How did I do on this M65-5

[old bear]

DRJ8324, the 3" round butt K frames have been the must have revolver, with good reason, for quite a few years now. The M 65-5 seams to top the current list. so, they command a premium price. At $550.00 I think you got a great deal.

I purchased the one I have three or four years ago, and was happy to get it for slightly more than you paid.

Now get out and shoot and enjoy it.

 

[dben002]

Very nice..I'd say you did well.

PS...for what it's worth...you can attach multiple pictures to the same post...makes it a little easier on us to review them........

Keep em in the black.....

 

[DRJ8324]

Very nice..I'd say you did well.

PS...for what it's worth...you can attach multiple pictures to the same post...makes it a little easier on us to review them........

Keep em in the black.....

Yea I know sorry about that, I was doing this on my IPad and for some reason it won't attach multiple's. I didn't have time to sit down with my laptop and create the post.

 

[Stargater]

The gun is a beauty, but I hate that they have to cut the notch in the bottom of the forcing cone. It makes the gun really "iffy" in shooting light magnum ammo. You can do it, but they've cut quite a bit of the forcing cone away and have left it a bit thin on the southside.

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I bought a couple of 3-inch Ruger Speed-Six .38s years ago. I then had them reamed out to accommodate .357 rounds. The gunsmith did a great job and I did some work on the actions, but I have full size forcing cones with none cut away. They're about the same size as the S&W 65 and have solid frames. I wish S&W had concentrated on keeping the 65 the size it was without compromising the forcing cones. It really is a nice size and weight for a good .357, and it's a great trail gun.

Nice wood grips.

 

[DRJ8324]

The gun is a beauty, but I hate that they have to cut the notch in the bottom of the forcing cone. It makes the gun really "iffy" in shooting light magnum ammo. You can do it, but they've cut quite a bit of the forcing cone away and have left it a bit thin on the southside.

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I bought a couple of 3-inch Ruger Speed-Six .38s years ago. I then had them reamed out to accommodate .357 rounds. The gunsmith did a great job and I did some work on the actions, but I have full size forcing cones with none cut away. They're about the same size as the S&W 65 and have solid frames. I wish S&W had concentrated on keeping the 65 the size it was without compromising the forcing cones. It really is a nice size and weight for a good .357, and it's a great trail gun.

Nice wood grips.

Man that is a nice pistol!

 

[Stargater]

Thank you. Don't mean to steal the thunder from the OP, but it is [grin] a nice pistol. It's got a superb action and is wonderfully designed. If S&W had just left a smigeon more room for the cylinder in the 65/13, their guns would have been perfect. Alas, the yoke was on us!

Seriously, I love .357s that make good trail guns. In my view a .357 should be light enough to carry on the trail, but heavy enough not to rip one's hand to pieces when shooting fairly stiff loads. The SP-101 is a bit too light and the GP is far too heavy (as is the S&W 686). If one's view is that .357s should be competition guns, then that's different. But if you're doing the Appalachian Trail, a Ruger Service-Six with a skinny barrel is just right!

Note the forcing cone on this Security-Six. No wonder it held up to full throttle loads.

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