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The Model 60 is mine!
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Ranger514
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Nice 60! You'll enjoy it. I just picked up my first 60 (no dash circa 1983) at a gun show a couple of weeks ago. I love the weight and feel of the steel J frame. Now, I'm looking for a quality leather holster, and yours looks like a winner. Care to share the manufacturer and model information on your holster?
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kingsey
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My first S&W revolver was a model 60 from the early 70s. It is in the carry rotation and always comes to the range with me. A few more J frames and a couple of K frames have followed me home but the model 60 is still one of my favorites. I know you'll enjoy it
Your first revolver? It won't be your last. They are more addicting than semi autos. 2013 was my Year of the Revolver. I went from none to a handful. (then lost them in a horrific boating accident, but that's another story for another time 
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My only J is a 638. I am very tempted to get a steel J frame.
)My only J is a 638. I am very tempted to get a steel J frame.
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Your first revolver? It won't be your last. They are more addicting than semi autos. 2013 was my Year of the Revolver. I went from none to a handful. (then lost them in a horrific boating accident, but that's another story for another time
My only J is a 638. I am very tempted to get a steel J frame.
I'm very much an "old school guy", so an all steel Chiefs Special is right up my alley.
I may add another revolver to my collection, but not before I replace the Shield 9.
The model 60 carries excellent, and I think the bianchi holster contributes to that.
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I tell you what...the more I shoot this gun the more I understand you wheelgun guys loyalty! This gun is awesome.
No better feeling
Welcome to the real world. Anything over 5 or 6 shots is wasting ammo or just means you are having lots of fun.
Welcome to the real world. Anything over 5 or 6 shots is wasting ammo or just means you are having lots of fun.
As Cosner said to the brave in Dances with Wolves...
"Good trade!"
"Good trade!"
Edmo
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I posted in another thread that I had the opportunuty to trade my Shield 9 for a Model 60 (no dash) .38 spl, and holster. The deal was almost killed when I found out that the gun had been modified - it only shoots double action. However, once I was informed that the mod was done by an LAPD Armorer because the previous owner was LAPD, and they are NOT allowed to use single-action pistols, I went through with the deal.
Of course, I will be replacing the Shield a.s.a.p. but I am the happy owner of my first revolver!
Posted below are a few pictures, taken after giving it a good cleaning and its FIRST polishing.
Nice model 60! Congrats on finding your first revolver and welcome to the "J Frame Club".
I'm also a fan of the "no dash" models 60s and mine makes the carry rotation weekly. I find I will often have it on me when goofing off around the house. It was also my first S&W revolver and I've owned it since the early '80s.
To be honest, it isn't really my handgun... The wife never lets me forget that I bought it for her and she is letting me carry HER revolver.
OBTW, keep that Shield if you can. It is also a great little gun and years from now you'll wish you had kept it.
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I thought about that with the holster. That's part of the reason I have not had the hammer bobbed yet. Need to find a holster.
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Well, I have a question for you all: The model 60 that has been the subject of this thread has pretty much sat in the safe since I got it. Carried it a few times, and took it to the range a few times, but mostly....a safe queen.
Today I was offered a trade - the Model 60 + $125 for a brand new Glock 44 (.22lr). I could use it to teach my grandkids and for fun at the range.
What do you folks think of the offer?
Today I was offered a trade - the Model 60 + $125 for a brand new Glock 44 (.22lr). I could use it to teach my grandkids and for fun at the range.
What do you folks think of the offer?
I posted in another thread that I had the opportunuty to trade my Shield 9 for a Model 60 (no dash) .38 spl, and holster. The deal was almost killed when I found out that the gun had been modified - it only shoots double action. However, once I was informed that the mod was done by an LAPD Armorer because the previous owner was LAPD, and they are NOT allowed to use single-action pistols, I went through with the deal.
Of course, I will be replacing the Shield a.s.a.p. but I am the happy owner of my first revolver!
Posted below are a few pictures, taken after giving it a good cleaning and its FIRST polishing.
I love a good project!
Personally, I would NEVER trade a 60 for a Glock!
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Bad idea! Keep it! Buy a Glock. Better yet, buy a M&P .22 or a Walther .22 as a teaching tool.
Green Frog
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If I did think about a trade involving a Model 60 for a Glock, and I can't imagine tha I would, but if I did, then I certainly wouldn't consider giving $125 boot... I consider the Model 60 no dash worth at least as much as that Glock... look what they're bringing on the auction sites,and 5-10 years from now, I predict the price differential will favor the S&W even more.
Froggie
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