What gun would you buy if S&W would build it?? (assuming they could build it to a level of quality like this - pure fantasy) Here's my choice, hands down!

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Tony

What gun would you buy if S&W would build it?? (assuming they could build it to a level of quality like this - pure fantasy) Here's my choice, hands down!

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Tony

I would love S&W to build some single action revovlers.

i would love to see a small caliber, high power centerfire for varmint hunting. maybe a new cartridge design with ballistics similar to a 223 or 22-250

The list is sooooo long....any of these NO lock
M21
M&P 340
M22
Any K or L with 3 inch barrel
Heavy Duty
and on and on

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I would love a 3" Model 66 with (never available) pinned/recessed configuration.

686 with 4"bbl. 5 shot .41 special

This came to fruition with a clone of Bill's 3", fixed sight .44. Man, what a handful!



I think an N-frame or X-frame .22 Hornet would be very cool, but I would really like a custom built .32 S&W long, like a PC Model 16 or a PC 932 Target Semi-Auto for NRA bullseye.

Terry

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Terry
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Nice! I love those fixed sight, heavy barrel N-frames. I wish SW had made a .44 magnum version of the model 58. Add that to my short list since Bill probably won't sell me that fixed sight 44 mag!

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Tony

I'd like to see more convertibles, 22lr/22mag, 45 Colt/45acp, and more...and more...

I would like all the ones that we all wanted in the old days, the ones S&W built for agency orders, but never offered commercially except through overruns:

3 & 4 inch 19 and 66 with ramp front
5 inch 15, 67, 19 and 66 with ramp front
5 inch 29 and 629 with red ramp/white outline
3 inch 10, 64, 13 and 65
Models 60 and 640 in original 38 configuration
686 in 7 shot Mountain Gun (tapered barrel) configuration
3rd Gen TSW Autos without rails in 5906, 4006, 4566 and 4506. Oops, almost forgot the excellent little single stack 9mm - is it the 3913?

That is a pretty good start.

The revolvers can all have the new frame with the cylinder lug (not sure if that is correct name) forged on, but I prefer no internal lock and the firing pin on hammer. MIM parts are OK, but prefer forged, just because.

You asked. . . .

A log cabin, on a lake, in the mountains (tax free).

A "K" frame 327 cal with a 6 inch barrel would be the berries.

K-frame version of the 640 (internal hammer) DAO in .38 special/.357 magnum.

A really nice 66-3 in 2.5" or 3.0" that would be the cats pjs.

V,

You definitely have one of mine pictured there. I love a fixed sighted N frame.

May I please have mine with a 5" tube, a square butt, and 3 T's?

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I would like to see and I would purchase

M640 38spl

M64 3-inch barrel

M49 38spl classic

Model 65 .357 Magnum Ladysmith style (3" barrel with shrouded ejector rod and without the Ladysmith engraving or frosted finish) NO IL!!!!, Scandium frame, Titanium Cylinder. Perfect carry gun.

8 shot model 627 with older style half lug 83/8 barrel; red ramp front sight, white outline rear sight; target trigger and target hammer both flash chromed; square butt and coke bottle or similar grips with S&W medallions in maple.

I would like to see S&W offer their revolvers with full night sights..

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M.J.Hanna

Easy, a 627 in 9mm 8 shot moon clip fed, Why because 9mm cost a lot less then 38. that means more shooting time.

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by viceunit:
What gun would you buy if S&W would build it??
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Model 96: Blue steel 5 shot .44 Spl, short cylinder, L frame, target sights, with 3" tapered ribbed barrel with 1/2 shroud; pre war thumbpiece, cylinder hold-open detent installed in the crane & med. size ejector rod head; TH, TT, Checkered Walnut combat grips, and Sq butt with lanyard ring.
No MIM or IL!

Model 496: Blue Scand. 5 shot .44 Spl, short SS cylinder, L frame, target sights, with 3" solid tapered ribbed barrel with 1/2 shroud; pre war thumbpiece, cylinder hold-open detent installed in the crane & med. size ejector rod head; TH, TT, Checkered Walnut combat grips, and Sq butt with lanyard ring.
No MIM or IL!

Model 25: Blue steel 5 shot .45 ACP, short SS moon clip-capable cylinder, L frame, target sights, with 3" tapered ribbed barrel with 1/2 shroud; pre war thumbpiece, cylinder hold-open detent installed in the crane & med. size ejector rod head; TH, TT, Checkered Walnut combat grips, and Sq butt with lanyard ring.
No MIM or IL!

Model 425: Blue Scand. 5 shot .45 ACP, short moon clip-capable cylinder, L frame, target sights, with 3" solid tapered ribbed barrel with 1/2 shroud; pre war thumbpiece, cylinder hold-open detent installed in the crane & med. size ejector rod head; TH, TT, Checkered Walnut combat grips, and Sq butt with lanyard ring.
No MIM or IL!

Model 31: Blue steel 6 shot .327M on the Magnum J frame, target sights, 3" ribbed tapered barrel with 1/2 shroud; pre war thumbpiece, cylinder hold-open detent installed in the crane & med. size ejector rod head; TH, TT, Checkered Walnut target grips, and sq butt with lanyard ring.
No MIM or IL

Model 18: Blue steel 10 shot .22LR K frame, target sights, 4" ribbed tapered barrel with 1/2 shroud; pre war thumbpiece, cylinder hold-open detent installed in the crane & med. size ejector rod head; TH, TT, Checkered Walnut target grips, and sq butt.
No MIM or IL

That's just for starters.

Jim

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+1

This is a no-brainer and within the realm of reality.

Don't laugh. Promise?

I want a Model 3 in .44 Russian. I'd like a 5" barrel... but even a 6.5" would be nice.

Stainz

+ 1 more for the night sights!

This is one of my favorite Smiths that was made in the late 90's. It came from the factory with night sights! Why did they stop???







Todd

6.5" barrel 44 Special Triple Lock, fixed sights.
Same with 4" barrel.
4" M25-2
M24 with the same barrel profile as a 3.5" M27
4" fixed sight M29
M24 6.5"
M26 6.5 and 4"

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Here is my thing, S&W came out with the night guard series. The gun has a front night sight. and a solid BLACK rear sight. what good is that in a shoot out??? The C&S rear sight is thick enough to add night sights why didn't they just add the rear night sights? does not make sense to me. but what do I know I only carry during the day and night.PROFESSIONALLY

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I would like to see an X frame in .429 (either a shortened frame for the 44 Mag, or a longer 44 Mag type cartridge).....fixed sights, 4" barrel, no full lenght underlug, fluted cylinder.

A tapered (pencil) barrel model 58.

Any number that have been mentioned. But, do you think S&W is reading these suggestions?

The fact is most everything we wish for has already been built at one time or another. Just build it again so we can find one! Oh, I am sure we can dream up a custom touch or so that wasnt done to a certain model or a 4 1/2" barrel or whatever. Several mentioned a hornet on a N or K frame. Well, the model 53 jet was even better! The idea evolved from the harvey K-chuck that somebody built in the 40s.
I think they should have a custom dept, that would have all types of parts in bins that they already have made and just let us order our own custom order and fit it up, barrel, round or square butt, what grips etc. Colt should do the same. I just dont see why that should be so hard to do!

8 shot, 3 1/2" slim barrel, round butt model 27 with no lock or a lock relocated to someplace where I don't have to look at it, think about it or deal with it if I don't want to. I think that is more than reasonable.

single action bisley type.

I think if S&W simply reproduced the TRUE old style diamond grips in magna and target...TRUE copies of the old grips...they could make me happy and their shareholder a profit.

I'd be happy with any of the popular old K or N frames Classics.

FN in MT

5 shot round but L-frame 45 Colt with fixed sights and a 3" model 13/65 style heavy barrel.

A 4"-6" 10MM L-frame with the half lug barrel.

Any 22mag K or L frame

625 45 colt with a 6" half lug barrel

All no lock no MIM no rubber grips.

N or X frame .357 Maximum

+1 (and team up with Remmy or Starline to make proper brass too)

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My dream gun currently is a Model 35 in good shape. Box/paperwork/cleaning kit would be nice. I want a shooter. beaver.

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beaver

NO LOCK----Anything.
I would love to have a Model 22, K17 with 5" brl, M27 with 3 1/2" brl, and a 22/32 Kit Gun.

I'll take a blued K frame in 10mm.

For those of you who mentioned wanting a K frame in .327, Hamilton Bowen is doing the conversions and seem to be coming out really nicely!

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two guns, first off, a 338-(model 38 with the titaniun cylinder al la the 337 and the 342) second, and this is a stretch, a 38/44 HD in Stainless and chambered for the .357-hell, make it an 8 shot while you're at it. I'd buy either one of these even with the lock.

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I am with you 100%.Just make it available in .45 acp and 45 colt and my universe is complete.

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Model 29---6 1/2 inch barrel-hammer mounted firing pin-square butt---TT-TH-TS and NO LOCK!!!

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The actual "Classic" revolvers with no IL and the old type hammer and cylinder stop and real trigger not the folded metal thing would be nice. Any models they have out now but made that way would be top of my list. A model 22 and perhaps a 622 with a 3-3.5" barrel would be desirable. Also, night sights would be good. I have a 66-1 2.5" that was fitted with night sights and given an action job. It is very nice!

610+ a 7 shot 10mm. if 8 .357 can fit so should 7 of .4

325 in 460 rowland.

627, 8 shot, 3 or 3 1/2 slab side barrel, no lock. Or a Bloodwork gun, no lock, fluted cylinder.

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FBINA 102

Off the top of my head, without the internal lock, magnum frame, or MIM parts, and with the firing pin where it belongs:

-A .44 Special 5-shot the size of a Charter Arms Bulldog but with the centennial frame and a dovetailed or pinned front night sight.

-A fixed sight version of the 625 (621 or 622 perhaps) in .45ACP with 3" or 4" heavy barrel option, or a 4" pencil barrel.

-A 681 with a round butt, 3" heavy barrel, and 7-shot or 6-shot cylinder options. Dovetailed front night sight, and optional DA/SA or bobbed hammer DAO.

-Bring back the 3" HB 13 and 65.

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Walther PPK (not PPK/s) in .22 and/or .25 alloy frame.

YES.

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