BCDWYO
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I'm fond of this 5" no-dash for all the reasons mentioned. Always have my eyes open for a nice 3" pre-lock, but the few I've seen have sold for around $2500, and I haven't been willing to go there!
What Makes S&W 610's so special?
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Just look at it and it shoots better than it looks. I way overpaid for it but thats okay. I wanted one, and never will sell it, so I paid a couple extra hundred to get exactly what I wanted. I'll do the same when I find a shorter barrel 610.
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I'm fond of this 5" no-dash for all the reasons mentioned. Always have my eyes open for a nice 3" pre-lock, but the few I've seen have sold for around $2500, and I haven't been willing to go there!
Mill off the front half of that lug and you'd have about the perfect all-round holster gun.
Of course, that might be grinding away more more than half the value
MODEL 610
I have had 4 or 5 pass thru my collection over 20 years, including a Lew Horton 3 inch. Huge mistake trading them off. If Smith ever brought them back i would grab one in a second. Rimz moon clips make them easy to shoot as you can load them and unload them easily without a tool. Perfect for a lot of fun at the range.
Also, you can shoot hot 10mm, mild 10mm with no worries about whether the weapon will cycle, and you can shoot really cheap and always available .40 cal thru them. Very versatile revolver.
Smith should bring them back.
I have had 4 or 5 pass thru my collection over 20 years, including a Lew Horton 3 inch. Huge mistake trading them off. If Smith ever brought them back i would grab one in a second. Rimz moon clips make them easy to shoot as you can load them and unload them easily without a tool. Perfect for a lot of fun at the range.
Also, you can shoot hot 10mm, mild 10mm with no worries about whether the weapon will cycle, and you can shoot really cheap and always available .40 cal thru them. Very versatile revolver.
Smith should bring them back.
Jack Flash
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Performance is close to .41 Mag level with the benefit of quick reloads via full moon clips.
Besides, they are rare. Any rare S&W develops a following.
Besides, they are rare. Any rare S&W develops a following.
Dan Christopher
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They are nice guns, to be sure. Over the years I've owned two of them, but ended up selling them to fund other gun projects. I wouldn't mind having one again. But right now there's way too many other revolvers on my 'must have' list.
at_liberty
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Would it be the gun we want, or with features we won't buy? You just cannot go back in time with these guns.
Peter M. Eick
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First 50 shots at 15 yrds offhand with stout handloads. The 610's are liked because they are accurate and handle hot loads well. This was the first target I shot with mine and it had one flier that was the first shot. Not bad for a new gun.
I like mine....
Jack Flash
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It's all well and good to talk about how great these are and how S&W has rocks in their collective heads for not re-introducing them.
But this is a S&W Forum, a narrow segment of the gun buying public. And only a very narrow segment of people here would buy a new one. And if it has the modern features, forget about most of them.
What would sales be to police departments? To the military? We know the answer to both questions is "Zilch". IMHO, they would not sell any better now than they did when they were in production, and probably not even that well.
But this is a S&W Forum, a narrow segment of the gun buying public. And only a very narrow segment of people here would buy a new one. And if it has the modern features, forget about most of them.
What would sales be to police departments? To the military? We know the answer to both questions is "Zilch". IMHO, they would not sell any better now than they did when they were in production, and probably not even that well.
Shorty 45 MK2
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To an extent I agree with you but if S&W made a 3" L-frame version even with MIM and the IL for the price of a 686 I'd buy it.
Shorty 45 MK2
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Not sure if he has a blue gun for it but member Snubbyfan does great work for a good price and great turnaround time.
BCDWYO
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I got my holster from Simply Rugged.
629shooter
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I would too. Sadly, the few that would sell wouldn't be enough to make the production of said revolver "cost effective."
I'd be happy if they just reintroduced the 310. I think I missed the boat on that one, I'm not willing to pay the "premiums" that people seem to require for that particular model. I guess I don't want one bad enough.
629shooter
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A light .41 would be "closer." But, 40 S&W ammunition/brass is a lot easier to find compared to the elusive 41 Special, cheaper too.
S&W1006
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For me I am a 10mm fan and I a S&W revolver fan. I searched for years to find one. I will pick up my 6.5 in January. They have a reputation for being very accurate and being built on the N frame they can handle the hottest 10mm with no problems. Plus with the ability to shoot 40 S&W also it is a versatile revolver. I hate I missed out while they were being produced. I would love a 310 also but they were to expensive for me when they were new and they haven't gotten any cheaper.
I had in mind a Speer short barrel 44 as an example.
200 gr gold dot + 10 gr W231 approximates the legendary Norma 10 mm load.
Note, I own a G29 and am a fan of the 10.
I just don't think there's ten or fifteen thousand customers out there for a revolver. If I want to shoot 40 SW I'd get a LEO Glock 22 trade in.
Just my personal opinion, but...
If I'm going to lug around a N-frame is just as soon carry one chambered for one of the classic big bore cartridges.
However, a .40/10mm L-frame would be a very different story. That'd be a superb combination of firepower and size. There is obviously interest in 10mm revolvers or the 610's wouldn't be selling for what they do. I think limited runs for distributors like Talo would sell well if prices reasonably.
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at_liberty
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There might be enough of them to satisfy the steel target shooters. Who else has a unique application for them and would pay a premium price, if they had to?
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