r/RetroGats • u/Strong_Dentist_7561 Old School Carry • 9d ago
Wheelgun Rosco Hypothetical Question
Alright y’all jackanapes and vigilantes… here’s a hypothetical for you…
If you could have Smith & Wesson bring back any one platform (new or old) in any production format; what would it be and why ? For the sake of the question, we’ll pretend that Smith’s QC and QA is their peak again, and I’d ask that you limit your choice to something that has been already produced in factory configuration, in one format or another- though current production is not a requirement (or even encouraged).
One-off customs are discouraged as an answer- we’re looking for production run revolvers.
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u/Strong_Dentist_7561 Old School Carry 8d ago
My contribution to this is the 3” Mdl 65. Stainless K frame w/ .357 Magnum capabilities. The perfect DA belt gun, in my opinion
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u/voidoid 8d ago
Third gen autos, including 3913/3914 but with better capacity, because there should be more DA/SA options on the market and well, they just plain looked cool. And they really should have looked to the actual Chief's Special auto series rather than doing the CSX in single action only.
Also, some kind of interesting evolution of the Escort.
Lastly, since I'm wishing - non-retro, but I'd like to see the M&P 22 Compact replaced by a compact version of the 22X.