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My M&P has a thin barrel and I like it that way!
OK so I now want a Smith stainless K frame .38
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Jim NE
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Don, I think you've just described the early model 64 and model 67. If there's another .38 Special that meets that literal criteria, I'd like to know about it. Looking at .357's will expand your choices, too, but the 64 and 67 are great weapons.
BTW, after initially believing otherwise, I now have no problem with S&W lock guns on principle. I have two that are excellent. I don't have a problem with the bias either, though, as it means I paid 50 to 150 bucks less for mine due to less desirability. I just wish people would start trashing pre-model 5 screws (not that you're trashing.)
Good luck on your quest and have fun.
Radagast
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Just to be different, the Model 68 was a .38 special only version of the Model 66. Stainless steel, six inch half lug barrel, pinned, recessed IIRC, made in the 1970s for the California Highway Patrol.
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Tallbald
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Thank you so much for all the replies and wonderful photos. I'm a child of the late sixties and all the seventies, and the Smiths with pinned pencil barels are just to me, the classic Smith revolver. Daddy (gone since 1978 and I still miss him each day) was a diehard Smith man. Never knew him to own a Colt revolver in his life. The K frame ,38 Special Smith was his go-to gun for years, and for me it's a way of taking a brief trip back in time to be with the father I loved. Stainless wasn't available for most of his life, and to me would be the only thing more "modern" I'd want in the gun. I think though I missed the boat waiting until my mid 50's and present day to seek out the little slice of nostalgic heaven I want in a Smith. I'll keep looking, and offer my thanks to all of you once more. The Smith I seek won't of course bring Daddy back, nor when I'm outta here will it mean the same to an heir as it would me. Love your Daddys and Mamas while you have 'em folks. Don
My current manufacturer Model 67 has a heavy profile barrel. It is heavier in profile than my 6" Model 19 or 6" Model 14.
I do not know what all S&W has offered with the Model 15/67 or the Model 14 in the past.
Yes, K frame Smiths are great revolvers.
I do not know what all S&W has offered with the Model 15/67 or the Model 14 in the past.
Yes, K frame Smiths are great revolvers.
Really?
Mine seem identical to me,,,
Model 67
Model 15
Now I'll admit I've never put a set of calipers to them,,,
But I've fondl,,, eerrr handled mine side by side many times,,,
About the only difference I could perceive was the tiny difference in weight.
I make the argument that the Combat Masterpiece,,,
Is the finest .38 revolver ever made,,,
In blued or stainless steel.
K-frame S&W's are awesome handguns.
Aarond
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Radagast
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More here. Actually an early 80s gun and not recessed.
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=351677
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=351677
Radagast
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Tallbald:
Production of K frames in all variants is well over 5 million units. Many went into sock drawers, collections and accumulations and are being sold, unfired as their owners age or die. You will be able to find a NIB gun, in the model you want, even from a preferred year, within the next 6 months if you regularly check online auctions.
Production of K frames in all variants is well over 5 million units. Many went into sock drawers, collections and accumulations and are being sold, unfired as their owners age or die. You will be able to find a NIB gun, in the model you want, even from a preferred year, within the next 6 months if you regularly check online auctions.
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I prefer the slightly larger framed guns such as the S&W 686 and Ruger GP100. I find I shoot them faster and more accurately, especially with 38 Special ammunition. The GP100 withstands my frequent dry fire sessions much better than the S&W revolvers (their internal firing pins break even with AZOOM Snap Caps). Fixing this is not difficult, but it's annoying when you pull the trigger and hear the front half of the firing pin bounce off the primer and onto the floor (quality electronic hearing protection works wonders). This happened with my eight shot Model 27 Lew Horton. I carried my 625 for a day before I realized the firing pin was gone :banghead:
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I've got two 66's, a -2 and -5, they would certainly meet your needs as a 38 spcl. gun. You can shoot all the .38 +P's you want without any concerns. And you can run .357 mags through it to knock the cob webs out now and then if you want.
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Master Blaster
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Ruger never pinned the barrels, always used a crush fit, so what difference does it really make?
Tallbald
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Again folks. It's nostalgia and memories of my long gone loving father and the revolvers he preferred. Nothing more or less. No flames intended. Just asking about a specific gun model to look for.Don
Radagast
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Tallbald:
That's as good a reason as any to buy a firearm. In fact triggering old dreams and remembrances is one of the main reason people buy a firearm. More elephant guns get sold than there are elephants to shoot.
Ten years, 40 pounds and a broken back ago I made the Australian practical pistol team, shooting a Glock. Guns come and go but that one stays. I'll never be that good again, but when I hold that gun I can remember how good I was. Or even 'remember' being better than I was.
I've a minty Model 28 S&W from the 1960s. It's a very accurate weapon, came out of South Africa, obviously carried by the muzzle wear, but never fired because of the lack of a cylinder turn line till I claimed it. I need a full flap holster for it, it evokes dreams of going bush and trekking across the top end of Australia, dreams I had in the seventies as a kid. If I was to go there today it would be in an air-conditioned coach, not a canvas topped Landrover. But the dream is still a good one to remember.
You have your own memories to evoke, if a firearm will do that for you then start visiting gun shops and shows. It will give you a new game to play, find the perfect gun. When you find it, buy it and enjoy the pride of possession. Oh, yeah post pics when you do.
That's as good a reason as any to buy a firearm. In fact triggering old dreams and remembrances is one of the main reason people buy a firearm. More elephant guns get sold than there are elephants to shoot.
Ten years, 40 pounds and a broken back ago I made the Australian practical pistol team, shooting a Glock. Guns come and go but that one stays. I'll never be that good again, but when I hold that gun I can remember how good I was. Or even 'remember' being better than I was.
I've a minty Model 28 S&W from the 1960s. It's a very accurate weapon, came out of South Africa, obviously carried by the muzzle wear, but never fired because of the lack of a cylinder turn line till I claimed it. I need a full flap holster for it, it evokes dreams of going bush and trekking across the top end of Australia, dreams I had in the seventies as a kid. If I was to go there today it would be in an air-conditioned coach, not a canvas topped Landrover. But the dream is still a good one to remember.
You have your own memories to evoke, if a firearm will do that for you then start visiting gun shops and shows. It will give you a new game to play, find the perfect gun. When you find it, buy it and enjoy the pride of possession. Oh, yeah post pics when you do.
Tallbald
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Radagast thanks for understanding my motivation. Gun show next weekend. Maybe it will happen. Don
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I purchased a Model 64 4" heavy barrel square butt from the second owner a few months ago. It's an early 80's gun right from the tail end of pinned barrels.
$380 out the door and by putting a few boxes of ammo through it we probably doubled it's round count. Looks as mint as it is. It was either a safe or sock drawer queen for decades.
They are out there.
$380 out the door and by putting a few boxes of ammo through it we probably doubled it's round count. Looks as mint as it is. It was either a safe or sock drawer queen for decades.
They are out there.
Tallbald
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Perhaps given the nature of my quest, fortune will smile on me too. Without profit as my motivation, prospects may be better. Don
mrdeltoid
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Hasn't Buds recently had some .38 Model 10s? Those are really cool guns even if they are beat up. If they get a new batch of the 3-inch barreled revolvers I just might snag one.
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"Isn't a Mod 15 with a heavy barrel really one of the few 4" Model 14's?"
Model 14s are six inch barrels. M15s are four inch, most with tapered barrels but as previously posted, some (they're kinda rare) were available with heavy barrels.
Model 14s are six inch barrels. M15s are four inch, most with tapered barrels but as previously posted, some (they're kinda rare) were available with heavy barrels.
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Bud's had some Model 10s last year.
I have two from them. A Model 10-10 round butt heavy barrel 4" that is outstanding and looks great. The second one is a Model 10-5 square butt 3" that has exterior wear, but is mechanically perfect. Both are tack drivers at the range.
Have you zeroed which exact model(s) and in what configuration(s) you're looking for and at what price range?
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Thought I would share that a LGS has a 1970's Model 10, 4 inch barrel with the blue two piece box. Price is over $600. Granted, it's a very nice specimen, but goodness that's out of my price range. I suppose regional supply and demand has a lot to do with it. I'l keep looking. Thanks again all. Don
Radagast
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The current production 'collectible' Model 10 Classic has a MRSP of $719.00, street price is probably considerably lower. Anyone asking over $600 for a used Model 10 is having a lend of you. Good condition police trade ins run $280 or so. I would expect to pay no more than $450-$550 for an as new in the box gun second hand gun.
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