Might be heresy - but this is what I am considering

[ldhunter1959]

OK, recently got my first S&W revolver, a 13-2 which shoots wonderfully. It is my go to gun for fun at the range. After getting it, I put a model 65 with a 4" barrel on lay-away, simply because it was such a good looking revolver and in good shape.
But....I might....Ask the store to take my money I have put down on it and get them to order me a M&P 40C. I have been wanting a compact automatic in a service caliber. I have been interested in the .40 cal round and this gun has the nice feature of simply swapping out barrels and I can turn it into a 9 mm or .357 sig (may have to change mags for the 9 mm).
This is just a thought bouncing around in the skull of mine and there is usually a lot of room for it to really get bouncing.
I had nearly purchased a M&P 9C a few years ago and instead purchased a CZ 7050 (which ended up being pretty useless for me to carry, but plenty fun to shoot). It eventually, through a few trades became a 9mm Taurus 1911 (which is a very fun pistol to shoot and very dependable).
With a good rugged revolver capable of handing .357, I am not sure why I am wanting is very near kin the model 65, other than for looks.
Tell me why this is not a good idea. Please.
Odds are I won't go through with this plan, but it sure has me thinking....

 

[Maximumbob54]

Buy the 65.

Then buy the 40c.

Easy.

I did the same thing:

 

[Stu Honea]

Nice 65,bob.I like the stocks.What are they?

 

[Biginge]

I'm with Bob. Buy the 65!!! The only regret you will ever have is if you sell it.

Regards

Bill

 

[Rapidray]

Oh no...

Buy the 65! Then shoot the compac first, rent it out or shoot a friends, to even see if you like it. You just might save yourself some money.

 

[Iggy]

There will be more of the compacts. There is a limited number of nice 65 out there.

 

[Treeman]

Both are good guns. I don't have a 65---but I'd like to. I do Have the M&P40C and it is a good but , for me , unexciting gun...I get a lot more fun from shooting my 19-5. FWIW, I think the "Get the 65 now and the 40c later" is pretty good advice. Of course it is quite impossible to have too many handguns.

 

[ladder13]

There will be more of the compacts. There is a limited number of nice 65 out there.

^^^^^^^^^^^ What Iggy said, get the 65 first, the M&P's are all over.

 

[bogman]

M&P's will be around for a long time. #65's are getting scarce & more expensive.

 

[elm_creek_smith]

The Model 65 and the Model 13-2 complement each other. They both work exactly the same way, and they both use the same ammunition. If one gets taken as evidence for whatever reason, you have a replacement immediately available.

That's practical man talking.

Like others have stated, the plastic M&P40C will be available any time, and it ISN'T a revolver so who cares?

That's revolver guy talking.

Get the Model 65 now and the M&P40C later.

That's accumulator (as opposed to collector) guy talking.

ECS

 

[Snapping Twig]

Interesting...

Never having owned a K frame in my 30+ years of revolver shooting, I recently walked down a similar path.

I bought a square butt 4" 13-3 and due to the 30 day wait for consignment guns here in the PRC, I could only look at the pictures I took and the receipt.

During that time I found another, a RB 3" 65-5 - the vaunted Ladysmith.

Since the 65 was a PPT (private party transfer) I could take it home in 10 days.

So last Friday I took possession of the 65 and today I took possession of the 13. For the same gun in different metal, these two are night and day! One is a target gun and the other is a CCW.

In any event, both have butter smooth actions! Try THAT with the M&P.

Get the revolver, leave the canoli.

 

[Maximumbob54]

I refinished a set of my Ahrends smooth front tacticals. I wanted a darker red.

 

[elm_creek_smith]

Get the revolver, leave the canoli.

The Godfather reference wins!

ECS

 

[ldhunter1959]

The practical side of me says get the M&P - I have limited funds for things that go bang, so getting the M&P would add something to my assortment (as someone else said, "I am an accumulator not a collector.").
But a S&W revolver of this quality at this price is probably becoming more scarce. So I won't give the option of switching to the M&P any more thought. I'll pack my Bersa or my Tomcat or my Colt Agent for concealed carry.
I have seen the light.
Gotta love The Godfather quote