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According to the book it was shipped in late 1981. Hope that is of some help.
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Thanks for the info on the ship date.I was just estimating the date based on info I saw that the R series production ended in April 1983 with R332516
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01-24-2013, 07:48 AM
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i used to have two 60-7's and sold them off. Didn't have much interest in J frames at the time.Wish I had kept one.I'm liking them small frames more and more.
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01-24-2013, 07:57 AM
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the 60 on the bottom, i carry every day.
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01-24-2013, 09:57 AM
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So, jetflier, I guess you could say that yes, all these other guys & me are still loving the original 38 spl model 60's.
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Wow! I guess so. Interesting to see the price swings in different areas too. When it rains it pours.... After a long dry period of no M-60's around here. My LGS just got two of them in on trade the same day, a pinned model that's well used/not abused $375 and a 60-7 NIB $425. Both cash out the door prices. I'm trying to get a good buddy to buy the 60-7 but if he doesn't I think my safe can support one more! Guys seem to be trading them in towards hi-cap stuff with the ban looming here in CT.
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01-30-2013, 01:53 AM
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Purchased this 1973 Model 60 less than a month ago.
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01-30-2013, 11:43 AM
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I just got one on Monday with box , papers, and cleaning rod. R315XXX from 1982. Don't even have a pic yet due to weather.
Some nice ones here so I have some flitzing to do.
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01-30-2013, 01:28 PM
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you should take a look here: eGun - Der Marktplatz für Jäger, Schützen und Angler
You'll get a nearly new Mod. 60 in .38Spl. for about 50 - 90 * (!)
Best wishes for your search
My own Mod. 60 I got 35 years ago... and I love it still
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Here is my 1969 Mod 60;
carried as backup to primary in the homemade pocket square. I had the hammer bobbed. Usually Federal Nyclads- hear they're back.
Still a good carry from time to time.
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01-30-2013, 08:54 PM
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My son's S&W 60 ND, bought used 3/11 for $150.00. I do not have a good photo of my S&W 60, but I bought mine used in 1981 or 1982 for $400.00 and was lucky to get it then. They were very scarce at the time.
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Both my wife and I really like the Mod.60. Have my carry gun with Crimson Trace laser grips, an Ashland and a couple NIB's put away. Around here, the prices for nice ones are running around $500 and up. Gone are "The Good Old Days"!
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Mod 60s?
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02-03-2013, 03:22 PM
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I have a model 60 from 1970, It's one of my favorites.
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02-03-2013, 04:09 PM
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I try to stick to pre 1987-2001 due to the Tompkins fiasco. My first issued weapon was a nickel plated Model 37 from about 1969. My dept. was issuing 36s at the time and somehow a few 37s were acquired and just issued randomly. Love that little shooter. When we up graded I purchased it for a whopping $65! I consistently shot the highest scores in qualification which at that time was 25, 15, 7 and 2 yards. Mostly I carry a 442 now in retirement but any 36 or variation is probably my most loved S&W. Well, my 66 comes close.
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02-03-2013, 04:15 PM
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I like mine a lot. I have several of the Little J's.
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02-04-2013, 03:18 AM
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I have a Model 60-9, like the fact that it can run either .38 Special or .357 Magnum. Got this in mint condition for only about $250, happy with it!
http://imageshack.us/a/img822/3918/img0671dp.jpg
This is also currently for sale if anyone is interested, just thought I would throw that out there
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02-04-2013, 07:59 AM
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I know with all the Scandium and Airweights out there now it's easy to get spoiled. But any love out there still for the Model 60 in .38?
Back in the day I had a 649 and regreted that gone ever since. I'm not a real fan of alloy. Something about stainless steel in a "snubby" that just does it for me.
I recently grabbed a pre-lock model 60 .38 (1984) and it just feels good. Anybody else still loving the older model 60's in .38?
I see the prices around $400 - $500 in the used market so that might be a hint.
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I love My Mid 90's Model 60-7 in .38 Special I picked it up in a Local Pawn Shop for $269 & it's in like new condition! I avoided the .357 J Frames most I came across had the internal lock that made it a deal breaker + I think .357 is just too much in a J Frame.
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I know every one has seen these. 1965----1966 or 67--- 1972
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02-05-2013, 09:19 AM
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I bought my wife and I M60's back in the 1980's. Bobbed the hammer on both of them for easier carry. I have since retired mine and in it's place is a M&P 360 for revolver carry.
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02-06-2013, 05:25 PM
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Anyone old enough to remember that the 60 was THE primo S&W gun from the mid 60s to the late 70s? Very difficult, almost impossible, to come by.
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02-07-2013, 10:35 AM
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yep, I remember that
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According to the book it was shipped in late 1981. Hope that is of some help.
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Diamondback68,
Thanks for the additional info on my production date, I love that gun.
I also just picked up a model 10-6 very clean. Ser#D487xxx, best I can tell late '72 early '73 production.
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02-08-2013, 04:47 PM
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Own one, carry it, love it.
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02-08-2013, 05:22 PM
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My two Model 60's. On the left is mine, M60 (no dash) sporting Uncle Mike's boot grips. On the right is my wife's, M60-3 with the Hogue Bantam grips. I bobbed the hammers for easier carry.
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Taroman, It looks just like mine including the grip adapter. I had mine since 1975.
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Saw a used one for sale (today) for $430.00.
I was in the Idaho Army National Guard in the late eighties/early nineties before I went on active duty. I had a first sergeant who served as a crewmember on an M48 tank with the 11th ACR in South Vietnam from 69-70. Before he shipped out his wife gave him a Model 60. She had read that stainless steel was just the ticket for a jungle climate.
He got away with carrying it though he had a commanding officer who didn't believe that the enlisted men should have personal firearms. He just had to be very careful with it.
He never used it during his tour, but he said it was a comfort to have with him nevertheless. He kept it clean and never saw any rust or corrosion. I saw it in 1989 and it still looked great. By then he was a detective with a local police department and he carried it in an ankle holster 24/7.
Incidentally he was still married to his wife as well. So he still had both.
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Hey! These puppies look and work great. Mine is from the Ashland run, so it has adjustable rear sight. I took it down to the 100yd plinking range at my club, setting up 9 100yd rifle bullseye style targets, 3 across and 3 high and touching one another. My first shot from a sandbag rest was about 6 inches high and a couple of inches to the right. I adjusted the sights, and BINGO; I was able to keep the next cylinder full and a couple more full cylinders inside a 4" circle. I was truly shocked. It just shows that a 2" barrel is capable of stabilizing the "right bullet and load" out to 100 yds and perhaps even
further, with the aid of a good rest and proper grip, sight alignment, and trigger press.
Mine is ANIB, with the original box, instructions, cleaning rod and wax paper. Sorry guys, I don't plan to ever sell this one.
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This one is from early 69, serial # R27, if I'm wearing pants or shorts with a pocket it goes along.
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MODEL 60 (LUCKY GUY)
I JUST PICKED UP MY 1983 MODEL 60 TODAY FOR $250. GREAT CONDITION AND I CLEANED THE HELL OUT OF IT THIS MORNING. PICKED IT UP AS AN INHERITED PIECE FROM MY NEIGHBOR WHO I DID WORK FOR. IT WILL TAKE A GOOD SPRING JOB. WHAT WOULD A G.S. CHARGE TO DO THIS FOR ME? LET ME KNOW IF ANYONE HAD THIS DONE.
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I own two - selling my spare
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Yeah, I've seen them going for $600 around here. Too rich for my blood.
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I bought an extra off my friend, barely used as his personal carry off duty. No scratches or noticeable wear anywhere. I added rubber grips off my 342 and still have like new stock wood grips. He had a trigger job done. Hammer trimmed down to first knurl line for easier carry. Going to sell fairly cheap, was thinking about $440.. Quite a few online w/ GB, Guns Int, Guns Amer. for more, with obvious wear. Should I shoot for a higher price, or just be nice.
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I have a Model 60 that's well over 30 years old. I believe I bought it in '84. I still have its box. Other than qualifying as an off-duty gun, it's rarely been fired. It's as tight as the day I bought it. It's in its original condition. I'd never sell it.
I prefer blued guns. However, I live close to the Pacific. So stainless was a better option. I've had blued guns show signs of rust while working So Cal beaches.
An armorer explained wound ballistics to me. Long story short, out of a snub-nosed revolver, there's no appreciable gain of a .357 Mag round vis-a-vis the FBI load.
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