As you may recall, and as I like to point out as often as I can on these forums, I carry a 3” Model 65 daily as my CC piece. I consider it to be a “perfect” revolver—everything I need, nothing I don’t, etc.

Occasionally the mind starts to wander, and I wonder, “is it perfect or can it be improved?” I mean, I’ve never even had an action job done, although it is silky smooth. So I search the internet wasteland for gunsmithing services and find a plethora of things I could spend money on to “improve” my revolver. Problem is, I don’t understand a lot of the lingo and so don’t know what perceived benefit a lot of these services would bring.

So I throw it out to you learned members of this forum. If you were to send your perfect gun to a smith, what would you have done? Action job? DAO conversion? Moonclip conversion?

Let the ideas fly! Thanks.

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Pray for Gridlock

My 3 inch 13-3 had an action job, a spurless hammer, and was rendered DAO. I considered it one VERY slick carry gun. Last revolver I carried on a regular basis too.

But for a "perfect" carry revolver I used a 3 inch 66-4. Regards 18DAI

Some changes to consider:

1. Smoooooth action job.

2. Nice wood grips that fit your hand and point well.

3. Bead blast finish.

4. High visibility paint on front sight.

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Centennial Every Day

If you consider it to be perfect as it is, why change anything?

My opinion is do not fix what is not broken.

I have this one of three hundred model 66-3 made for lew horton by the performance center. I belive it has ever option you can think of. The triljon night sight needs replaceing as it isnt bright anymore and were I to have another made up, I might skip the porting. Still, I belive its as close to perfect as you can get. I also am posting the list that came with it.

My 3" 65-3 is perfect as well. The only "improvement" I have done was a new set of grips. I believe in the "don't fix it if it ain't broke" theory.

That's a nice one Merril. What do the radiused charge holes accomplish?

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Pray for Gridlock

Pretty sure that's to make it easier to drop in a speed loader.

Thanks, didnt know that or even had thought about it. Makes sense to me!

I figure if it was good enough for Danny DeVito in Romancing the Stone, it should be good enough for anyone just as it is.