WVsig
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No photos yet? Need to fix that! I like 3" barreled revolvers.
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Cheating a bit: 3.5" Model 27-2 .357 Magnum
32 REVOLVERS?!?! No wonder they're so hard to find these days!I checked my notes, out of the 32 revolvers I've owned, 4 were 3" guns. There's a fair number of 2.5" and alot of 4" guns as well.
For L Frames and larger I prefer a 4" barrel and they'll get carried OWB
J Frames, I prefer about a 2" barrel. They'll go in the pocket or IWB.
A K Frame, with a 2&3/4"-3" barrel rides well either inside or outside the belt. They carry easily and shoot well.
Currently my carry revolver is a 3" 65-5
32 REVOLVERS?!?! No wonder they're so hard to find these days!
I find the 3” revolver a happy point for revolvers between shootability, concealability and controlability.
Theyre not the best for everything, but they’re good for so many things that they rate very highly with me.
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Gotta love ACME bullets .Apparently they work well for storing your red lip stick tubes…. LOL. Nice powder coated bullets.
NYPD used 3” guns at points also. 3” Model 64’s and Rugers. Matrons (Women before they became Patrolman) carried Model 30/31 .32 Longs and Model 36 3” with square butts. I may have missed a few but not the only department. I think the Treasury Department had 3” K frames at some point as well.
When I questioned why NYCPD wanted special contract 3" Ruger Speed Sixes made when 2 3/4" were already available I was told NYCPD would allow 3" as a service weapon provided you could qualify with it. It makes sense, not sure if it's true.NYPD used 3” guns at points also. 3” Model 64’s and Rugers. Matrons (Women before they became Patrolman) carried Model 30/31 .32 Longs and Model 36 3” with square butts. I may have missed a few but not the only department. I think the Treasury Department had 3” K frames at some point as well.
It is true. There is a poster on youtube named JPI. He is a retired sergeant from the NYPD. His first duty weapon was a 3" Service Six, because he figured it would double as a good off duty. He soon realized it was too big for that and he didn't like the loss of velocity in a 3" barrel, so he bought a S&W 64 NY1 in 4".When I questioned why NYCPD wanted special contract 3" Ruger Speed Sixes made when 2 3/4" were already available I was told NYCPD would allow 3" as a service weapon provided you could qualify with it. It makes sense, not sure if it's true.
You continue to be a wealth of information on the NYCPD revolvers. Thanks for the confirmation on what I read somewhere. It may have been one of your posts.It is true. There is a poster on youtube named JPI. He is a retired sergeant from the NYPD. His first duty weapon was a 3" Service Six, because he figured it would double as a good off duty. He soon realized it was too big for that and he didn't like the loss of velocity in a 3" barrel, so he bought a S&W 64 NY1 in 4".
Legal Concealed Carry by the masses is something of a new thing over the last few decades.
I just received a Taurus 856 Defender with a 3" barrel from my lovely Wife and I love it. Easy to carry in the holster I repurposed from one I made for a glock years ago. Just cased it and then put my new revolver in and sun dried it for an afternoon. Hocus-Pocus it looks made for the gun. I will post pics as soon as I take them. One question I have is: Can I darken the SS matte finish on it with something? I know that perma blue does not work on ss so I am wondering how to do this as I do not favor the ss matte finish. I have broken it down to parade rest, as revolvers are basically the same from one to the next so that job is checked off. If anybody out there has a remedy for me I would appreciate the help. Thank you.