What do you think of this S&W Model 64?
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David the Gnome
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Looks great! I like those grips.
Thanks for the replies(And for the nice compliments!)! Since not many people were responding to my thread here, I figured that, despite how "Purdy" this M&P appeared to be, that most folks just don't get too warmed-up over the .38 special caliber revolvers?
To my way of thinking, this is a great and fun caliber! It's certainly potent enough for me-as I don't care so much for the "Magnum" calibers! I can get plenty of enjoyment shooting the .38 specials! By the same token, I can get excited about any mint specimen of an Smith & Wesson revover-regardless of caliber(Just to hold and to fondle them-whether I'd consider shooting them, or not!)!
To my way of thinking, this is a great and fun caliber! It's certainly potent enough for me-as I don't care so much for the "Magnum" calibers! I can get plenty of enjoyment shooting the .38 specials! By the same token, I can get excited about any mint specimen of an Smith & Wesson revover-regardless of caliber(Just to hold and to fondle them-whether I'd consider shooting them, or not!)!Deaf Smith
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Looks like very nice Houge grips. The 64, being a stainless version of the M10, is about as field tested a revolver as there ever has been. Very sound and very strait shooting.
Mine is a 2 inch job. If you use Buffalo Bore 158gr LSWHP .38s from that 4 inch barrel expect almost 1200 fps!! Real close to .357 Magnums. I've shot them from my 2 inch and I chroned them at 1000 fps, and from my 2 3/4 inch Ruger Speed Six they chronoed at 1100 fps. So I am pretty sure the 4 inch tube will give you 1200. Nice to know if you ever want to use it as a field gun while hiking.
Mine is a 2 inch job. If you use Buffalo Bore 158gr LSWHP .38s from that 4 inch barrel expect almost 1200 fps!! Real close to .357 Magnums. I've shot them from my 2 inch and I chroned them at 1000 fps, and from my 2 3/4 inch Ruger Speed Six they chronoed at 1100 fps. So I am pretty sure the 4 inch tube will give you 1200. Nice to know if you ever want to use it as a field gun while hiking.
Yes, I knew that the M64 was a well proven(Time tested)stainless version of the famous M10! Although I had never owned or shot one of these revolvers before! Yikes! Those "Buffalo Bore" rounds are very potent! Since I have some .357 revolvers, I'd just shoot these guns instead of shooting these powerful .38 rounds in my M64! However, I wouldn't particularly care to shoot these .357 magnum rounds! I'll probably just shoot standard pressure .38 special rounds-but, I do have some older Federal Nyclad +p .38 special rounds that I might try? Since I haven't shot any guns for many years, I think that I'd just start from scratch, and shoot these milder loads?
armoredman
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Don't knock the ol' 38! I am getting mine approved as an off duty sidearm - shoulda seen the looks I got when I told them!
I can knock a frogs leg off with this, at 25 yards, in mid leap. OK, not QUITE that good, but it sure feels like it. I carried a Smith 64 for a few years with Wells Fargo Armored Service Corp, and actually used it to compete with, when we were allowed to take them home. Yes, that was a while ago.
Very nice wheelie, sir, show that off over at http://smith-wessonforum.com/eve
If you ever get tired of that one, I will be proud to give it a GOOOOOOD home.
I am getting mine approved as an off duty sidearm - shoulda seen the looks I got when I told them!
I can knock a frogs leg off with this, at 25 yards, in mid leap. OK, not QUITE that good, but it sure feels like it. I carried a Smith 64 for a few years with Wells Fargo Armored Service Corp, and actually used it to compete with, when we were allowed to take them home. Yes, that was a while ago.
Very nice wheelie, sir, show that off over at http://smith-wessonforum.com/eve
If you ever get tired of that one, I will be proud to give it a GOOOOOOD home.
cortez kid
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Got a great gun there. My 64's are about my most favorite guns to shoot. Very accurate. They're the ones I use for gun golf. Butter smooth triggers. They were once range guns. They all polished up beautifully, except for the one I had bead-blasted. Put new Houges on it. Looks like something from the Performance Center. Enjoy.
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armoredman:
1)Thank you for your kind remarks!
2)No, I'll never be the one to knock the ole .38-as I love em!
3)I'll certainly keep you in mind for my M64-3 if i should decide to sell it.
4)Since your S&W .38 revolver appears to be blue, it must be an M10? It looks to be in mint condition? It's beautiful! Great picture also!
1)Thank you for your kind remarks!
2)No, I'll never be the one to knock the ole .38-as I love em!
3)I'll certainly keep you in mind for my M64-3 if i should decide to sell it.
4)Since your S&W .38 revolver appears to be blue, it must be an M10? It looks to be in mint condition? It's beautiful! Great picture also!
Marko Kloos
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There's not a thing wrong with a nice Model 10 or 64. Good, solid, dependable guns with a proven record.
armoredman
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boa2, it's a 10-8, my inheritance.
It shoots like a laser. Something about these Smith wheelies, they just keep on shooting right to point of aim, while I see many at the range with the latest uber-tacticool pistola hitting mostly on the target...at 10 yards..
It shoots like a laser. Something about these Smith wheelies, they just keep on shooting right to point of aim, while I see many at the range with the latest uber-tacticool pistola hitting mostly on the target...at 10 yards..
El Paso Joe
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Nice Gun! I have the blue version (m13 - the m10 was a .38) that I carried as a service sidearm for a few years. It is still the most naturally pointing gun I have ever shot (except maybe a Nambu - but I didn't actually shoot it). Just like pointing your finger. Sweet. Balanced.
The Tourist
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I believe this is one of the finest firearms ever built by any manufacturer, period.
No, I found this M64-3 in an Kalifornia gun shop! I was just lucky in finding this gun after a long dry spell(So to speak)! In fact this last week has been very lucky for me-as I also found the following 5"(post war)Pre-Model 10(Circa 1947)less than four days after buying the above M-64-3, and I hope all of you M&P enthusiasts will enjoy seing this gun also?:
I was just lucky in finding this gun after a long dry spell(So to speak)! In fact this last week has been very lucky for me-as I also found the following 5"(post war)Pre-Model 10(Circa 1947)less than four days after buying the above M-64-3, and I hope all of you M&P enthusiasts will enjoy seing this gun also?: