help deciding on a revolver

[Wolffire99]

Ya, it's a 2 3/4" issued to both postal inspectors and US marshals.

[Barth]

Ya, it's a 2 3/4" issued to both postal inspectors and US marshals.

LOL
The 3" Model 13 was standard issue to the FBI.
The Model 65 in stainless steel came about at the request of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

Guns with a story....
I may have to spring for S&W to pull the history on mine.

[Wolffire99]

Here's a proper picture after a coat of renaissance wax and a light coat of linseed oil on the grips.

[Barth]

Here's a proper picture after a coat of renaissance wax and a light coat of linseed oil on the grips.

There's just something about a fine wheel gun.
Sometimes I feel like I have one foot in the present.
And one in the past.

I kind of like it like that.



And yes I'm very cryptic at times.
But you know what I mean - LOL!

[espresso]

Here's a proper picture after a coat of renaissance wax and a light coat of linseed oil on the grips.

Beautiful!!
That makes me weak in the knees....

[espresso]

Couldn't resist putting up a pic of my baby to go with all these wheel guns. I shot my friends 686 and my GP100 side by side a few weeks ago both with stock triggers. They are both great shooters, I can't knock the 686 at all I loved it. In DA the 686's pull felt slightly shorter but I liked how you can feel the GP's cylinder click into place right before the shot goes off. I've read the newer Ruger's triggers are better that some older ones, mine's about a year old and has been great right out the box.

[Yogi 117]

espresso, sweet looking GP-100, love the wood grips.

[jlottmc]

I'm digging those speed loaders more every time I see them. Those grips aren't bad either. Between the red ramp in the front sight, and the speed loaders where"d you find that stuff?

[espresso]

Thanks
The sight is stock I painted it with some Testers paint. I tried the HI Viz but the plastic just didn't feel right on the gun and for some reason I was more accurate with the original iron sight.
The grips are Hogue pau ferro and the speed loader are from 5 star . They are very durable and very light....I like them a lot.

[Barth]

Thanks
The sight is stock I painted it with some Testers paint. I tried the HI Viz but the plastic just didn't feel right on the gun and for some reason I was more accurate with the original iron sight.
The grips are Hogue pau ferro and the speed loader are from 5 star . They are very durable and very light....I like them a lot.

You know I love Big Dots and have them on most of my guns.
But the S&W 65-3 fixed sights are just so perfect for me I can't consider changing them?

Funny how that works out...

[jlottmc]

Thanks. I tried some green hi-viz once, and took it off quick, just didn't work out. I use a loud green engine block paint now. I use the green because it draws my eye better. My wife is going to kill me when she sees those show up.

[espresso]

My wife is going to kill me when she sees those show up.

I know EXACTLY what you mean.
I just bought a Mark III 22/45 to play around with and to get my daughter into shooting not long after telling my wife "I'm good on guns for a while". I have to learn NEVER to say things like that.

[espresso]

You know I love Big Dots and have them on most of my guns.
But the S&W 65-3 fixed sights are just so perfect for me I can't consider changing them?

Funny how that works out...

I shot my co worker's model 10 snubby not to long ago with fixed sights. I could have walked out there with that gun i shot it so well.....it was love a first sight.

[Barth]

Does this help?

[jg rider]

Thanks. I tried some green hi-viz once, and took it off quick, just didn't work out. I use a loud green engine block paint now. I use the green because it draws my eye better. My wife is going to kill me when she sees those show up.

I also like green front sights. My competition autos all have green Hi-Viz F.O. front sights, and all 4 of our Kahrs have Hi-Viz F.O. front sights and flat black Novak rears.
Before I found a gunsmih to make me a F.O.front sight for my .22 Colt Diamondback i found a fluorescent green paint that matched green F.O. almost perfectly