The ultimate 3" picture thread. More three inch madness.

[TXSWFAN]

"Texas, those are quite a pair. Very nice. Who is Randy Lee?
And I am curious about a 625 no dash.??"

Randy is a custom gunsmith who does great work on wheelguns. Here's a link.


Welcome to Apex Tactical Specialties, Inc.

I made a mistake on my 625. It is a 625-3.

 

[Magnumdood]

P.C. 460 with 3 1/2 in. barrel.

Regards

Allen Frame

Allen...seek professional help!

That's outrageous!

I LOVE IT!

 

[bronco45]

Luangtom: The insert in the front sight of my 65-5 was installed by a local gunsmith.

 

[bronco45]

I love this guy what a great carrying and shooting 38 Model60-4 Herrett grips.

 

[luangtom]

Luangtom: The insert in the front sight of my 65-5 was installed by a local gunsmith.

Thanks for that info.

 

[SuperMan]

...one of the several 657s I have owned...they are a great shooter.

this one now resides with Member RGS...I found another that has been Mag-Na-Ported...


60-10 that I use for backpacking and canoeing...have another that was Mag-Na-Ported for Lew Horton...

60-10, 60-4, 60-1

A friend's 65....

That is a GREAT collection of 3" guns...

Bob

 

[1blindref]

Here is my very small contribution to this thread

36-1

65-2 (transitional)

27-2 3.5" blue

27-2 3.5" nickel

 

[gwu77]

Allen-Frame.

You are an American HERO!!!

 

[celticfisherman]

Texas, those are quite a pair. Very nice. Who is Randy Lee?
And I am curious about a 625 no dash.??


I just found another 625-3 in a trade. Didn't know how many 3 inchers I had now so I grabbed them out for a group photo.


This has gone a bit far. Even for me.

Good luck
Allen Frame

Dude... That ain't right...

 

[tipoc]

Streetprowler,

They are S&W grips original to the gun. The piece was originally a 6" M&P the barrel was cut down and the square butt rounded. The stocks were sanded down and reprofiled.

tipoc

 

[JDW250]

Here is my one and only 3" S&W to keep this magnificent thread alive. Technically, it's a 3.25", but that meets the requirements of the thread. It is a newly acquired 66-5. I haven't shot it yet. But if it shoots as well as I expect it to, I'm sure it will become my favorite piece. I probably paid too much for this 66-5, but it's one that was at the top of my wish list. So happy birthday to me! Now I'm looking for a decent set of wood grips (the stock sevice grips are too small for my hands) and a good leather holster to complete the rig.

 

[RHINOWSO]

 

[haris1]

3 BIG SNUBBIES-MAN GUNS-N FRAMES



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I may have cheated by entering the 45acp snub. The top one is a 325pd with a 2.75 in barrel that is wonderfully accurate. Dont get the fixed sight Nightguard as they dont shoot to the sights. Next is a highway parolman that Allen-frame himself made into a snubby cutting the barrel and crowning it,action job, and a great job of enlarging the fixed sight track for sights.Allen chopped the barrel to 3.25 inches and its a keeper,shoots and carries great!!! Last up is a 624 no dash that a forum member sold me after he sent it to smith with a 3 inch barrel for them to fit. And fit it they did with one of the tightest b/c gaps that i have seen!! Sporting combat grips, it make a great carry piece.




66 after Apex reworked the internals



624 that the factory installed a 3 inch barrel on a square butt
grips frame





started out as a blued 29 till it was redone by Cogan

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another COGAN



Above is a John Jovino Effector where they took a square butt 686 and roundbutted it and chopped the barrel
before smith made snubs in this model



44 HE cut to 3inches obtained from a fellow forum member



highway patrolman converted to a snub by own own beloved Allen-frame who has a proprietary rough finish which he gets by tying a rope through the trigger guard and the other end to his bumper. Then he drags it on the highway!!!

 

[Maximumbob54]

Here is my 586-4.I need to find better grips for it.

A three inch 586. No hole in side. And it's wearing rubber. For shame!!!


Hint:

Cough, Ahrends, cough...

 

[Bud11]

Greetings fellow Smithophiles.
Much has been discussed recently about the perfection that is 3" Smiths.
The 10s,13s,65s, 66s,547s,686s,696s,24s,624s,27s,657s, 625s.
And even the J frames with their full length ejector rods get the nod.
Everybody loves them. Everybody wants them.

They are cool and look bad A**.

To qualify for this thread it has to be a Smith and Wesson
between 3.0"s and 3.975"s.

Js, Ks, Ls, Ns, and X frames are all welcome.

So let's do this. Post pictures of all your Three inchers.


Edited September 2nd. 2011. Here is a group shot of all current 3in. Smiths.
Reallt didn't know I had this many. I may need psychotherapy. ..... Nah.


N frames.........................

K , L , and J frames added.

P.C. 460 with 3 1/2 in. barrel.

Two 696s.

A pair of 3.125" 66-5s.

Factory ported 66-3 F-comp and 66-4.

A 65-3, 13-2, and a 547.

A pair of N frame 357 magnums flanking a nickel 27-2.

And here shoehorned between the 357 magnums and the 44s' is a newly acquired 657.

A 624, nickeled 24-3 ,and a 629-4 cut to 3.8"s.

My personal favorites, the 625s' a -3 45acp, and the -7s in 45 Colt.

A pair of N round buffalo horn grips on the 625-7.

Regards

Allen Frame

YOU ARE SICK......................IN A GOOD WAY

 

[C.S.63]

Seeing, Allen-frame's Pics
Leads me to realize why the 3"s are bringing such a premium.
awesome great post to all. My 65 will follow when I can get a nice pic
Carl

 

[Nick B]

Now I know why I can't find any . Celticfisherman and Bud11 have them all ! ;-)

 

[rbswede]

Well I have nothing that compares but here are a couple. 19-5 that was cut to 3.5 and 27-8 3.5 shoot the daylights out of them.

 

[peppercorn]

Model 60, Full throttle .357

 

[jughed440]

i'm gaining on you Allen-frame.

29-3 LH, CS-1, 66-4....