I found a 60-4 3" barrel in what seems to be very good condition. The grips show some wear but it looks nicely maintained. The price tag is $600 out the door.

Is that reasonable?

I'm not concerned about getting the best deal ever but certainly don't want to over pay...even though these seem really, really hard to find. This would be my first revolver and used for fun and perhaps as a backup home defense option.

Thanks for the help.

I recently purchased a S&W M60-15 3" Pro-Series with the chamfered barrel upgraded trigger work and a beautiful wood grip, NEW for $610. I had originally been looking at M60's 2" but the price for one in excellent condition was running $500-$550 and up. I am sure glad I opted for the new 3" model as it is smooth as silk. I forgot to mention my model is the .38 plus P as I didn't care for the .357 option. The .38 special plus P is a little more difficult to find but they are out there on the usual sites.

$600 is reasonable. That's is about what they typically go for. Low to mid $500s would be a good deal.

$600 OTD is not overpriced, but it is pretty close to the top of the price range that I have seen them going for. Summer of 2013 I paid $575 OTD with no box or docs. I would pay $600 if I had the money and was in the market again.

I paid $600 a few years ago for a very nice 60-4 with trigger work and Pro Series stocks. It's a great size and weight, and is mated well to the .38 Special caliber.

Thanks everyone for the feedback. I appreciate it. I hope to pick it up Monday morning. He's had it in the store for a while now priced at $650. I asked him what it would take to get it OTD...and he said $600. I'll probably offer $575 and see if he he bites, then cave in and pay $600 if he doesn't.

He's a good guy and he has has treated me well in the past so I 'm not going to nickel-dime him.

I hope to share the good news of buying my first revolver on Monday.

Apparently, I bought all of my J-frames at a good time. Prices are really getting up there!

***GRJ***

600 for one loose with no box or papers is high. I seen a few over the last several months with box and docs for 600ish.

Eric

Out the door for $600 for the world's first stainless steel revolver, and in 3 inch no less, is a fair price.

You are certainly not getting beat.

Enjoy your new gun.

Are these at local dealers with OTD prices or online with shipping and FFL fees not included?

60-4 isn't just another 60. It was the first full-lug 3" 60, first to be marketed specifically for +P (I was sold mine over the phone 20+ years ago by whoever picked up the phone in the SW custom shop-- I had questions about the 631 haha) and from what I understand there are only around 1000 out there.

Fall 2014, I think $600 sounds pretty reasonable if clean....

I've got one with TH & TT when I first noticed them. 1996 or so. I traded a Berlin police Walther PP for it. I'm wondering how many of those were made?

I bought mine when they were first announced. Love it. Do not have the want or desire for the .357 version. I have goncalo alves checkered S&W target grips on mine.

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They all have the J frame sized target hammer and trigger. Mine outshoots my K-38 with +P loads. I'm talking 17K PSI loads here.

Great gun, Smith screwed up when they went to the J frame 357 MO! I have a 640 Pro but love to shoot the 60-4.

I shoot low end .357 rounds for SD. A 3" model 60 in .357 would be my ideal carry revolver and a backup for HD. At the range I would definitely stick to .38 power rounds except enough hot ones for familiarity. Anyway, I'm jealous. I've been looking at those but the price is beating my butt.

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It's good to hear such good reviews on the 60-4. Y'all making me anxious for Monday to get here!

Hello,
I bought mine off gun broker about a year ago, new and un-fired with no box or papers for 600.00, the guy that had it was local in my area so I just drove to his house to get it, no ffl fee or shipping.
Here is a picture of it as I got it and below with some combats I put on it.

Sounds fair to me. I have no desire to shoot 357 from J frame guns, perhaps a Ruger SP with 3" barrel, but that's as light as this old fella would go.

Congratulations to the OP. Great little revolvers. Mine, which turned out to be very handy and accurate with some banana grips from the wood stash, was $500 several years ago, lightly used with no box/docs. They are a superb gun for plinking and woods carry.

Agree with the comment re preferring 38 chambering to 357. For the meatier round many of us have alternate choices to shoot, K, L or N.

Regards,

Dyson

Just my opinion, but that's a good price ...and you get to hold/inspect it first.

Your first revolver? That's a great way to start the collection.

Let us know how it goes ...and post photos!

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It could be his first AND last revolver. The 60-4 is a do-everything gun suitable for home defense, target practice, small game hunting, concealed carry, etc.

I paid about $350, but that was about ten years ago. My M-60-4 is definitely one of the best guns S&W ever made.

I think the .357 versions were an error, driven by marketing people to counter Ruger going to .357 chambering in the SP-101. But the SP is a little larger and differently shaped.

My M-60-4 is tremendously accurate, especially for a gun that size. And its weight and balance make it perform very well with Plus P .38 ammo.

It's an ideal small trail gun, what writer Terry Murbaugh once called a Trail Masterpiece.

My gun came sans box and tools, but I got it a nice dark green zipper case from Boyt. I swapped the Uncle Mike's grips for Pachmayr Presentation Compacs, which I feel handle recoil a little better and fit my hand better.

Holsters are hard to come by, so I had El Paso Saddlery make me a couple. The gun deserves a good holster.

Scott-

I think you are going to be very pleased and this gun will fuel your desire for more revolvers. If it has a few minor scuffs or scratches, you can buff them off. Stainless has that advantage.

This is a super little gun for the angler not in bear country and it's a great travel companion. Actually, with the lead HP Plus P load, it'd probably kill most bears, with the right placement. Ditto for cougars or snakes.

And it's nice to have along when you're hunting primarily with a shotgun or rifle.