Three inch barrel revolvers, a weakness ?

[P5 Guy]

Three inchers are Special, 38 and 44 Special that is.
60-4 top 696 bottom.

 

[RJM52]

Have had a bunch of 3" guns over the years...

657...



60-10...



65-3



60-4...



66-2...



66-2/65-3...



One I'd like to get is a Ruger GP-100 in 10mm...should have grabbed one when I had the chance...

Bob

 

[__steve__]

Here’s my weakness. Not quite 3”, but a 3.5”

 

[Sistema1927]

Here are three 3" stainless revolvers. Ruger, Kimber, and S&W.

 

[Dframe]

My favorite barrel length. I have several, ok a lot. Most are colts but a few s&ws and a smattering of others too.

 

[Buckeye63]

Id like to get a S&W 686+ with a 3 inch barrel one day
I have two 3 inch barreled revolvers at this timr
A S&W no dash 36 and a Charter 357 mag 6 shot 357mag

 

[bannockburn]

My idea of the perfect S&W J frame was a Model 60 with a 3" heavy barrel and a round butt frame configuration. A Model 36 made that way was also at the top of the my want list.

 

[stonebuster]

I need a "like all" option for this thread.

 

[Riomouse911]

I’ve been known to travel down that 3” barrel path once in a while...



Dan Wesson 3” VH 15-2 .357
S&W 3” Model 317 .22LR
Ruger 3” GP 100 .44 Spl.
S&W 3” Model 13 .357

Stay safe.

 

[tomrkba]

I don't see an N-Frame in there! You need a S&W 629 Deluxe (3") to shoot 44 Special from!

 

[SeanSw]

I love them, but I sold the only one I've ever had. A fixed sight 3 inch Gp100 with compact grips. It was only, and I mean only, because I found it too much work to shoot. For as well as it fit my hand it just didn't suit me at the range.

 

[DR505]

I only have two of them...both Model 657 .41 Magnums.

 

[outerlimit]

Very nice. I had a snub .41mag a long time ago. I really wish that caliber would make a comeback.

 

[WisBorn]

This one is a 2 1/2" . Taurus 415 41mag.

I would like a 3" 44 mag. It would be used with 44 special ammo most of the time. 44 mag while hiking. Until then the 41 mag is my go to.

 

[earlthegoat2]

You’re weak somehow but definitely not in purchasing power if you buy this one.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/883286627

 

[Tallball]

Right now I think my only three inchers are two Rossi Model 720's in 44 special and a big Astra 38 special... oh, and there's an old H&R top break 32, but it almost seems like it doesn't count, since the shape and balance are so completely different.

Rossi 720 44 special

• Tallball
• Mar 20, 2020

 

[chicharrones]

Here’s my weakness. Not quite 3”, but a 3.5”

Looks like a 3" long cylinder. Wow.

 

[chicharrones]

I’ve been known to travel down that 3” barrel path once in a while...

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Dan Wesson 3” VH 15-2 .357
S&W 3” Model 317 .22LR
Ruger 3” GP 100 .44 Spl.
S&W 3” Model 13 .357

Stay safe.

Party Foul. Slipping the "G word" into a revolver photo. Shame, shame.

 

[DWFan]

My Dan Wesson M14-2 wears a 3" EWK extra-heavy shroud with his conversion sight and a 1:12" twist tube. It also uses the factory birdshead-style "combat" grip.

 

[Plan2Live]

Can a 2.75" Ruger Speed Six play in the 3 inch playground? Ruger didn't make many 3" Sixes. 2.75 is the closest I've found (at an acceptable price) so far. The last 3" Six I saw go thru GunBroker went for over $1,000 if I remember correctly.

 

[JFrame]

Don't have that many, but I do love the 3" form factor...

The Model 65...


My 60 Pro, recently configured with a CT305 laser...


The 317 kit gun (top)...


...And the NAA Earl (left), configured here with a Black Widow grip...


...And at a barrel length of 2.75", the Governor comes close to qualifying...

 

[Sistema1927]

Can a 2.75" Ruger Speed Six play in the 3 inch playground? Ruger didn't make many 3" Sixes. 2.75 is the closest I've found (at an acceptable price) so far. The last 3" Six I saw go thru GunBroker went for over $1,000 if I remember correctly.

But if you let 2.75" in, you don't have grounds to keep the 2" guns out either. See what I mean:

 

[dahermit]

I have one three-incher. A S&W 696 in .44 Special. 5-shot, L frame in case someone does not know.

 

[Riomouse911]

My Dan Wesson M14-2 wears a 3" EWK extra-heavy shroud with his conversion sight and a 1:12" twist tube. It also uses the factory birdshead-style "combat" grip.

My 3” is an EWK set as well. The others are all factory sets.

Stay safe.

 

[lincen]

You’re weak somehow but definitely not in purchasing power if you buy this one.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/883286627

As Clint Eastwood said, “ a man has got to know his limits “. Very nice looking Colt but certainly not in my price range.