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11-05-2012, 12:43 PM
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64-3 3" RB
I bought this .38 Special a few weeks ago and I have had the chance to examine and shoot it, and it is a great shooter. My question is just how unusual is the 3" RB 64. Also, it appears to have had some work done to it. The main spring has a curved back with a small S stamped on it, and does not look like an S&W spring. The curved back is milled flat where the tension screw hits it. This 64-3, with a 7D serial number would indicate a 1981 date, but it does not have a pinned barrel. This could easily become my favorite .38 shooter.
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11-05-2012, 01:07 PM
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That's a clean looking gun. You suspect some work has been done, does it have a different / better trigger feel? I can't say how unusual it is, but I usually see 65's in the configuration, not 64's. I have been looking for a snub k frame for some time now, but no one in my area is giving them up.
Great find.
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11-05-2012, 01:34 PM
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They are somewhat common on the current market but don't last long when on sale at reasonable prices. Yours is probably a very early unpinned barrel gun.
Can you post a photo of the mainspring?
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11-05-2012, 02:40 PM
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Here it is. The trigger measures 7.75 DA and 3.25 SA, smooth and crisp. A little better than stock I believe.
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11-05-2012, 03:13 PM
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I agree, the spring doesn't look stock but I don't know who made/makes it.
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11-05-2012, 04:05 PM
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Thanks for looking at it Alan. I was hoping you would know the springs manufacturer, but, oh well. I was concidering selling it, but after shooting it a couple times it will stay with me. I sure have not seen 3" RB 64's for sale around the Atlanta gun shows/shops.
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11-05-2012, 05:09 PM
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You've got a fine looking revolver! A GS near me has 3 3" RB 64 and a 2" RB 64 is their store right now. I see quite a few of the around here.
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11-06-2012, 04:10 PM
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Not trying to hi-jack the thread but does anyone know if the M64's cylinder is heat treated the same as the M65? I was told once that Smith just does them all now a days but I don't know how definitive or authoritative that information might be.
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Nice! I'd love to find a 3" 64 or 65. Just out of curiosity, what is the going rate for them now? I know of a store in the ATL metro area that has a ton of 2" 64 Dept. of Corrections trade-ins right now, but I don't remember the last time I've seen a 3" around here. Love to find one though.
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11-07-2012, 02:30 AM
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This one would have sold several time over, if I would have let it go for $400. I had it in my display case at the RK show this past weekend and it drew a lot of attention. I just wouldn't let it go for 4. Fell in love with it and someone will have to steal it from me, which wouldn't be easy to do.
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W4 ... Hang onto that 64. I have one of the similarly configured 65s, and it is a fantastic all around revolver. You can pack it on a hike, or carry it CCW. I love the low profile fixed sight as it is no snag, and easy to pick up quickly, or point shoot with ease. Mine was a used cabinet find, so I replaced the junkie aftermarket grip with a new, and very lean, Pachmayr grip, and the 65 handles and conceals extremely well.
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W4,
Picked up a similar 64-3 3" yesterday. S/N 7D745XX. Reportedly shipped in Dec 81. Also non pinned. I have a 4" dash 3 S/N 1D509XX that is pinned. On that gun the S&W logo is on the right side plate. I cleaned mine up late yesterday. Gun feels great in the hand and points well. Can't wait to shoot it.
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I have a 3" 64, and a box for it, but it doesn't match. If anyone has the exact serial number, the box is yours.
Do you have M64-3 3" with
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This is a real long shot, but mine is 7D79729. I think getting the original box and stocks back together with a gun is a great thing.
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It's not a rare gun, but it is certainly one of the less common ones; I see more of the highly coveted 3" .357 rated 65s than I do the 3" 64s. Be it target or defense, with the right ammo choice I hold that .38 is all you need.
The 3" 64 is an ideal all-around revolvers -- mc5aw perfectly elucidated why.
The one I've used loves Speer Gold Dot Short Barrel -- shoots easy and accurate.
Enjoy...
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