Tell me about the 640 Pro Series

[HK-N-THE-HOUSE]

Any one out there own one of these beautiful little revolvers and if so , tell me about it .

[CPO15]

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Still waiting for mine to come in......sigh.

[Packard]

I have one. The sights are the reason I bought mine. They are the best J-frame sights I've ever used. Totally non-snag and much better than the rear channel sight. They light up nicely at night.

The action smoothed out after about 200 rounds. It carries close to the body and never prints through even tee-shirts.

On the minus side: They shipped the gun with the "banana" grip instead of the boot grip. I checked and the boot grips were back ordered for 6 + weeks.

Also, on the minus side: The gun shipped with moon clips that held 8 rounds. I had to call the factory and they replaced them with 5 round moon clips. Very sloppy.

The gun is a delight to carry, and shoots well. It has enough mass to make hot .357s managable. I carry 125 gr. Federal jacketed hollow points. A handful, but managable.

It is a good gun. I am carrying it now in a S & W speed scabbard (Galco).

[bronco45]

Have the 640 Pro and it is the answer to all my unfulfilled J Frame wishes over the past 35 years. Great sights, good action, strong, concealable, points well very accurate.

[Friar Whently]

I have one as well and agree with all of the praise above (although mine did come with the correct moon clips). Love it, and it's my EDC as pocket carry in a DeSantis Nemesis. As with most snubs (or all revolvers?) it shoots a bit low with 357s in any weight less than 158 grain. Subsequently, I carry with 158 grn .357 Hornady XTP.

[Pef]

My LGS had them at a 70 dollar premium over the standard 640. The sights sold me. The other little extras (fluted barrel, moon clips) are nice, but of little utility to me.

The sights are a huge improvement over the standard model 640/60 channel sights. They do make quick sight alignment possible. With my mid-40's eyes I found it difficult to get a quick sight acquisition with my model 60.

I don't use the moon clips. I carry with speed strip for reloading.

If you like the standard full size rubber j-frame grips, you will be set. I swapped mine out with Ahrend's j-frame combat grips, which expose the back strap. For me, shooting .357 mags is more comfortable with the flat backstrap against my hand instead of the slightly curved backstrap cover of the rubber grips.

I found no noticeable difference in the action. Like all new J-frames, it has a stiff trigger that will ease up slightly with a lot of dry firing.

Overall I'm glad I spent the extra money.

[rrobertson]

Im going to add a couple more questions. According to S&W's pictures on their website of the 640 Pro Series there is an open Vnotch area between the bottom of the barrel and the front of the frame
Product: Model 640
Is this just a horrible picture or is this how all their 640 "Pro Series" are?
Also are all the 640 Pro Series No Lock, as in Bronco's picture?
Are the Tritium sights with the white outline or no?

As you can most likely guess I have not been able to see one in person but am interested in it. Has anyone ordered a regular 640 and had the night sights put on it from S&W?

[bronco45]

They are all with the "no lock" and there is a white outline that is normal on night sights. There is a gap between the ejector rod housing but it has to be closely examined to see. The gap is there IMHO for expansion of metal while firing the 357 round.

I like mine. At 15 yds last week gun produced a 2.2 inch group double action with 38+Ps. That's good shooting for me.

[rrobertson]

I ended up calling S&W today and was told that its around $130-140 for a cylinder not cut for moon clips and around $70 for install. Also was told that they cannot put dovetail cuts on the normal 640 as it will interfere with the intergrety of the frame.
As always you cannot order the cylinder and have it installed when ordering the firearm you need to purchase the firearm then mail it in to get the cylinder and I was quoted a month for this work on the Pro Series.
The person I spoke to seemed to be asking alot of questions to other people or looking up on his computer so I wouldnt be surprised if something somewhere in the info I was given was wrong.
I guess I am going to have to add another firearm and work onto the list that just keeps getting longer and longer.

[MONGO45]

I'll probably have to pick one of these up.... nice looking J-frame

[Nanuk]

I have had mine for a little over a month. I love it. I shot an IDPA match with it and did well for a 5 shot, easy hits at 25-35 yards.

[bronco45]

This gun is set up to go to work. Great carry gun; it shoots where you look and that is great. It's the only handgun I ever wrote S&Wabout to thank for building it.

[Stainz]

Below is my similar 632 Pro, finally bought new 9/11 after 19 months of S&W's promises. It has a similar gap between it's ejector rod shroud and the frame front, which will barely pass two grocery store register receipt paper thickness (Feeler gauges are down stairs...). Mine is likely stiffer in DA because of the need to pop small rifle primers for the .327 Federal Magnums. The tritium Night Sight vials have white circles around them on the rear sight pair and the front one alike, which aids daylight sighting. I wonder if the 640 sights were also selected/designed for a 'combat' sighting - three circles in line horizontally with the center circle superimposed on the target from 7-12 yd and, in my case, 100gr & 115gr hot .327 Fed Magnum loads only. Lighter loads string progressively vertically downward.



It is a nice - if pricey - package. The 640 Pro looks alluring, too - but I already have a 60 Pro, so I have my J-frame .38/.357M needs met. And... when I need a hand slap, even with the '60 Pro' grips, those 115gr Gold Dots, making nearing 1,400 fps, are a Magnum-deserving name from their hand slap. Hmmmm, maybe I do need a 640 Pro???

Stainz