What if S&W had a make-your-own-revolver program?

[Joe in SC]

Build me a model 696 with a 3 1/2 inch bbl, same profile as the bbl. on a model 27, 3 1/2" . Same sights and topstrap/bbl.rib treatment too(No front sight insert and no white outline). Put a target hammer on her and a semi target width trigger with a highly polished trigger face. Build it out of carbon steel and polish it to the max then blue it . Make the single action trigger break like a glass rod and set the weight of both single and double action for safe carry/combat. Round butt of course with smooth magnas out of birdseye maple. I'll put the Tyler grip adapter on her when she gets here. Hey Smith and Wesson, I'm waiting...and oh yeah, leave off the IL.

 

[M2MikeGolf]

What if S&W had a make-your-own-revolver program?

I would be cast hopelessly into backruptcy. My child would not got to college. My wife would divorce me.

I would be living under a bridge with a full gunsafe and a smile that would light up the world.
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DITTO!!!

 

[redhawk444]

Stay out of my mind!

I had the same idea except mine was a 4 inch with adjustable sights.... but I'd order your 3 inch with fixed sights.

I forgot to include that, about the sights. I too would want adjustable sights and I certainly would not turn down a 4" barrel gun in this configuration either.

 

[Fishslayer]

6", square butt K frame, adjustable sights, stainless 9 shot .22.

 

[bennettfam]

Scandium or Aluminum K-Frame .357, 3", fixed sight, shrouded rod. (basically an Airweight M-65)

Maybe same deal in a 7-shot .327.

Oh, no IL please.

 

[Chipmunk6]

Hmmmm, basically a mod. 24,color cased steel frame. No IL,No MIM,smooth trigger,night sights,semi lugged tapered 3in barrel,dehorned with ivory rb stocks. And all for under $500.ºº.
Chipmunk6

or the same in .45colt

or a true .44spl Bodyguard

 

[Andy Taylor]

First and formost-no lock and no MIM.
My recipe for the perfect carry revolver.
Stainless .45 Colt N frame with the cylinder machined to take .45ACP in moonclips. Tappered barrel and fixed sights. 4" Square butt.
Think an enlarged M64

 

[Tbone38]

How about an 8 3/8", n-frame, 7-shot, .357 maximum?

It would be a great hunting gun.

 

[Frank V]

4" heavy barreled blued N frame with fixed sights in .44 magnum.
Basically a .44 mag model 58.


Jim

One of each, a fixed sighted .44 Mag. & a mod 58. Hammer mounted firing pins, no lock, & round butt so you could put either a square butt or round butt stocks on them. The .44 should be sighted at the factory for 245/255gr bullets & the 58 sighted for 220gr bullets @ 25 yards. The front sights should be pinned in similar to the new mod. 21s so it could be changed if you wanted to.

Well we are dreaming, right?
Frank

 

[jimbo-indy]

Love all the "if they would only build" gun ideas.
As for the "custom order" program, they have already done that. Back in the mid '80s S&W had an advertising campaign where you could order most stock model numbers and have a choice of barrel length, hammer, trigger and sights. I think that was in those Bangor-Penta days. As I remember, mine took about 4 weeks.
I ordered a 686 with 8 3/8", adjustable front sight, target hammer and target trigger. It was a fine gun, very tight and accurate.

 

[Nemo288]

How about an 8 3/8", n-frame, 7-shot, .357 maximum?

That might be more realistic on an X Frame. While we are discussing
the 1.6" rounds, I would not mind a .445 (.44 Maximum) on
the X Frame. SQUARE butt, Stainless, High-Viz or See-More
front sight, polished combat trigger, and the rest of the
slickness list.

I suspect the metallurgy of the 460Mag is superior to that of
my Dan Wesson .445 of 25 years ago. It seems to be on the edge
of being able to handle the energy involved. I don't shoot it any more.

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Nemo