Model 65- 3 inch

[Dogmann]

Did the 65 ever come in a 3inch barrel?

 

[murphydog]

Yes, very popular at present, starting with the -2.

 

[papajohn428]

One of the most sought-after CCW guns ever made. Mine will never leave! It was rough when I got it as a used PD trade-in, but mechanically it was perfect, the scuffs and scrapes don't bother me at all. I wish it could talk, I bet it could tell some great stories!

Seen here below a 3" 696............that I'm still trying to get away from the current owner. Negotiations continue!

 

[diamonback68]

I've got one and it's mine for life. Perfect carry gun.

 

[Dogmann]

Is the 13 and the 65 basically the same gun?

 

[stevie-ca]

The 65 is stainless and the 13 is blued. Both K frame and pretty much the same.

One of my 13's

 

[ladder13]

Did the 65 ever come in a 3inch barrel?

Yep.

 

[03clyde]

Fine shooting revolver - carried one for years as a plain clothes LEO

 

[G.T. Smith]

Yeah, they made them............but

I hit much better, which ain't all that great, with my 4". Carried in an Alessi belt slide it conceals just fine. Around the farm I use a Bianchi 5BH. I love the look of 3" revolvers though. I like my 37 with the 1 7/8" even better.
Peace,
Gordon

 

[-db-]

The Ladysmith stocks aren't "correct" for this one, but I like 'em.

 

[mc5aw]

Just took my 3" 65 out to the range yesterday. I forgot how accurate it was, even with my less than superb marksman skills. I picked it up used a while back, and though it's not a mint safe queen, it is as fine a utilitarian revolver as I've owned. The low profile fixed sight is ideal for CCW, and it conceals well with the 3" tube. Shooting 158 grain .38s could be an all day affair with minimal recoil.

 

[BJoe]

I have two of the 3" 65's. They will NEVER be sold.

 

[rromeo]

It's the middle child in the Smith family.

 

[shawn mccarver]

Yes, and the 3 inch round butt 65 is one of the most useful revolvers ever built by S&W. It is the stainless equivalent of the final revolver adopted by the FBI before they went to the Glock .40 S&W caliber. That final FBI revolver was the 3 inch round butt Model 13. The 3 inch round butt K frame has the full length ejector rod for positive ejection, yet conceals well. The barrel and sight radius is long enough to make distance shots.

 

[Dogmann]

Did the lady smith 3'incher's have lady smith written on the barrel?

 

[girvin02]

Did the lady smith 3'incher's have lady smith written on the barrel?

No, it was laser-etched on the frame.

 

[wrangler5]

A 3" 65 is what I usually shoot in IDPA matches these days. Can't run as many shots as fast as I can with a Glock, but I'm more accurate with it. And they don't mind if I pick up my brass after each stage. It's my basement gun (that's where my desk and work areas are) when it's not on the way to or from a match. It is an absolutely fabulous tool, and my favorite S&W to shoot.

 

[5Wire]

I lucked on to this one a while ago:

 

[625smith]

Like mine. Looked rough when I got it. Blasted it with silica sand.

 

[bronco45]

3" K Frames do so many SD things well. If you locate one hang on to it.

 

[TAROMAN]

Ladysmith 65 is a bit different in that its ejector rod is shrouded:

 

[jack the toad]

Ladysmith 65 is a bit different in that its ejector rod is shrouded:

nice looking lady

 

[CoMF]

Is the 13 and the 65 basically the same gun?

They sure are. The only difference between the two would be the materials they're made from.

M13 - Carbon Steel, Case Hardened Hammer/Trigger
M65 - Stainless Steel, Flash Chromed Hammer/Trigger

 

[The Real Hawkeye]

Yes, very popular at present, starting with the -2.

Love mine. Bought it in the middle 1980s, and mean to hold onto it.

 

[palmettosunshine]

Right around the time I started polishing mine. The finish was rough so out came the Mother's.

 

[Hudge]

Looked at a 65-3 at a local shop today, clean, no box and what appear to be the original grips, $549.00 out the door, deal or no deal?

 

[Dogmann]

I just got one for $300.... Nice gun!...

 

[mc5aw]

Looked at a 65-3 at a local shop today, clean, no box and what appear to be the original grips, $549.00 out the door, deal or no deal?

Deal.

I'm probably eight hours drive. Let me know if you pass it up.

 

[Nedroe]

65 LS.........

This is the second one I've had over the years. Gave the first to my ex, got stolen in VA. Beach.
It's factory configuration

Like all girls, she has a lot of shoes

Best carryin' K frame ever, may be equaled by a 3" 66 or 19.

Ned

 

[dbracin]

Did the lady smith 3'incher's have lady smith written on the barrel?