Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
Latest activity
Classifieds
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Log in
Register
What's New?
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More Options
Advertise with us
Contact Us
Close Menu
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Forums
The Range
Handgun Discussion
S&W Model 64
Search titles only
By:
Reply to Thread
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="gerhard1" data-source="post: 2593997" data-attributes="member: 5391"><p>Yesterday, having just got back from my range session with my newly-acquired Model 64 I ran a solvent-soaked patch through the barrel and all six chambers, and let it work for a while before I scrubbed it out.</p><p></p><p>First, a brief description of the gun itself: it is a S&W Model 64 and it is at least 42 years old. According to a website dealing with S&W model changes, the 64 was first made in 1970, and then in 1972, the 64-1 was made, the major change being the addition of the heavy barrel. It is a six-shot K-frame with fixed sights and in the case of my gun, a regular-weight , or what is very often referred to as the 'pencil' barrel. It is, in fact, the stainless steel version of the Model 10, or the old Military & Police, and it is called the Military & Police Stainless.</p><p></p><p>Now, for the AAR. I put 72 rounds through it and after a slight hiccup encountered during the first two cylinderfuls, it went without any problems. The hiccup I mentioned ocurred when I noticed that one of the chambers would not allow the round to enter freely. I know it was the same chamber, because it had a slight scratch on the rear of the cylinder and the round had to be given a slight push, after which it was seated. Upon preparing to shoot the third cylinder full, the cylinder locked up, and would not turn so I broke it open and rotated it by hand, advancing a couple of chambers and closed it. After this, the cylinder rotated freely, and the rest of the session went quite smoothly. I think what must have happened was that a piece of grit or something got on the extractor star and was tying the cylinder up and was subsequently dislodged, allowing free rotation once more. All of my shooting yesterday was DA and was fairly close-range. In addition, most of it was point-shooting.</p><p></p><p>Accuracy in my hands was very acceptable and the recoil with the WWB rounds that I got from WallyWorld, was mild. All in all I am happy with the gun, as not only is it a sort of curiosity, having just been made for a couple of years, but it shoots quite well, too.</p><p></p><p>This one is definitely a keeper, as I am into wheelguns anyway. </p><p></p><p>Like I said earlier, this was one of the models that I had been after off and on for quite a while, and I am very happy to have found it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gerhard1, post: 2593997, member: 5391"] Yesterday, having just got back from my range session with my newly-acquired Model 64 I ran a solvent-soaked patch through the barrel and all six chambers, and let it work for a while before I scrubbed it out. First, a brief description of the gun itself: it is a S&W Model 64 and it is at least 42 years old. According to a website dealing with S&W model changes, the 64 was first made in 1970, and then in 1972, the 64-1 was made, the major change being the addition of the heavy barrel. It is a six-shot K-frame with fixed sights and in the case of my gun, a regular-weight , or what is very often referred to as the 'pencil' barrel. It is, in fact, the stainless steel version of the Model 10, or the old Military & Police, and it is called the Military & Police Stainless. Now, for the AAR. I put 72 rounds through it and after a slight hiccup encountered during the first two cylinderfuls, it went without any problems. The hiccup I mentioned ocurred when I noticed that one of the chambers would not allow the round to enter freely. I know it was the same chamber, because it had a slight scratch on the rear of the cylinder and the round had to be given a slight push, after which it was seated. Upon preparing to shoot the third cylinder full, the cylinder locked up, and would not turn so I broke it open and rotated it by hand, advancing a couple of chambers and closed it. After this, the cylinder rotated freely, and the rest of the session went quite smoothly. I think what must have happened was that a piece of grit or something got on the extractor star and was tying the cylinder up and was subsequently dislodged, allowing free rotation once more. All of my shooting yesterday was DA and was fairly close-range. In addition, most of it was point-shooting. Accuracy in my hands was very acceptable and the recoil with the WWB rounds that I got from WallyWorld, was mild. All in all I am happy with the gun, as not only is it a sort of curiosity, having just been made for a couple of years, but it shoots quite well, too. This one is definitely a keeper, as I am into wheelguns anyway. Like I said earlier, this was one of the models that I had been after off and on for quite a while, and I am very happy to have found it. [/QUOTE]
Insert Quotes…
Verification
Post Reply
Forums
The Range
Handgun Discussion
S&W Model 64
Search titles only
By:
Top
Bottom