S&W 13-4 3 inch...yea or nay ? UPDATE

[Glashaus]

We have separated twins.....

Add one more for triplets

 

[rwt1405]

But agents have told me that permission was usually easy to get.
Actually, I think the ASAC could also grant permission or often had the primary responsibility for deciding.

The lead HP .38 load was pretty good. One Dallas officer shot six felons with it over his career and all hits were fatal.

I just got in a new book, "Guns of the FBI" by Bill Vanderpool, so I looked to see if I could find any information on this, finding that he said (speaking of the Md 13) that "most agents stilled carried the .38 special load in them (a 158-grain lead hollow point +P) but could carry the Bureau's magnum load, the Winchester 145-grain Silvertip, if required." He further said "The magnum rounds were a handful and some PFIs (Principle Firearms Instructors) in the field required the agents to demonstrate their ability to handle the hot load before being allowed to carry them. During new agent training, the trainees were only required to fire a small number of magnum rounds."

Looks to be an excellent book and I can't wait to get the chance to sit down and actually read it, rather then just searching through it!

 

[bananaman]

Went back and bought it.
Very faint turn line...Revolver has seen very
little use.
Serial number ...BUC04xx
Away from my book but I mid 80's.

Congratulations! You did the RIGHT THING! Bob

 

[scout II]

I think the round butt 3" K frame with fixed sights is the perfect gun. Here are a few of mine in different flavors including a model 10 in 38 special.

 

[j38]

CH4, You are right - my 13 wears RB Targets. Brain not working fully when I wrote that.

Thanks,

Jerry

 

[Eddietruett]

Add one more for triplets

How about a 4th?

 

[S&WshooterFIN]

M13-4

 

[LPD256]

Yes you got a great deal at $420 plus tax out the door!

 

[chaser723]

I just got in a new book, "Guns of the FBI" by Bill Vanderpool, so I looked to see if I could find any information on this, finding that he said (speaking of the Md 13) that "most agents stilled carried the .38 special load in them (a 158-grain lead hollow point +P) but could carry the Bureau's magnum load, the Winchester 145-grain Silvertip, if required." He further said "The magnum rounds were a handful and some PFIs (Principle Firearms Instructors) in the field required the agents to demonstrate their ability to handle the hot load before being allowed to carry them. During new agent training, the trainees were only required to fire a small number of magnum rounds."

Looks to be an excellent book and I can't wait to get the chance to sit down and actually read it, rather then just searching through it!

I was just listening to an interview with Bill Vanderpool and he was explaining that the AR in AR15 stood for Automatic Rifle.... Kind of makes me wonder how much other bad information he's putting out there.

 

[Dieseltech56]

13-4 3 inch is a grail gun of mine. Nice find

 

[LPD256]

Fuzz-I picked up the stainless cousin 65-3 in Tulsa over the weekend. Cleaned it up and shot it yesterday. They are great guns. Hope you enjoy yours. Mine is November 1984 production.

 

[Xfuzz]

Great buy!! Did that fancy BBQ grade floral holster in the background come with the gun?

No...I picked that holster up down in Mexico many moons ago.
It is for a Colt SAA.

 

[CALREB]

That's a good price difference from Ft Worth/ D area 6-7 bills or more here for a nice one. Are those shops out by Tyler area, I may have to drive out that way.

 

[dr. mordo]

Nice find!

One possible discussion topic - from what I have read, Silvertip JHP bullets used to be much softer many years ago. At some point in the last 20 years or so, they changed the metallurgy of the bullets and then had to raise the powder load to get higher speeds to guarantee expansion. So, basically, modern Silvertips have little in common with classic FBI Silvtertips.

As least, that's what some internet expert said...