Jim March Senior Member

Join Date: February 14, 1999 Location: Pittsburg, CA, USA Posts: 7,413

An interesting batch of 2" 38 S&W SIXguns has turned up...



These are K-frame stainless sixguns in 38Spl. They're pre-lock, dating from the late 1980s to early 1990s manufacture, mostly.



Robinson is claiming that they're "low mileage" in terms of wear and honestly, given the agency they come from, that's likely the case with most of these critters!



Prices seem to run under $400 with some variances, $10 shipping to the lower 48, not legal in MA or California .



Link:



http://www.gunsamerica.com/Search.ht...limittostate=&



This is Robinson's listings for S&W revolvers...there's 100 entries and most appear to be this beastie .



The only downsides are:



* Grips might need either swapping or a Tyler T-adapter for some (most?) hands. But that's not hard to come by as they use the round butt setup which is easiest to find grips for.



* Short ejector rod means a slightly slow reload.



Upsides:



* Stainless means that any minor scratches can be polished out by the user. Use the stuff used to polish chrome car rims . BUT note that any excess will have to be cleaned out throughly, so that means a sideplate-off detail strip.



* SIX shot snubby, not five!



* Fundamentally a very, very good gun. Plenty strong enough for the caliber, in fact I would have no problem shooting fair amounts of Buffalo Bore's stoutest 158+P-from-hell stuff. This is more or less a perfect platform for that class of load. The only ammo I would avoid in that gun is very old-stock police-issue 38+P+...as far as I'm aware, they're not making that sort of stuff any more in 38Spl. Robinson Arms in TN has scored a large batch of S&W 64s with 2" barrels and roundbutt grips, previously owned by the California Dept. of Corrections.These are K-frame stainless sixguns in 38Spl. They're pre-lock, dating from the late 1980s to early 1990s manufacture, mostly.Robinson is claiming that they're "low mileage" in terms of wear and honestly, given the agency they come from, that's likely the case with most of these critters!Prices seem to run under $400 with some variances, $10 shipping to the lower 48, not legal in MA or CaliforniaLink:This is Robinson's listings for S&W revolvers...there's 100 entries and most appear to be this beastieThe only downsides are:* Grips might need either swapping or a Tyler T-adapter for some (most?) hands. But that's not hard to come by as they use the round butt setup which is easiest to find grips for.* Short ejector rod means a slightly slow reload.Upsides:* Stainless means that any minor scratches can be polished out by the user. Use the stuff used to polish chrome car rims. BUT note that any excess will have to be cleaned out throughly, so that means a sideplate-off detail strip.* SIX shot snubby, not five!* Fundamentally a very, very good gun. Plenty strong enough for the caliber, in fact I would have no problem shooting fair amounts of Buffalo Bore's stoutest 158+P-from-hell stuff. This is more or less a perfect platform for that class of load. The only ammo I would avoid in that gun is very old-stock police-issue 38+P+...as far as I'm aware, they're not making that sort of stuff any more in 38Spl. __________________

Jim March