Dear Smith and Wesson Forum I would like to hear some opinions from my fellow Forum members about the Smith and Wesson model 64 sincerely and respectfully mg357 a proud member of the Smith and Wesson Forum.

I have two of the 4 inch heavy barrels and I have always wanted a standard barrel but they are harder to find. Think of a stainless model 10 and you have the model 64. Everyone loves model 10s.

My feelings too. A revolver collection is not complete unless one has a model 10 or model 64. If a person can afford both then all the better.

Howard

Yes, a Model 64 is the stainless version of the Model 10. As such, it is a great "general purpose" revolver. Model 10s and Model 64s were very popular Police revolvers. Model 64s came in both round and square butt frames and barrel lengths of 2, 3, and 4 inches. The first few years of the Model 64 had the standard or "pencil" barrel, but this changed to a heavy barrel which is now the standard. They don't have the extras such as target hammers, target sights or target triggers, but they are an accurate and dependable revolver that is suitable for a variety of uses. I have a few Model 10s and a 64 and really enjoy them.

Hope this helps.

Steve

Couldn't have said it any better myself!

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The Models 10/64 are a bread and butter Smith & Wesson, basic enduring design and functionality. Everyone S&W collector should own at least one.

Comforting on my right side for many years.

I've got an older one (1978) and a newer 64-7 (2002) and both are great. I plan to buy a 64-8 at some point, and also more of the older ones.

A 64 is everything you need and nothing you don't......no adjustable sights to mess with, no fancy target hammer or trigger (unless you add one) and .38 +P 158's are potent medicine for anything with two legs. They were made to work, and keep working for a very long time. Many, many LEO's trusted them for decades and some still do. They were also popular security guard guns.

Like was said, what's better than a Model 10? A Model 10 made out of stainless!

Very accurate, perfect bedside gun.

I have a 10, two 64s and a 13, and have probably had a half-dozen other M&Ps in the past. They are what the great majority of my home-cast bullets have been shot thru. Gotta love 'em !

Larry

I think adjustable rear sights are a novelty

I have fired many of my fixed sight guns, including the 64-7, out to 100 yards with 130 gr. +P's. These are surprisingly flat shooting, I was zipping those little pills out to 100 and kept many of my hits in the torso of a B-27 silhouette. I was also spashing the dirt on the 200 yard berm, no doubt I could keep some heads down at 200 yards amed with my "lowly" 64

Also be on the lookout for 65's, they are for all intents and purposes a 64 chambered for .357, with a slightly longer cylinder and better heat treating. A bonus is a pre-82 with recessed chambers......I've got a P&R 13 and I love the look of the rounds sitting in those recessed chambers.

Here is one of my favorites. My Model 64-5 that I sent back to the factory to have a tapered barrel installed.

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An under appreciated workhorse!

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The Mod 64 no dash and the 10-5, two of my favorites.

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Always on the hunt for more

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I recently stumbled across this 2" 64-2 at the LGS with a $300 price tag on it. It sounded reasonable although I wasn't actually looking for one. But when they said I could have it for $250 there was nothing to think about.

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You need one, great gun got mine last year about this time from j&g sales.

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I love em. I've got a 2" in the nightstand and a 3" rides in the truck. I put DA only hammers on both.

I have an early no dash with pencil barrel. It is a fine shooter. The trigger has been tuned to perfection. Several of my friends here in SC have used it for the shooting portion of their CCW testing. All passed with flying colors including the wife of one of my life long friends.

The gun was originally owned by my wife's uncle, a great American and equally fine sportsman/outsdoorsman from Chester, PA. It will remain in the family as a sentimental favorite for a long time, hopefully. He would like that.

Everybody should have at least one (and I pretty much mean that!).

/c

Merry Christmas!

I picked up a pencil barrel not long ago for $300.00. One of my favorites. I had a 3" 64 that I recently traded for a Baton Rouge PD marked 3" 65. Several K frame M&P's including a 2" 4 screw round butt pre 10. You can still get some deals on these because so many were made. If the price is right I'll buy some more of them stainless or not.

I love the fact that 10's and 64's are not in as much "demand" on the used market.......I just bought 2 more 10's and another 64, all for less than $300.......

No frills, no pretenses, just a revolver that looks, well.. like a revolver; no better or worse than the shooter that bears it.

Steve nailed it! A Model 10 with no bluing or nickel to worry about that you can refinish anytime you have a Scotchbrite pad and a few minutes. What is there NOT to love?

Blue is pretty when the gun is new, but stainless is where it's at for any gun you actually plan to use





Otherwise they end up like this!

I have a Model 10-6 and a Model 64-5, which is very accurate.

Nice ones Chuck, those pencils elude me, for now. I have a few to keep me occupied til I can find one or two
, all NY-1 guns:

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