Model 64 & 67 to be discontinued.

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I learned today that model 64 and 67 will be discontinued from next year. It’s a real shame that they will be doing it since I really like the 67, this also means that the only K frame .38 Special revolver S&W now offers is the model 10.
 
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I’m really surprised S&W continued making the 64 and 67 as long as they have. I really don’t know why anyone would buy either over a model 66, 686, or even a used prelock 64.
 
Although I’m sad to hear it this does not surprise me in the slightest.

People are buying plastic semiautos and smaller revolvers that lend themselves better to easy concealability (j-frames, taurus 856, ruger LCR, etc). The market for the 64 and 67 just isn’t there anymore.

Further, there are soooo many of these out there that it’s tough not to consider the used/secondary market. And the comments about the 686 are right on. Taking both of these thoughts into consideration, it’s kinda hard to compete against yourself, y’know?

I felt the same way about the Hi-Power, and I will feel the same way about the Model 10. Sad to hear, but will not be surprised.
 
Were there security firms and jail guards still being issued 64s and 67s until recently?

Perhaps there was enough of that to keep these gun in production until very recently???

But yes, I can see Smith making the decision to use that production capacity to make something different in this environment.

I don't like it, but I understand it.
 
I have a 67-5 that I bought new several years ago. I will load the Buffalo Bore 158 grain +p in it and never think twice about it. Don’t do that with my older Model 14 and 15. It has it’s place. I love it as much as I do the older ones. I have probably put more rounds through it than any Smith I own. Hate to see them go!


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64 & 67

Glad I have mine, both are newer with the lock, and both are tack drivers. The target was shot using the model 64-8 with the new sleeved barrel. 50 shots at 7 yards
 

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Model 64 in 38 special ....
It has to be my favorite and hands down most fired handgun at the range and in the field .
Bought years ago when the Baton Rouge Police Department turned in their 38 Specials and modernized with 357 Magnum's with adjustable sights ... how long ago that seems now !
The fixed sights never were the problem I thought they would be .
The 38 Special is accurate , fun and easy to develop reloads for .
It thrives on my home cast lead bullets so is economical to shoot .

I wonder if mine will increase in value ... I'll let my heirs worry about that ... unless the Lord will let me "Take It With Me" !
Gary
 
vmtcmt said:
Some might disagree.
Smyth Busters: Are Old Smith & Wessons Better Than New Ones? - YouTube
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I have always been able to make up my own mind and don't really care what some have to say about certain product, guns, cars, tools etc. After all - they are trying to sell more guns for the industry which in turn helps them sell more product! Even Smyth Buster's (a branch of Brownell''s which is a retailer/wholesaler) does have a horse in the race.

I go by what I can see, feel, shoot and just use common sense. Each day I find out more and more about paid blurbs on Youtube that I never realized were being funded by large Company's. Actors get paid big time just to be seen wearing certain clothing, shoes, watches, etc. plus they get to keep the items free and clear as well.
 
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ladder13 said:
No one is buying them. When was the last time you heard someone say look at my brand new 64?

Plastic sells, people just can’t bring themselves to realize that.
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They’re still selling. Just not the profit margin S&W would like a to maintain them. Scandium and aluminum J frames are awful choices for a house gun, but a 4 inch .38 Special fills that role quite well. My wife can’t hit the side of the barn with my all steel 640 snub, but she can do adequately with any of my K frames. Sure, if she put in the time she could do better with a J, but she’s not going to, and neither are many others.

I’m just saying a 4” K frame .38 has its place. Smith just decided to drop them to increase their profit. I get it, but I still think it’s sad.
 
I'm sure sales of .38 Special only
models were fairly flat. Even if a
buyer never intends to shoot .357s,
the desire to have that option
is strong.

In reality, the only real differences
between a modern Smith .38 and a
.357 are a bored-through cylidner and
a barrel with a shroud.

I love Model 15s and Model 67s but
only with the sculpted barrels used
until about 1980. It's just a matter
of esthetics in choosing. Once the
barrels were of the non-tapered
variety, then I'd lean toward a Model
19 or 66.
 
malph said:
Were there security firms and jail guards still being issued 64s and 67s until recently?

Perhaps there was enough of that to keep these gun in production until very recently???

But yes, I can see Smith making the decision to use that production capacity to make something different in this environment.

I don't like it, but I understand it.
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I think that is exactly it. My neighbor/shooting buddy runs a big contract for a huge security company. Until two years ago they issued new Model 64 four inchers. They switched to Glocks and he was able to buy a couple of the 64s at a pretty cheap price. He thought he would be able to flip one but it sat on consignment forever so now its his car gun.
 
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