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Any 649 Fans Out There?
So I just recently picked up this little beauty and was trying to figure out if I should swap out the stocks, or just add a T grip to her.
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Hogues for me, but a T or BK grip adapter is good too.
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All of the above is great. I put Crimson Trace grips on mine--not as pretty as wood but a lot easier to shoot accurately.
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My one and only "J" frame is a 649-2. Nice to see you didn't drink the kool aid and go for the later .357 version. Great shootability for a small revolver. IMO, the best one of the lot.
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My one and only "J" frame is a 649-2. Nice to see you didn't drink the kool aid and go for the later .357 version. Great shootability for a small revolver. IMO, the best one of the lot.
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Thanks, I have owned the later model Magnum versions of the 649 and they were great but the dam Hillary Hole really bugged the **** out of me.
I have tried really hard to like CT grips but I just cannot get used to them.
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Oh yeah! I'm a huge fan. I bought my 649-3 new back in the 90s and it has been my most carrried/used gun I have ever owned. Remarkably accurate too. And I love the Uncle Mike's stocks that came on mine. Congratulations on your wise choice!
I'm editing to add that I have never had any issues shooting .357 in this gun. I think the Uncle Mike's play a big part in this.
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So I just recently picked up this little beauty and was trying to figure out if I should swap out the stocks, or just add a T grip to her.
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I carry the DAO 640 snubby, but if I were to buy one with SA capability it would be the 649 in .38 Special. Great guns.
Unlike a lot of people, I don't find the humpback lines ugly at all.
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zombie66, you polish the handgun? It's so shinny it looks nickel finished.
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Oh, and put on a "T-grip" adapter (or BK). Makes for a perfect pocket handgun.
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zombie66, you polish the handgun? It's so shinny it looks nickel finished.
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I think someone polished it as it like this, im really not sure how to tell if it is a Nickel finish. I have a few other Stainless Smiths and this is by far the nicest finish I have ever seen.
Dumb question time: How can you tell if it is a Nickel Finish?
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...Dumb question time: How can you tell if it is a Nickel Finish?
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Don't know. My dumb question. You sure it's a 649 and not a nickeled 49?
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I have one and two model 49's. Like me some "humpies". As for the stocks, I find the "issue" stocks a bit short so I changed them out.
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Gotta love a 649
Here's my 649 with the Crimson Trace Laser Grips in its Lobo Gun Leather enhanced Pancake holster:
While it handle 357's just fine I usually load 38 + P's which smooths it out even more.
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I like my newly acquired 649-3 now more than ever after I got it back from the S&W Performance Center with repairs and upgrades. Looks like new (until you take the grips off, some pitting remains) and I believe it functions better than it ever did! I need practice with .357 though.
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SW 649-2 purchased used a year or so ago. Traded off a 442 and haven't looked back since.
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Love your thread title "Any 649 Fans Out There?" on a S&W site. Nice gun.
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Not a 649, but purchased my Model 49 in the early 1990's. It has VZ Grips with an IWB Milt Sparks Versa Max 2.
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I was going to vote for Tyler T until I saw those Hogues in post 2.
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I have two 649s and an M38.
They all have Uncle Mike's rubber boot grips installed.
The 649s used to come from factory that way.
I added the boot grips to the M38.
Had an M49 and progressed from the factory wood grips to those
grips with a Tyler T and then the rubber boot grips.
My older son has the gun now. He isn't using it and I often wish I had
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Most accurate snubbie I own. With Ahrends grips. Love this gun!
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Always wanted the 649 for carry because love the option of single action when at the range. No issues with the hump for me. As for the grip I have the stock grip on my 442. I am a big fan of T-grip adaptors but for my long fingers they work best on K or N frames.
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As posted before:
It's a keeper!
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My wife compared the 649 to her Colt, handed me the Colt and is now the owner of the 649.
I cannot hit a barn door with the Colt, but no tin can is safe from the
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Well I knew their was gonna be some but just wanted to have some fun with it. Lol
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649-3 is one I will never sell. This was a $250 rescue!
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250$ ?? Did you break your arm getting your wallet out? I would have, nice score.
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I love the "humpbacks".
The 649-2 stainless steel .38 Special is my single favorite J-frame.
Shoots right to POA with Remington 158gr+P LSWCHP.
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I looked at one today at a lgs, but after checking it out I took a pass. The recoil shield showed signs of either a lot of shooting, or shooting some pretty hot loads. It had a substantial burr to the left of the cylinder bolt that I've never run into before. I'm not sure what would cause metal displacement to that extent, but regardless it had a more mileage on it than I was willing to settle for. It had all the signs of a hard life. Too bad because I've had something of a hankering lately for a 649.
It wasn't a total loss though. They had a minty 37-1 I took as a consolation prize.
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A 649 no dash is probably my favorite handgun.
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So I was lucky enough to score another 649 from a local forum I am a part of and holy cow was I shocked to see that it came in the original box, the cleaning tool & the paperwork, really cool bonus was the sales receipt dated 6-16-84 for the low price of 280$ out the door.
The only downside (in my humble opinion) is it came with a set of CT grips and a Blackhawk Serpa holster, I got it home and did a little polishing (by hand) and threw on a set of Eagle Grips I had laying around.
It turned out great
Im off to but a lottery ticket...
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I don't own one but I sure like looking at them. So I drew one....
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Dead Thread Resurrect
So I was lucky enough to score another 649 from a local forum I am a part of and holy cow was I shocked to see that it came in the original box, the cleaning tool & the paperwork, really cool bonus was the sales receipt dated 6-16-84 for the low price of 280$ out the door.
The only downside (in my humble opinion) is it came with a set of CT grips and a Blackhawk Serpa holster, I got it home and did a little polishing (by hand) and threw on a set of Eagle Grips I had laying around.
It turned out great
Im off to but a lottery ticket...
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You've got some very nice gear there and great pics of it too!
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One I wore in my back pocket today looks just like the drawing from post #36.
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Maybe it was yours that I drew... ? I took the picture from a google search.
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IMHO the 649 is the best pocket gun ever produced. I know all the experts say "no" to firing single action but I am not giving up that capability when I can have it with a snag free gun. I have two 649 "no dash" guns. It took a while to find them but they were worth the wait. They are my "always there" revolvers.
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I love T-grips!
I am a little surprised that a thread from 2015 does not have a lot more posts in it.
I am also surprised that I didn't post into it in 2015. I have had this little M649 for probably 20 years. $300 bucks back in the day, as I recall.
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Thank you, I always try to put something else in my pics to give a size reference.
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The only humpback I have currently is my EDC 38-3.
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What year is that 38? Do they still make that? I think they only do a 638 at this point, eh? That is really nice. I'm a fan of matte blue.
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Thank you, I always try to put something else in my pics to give a size reference.
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That's a great idea. I never thought of that. But it's not like you just haphazardly throw something in there. It all looks like it belongs really well. My speed strips aren't are purdy. LOL.
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What year is that 38? Do they still make that? I think they only do a 638 at this point, eh? That is really nice. I'm a fan of matte blue.
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They make a 438 which is just a black version of the 638, they are kinda elusive though.
In fact in the 8 years I have been a fan of J-Frames I have only seen 2 and I hit the gun shows in my region pretty regularly including my local forums.
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That's a great idea. I never thought of that. But it's not like you just haphazardly throw something in there. It all looks like it belongs really well. My speed strips aren't are purdy. LOL.
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I love T-grips!
I am a little surprised that a thread from 2015 does not have a lot more posts in it.
I am also surprised that I didn't post into it in 2015. I have had this little M649 for probably 20 years. $300 bucks back in the day, as I recall.
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I tried T-grips on a one of my 640s some years ago and hated that they “wiggled” a little bit maybe I didnt secure them correctly but if I recall I tightened that screw down pretty tight and they still moved a bit, drove me insane.
I got the original receipt in the box with this 649 and it was dated 6-16-84 with the price of 260$ plus tax 280 OTD
I was 6 when this was purchased lol
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The closest I can come is my plain ol' Model 49, shipped in February 1977. I am a great fan of the Tyler T Grips. Mitch Rosen holster. Ivory stocks:
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Zombie66, you have superb taste in revolvers and pocket knives.
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A photo of mine before the internals were shipped out for chroming.
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