Well... It frinally happened... 3" Model 640

[DC7]

That's a beauty! I love how your photo looks almost exactly like this:

Is your gun marked "Tested for +P+" like it says in the ad?
I've only ever seen that marking on the earliest version of
the 640, the CEN-prefix, 1-7/8" barreled version:

 

[Last of the Mohicans]

Nice gun! I snagged one this summer as well. However, mine has Pachmayrs on it, so it doesn't look as sharp as yours. Mine was also fired very little as well.

 

[RumFire]

Never knew there was such a thing. Very nice! I have the short barreled version and have always enjoyed shooting it with mild hand loads.

 

[Beach-Hunter]

Great gun!! I like it!!

 

[photoman]

That's a beauty! I love how your photo looks almost exactly like this:

Is your gun marked "Tested for +P+" like it says in the ad?
I've only ever seen that marking on the earliest version of
the 640, the CEN-prefix, 1-7/8" barreled version:

Unfortunatley, mine is not a CEN gun and is not so marked. Funny how that picture looks almost the same. I should retake it and move the angle just a bit.

 

[Rapidray]

Very nice revolvers gentlemen!

I like them all! But I must admit, that 9mm is super nice But I could be happy with the 38 Spl. Grips look nice also.

 

[VaRecon]

Gorgeous. I love my 640 Pro in .357
Your revolver emanates class.

 

[gagunner 2]

were all 3" 640 rated for +P?
Mine has a BFZ 12XX s/n.
gagunner 2

 

[S. Kelly]

Very nice-I stupidly passed on one when the first came out-got a 2 inch instead. Myine was marked +P+ with CEN serial number prefix. The 3 inch sat for a while at the gun shop and I passed it up many times.
I also foolishly sold the 2 inch original 640. I bought a NYPD contract 640 with frosted finish to replace it. And now, that's gonna go on the chopping block. I need a Glock in .40 as a backup to the duty weapon.

 

[AKAOV1MAN]

For the life of me, I can't see how S&W can test a gun for +P+ ammo when there are no standards for that designation. There are industry standards for +P ammo, but not +P+. An ammo builder can stuff anything he wants into a round that exceeds +P standards and call it +P+ whether it exceeds the +p standard by 50 PSI or 5,000 PSI. In a really solid big frame revolver I would use +P+ ammo, but +P+ in a J frame? Again, remember there are no industry standards for +P+ so Smith is basically stating the gun is safe with ANY load? Maybe there is a reason that the guns marked +P+ are so rare.

 

[J. Galt]

Wow, great find! I'm on the lookout for one of those too......along with everyone else

 

[gkitch]

i always hoped they would come out with a K frame version. imagine that carry piece!

A K-frame centennial 3" 357 magnum is the best carry gun S&W never invented.
I guess its too late now for it to ever happen. If I win one of those BIG lotteries, however, I'm not going to Disneyland but to Massachussetts. Will try to buy the company and make them produce the best revolvers ever.

 

[mpi]

the minute i took my 640 home i held it in my hand and imagined what it would be like to have a 4 inch 6 shot for the 640 to back up.

 

[Lobster Picnic]

One of these just sold on Gunbroker for $405. Not as clean as Photoman's 640 but it had the original box.