MODEL 15 ALERT!!!!

[oregon45]

The 3" M13 barrel would require some work to have it fit up correctly--most likely the rib would have to be machined to match the narrower M15 rib, and the fixed sight milled off and replaced with a dovetail sight or with a a sight base allowing for interchangeable blades, something akin to the old Weigand system.

2" M15's are pretty sweet. I like mine; I'd wanted one for years ever since reading about them in the fourth edition of "The Book of Combat Handgunnery," by Chuck Taylor:



And they are accurate:

[03RN]

Very accurate
25 yards 130gr Winchester Rangers

My wife carries it with VZ grips.

[Stephanie B]

The 3" M13 barrel would require some work to have it fit up correctly--most likely the rib would have to be machined to match the narrower M15 rib....

I had a M10-5 for awhile that had a heavy barrel. It was kind of ugly where the barrel met the frame, but it shot OK. I sold it to someone who didn't care about any of that. (He was looking for a decent one for a project.)

[Dagga Boy]

I always thought the 2” Model 15’s were goofy. We had one very old school detective who carried one religiously in a shoulder rig and I always thought it was kind of dumb, but he always was a solid shooter and one of those guys who had a issues 4” 15, his 2” and a J frame and that is everything he owned. Later, I picked up a 2” Model 15 and finally “got it”. I now have two. They shoot lights out good. I would rather have a factory 2” than try to Frankenstein a 3”.

[awp_101]

Damn it, I didn’t know 2” K frames were a thing. Or more accurately, I didn’t pay attention to them because I was into the 4” and 6” models when I was playing in the world of S&W.

Now I’m 2” K frame curious...

[SeriousStudent]

Doubt any of the 3” 13 stuff would fit right. It would likely need to be cut and a new sight made. 2” 15’s tend to be weird looking but also very accurate. That would be the route I would go.

I do have a 2" Model 15. i'll have to dig it out of the safe and bring it to the Roundup.

By the way, I do like the stocks on that .32 DS. They feel comfy, and look like something my people would carry.

[BruceinWV]

My rebuild of the 5 screw pre-15 Combat Masterpiece in the sights thread was about $500 labor, with me supplying NOS parts for all the major parts and internal small stuff (essentially everything except the barreled frame/sideplate, yoke, and cylinder) from a private parts collector I know, plus the new Cylinder and Crane rear sight. It did not include rebluing.
It didn't seem that bad when I bought it from an old gunsmith shop in a small West Texas city, but its life in a Deputy Sheriff's holster had not been an easy one. I really wanted to put it back into service, and was willing to undertake it.

Its NOT cheap to get into a project gun!! Rebuilding old Smiths is like rebuilding old cars, an expensive hobby that is never going to pay for itself.

Don't ask about the 5 screw pre-14 rebuild!