Gotta love a snubby.
Amen to that! I've got four S&W snubs - two blued, one nickle, one stainless. Three are .357 M19s, the SS a M66. I can't bring myself to call a .357 a "snubby", hence the term "snub".
I shoot them all in IDPA/IPSC with +P loads and they perform as well as my 4" M19 and M15, even at 20m. The sight picture is great due to the short barrel.
I wanted to see what they would do at 25m offhand in DA mode. They can keep all 6 rds in the 'A'/down '0' zone of the target. On a challenge, I went prone at 50m and did the same thing, but firing in SA mode.
I've since installed reduced power hammer springs and rebound slide springs which made a good thing even better.
Barrel length has nothing to do with accuracy. If you think not, consider the bore of a 105mm Howitzer compared to the barrel length. You don't want these guys lobbing shells at you at any range!