Through some serious luck and a very good buddy, I lucked into something

[armoredman]

I have wanted one of these since I was issued one with Wells Fargo Armored Service Corp MANY years ago. Nothing special to a whole lot of people, but I have always been of the opinion that there isn't much you can't do with a good .38.
So, I present my new-to-me Smith and Wesson Model 64-3, a retired LEO sidearm, wearing her new dancing shoes, Pachmeyer Grabber Professional grips.



I have only had a chance to shoot with the original stocks, but at 50 yards, single action I could put 5 out of 6 on TUB without an serious effort. Can't wait to try again with the new grips and a BUNCH of new handloads just itching to get put down range.

[crosstimbers]

Nice. I love older Smiths.

[M1A4ME]

They are great .38 special handguns.

Got a couple years ago.  Awesome triggers.  Durable and reliable and they shoot pretty good, too.

Bought speed loaders and pouches for both of them and then made presents of them to the kids. 

And then loaded up a couple boxes of snake shot for each of them.

[Claymore504]

Feels good when a deal works out like that. Glad it ended up with you. The older S&W revolvers are great.

[Tanners Owner]

Congrats- in addition to CZs am also a huge wheelguns fan.  That M64 should serve you well

[mrcabinet]

That's a gun that will never disappoint. Congrats!

[crc4]

Congratulations. I'm a big fan of the 64,65, and 66 of the S&Ws. In the 70s, they were carried by most of my LE patrol division and I am unaware of any time that they might have failed in service. Since the PD didn't furnish your handgun, 90% were S&Ws and 10% Colt Diamondbacks or an occasional Python.

There's something special about the weight, feel, and even the sound of a S&W from those days.

Have fun shooting it.

[skin]

 Hard not to love a great gun!

[jwc007]

Very very Nice!!!    Congratulations on your new-to-you S&W Model 64-3, and may it serve you well! 
Love the Pachmayer Gripper Grips and have them on three of my Revolvers!
Btw, Wells Fargo also issued the 2.5 inch Ruger Speed Six in .38 Special to it's Investigators, and I have one of those.

I do like the K-Frames with the heavy barrel although I don't currently own one.
Currently, I do have an old 6 inch S&W M&P, that is a Family Heirloom, having been my Grand Uncles Service Revolver.
I've only fired it a few times, probably only about 200 rounds, down range.


S&W M&P and Ruger Speed Six with Pachmayer Gripper Grips

[Lock-n-load]

Nice addition.. enjoy!

[Sowbelly]

Nothing like a good wheel gun

[tomboyjr]

Back in the early 80's, I worked at an armored car co. that gave us model 10's (4" heavy barrel) to carry if you didnt have your own. Having a model 66, I never carried one of theirs. Good thing too. At that time, the state mandated that we had to qualify every year. One of the guys (retired PD) found out his firearm had no firing pin-LOL. And he had been carrying it for a few years. I know, I know, shame on him.

[bigcrock]

Congrats,  beautiful gun.

I am partial to S&W revolvers.

-Bigcrock

[armoredman]

So, I decided to make this my Texas barbecue gun...legend has it that if you go to a barbecue in Texas, you have to have a fancy sidearm, so I took the first step with some fancy Hogue Monogrips in Pau Ferro wood. Holster is a cheap Triple K rig until I can get something fancier from either Tucker or Simply Rugged. This pic was taken yesterday on the line - this gun LOVED 158 grain slugs driven at medium velocity, as it was putting handloaded 158gr XTPs right where I aimed. It was also to easier to use the speedloaders with these grips, had zero fumbles, did many reload drills and offhand shots as well.

[JMWalker]

I'm not into revolvers much, but holy moly that looks nice in the holster!  Please share a photo of the whole gun with those wood grips.