Son's new pistol S&W 64-3

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S&W 64-3
youngest son said dad I want a revolver, I said the Evil Pawn Shop has one I took him , he fondled and said "mine" so he now own this smooth as butah model 64 4" heavy barrel beauty

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first 6 shots for me at 7 yards to see where it shot 130 gr UMC FMJ
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then i pulled over on the 3" target and shot 6 DA with that oh so smooth trigger and turnend in this group ,2 in same hole to the right , the other 4 where you see them, the one under the barrel is an earlier shot
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His groups was getting smaller fast before the box ran empty he is tickled to death with it, price tag was $459 but with my Subhuman discount he got it for $400 OTD after taxes

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Nice! I got one that was an old police trade in a number of years back. Mines a -5. Great shooter and it too has a buttery smooth DAO trigger (my hammer is bobbed).

Mine wasnt near as nice on the outside when I got it, lots of finish wear and scratches, but seems it was well cared for otherwise. A bit of Mothers chrome polish cleaned her up pretty good. :)

Sounds like your son got a winner! :thumbup:
 
Looking closer, whats it got stamped on the right side of the barrel? Cant quite make it out.
 
mongoslow

Looks like your son, sensible lad that he is, has a real nice S&W to call his own!

Way to go Dad with the assist!
 
NIGHTLORD40K said:
I got lucky enough to score a 64 snubbie recently, itll be my CCW gun this winter-

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Very nice as well! Im always on the lookout for K frame snubbies. You dont see many in the shops around here. And when you do, they usually arent cheap.

I picked up a pretty nice 3" 65 last week. He had it for $650, I gave a CZ P10C and $285 for it.

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Shoots good too. :)

(10 yards, DAO)

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Just picked up a police turn in 64-5 about 2 weeks ago, enjoying it. I carried a Model 10, the blued equivalent, for many years as a service gun with zero hiccups. Nothing like an older Smith for a great trigger.
 
I see lots of Hogue grips in these pics. Do you really prefer them over the Pachmyer grips? I have tried both, and find the Pachmeyers to be better grips in all ways. What is it you like about the Hogues?
 
mongoslow said:
S&W 64-3
youngest son said dad I want a revolver, I said the Evil Pawn Shop has one I took him , he fondled and said "mine" so he now own this smooth as butah model 64 4" heavy barrel beauty

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first 6 shots for me at 7 yards to see where it shot 130 gr UMC FMJ
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then i pulled over on the 3" target and shot 6 DA with that oh so smooth trigger and turnend in this group ,2 in same hole to the right , the other 4 where you see them, the one under the barrel is an earlier shot
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His groups was getting smaller fast before the box ran empty he is tickled to death with it, price tag was $459 but with my Subhuman discount he got it for $400 OTD after taxes

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Great find and a real good price. I have a 2", {2} 3" and a 4". Love them all. One of my 4" 64's has the best "from the factory" action I've ever seen on ANY S&W. Shoot it a lot, clean it and shoot it a lot more. It will provide you many hours of fun.
 
stevekozak said:
I see lots of Hogue grips in these pics. Do you really prefer them over the Pachmyer grips? I have tried both, and find the Pachmeyers to be better grips in all ways. What is it you like about the Hogues?
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As much as I like a nice set of factory wood grips, even just the Magnas with a T grip, the Hogue rubber finger grips, as ugly as they are, are the grips for serious shooting. Especially with the heavier recoiling guns.

I find their RB Bantam grips to be about the best choice for the K/L frame snubbies. Their rubber boot grips for the J frames as well.
 
AK103K said:
As much as I like a nice set of factory wood grips, even just the Magnas with a T grip, the Hogue rubber finger grips, as ugly as they are, are the grips for serious shooting. Especially with the heavier recoiling guns.

I find their RB Bantam grips to be about the best choice for the K/L frame snubbies. Their rubber boot grips for the J frames as well.
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Well, perhaps for you.
I find the Hogue rubber finger groove grips to be too narrow. Especially for heavy loads.
The recoil driving that narrow grip into my palm makes shooting unpleasant.
I much prefer a Pachmeyer Presentation grip. Much wider at the back, spreading out the recoil to a larger area.

To each his own, but what you like ain't necessarily best for all.
 
Congratulations on a great gun!
I too got my 4 inch 64-3 for $400.
I love it. Great trigger and very accurate.
I will probably get another soon enough.

I also like my 2 inch models, a 64 no dash and 64-4. Both have great triggers as well.

These classic k frames are tough to beat! :)

I like my 2 642-1's and 442 but, they do not have the great triggers like the earlier k frames.

Thank you for sharing your story. It sounds like a perfect day and a moment to be remembered.
 
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