It's interesting, to me, that for a lot of the younger shooters (read that as under 40) the revolver is almost a foreign object. My wheelguns outnumber my semi-autos about 4:3, but most of the semi's are much more recent acquisitions.

 

What's more American than celebrating the fourth by buying a gun - that's just what I did (assuming the seller doesn't burn me - sent the money this AM). I didn't try to hide the make - it's pretty obvious, but ley's see how sharp you are about the model. There are three things about this gun that kind of set it apart from most S&W's. Guess the model/caliber/unique feature/qty manufactured.

 

Here you go...

 

Have fun.

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

Is that the 10mm auto revolver?

S&W 656 stainless - .357 magnum, 3" barrel, with target sights?

That is a 4" barrel but the unique feature is the color of the cylinder. Can't gauge much more from looking at the pic on my Evo.

Its a 40sw.

im no expert, im still a noob but that cylinder has gotta be titanium?

We have some right answers so far - but nobody has put it all together, so I'm not saying who's right, just yet.

 

Model:

Caliber:

Unique Feature:

Qty Mfg:

 

You guys are doing good.

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

Hmm.. My guess would be the s&w 396 mountain lite. .44 spl

Looks to be pre-lock.

That looks like a model 610 (10mm or .40) with 4"... that cylinder looks to be bead blasted.

hmmmm... i dont understand wat kindda of gun is that??? where does the magazine go??? is that a single shot??? how do u clear the chamber???... so confused rite now ... 8P

how about some more clues "pics"?

Model: 646

Caliber: 40sw

Unique Feature: titanium cylinder

Qty Mfg: 300

Moonclips?

.45 ACP

Model: 646

Caliber: 40sw

Unique Feature: titanium cylinder

Qty Mfg: 300

 

Ding, ding, ding....we have a winner. Obviously one with Supica & Nahas' Standard Catalog of S&W.

 

This is the largest (diameter) caliber chambered in a 6-shot L-Frame. It is .40 S&W and only .40 S&W. The 610 is built on the N-Frame (larger) and can shoot both 10mm & .40 S&W. As David8613 & Jeremy pointed out, it is a Titanium cylinder in a SS frame. There were two production runs of these - one from the Performance Center in 2000 (slab-sided barrel, qty unknown) and then this run of 300 "standard" guns in 2003 (S&W is famous for using up old parts - makes for some ineteresting configurations). These are non-lock guns, that were produced about a year after S&W went to the Internal Lock pretty much across the board. They came in a PC metal case, even though they are std production pieces...

 

 

 

I was looking for 610 because I have a lot of .40 S&W ammo and only my P239 chambered for it. I kept reading how great the 610 is, accuracywise, with 10mm, but not so much with .40 S&W - due to the bullet jump in the cylinder (like a .38 Spl in a .357 Mag cyl). I stumbled across this 646 over the holiday WE on GB and it was just too good to pass up. Everything I wanted, plus a good measure of exclusivity - doubt I can ever lose on this one.

 

Thanks for playing - and Jeremy, I probably wouldn't have known either, unless I had the S&W Bible, as you apparently do.

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

that was fun! thats a very cool gun! what did she run ya, if you dont mind me asking?

Thank you, I would just like to thank all the little people who believed in me. I would also like to thank the Mods, Without them none of this would be possible...Finally I would like to thank the big man up stairs, The man who is always watching over us........Samuel Colt.

Model: 646

Caliber: 40sw

Unique Feature: titanium cylinder

Qty Mfg: 300

 

Ding, ding, ding....we have a winner. Obviously one with Supica & Nahas' Standard Catalog of S&W.

 

This is the largest (diameter) caliber chambered in a 6-shot L-Frame. It is .40 S&W and only .40 S&W. The 610 is built on the N-Frame (larger) and can shoot both 10mm & .40 S&W. As David8613 & Jeremy pointed out, it is a Titanium cylinder in a SS frame. There were two production runs of these - one from the Performance Center in 2000 (slab-sided barrel, qty unknown) and then this run of 300 "standard" guns in 2003 (S&W is famous for using up old parts - makes for some ineteresting configurations). These are non-lock guns, that were produced about a year after S&W went to the Internal Lock pretty much across the board. They came in a PC metal case, even though they are std production pieces...

 

 

 

I was looking for 610 because I have a lot of .40 S&W ammo and only my P239 chambered for it. I kept reading how great the 610 is, accuracywise, with 10mm, but not so much with .40 S&W - due to the bullet jump in the cylinder (like a .38 Spl in a .357 Mag cyl). I stumbled across this 646 over the holiday WE on GB and it was just too good to pass up. Everything I wanted, plus a good measure of exclusivity - doubt I can ever lose on this one.

 

Thanks for playing - and Jeremy, I probably wouldn't have known either, unless I had the S&W Bible, as you apparently do.

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

 

 

.40 S&W !?!??!? no way!?!?! thats so kool. where can i get one of those? and wat kind of damage im lookin at? 8) thank u

As an "old school" 30 year old, I love it! Revolvers will always be my favorite guns, especially snubbies.

that was fun! thats a very cool gun! what did she run ya, if you dont mind me asking?

 

Not more than I was willing to pay :mrgreen:

 

.40 S&W !?!??!? no way!?!?! thats so kool. where can i get one of those? and wat kind of damage im lookin at? 8) thank u

 

Waaaayyyy! Good luck finding one - they are around, but they only made 300. As to damage - see above. Because of the rarity, the market for these hasn't stabilized (and may never). A couple years ago $475 - $600. Today, low end would be $700 to a high end of $1000+.

 

A model 610 would be an alternative, although larger (N-Frame vs. L-Frame) and heavier (all SS), but you can shoot 10 mm in those as well as .40 S&W. Alas, S&W has just discontinued these, again (I believe this is the third time), but there are a lot more of these out there than 646's. The 610's can also be pretty pricey $675 and up with the longer barreled versions more common. I believe they made a 4", 5" and a 6" - they may also have made a 3 7/8" and a 6.5" but often people just call these the 4" & 6" - not really sure.

 

Both the 646 and the 610 use moon clips (different ones).

 

Good luck.

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

As an "old school" 30 year old, I love it! Revolvers will always be my favorite guns, especially snubbies.

 

Me too, but then that's what I grew-up with. I tend to favor the larger revolvers. This is my first L-Frame, but I have six N-Frames, two K-Frames and Two J-Frames (well one of those is actually an I-Frame), as well as a few other brands/models of revolvers.

 

Long live wheel guns.

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

:violence-pistoldouble: 10mm > 40S&W

 

40S&W - Short and Weak

 

 

 

Just stirring the pot Bob.

The pre-lock 610 is on my "someday" list.

As an "old school" 30 year old, I love it! Revolvers will always be my favorite guns, especially snubbies.

 

Me too, but then that's what I grew-up with. I tend to favor the larger revolvers. This is my first L-Frame, but I have six N-Frames, two K-Frames and Two J-Frames (well one of those is actually an I-Frame), as well as a few other brands/models of revolvers.

 

Long live wheel guns.

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

 

 

me three! i find i mess with my taurus 617 357mag 2" more than my beretta px4 40sw, revolvers are way cooler than autos. can you explain all about the different frames, whats the differences, i dont know?

These are all S&W frame sizes.

I am an N and K frame guy myself. I don't like the full underlug on the L frame guns.

Lunker your picture is missing the "X" frame.

Bunker your picture is missing the "X" frame.

 

 

Back to school for me. :cry:

can you explain all about the different frames, whats the differences, i dont know?

 

As you get further into the alphabet the frame gets bigger. The I-Frame was the smallest and is no longer made. It became the J-Frame, which begat today's "Super J" - still just referred to as a J-Frame. The K-Frame was the medium frame and a lot of .38's were built on K's. The quintessential police revolver - the Model 10 was/is a K-frame. They used to also chamber K-Frames for .357 magnums (model 13,19, 65 & 66), but they gained a reputation for shooting loose with a steady diet of Magnums, so the L-Frame was born - kind of a "Super K". The large frame was called the N-Frame. .357, .41 and .44 magnums were built on the N-Frame as well as .44 Spl and .45 ACP/AR. A fairly recent adition to the S&W line-up is the Xtra-Large Frame, just called the X-Frame. Grip dimensions are the same as the K/L, but the frame is huge and is made to chamber the .460 S&W and the .500 S&W. So current S&W production is built on J, K, L, N and X Frames.

 

HTH

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob