My next project....The perfect 3" 65 (updated 07/07-DONE! w/pics)

[whitecoyote]

Originally posted by DrDremel:
My e-mail was wrong. It was changed and I forgot to update it here. Try again. If the barrels are gone, I'm going to have to find one somewhere.

DrDremel,
Take it to Magna-Port. Your only a few feet away from them.
They do great work.

 

[SuperMan]

...I didn't notice it in the posts anywhere...will you have a round butt or square butt gun when you are done...?

Bob

 

[mr.magnum]

is it a big deal to convert from round to square? cost?

 

[Beauetienne]

Originally posted by DHart:
D1911... here ya go

Started out for me as a plain, relatively tired 4" 581. Mark shortened the barrel to 3", recrowned (what beautiful work! my god), beveled the cylinder edges, created the new front sight (error on the labeling... its a gold bead front sight, not brass), rounded off the butt from square, gave it a sublime action job, and refinished in deep blue.

WOW, DHart. That's one of the most beautiful S&W's I've ever seen. Makes my heart rate increase.

 

[DHart]

Originally posted by Beauetienne:
WOW, DHart. That's one of the most beautiful S&W's I've ever seen. Makes my heart rate increase.

Thanks for appreciating it. I have quite a few very nice S&W revos, but this one is easily my favorite one. Shoots like driving a new Cadillac... incredibly smooth and sweet!

I'm kind of partial to blued revos, even if the ss models are more practical.

I also have a custom S&W M13 which is just like the little brother to this 581... deep, dark, and beautiful. I have some pics of it somewhere... I'll see if I can dig them up.

OK.. found one... not quite as sexy as the 581, but sweet indeed.

3" S&W revos with fixed sights are my favorites.

 

[bronco45]

DHart: That 581 is what all good 357 Carry guns should aspire to. Great, great piece. Perfect harmony of form and function!!!!!!!!

As always-superlative photos.

 

[DHart]

thank you, bronco!

 

[robotoid]

Retrieving my thread from DHart's hijack. Gun is back, pics forthcoming.

 

[mic214]

I had something similar built a while back. Started as a square butt 4", ended up a comp'd 3" barrel round butt. It's a great shooter.

BEFORE:

AFTER:

That turned out nice.....I did the same thing to my 4" M-65 (No comp though):

 

[manny25]

very nice looking

 

[FHBrumb]

Love it! What a cool project.

 

[FHBrumb]

Beyond appearence, is there any benefit to the barrel swap?

 

[robotoid]

Finally done. Polished and hammer bobbed. I still have not shot it with the new barrel however, so I can't carry it.

 

[robotoid]

Beyond appearence, is there any benefit to the barrel swap?

Ejector rod is now protected from getting bent/damaged. And I think it just cooler and more retro.

 

[tommy F]

My M65 has been customized. DAO and magnaported.

 

[bronco45]

Here's my ole 65 3"

 

[Spotteddog]

Gee,
Anybody picking up on a trend here?
What a great gun!