rodsmith357
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Finding that I really like the 15,was wondering the pros and cons of the differant models. Thought others might wonder also.
Thanks!
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K-Frame 38s
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WASATCH CHARLIE
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BRAND NEW model64 in box!!!
robctwo
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The down side of the 15 is that it is hard to stop buying them. Same with the 14. I really like my S/A only 14.
jsfricks
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I recently picked up a 1969 Model 15-3 at my LGS in like new condition. I wasn't wanting one but the price was so low I couldn't pass it up. I'm glad I got it, it has the smoothest action of any of my revolvers. Great pistols!
The Model 67...far and away the best K frame .38.
semperfi71
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I consider the K-Frame .38 Special revolvers easy to carry and shoot, easily portable and concealable in the shorter barrels. Accurate as any handgun can be. Very flexible when reloaded for. You can tailor soft shooting target loads or 158 grain lead bullet loads to 1,000 fps (if desired) for effective self-defense loads.
To me they are a "relaxing" handgun. In .38 Special almost as relaxing as a .22 (also found in K-Frames). I can spend several hours target shooting and plinking with a K-Frame . 38 Special and return as relaxed as taking a nice long sofa-snooze.
To me they are a "relaxing" handgun. In .38 Special almost as relaxing as a .22 (also found in K-Frames). I can spend several hours target shooting and plinking with a K-Frame . 38 Special and return as relaxed as taking a nice long sofa-snooze.
sps282
Member
The K's are my favorite....have several models and its hard to pick the one I like best.
If I had to keep only one S&W, it would be my 15-3
Well yes. K frame .38s are at the top of my list, with both fixed sights and (especially) with target sights. Here are a few of mine:
Three Model 14s. The bottom one is a dash 3 with the SAO factory option:
This is a 3T Model 15-2:
A pre-model K-38 from 1956:
Two mid-1940s Transition M&P revolvers:
A .38 M&P from 1926:
A Victory from August 1943:
Yes. I like K frame .38 revolvers!
Three Model 14s. The bottom one is a dash 3 with the SAO factory option:
This is a 3T Model 15-2:
A pre-model K-38 from 1956:
Two mid-1940s Transition M&P revolvers:
A .38 M&P from 1926:
A Victory from August 1943:
Yes. I like K frame .38 revolvers!
There are no pros or cons. If it's a S&W K frame in .38 special, it's perfect. Here's my three. They're all different, but all the same.
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Mike
The one on the far left appears to have a long throw hammer, prewar style cylinder release and the pre-war style extractor rod knob. Can you tell us a little bit about this revolver? If I had to guess, I'd say it has an S prefix serial number.
Jack
shouldazagged
Absent Comrade
I love all the K's, and my all-time favorite was the immaculate, unfired 15-8 (1970 built) I bought several years ago from an estate sale. I gave it to my son, and he and his three boys all shoot and love it. But I have to agree about the Model 10 standard barrel. Mine is also a 10-5 four-incher, made in 1966. A fine, practical tool for most anything I could ever need a revolver for at this point in my life. To me the tapered barrel not only looks good--I'm an old man, so that may be nostalgia--but balances very nicely indeed.
My 10-5 mostly lives in the head of my bed these days as a house gun. That means I both like and trust it.
The .38 Special is basically America's cartridge, and the S&W K-frame is basically America's revolver.
Your options in the .38 Special K-frame are:
Fixed sight or adjustable.
Blue finish or nickel (older decades) vs. stainless (recent decades).
Barrel length.
Generate all possible combinations (only a few of them were never made, like a fixed sight gun with 8-3/8" barrel) and you will find there is not a bad mix in the batch.
The specific use determines whether a particular configuration has any cons.
Shorter barrels are good for defensive work.
Longer barrels are good for target work.
Medium barrels can go either way.
That's about it. Any further discussion can be confined to the footnotes.
Your options in the .38 Special K-frame are:
Fixed sight or adjustable.
Blue finish or nickel (older decades) vs. stainless (recent decades).
Barrel length.
Generate all possible combinations (only a few of them were never made, like a fixed sight gun with 8-3/8" barrel) and you will find there is not a bad mix in the batch.
The specific use determines whether a particular configuration has any cons.
Shorter barrels are good for defensive work.
Longer barrels are good for target work.
Medium barrels can go either way.
That's about it. Any further discussion can be confined to the footnotes.
I own a Pre-Model 15, an Model 14 and a bunch of Model 10 and Pre-Model 10s in different barrel lengths and I have to say that the Pre-15 is my favorite. It is an amazing pistol and with the 4" barrel, it is a natural pointer. The 14 is nice too, but I really like the 15 better.
Just my opinion.
Just my opinion.
JET4
Member
I pick up a 1977 Model 64-3 about three months ago. Very smooth shooting gun.
The K-frame and the .38 Special cartridge go together like butter on corn on the cob! Blue, nickel, stainless, fixed or adjustable sights and barrel lengths from 2 inches to 8 3/8ths inches; yes I love K frame 38's!
The model 15/67s with 4 inch bbls. are probably the best all around .38 Special revolvers ever made. Great sights, smooth triggers, accurate and easy to carry.
The model 15/67s with 4 inch bbls. are probably the best all around .38 Special revolvers ever made. Great sights, smooth triggers, accurate and easy to carry.
