S&W Model 64-5 3" barrel

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IMG_2240.JPG I bought a Model 64-5 3 inch recently that may ship today to my FFL. It looks like it's in great condition by the photos but I wasn't able to inspect it as it was bought through the internet. I thought about getting a Model 65 3" but didn't want to buy a 357 K frame without being able to do an inspection first. I enjoy shooting my k frame revolvers and like shooting 3" revolvers but didn't have a k frame 3". It seems there's not many pre lock 3" Model 64s on the market and the prices reflect it.
 

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sgt,

Not sure what you meant by "The hardcast?" but I've been carrying that Buffalo Bore load for a couple years now. They are not hard cast. The HP-GCs are actually pretty soft.

Dave
 
I'd like a 3 inch K frame, but not enough to drop a grand on one and that seems to be the going rate
 
sgt,

Not sure what you meant by "The hardcast?" but I've been carrying that Buffalo Bore load for a couple years now. They are not hard cast. The HP-GCs are actually pretty soft.

Dave

Probably because,

A: I’m a dork
B: the stupid links keep going to their main listing.

There were two different loads I was referring to. I’d carry the HP you’ve got all day long.

Try this again. If it fails, here’s a screenshot to prove my mental facilities are still reasonably intact. :)


https://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=291

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…. It’s ferocious.
 
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Nice! I can't afford the S&W, but I got a Taurus 3" K frame and I really like it a lot.

I put boot grips on it, replaced the mainspring with one slightly lighter, and ground off the hammer spur.

It's one of my current favorites to shoot.

A 3" K-frame is an excellent size for a belt revolver, IMHO.

A good one will shoot like a 4".
 
I'd like a 3 inch K frame, but not enough to drop a grand on one and that seems to be the going rate
I hear you but prices are high and getting higher on everything. A new "classic" Model 10 lists for $800. The prices I paid 2 years ago for Ruger Speed Sixes 2 3/4" & 3" 357/38 seem like a bargain in hindsight. The money came out of the 2K a mineral dealer paid me for a gem I mined 25 years ago. Literally "found" money. Now I've got a Model 28-2 & Model 64-5 to enjoy shooting as opposed to occasionally looking at a pretty rock. Besides, I'm way too old for delayed gratification.
 
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Stonebuster, your 64 looks very nice in those photos. I expanded one of you photos. It appears there is barely any turn ring. I love how crisp the emblem looks. I don’t really see any tiny scratches that stainless seems to get through use and carry either.

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Stonebuster, your 64 looks very nice in those photos. I expanded one of you photos. It appears there is barely any turn ring. I love how crisp the emblem looks. I don’t really see any tiny scratches that stainless seems to get through use and carry either.

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Thanks, I took that photo off the computer screen from the ad so not a great photo but it does look promising.
 
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