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Thread: What is your favorite revolver for 38 Special?

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    Dale I have the Pachmayrs on my two smithsm a 686 and a Model 10. Love them!

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    Quote Originally Posted by robertbank View Post
    Dale I have the Pachmayrs on my two smithsm a 686 and a Model 10. Love them!

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    I agree on the Pachmayr grips. All my S&W revolvers wear them.
    Grips are a very personal thing since very few people have the same size hands and fingers.

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    I always found the Pachmayrs hampered concealment and have always favored the round- bottomed, "plainclothes" service stocks with grip adapter.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Outpost75 View Post
    I always found the Pachmayrs hampered concealment and have always favored the round- bottomed, "plainclothes" service stocks with grip adapter.
    I have a round butt model 60 with a 3 inch barrel for concealed. I have Pachmayr grips on it too. They are smaller than the ones for the K frames but still allow for a controlled grip. The original grip left my little finger hanging in space and I didn't like that. I never felt like I had control of the revolver.

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    Quote Originally Posted by robertbank View Post
    I have only one 38spl gun now and is my favourite...a 5" Model 10 Smith. Of my L frames I do have a 105.14" barreled Model 686 No Dash which is the shortest barreled gun I can legally own up here. Apparently anything 105MM or less barreled guns are Baby killers. Stupid gun laws.

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    The " symbol kinda threw me off too :P 105" = ~2.7 meters that's not a snub nose revolver!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mackay Sagebrush View Post
    My 4" Model 15 is my favorite,






    but I would take a 5" Model 15 in a heartbeat!
    That gun is half-naked.

    Show some decency and put a grip-adapter on it.

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    I bought S&W 586-4 6" with factory installed(?) Hogue monogrip that have S&W logo stamped in it..
    Sure gonna shoot 38 Specials and 357 loaded down most of the time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr_Sheesh View Post
    The " symbol kinda threw me off too :P 105" = ~2.7 meters that's not a snub nose revolver!
    My topping laeves alot to be diseried as does my spelting. LOL Edited post. I am guessing the additional length arose when S&W modified the guns to correct the cylinder gap issues the guns had. As a result oif the mods the CS guns have to be the shortest productio legal guns up here. Pokes a finger in Trudeaus eye.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jtarm View Post
    That gun is half-naked.

    Show some decency and put a grip-adapter on it.
    I've had great results with my Tyler T-Grip. I hope that they have increased production speed because they had taken over 3 months to get my T-Grip in their hands, but they had been like many others greatly affected by the pandemic at large. However, the T-Grip I have received has been nothing but outstanding.

    Another great option that I have had good results with is a Houge Monogrip. They do actually sell them for Square butt K-Frames like your own. The comfort is excellent and it makes the pleasant recoil of .38 Special even more so. Sure, it's a burden on the looks department, and bulkier than the other grips on offer, but I'm very happy with it as an alternative.
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    1974 K38 combat masterpiece. 1st firearm I shot as a child of 8. Still have it though a bit worn since I shot it in 1976.
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    S&W Model 10, 4" barrel. Compact, light, fixed sights - doesn't get any simpler, and nothing is more reliable.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bill*B View Post
    S&W Model 10, 4" barrel. Compact, light, fixed sights - doesn't get any simpler, and nothing is more reliable.
    I would favour the Model 10 as well but not for reliability necessarily. A high primer or mud and our revolvers are clubs. For absolute reliability most of the striker fired polymer guns would be my choice. Pretty much all modern handguns are now reliable when clean and well fed.

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    This is Dad's and it gets fed 5 to1 .38 special over .357 magnum. It's a bit angry with magnums, not fun at all. But it's great as a thirty eight.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bill*B View Post
    S&W Model 10, 4" barrel. Compact, light, fixed sights - doesn't get any simpler, and nothing is more reliable.
    I have a model 13 with a 4" barrel. I would like to have a model 10 but I would not be improving anything. This one shoots to point of aim.

    Texas by God-----I have a S&W model 60 three inch that fits that bill for me. Mine is 38 only though so I don't need to worry about the recoil.

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    I’ve been carrying my Ruger BH 357/9mm from I believe 1974 for several years in the woods packed with 38spl stuffed with Lyman 358429 cast from WW and I’ve been just happy with punch, minimal recoil and accuracy, until this spring when I stumbled upon a S&W 14-3 in 6” and now this beat up old 14-3 with the same 358429 is my go to. Love love love the super light crisp trigger with zero take up in single action, accuracy is on par with my Ruger. Always have been a SA guy but this 14-3 is pretty awesome.


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    Quote Originally Posted by gnome72 View Post
    I’ve been carrying my Ruger BH 357/9mm from I believe 1974 for several years in the woods packed with 38spl stuffed with Lyman 358429 cast from WW and I’ve been just happy with punch, minimal recoil and accuracy, until this spring when I stumbled upon a S&W 14-3 in 6” and now this beat up old 14-3 with the same 358429 is my go to. Love love love the super light crisp trigger with zero take up in single action, accuracy is on par with my Ruger. Always have been a SA guy but this 14-3 is pretty awesome.


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    I've had a few come and go, but I think my favorite was a 6" SW 586 with the target sights.
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    Red Dot or 700-X for regular loads. Unique for anything that needs to go much faster.
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