My Wife Wants to Buy a Revolver for My 60th Birthday. HELP!

[Dave T]

On second thought, never mind.

Dave

[FrankB]

And the winner is…. A S&W M64-8! I went to the shop selling the K6S, and it was way too small for my mitts. They had 3 M64 police surplus revolvers, and I chose the best of the bunch. Zero end shake, perfect timing, clean as a whistle inside, and it was only $425. The grips were added when I got home, and the gooey rubber grips were thrown in the garbage. Thanks everyone for your help! 👍👍👍👍
ETA: B/C gap is .008” Hey! This is a two piece barrel! I was robbed! 🤣

[Stephanie B]

Buncha 10mms on GB, most with no bids.

That tells me something.

What it tells me is that the guns are overpriced. Maybe we’re seeing the peak of the market?

Truth be told, I’d like a 10mm because of the ability to also shoot .40s. If I had my druthers, I’d take a .41 Magnum, but the ammo selection sucks, it’s more expensive, harder to find and there ain’t no such thing as factory .41 Specials.

So if I come across on a decent deal for a 10mm, I’ll probably jump on it (and buy lotsa moon clips).

[Stephanie B]

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[Blades]

And the winner is…. A S&W M64-8! I went to the shop selling the K6S, and it was way too small for my mitts. They had 3 M64 police surplus revolvers, and I chose the best of the bunch. Zero end shake, perfect timing, clean as a whistle inside, and it was only $425. The grips were added when I got home, and the gooey rubber grips were thrown in the garbage. Thanks everyone for your help! 👍👍👍👍
ETA: B/C gap is .008” Hey! This is a two piece barrel! I was robbed! 🤣

$425!! Nice! Plenty of cash left for ammunition.
Congratulations and Happy Birthday!

[camsdaddy]

Congratulations. The 4" k frames are the best balanced to me of the k frames.

I have a 3" 65, 2" 60 and a 642. If I were looking to buy a revolver right now it would be a 2.5" GP100 or a LCRx in 22lr. I couldn't walk past a 4" 64 either

[FrankB]

$425!! Nice! Plenty of cash left for ammunition.
Congratulations and Happy Birthday!

That was the plan we discussed while driving to the shop. $425 plus a 1000 rounds of .38 special sounds like a plan to me. I used gently polished the revolver with 1500 grit sandpaper, and it looks fantastic now. They did have a pre-lock M64, but its timing was off by a good margin. Thanks to all for the birthday wishes!
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[Bucky]

It looks like you’re looking for a shooter, but for a special birthday have you consider a nice condition birth year gun? I have a birth year Python is is one of my most prized pieces.

[JAH 3rd]

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[Jim Watson]

Me, too. Slow to complete time-out.