If you had $450ish....

[Nickjc]

...... to spend. .......and you wanted to add a staple...a gun that all s&w owners have and one that you can had a new shooter and say...THIS is a what a handgun should be....THIS is what u need.... lol...

A good shooter. ...a firearm that u can count on....

Something that is representative of the brand....

Something that you wouldn't be afraid to take to the range and ENJOY....

Yes I am on the hunt. ....lol..... I'm thinking model 10 4" bull barrel....

Thoughts?

 

[younggun22]

Some variety of a model 15

 

[Arik]

I was gonna suggest Glock! [emoji48]


Any of the 38/357 really.
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[LedFowl]

I'm thinking model 10 4" bull barrel....

That would be my choice.

 

[Bill Bates]

I'm going to be looking for a good Model 19 Combat Magnum or Model 28 Highway Patrolman. Both can be had from time to time in that price range with some looking.

 

[murphydog]

Either a model 15/67 as suggested above, or a 4" model 13/65. A heavy barrel model 10 would be ok too .

 

[BAM-BAM]

915......................or

.........any "nice shooter" K-frame .357 that came along at that price!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Inusuit]

I think you could find a fairly nice 15 for $450 to $500. That would be my choice. Nothing wrong with a 10 either. If you want the option of shooting .357, then 28-2 would be good.

 

[steelslaver]

I would look for a model 15 at that price, I don't have a 15. A 19 or a 28 would be good, but they are getting pretty rare for that price, but then so are nice 15s.

No, I am not going to Gunbroker to look, I have enough guns. I am not going, NO NO NO. See ya there. LOL

 

[JohnRippert]

Or a standard barrel Model 10 from the '50s.

 

[ddixie884]

a 4" K-frame with or without target sights, would be my first choice. I bought a 15-2 and a 15-3 off Gunbroker a few years ago, because there was a sell off of security guns and they were cheap. I think I saw some 64s on there a while back. The good thing about that kind of a trade in is they usually have few rnds fired.

 

[Jingles]

When I think of S&W the first gun that comes to mind is the Model 10.

 

[lrrifleman]

If you could find it in that price range, I would suggest a K38 Masterpiece/Model 14 with a 6" barrel. IMHO, one can never have enough K38s!

 

[les.b]

Nick:

Just bought this outfit, 28-2, holster, belt, ammo, cleaning kit, all for $475.00, including tax.



It was in good shooting shape, but I've been working on it a little at a time, making a few improvements, but it would have been a good shooter just the way it came to me. I started a thread about it, check it out here: http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-re...lman-yet-another-update-august-20-2016-a.html. You might get a few ideas. There are deals out there. The Model 10 HB would be as good a choice as you could want, but you might find the 357 version at the same price, and be able to shoot either 38 spl., or .357.

Best Regards, Les

 

[Comrad]

I'm a sucker for a 64 or 65.

 

[txcp]

model 15 or a model 10.


TXCP

 

[Goblin]

Two sentences into your first post I was thinking a model 10. However, a kit gun in .22 LR would be another good choice if you can still find one under $500. I think that's another fair representative of the brand.

 

[ameridaddy]

Nick:
....
Just bought this outfit, 28-2, holster, belt, ammo, cleaning kit, all for $475.00, including tax.
....
Best Regards, Les

$475??? $475!!!!
I'm so green with envy, my wife the gardener tried to prune me.
Enjoy your find!

 

[UncleEd]

Just picked up a Model 64 standard barrel, 1972 production,
perfectly clean, $400.

And a Model 67, also perfectly clean, 1972 production with
SS sights, $450.

LGS manager I've dealt with in the past called me and told me to
come in as he might have some items I might like.

 

[DocB]

I would hunt for and find a Model 10-5 LNIB with a 2, 4 or 5 inch tapered barrel. Forget the bull barrel. It looks like a pipe screwed onto the frame of a nice gun. The Model 28-2 is a good suggestion, but will be very hard to find in any condition for $450. . .you will have to get lucky on that one.

 

[haywood]

I want a 2" Model 10 with round but and Pachmyer Compact Grips. It doesn't have to be perfect .

 

[Mtnfolk325]

I just bought a 71-72' vintage Model 10-6 last Sunday, it has some holster wear in the usual places but is pretty tight & the action is like glass. Plan on gifting to my middle Grandson down the pike aways ;o)

Edit: I paid $390 for it, was about $450 OTD.

 

[kozmic]

I bought a 90%+/- 4" Nickel M586 for 500 bucks a couple months back. It's a fine shooter and oh what a looker!

 

[fyimo]

You can't go wrong with a 10-5 with 4 inch barrel.

 

[RobertJ.]

I realize this is a revolver sub-forum, but how about a Model 39? It's the granddaddy, and they shoot great.

I found a 39-2 a few weeks ago. It came with some extras, and it was $360 OTD. That was a really good deal, but they can be found regularly in the ballpark of $400.

 

[loeman]

Model 64! Same as Md 10 but stainless.

Accurate, Durable, Stainless, Beautiful!

 

[lamarw]

The exact scenario recently happened to me on July 2, 2016. I won a Model 66-2 at a local auction for "$450.00". It is in excellent shape and appears to been a draw hider with indications of very few rounds through it. Examine the picture and note the like new appearance of the forcing cone.

 

[STCM(SW)]

Nick:

Just bought this outfit, 28-2, holster, belt, ammo, cleaning kit, all for $475.00, including tax.



It was in good shooting shape, but I've been working on it a little at a time, making a few improvements, but it would have been a good shooter just the way it came to me. I started a thread about it, check it out here: http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-re...lman-yet-another-update-august-20-2016-a.html. You might get a few ideas. There are deals out there. The Model 10 HB would be as good a choice as you could want, but you might find the 357 version at the same price, and be able to shoot either 38 spl., or .357.

Best Regards, Les

Les, you seem to good deals I couldn't pass up!
Love that whole set up!

 

[tom turner]

Don't sell a Model 10 short, and since you mentioned 1950, that would include the legendary M&P, the name for the Model 10 before S&W started using model numbers in the mid-50s. They generally shoot at perfect point of aim and are as accurate as anything.

I felt kind of bad a few years ago at a steel match that is revolver-friendly. I showed up with a new (for me) M&P made in 1950. I decided to shoot a revolver a year older than me, and hadn't even shot this one.

Well, a young man showed up with his brand new Performance Center 686 7-shot, a high dollar new S&W, he'd bought for the revolver-friendly matches. I'd known him since he was a kid and he is a fine shot. I immediately almost changed my mind so I wouldn't have to shoot against him in that class, for the fear I'd beat him and his high dollar new purchase . . . with a pawn shop revolver.

When the smoke cleared he would have won if I hadn't shown up . . . after getting his clock cleaned with a pre-Model 10 I'd just bought.

I believe I paid either $350 or $400 for this nice rarely used M&P. 5" pencil barrel, with a very nice stock trigger pull. I'm always a sucker for a nice pinned barrel, diamond-stocked S&W revolver, especially from the '50s or '60s.

All the ones mentioned are also great suggestions. Good luck with your search, that's half the fun!

 

[shouldazagged]

I would love to have a four-inch standard-barrel 64, or a nice 67.