Smith & Wesson Forum

Did anyone here claim this beauty?
It sold at auction recently.
I was watching.
Wonderful piece of history.

Hello All,

So, I came across this Smith & Wesson Model 60 no dash. It is chambered for .38 Spl, 2” non-pinned barrel, DAO, bobbed hammer and wearing a Bianchi hammer shroud grip. The strange thing is the serial number – ABH5735. Everything I’ve researched, including the SCSW 4th Edition indicates that a no dash should not have a 3-letter prefix, but rather no prefix...

So, never say never, I guess. After almost 50 years of reloading, I just had a round go off in my kinetic bullet puller. I was breaking down "mistake rounds". You know, rounds with case bulges from tipped bullets, primers inserted sideways, that sort of thing. Did the.38 Specials and 9mms and then started of the .45 ACPs. It was taking too long to use the collet, so I got out th...

Picked up a nice 15-5 6”. Cool less common version. First time I shared it on FB I got the “that’s not a 15 it’s a 14” response. Tried to educate a guy but he insists if its a 15 someone added the 6”. Oh well some refuse to learn. Anyway its a nice gun.

If anyone has a 1988 catalog showing the 6” 15 please share it with me.

I have recently started to shoot a 1911. I am enjoying this, and like the way the gun feels in my hands, its trigger and my ability to shoot it well compared to my other handguns.

In reading on the internet, I see a lot of recommendations to rest one’s thumb on top of the thumb safety when shooting. This encourages/requires the high hand grip on the gun that has been re...