presenting: The Gunsmith", is going to make it possible to construct and break down a large number of weapons.


As I was determining the kinds of parts I would like to have for some of these weapons, I suddenly came to realize the utter LACK of a snub-nosed revolver... something which ought to utterly be a crime considering their vast popularity from the 1920's - 1950's. It would only make sense to at least have a Colt Detective Special, or an S&W Bodyguard available to us.

I've even got minor compatibility for these guns built into my mod, already... >.> ... c'mon... you know you want to.

FOOK2 for FO3 had a Taurus snub nose revolver. You'll probably find quite a few others if you do a search on FO3Nexus, too.

I own a Smith and Wesson Model 36. It's a 5 round .357 Magnum revolver with a 1.75 inch barrel. It's not much bigger than my fist.
Probably the main reasons you don't see as many snub noses added to the game as you do, say, for example, Barettas, or Glocks, is because revolvers don't fit the typical "gangsta" mentality, and because of the inherent accuracy issues of a gun with such a short barrel.

At < 30 feet, I can put all five rounds in to a group about the size of a coffee can. If I step back five feet, I'm lucky if I can get two or three shots on a 8.5"X11" sheet of paper.
In other words, a snub nose is functionally useless at more than about 30 feet.

A modder has the choice of making a snub nose pretty accurate regardless of the range, or making it so you miss your target 75% of the time regardless of the range. I don't think the Spread setting on a weapon allows for enough flexibility to be able to realisticly emulate the accuracy of a snub nose.

I may have to look for those, then, and see about converting them to personal use!

I'll still keep this thread open, of course, because... well... snub-nosed revolvers are great! The staple of rural police departments and private investigators for nearly 100 years, and yet... not nearly the love they deserve!

Mind you, I'd also love a port of that 50's style police uniform... and maybe even a state-trooper outfit... >.>

... but, beggars can't be choosers... or something...