The short set-up for this question is: The more I target shoot, the more I love revolvers, S&W in particular, .38s in specific. My current favorite is a 64-5 4"bbl, April 1989 production, that I bought as a police-trade off the internet a couple years ago. For whatever reason, I shoot it better at 50 feet than any other handgun I own.
I ran across a M64-8 3"bbl in a pawn shop today, yeah, it has the ILS, (which really doesn't bother me much), but it's in great shape, and the action is wonderful. The action is so good, in fact, that I need to make sure the strain-screw isn't the culprit, but I'm seriously considering dropping close to $500 for it.
I guess my only real question is: how hard is it to find 3"bbl S&W k-frame .38s (should I hold off or jump), and is there anything peculiar to the 64-8 that I should be wary of?
Thanks for any input.
I ran across a M64-8 3"bbl in a pawn shop today, yeah, it has the ILS, (which really doesn't bother me much), but it's in great shape, and the action is wonderful. The action is so good, in fact, that I need to make sure the strain-screw isn't the culprit, but I'm seriously considering dropping close to $500 for it.
I guess my only real question is: how hard is it to find 3"bbl S&W k-frame .38s (should I hold off or jump), and is there anything peculiar to the 64-8 that I should be wary of?
Thanks for any input.