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As long as we are wishing for things that will never happen, here goes........
IMHO the BEST Chief's Special .38 Special revolver they ever made was the M 60-7. It had all the pertinent improvements without any of the draw backs. The M 60-7 was the first sub model that was heat treated for +P use, it had a wider front sight (1/8" wide as compared to 1/10" on older models) and it came standard with the wider smooth combat trigger. It was also shipped with standard wooden round butt magna grips and a hammer mounted firing pin.
What it did not have was the internal lock, a frame mounted firing pin, rubber grips, and the cast-in-frame cylinder stop. It also did not have the larger (.357 beefed up) frame which IMO is a waste since most people after firing a cylinder of .357's usually go back to using .38 Spl. +P's anyway. Just too much blast for a J-Frame.
The bottom line is that a large percentage of CCW guys are sticking the M 60 in a DeSantis Nemesis (or similar) Pocket holster and that is their main carry weapon. The M 60-7 had everything you will ever need in this type of gun and nothing you didn't. The only thing I have added to mine in its many years of use is a Tyler T Grip.
The ultra light Scandium models are a pleasure to carry as long as you do not plan on firing them. Just too damned light and hard to control. IMO the lightest revolver that is relatively concealable, reasonable to tote around all day and quite controllable for use with .357 Magnums is a 3" M 65 (blued = M 13) or a 2 1/2" M 66 (blued = M 19).
Anyway, my wish is for S&W to bring back the M 60-7 exactly as it was in 1990. (I'll NOT hold my breath)!
Regards,
chief38
IMHO the BEST Chief's Special .38 Special revolver they ever made was the M 60-7. It had all the pertinent improvements without any of the draw backs. The M 60-7 was the first sub model that was heat treated for +P use, it had a wider front sight (1/8" wide as compared to 1/10" on older models) and it came standard with the wider smooth combat trigger. It was also shipped with standard wooden round butt magna grips and a hammer mounted firing pin.
What it did not have was the internal lock, a frame mounted firing pin, rubber grips, and the cast-in-frame cylinder stop. It also did not have the larger (.357 beefed up) frame which IMO is a waste since most people after firing a cylinder of .357's usually go back to using .38 Spl. +P's anyway. Just too much blast for a J-Frame.
The bottom line is that a large percentage of CCW guys are sticking the M 60 in a DeSantis Nemesis (or similar) Pocket holster and that is their main carry weapon. The M 60-7 had everything you will ever need in this type of gun and nothing you didn't. The only thing I have added to mine in its many years of use is a Tyler T Grip.
The ultra light Scandium models are a pleasure to carry as long as you do not plan on firing them. Just too damned light and hard to control. IMO the lightest revolver that is relatively concealable, reasonable to tote around all day and quite controllable for use with .357 Magnums is a 3" M 65 (blued = M 13) or a 2 1/2" M 66 (blued = M 19).
Anyway, my wish is for S&W to bring back the M 60-7 exactly as it was in 1990. (I'll NOT hold my breath)!
Regards,
chief38
Also have a 640 no dash from the same timeframe if I'm in a Centennial frame of mind.
