I picked up one back in '09. They look like "mini" L frames!
Model 60-4
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IMO, never been a more perfect trail gun made. Mine is not for sale.
Green Frog
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Dale53 found a Model 60-4 for me to buy... he had to so he could safely get his out when I came to visit and not worry about it coming home with me! Thanks again Dale. 
Our one disagreement about the 60-4 was on grips... he actually likes the feel of rubber grips for range and carry and I just simply cannot abide them. As a result, I replaced my Michelin™ factory grips first with a set of J-frame targets from a Model 35 or 63, then finally with a set of ebony grips I got from Thailand via flea-Bay.
Mine stays close by in my bedroom with a couple of speed loaders of the old FBI +P rounds from Federal. My place is not a good place to break into, and even Santa Claus knocks!
The storage/display case is one I bought at a gun show in Chantilly, VA a few years back and was inspired by a similar setup on display at the NRA National Firearms Museum in Fairfax.
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Our one disagreement about the 60-4 was on grips... he actually likes the feel of rubber grips for range and carry and I just simply cannot abide them. As a result, I replaced my Michelin™ factory grips first with a set of J-frame targets from a Model 35 or 63, then finally with a set of ebony grips I got from Thailand via flea-Bay.
Mine stays close by in my bedroom with a couple of speed loaders of the old FBI +P rounds from Federal. My place is not a good place to break into, and even Santa Claus knocks!
The storage/display case is one I bought at a gun show in Chantilly, VA a few years back and was inspired by a similar setup on display at the NRA National Firearms Museum in Fairfax.
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My 60-4 came with a red ramp front sight, flash chromed hammer and trigger, and Uncle Mikes combat grips.
Product code 102298 3" S TH TT FL AS SG RB
BNExxxx Shipped June 22, 1992
Product code 102298 3" S TH TT FL AS SG RB
BNExxxx Shipped June 22, 1992
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Mine has a red ramp front sight and flash chromed hammer & trigger.
Green Frog
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Is it just me, or does it seem like the J-frame factory smooth finger groove combat grips change the grip angle out toward the back a little? This would give the effect of making you tend to hold the muzzle higher when using a normal wrist angle. My "cheap" Thai ebonies don't seem to have that effect(???)
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I applaud your find. I have a S&W Model 36-6 that I purchased new back in the late 1980s. After my first trip to the range, the dimpled, rubber Hogue Monogrip was replaced with a walnut Hogue Monogrip. The rubber monogrip was just too spongy for me. If I could find a 60-4, I would love to buy one, but I am just not in the market at this time.
I have found my 36-6 to be extremely accurate. At 50 ft, I can keep all of the shots in the aiming black, the same at 25 yards. I give it a steady diet of 148gr wadcutters and 160gr semi wadcutters. Now that it is carried, I carry Hornady Critical Defense ammo.
While I love my 1911s and my K38s, my 36-6 WILL be the last handgun that will wilfully leave my possession. I think that you will find the same with your 60-4!
I have found my 36-6 to be extremely accurate. At 50 ft, I can keep all of the shots in the aiming black, the same at 25 yards. I give it a steady diet of 148gr wadcutters and 160gr semi wadcutters. Now that it is carried, I carry Hornady Critical Defense ammo.
While I love my 1911s and my K38s, my 36-6 WILL be the last handgun that will wilfully leave my possession. I think that you will find the same with your 60-4!
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Picked up my Model 60 - 4 a few years back. Got it in 98-99% condition at a local gun store. Traded a Glock 357 and $100 for it. I figure I have around $600 in it.
Interesting story on it, as I was completing the paperwork, the clerk removed it from the counter and said they couldn't sell it as it was stolen. They had run the serial number wrong when it was taken in. It took a few days to get it, but all worked out. The gun belonged to a man in another state. He passed and his wife couldn't find the gun and reported it stolen. A month or so later, it was found and she never notified the police. Her daughter wound up with it, didn't want it and sold it to the LGS.
All said and done, I was able to pick up this gem. One of my favorite carry guns. Added some Sambar Stag and it goes nicely with my Model 60 -9
Interesting story on it, as I was completing the paperwork, the clerk removed it from the counter and said they couldn't sell it as it was stolen. They had run the serial number wrong when it was taken in. It took a few days to get it, but all worked out. The gun belonged to a man in another state. He passed and his wife couldn't find the gun and reported it stolen. A month or so later, it was found and she never notified the police. Her daughter wound up with it, didn't want it and sold it to the LGS.
All said and done, I was able to pick up this gem. One of my favorite carry guns. Added some Sambar Stag and it goes nicely with my Model 60 -9
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Exchipy
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Oh, man. My sister has one of those. My mouth waters when I see it.
Hi, have you checked your cylinder gap? I have 0,2 mm or ,0079" As far as I know ist this still "in spec" for a 60-4. Nevertheless the "blast" with our relatively hot european CIP .38 spec. is quite impressing compared to the tighter 2022 686.
Like most owners here my 60-4 is my most carried woods gun. It out shoots my rimfire J frames by a wide margin and carries just as easily. I've settled on a hand load of 4.7 grains of Unique with a 158 grain Speer swaged lead SWCHP which seems to meet all my 38 Special needs.
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