[Stinger4me]

How many foks have revolvers with 3" barrels? Seeing some at the auction sites and I am curious about them. Thanks for your responses.

Stinger

 

[diamonback68]

Which one's are you looking at, J, K, L, N, frame?

 

[Quarter Cherokee]

Just one, a three inch barreled Model 36. Shoots okay - which is to say it puts bullets on the target. Good enough for me.

 

[toroflow]

I have but "a couple"...N frames 3" that is...with a pair of L frames in the middle thrown in for good measure!

 

[mjr]

Wow, Ken, that looks delicious!


I have four 3" K-frames.

 

[Stinger4me]

I was looking at some Model 36 revolvers. One of them had fixed sights and the other had adjustable sights.

Stinger

 

[CH47gunner]

Only have the two 3". Both are N frames tho.

Not exactly my idea of a "sporting firearm" or primary hunting gun. More of a back-up fieldgun/SD/critter gun, IMO.
I usually pack one of these when I'm in the sticks, fly-fishing.
Top gun is a 629-4 3" and the botton one is a 624 3".

Bruce

 

[18DAI]

5 of the 3" flavor here.

3" 66-2
3" 66-4
3" 64-3
3" 13-3
3" 586-5 L-comp

They all shoot like 4" guns, and I like the full length ejection. All are as easy to conceal as a 2.5".......except the L-comp. That thing is bulky....and I don't like the ported barrel on a carry gun.

Hey mjr when are you going to sell me one of those 3" 65's? Regards 18DAI.

 

[jimg11]

I really like the 3" models and have a few. Such as these that I have posted many times.

 

[diamonback68]

I was looking at some Model 36 revolvers. One of them had fixed sights and the other had adjustable sights.

Stinger

Sorry Stinger, they never made a 36 with adjustable sights, at least not to my knowledge.
Her's a pic of a 3" 60 though.

 

[MOONDAWG]

On small to medium (J & K frame) revolvers the 3" is my favorite all round barrel length.

It's short enough for concealed carry and long enough for better sighting and a little extra velocity.

I own a 3" M-36 and several 3" M-65's (my 2.5" M-325 almost qualifys too).

The most accurate "Kit Gun" I ever owned was a 1970's vintage 3" Charter Arms Pathfinder.

It was one hell of a cotton tail popper. I killed three in one afternoon while quail hunting in a south Georga lodge pole pine forrest near Albany.

Nearly every time we stopped to take a break near a bush pile there would be a cotton tail near by. Rather than pulverize the bunnies with #8 birdshoot I'd pop em with a .22 lr from the little Pathfinder.

 

[29 Wheelgunner]

I have a 629-1 3" and love it.

 

[toroflow]

Hey diamondback, never say never! Here is a pair of adjustable sighted model 36s, also known as the "Chief's Special Target". The 2" was made in about 1966 and the 3" in 1975.

 

[Foodfuzz]

Here are a few of mine

Bob

 

[ladder13]

Looking for a M66, just incase.

M64 NY-1

M651

M10-8

M629-1

M10-8

M64 NY-1

M65-5

 

[Keith44Spl]

Man oh Man,
Really nice collection guys, :mrgreen:

Su Amigo,
Dave

 

[Leighton]

3" 624

3" 64

3" 60

 

[jimg11]

3" covers a lot of ground. Here are more examples.

A model 29-3 in 3" / A High Standard Derringer and a 3" 45 Colt Great Western Store keeper's model

 

[OldGrizz]

Just one, and she is a dandy. I love shooting this little baby. Surprisingly, in a DeSantis pancake OWB holster, it is very comfortable to carry. Nice punch in a small package.

 

[GGF]

Bunch of nice guns in this thread! :mrgreen:

I've only got a coupla' 3 inchers, a Mod 36 no dash and a Mod 60-10.