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Snubby revolvers are ones that I'm relatively comfortable with carrying if I haven't shot them yet. I'll dry fire them to verify that the cylinder turns and the trigger will drop the hammer. I'll use either a snap cap, or a spent case with a little piece of sticker or tape over the primer to confirm a firing pin strike, but they are like anvils, and they are likely to be used at such a close range that it's not going to matter if POI is a little bit off from POA. If it is a quality piece like a S&W, I don't worry about it. I'd rather shoot them first, but once you've fired enough .357 or .38 +P in enough revolvers, a new revolver doesn't really seem to me to take much getting used to.

Now semiautos are another matter. I won't carry one without first confirming its reliability with a a couple hundred rounds.

discoqueen wrote:Would you want a triple bypass done by a guy who just graduated med school and had never actually done a triple bypass?

If there were NO other alternative....yes. I own multiple carry pistols. There are alternatives.