Help me pick a couple new revolvers

[03RN]

With a heavy barrel, I'd go M-65 (357 Magnum) with a bobbed hammer and a round butt, which would be perfect for AIWB.
Okie John

Those are easy enough to find. Still thinking the standard​barrel might be the ticket though.

[deputyG23]

I don’t think Smith made a RB standard barreled M64.
There is a fellow on the Smith-Wesson forum who put a standard M64 barrel on a 64 RB frame. This is a possibility if the barrel can be gotten. RB 64s are fairly plentiful in comparison. The 64 standards were only made in the early ‘70s for just a few years. My work had four of them on the books when I started but gradually left the agency as people retired and bought them for $1 as Virginia law allows.

[Stephanie B]

The only standard m64 guns I'm finding are square butts. Is it possible to do a little file work to match the round butt profile?

It’s possible. Somebody did that and posted the process and photos a year or two ago. The biggest concern, IIRC, is making sure that the serial number will be undamaged to avoid committing a federal no-no.

[03RN]

I think this might be a good candidate for number one.
Attachment 27887

[MolonLabe416]

A 4” Model 12 Airweight with the steel cylinder. If corrosion is an issue, Robar is your friend. Available with RB or SB, as you wish.

[OlongJohnson]

I just checked what people want for a 3" M65. Thanks are due to somebody, likely our Enabler in Chief Stephanie, for pointing out a deal sometime in the last couple years.

[Stephanie B]

I just checked what people want for a 3" M65. Thanks are due to somebody, likely our Enabler in Chief Stephanie, for pointing out a deal sometime in the last couple years.

Not just me, but now I have to update my profile.

Truth be told, since I shoot +P through mine, I don’t feel much difference between a 3 inch and 4 inch round butt.

[BN]

Here you go.

https://www.kygunco.com/Product/View...ClearOut%20Pt1

[camsdaddy]

I converted an older S&W 13-1 a few years ago. I did it because I didnt know it could not be done. I used my round butt pachmayer grip and a sharpie to outline where it needed to be modified. I then slow removed metal until I reached the sharpie line. The gun was not a show piece. I found some round but grips would fit but some would not. However I only wanted that one set and it worked great.

[03RN]

Thank you!