my new 65-3 3 inch Custom Sokol Fighter

[haris1]

This showed up today, the ultimate in a fighting 3 inch k frame revolver, smooth as glass action, DAO, Ahrends grips, sight tunnel with a whopper of a Ashley bead front sight,chamfered cylinder. The gunbroker ad went like this and it was true!!
"THIS IS A COMPLETE CUSTOM REVOLVER BY KARL SOKOL OF CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN SPORTS, VERMONT. ONE OF THE FINEST PISTOLSMITHS IN THE NATION. THIS 65 WAS DONE APPROX. 10 YEARS AGO AND HAS ONLY BEEN FUNCTION FIRED ONCE SINCE THEN. GLASS LIKE ACTION JOB. BOBBED & POLISHED HAMMER. POLISHED TRIGGER. CHAMFERED CYLINDER & SPEED RELEASE. FINE SATIN FINISH WITH BEAD BLASTED TOP STRAP & BARREL RIB. ASHLEY XO FRONT SIGHT & SIGHT CHANNEL TREATMENT. KIM AHRENDS COCOBOLO STOCKS.

What a great carry gun!!!


I will have to get smith and wesson combats like Rollin_Hot keeps showin!!!
Then this six gun will be perfect.

 

[GF]

That's a looker! And a serious set-up on a great revolver. Now you need a cheap nylon holster.............. just kiddin'!

Good leather and plenty of ammo to put down range, your set!

We're gonna' need a range report and more pictures.

GF

 

[brucev]

Cool. Very cool.

 

[turbo38gn]

That's a beauty!!

 

[papajohn428]

I must be smarter than I thought. I bought a 3" M-65 ten years ago, sheared off the hammer spur, undercut and painted the front sight for better visibility, did an action job to reduce the DAO pull to about seven pounds, and put a set of combat grips on it. Total cost was about $350. It's the one in the middle.

But I have to admit..........yours is a lot prettier. Mine was an old police trade-in. Nice pickup!

 

[WFR]

That is one awesome revolver!
K-frame carry perfection if you ask me!
Have you shot it yet?

 

[TNDave]

That is a great gun set up right!

 

[ContinentalOp]

That is an outstanding gun! I would love to have a gun worked on by Sokol.

 

[p99guy]

Good looking revolver...but was never a fan of Ashleys big dot sights(and I knew Ashley from him hanging around Cheaper than Dirt, when I worked there).. got to play with them alot.

 

[Allen-frame]

Haris, for the price,, no question. A great gun.
But it begs the question,? How does it shoot?

Good luck
Allen Frame

 

[remat457]

Wow! that's a beautiful 3" 65. It doesn't sound like you carry it, but I wonder if that XS would catch on draw?

 

[dynamike]

I've got something simular in the works as we speak. My M65 "4 in is with Jim Stroh of Alpha Precision to recieve a "3 in barrell and a few other goodies.

 

[jlw]

Very nice.

 

[ENGINE18]

Several years ago, I read an article about a Sokol 65 that prompted me to purchase a 65-5, 3" that I intended to have customized. I left the gun in stock condition as it was too nice to modify. Once in a while though, I think about getting another one to customize.

Thanks for the great story/pics and probably costing me more money!!

 

[C Islander]

Beautiful gun! A 3" 65 is my grail gun. I'll own one some day.

 

[S&W-Keeper]

I like it. It is a keeper.

 

[BobR1]

That is my idea of a carry gun. I have been thinking about a 64 or a 65 in a 3" HB with about all the same modifications as yours. Probably a standard Novak 1911 Tritium front sight, and no sight tunnel treatment.

Bob

 

[meh92]

That is a gorgeous piece!

 

[RightWinger]

I have been looking for a 65-5 in 3 inch but the only ones I find are the ones with the chrome flashed trigger and hammer, did they not make these with case colored hammer and trigger?

 

[Maximumbob54]

I'm pretty sure you only get the case colored parts with the blued steel guns. But I won't swear to that. Nothing in the S&W catalog seems to be a constant. Now we get stainless steel guns with blackened parts...