{"id":221901,"date":"2022-06-01T07:00:27","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T13:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/?p=221901"},"modified":"2022-06-22T09:34:09","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T15:34:09","slug":"the-sw-model-60-at-half-a-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/the-sw-model-60-at-half-a-century\/","title":{"rendered":"The S&W Model 60 at Half-a-Century"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Smith & Wesson Model 60 bridges gaps. I’ve owned a few Smiths over the years, J-frames mostly, but I’ve got a 686 that I’ll never willingly part with. The 686 is a monster with a 6″ barrel, and most of the J-frame .38s I’ve owned were snubbies with short grips, but the 3″ S&W Model 60 feels like the perfect blend between the two.<\/p>\n

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The Performance Center Model 60 from Smith & Wesson is a J-frame .357 that bridges the gap between OWB carry and IWB concealability.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Model 60 has a full-sized grip, and a 3″ barrel, but it still runs .357s without punishing recoil. It is big enough, without being too big, and small enough to carry comfortably and conceal.<\/p>\n

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For the last year, I’ve been riding with the Model 60 in my truck. I tend to carry it places where I used to carry my S & W 686\u2014lots of long hikes and hunts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I sound a bit like Goldilocks, but that’s what it is. This revolver is, for me and the way I shoot, just the right size.<\/p>\n

The Smith & Wesson Model 60<\/h2>\n

Smith introduced the Model 60 way back in 1965. That’s before my time. But like a lot of the artifacts of that era, it feels timeless.<\/p>\n

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The standard Model 60 has a round barrel. The Performance Center version has more mass in the barrel sleeve.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Even then, the Model 60 wasn’t a new design. This gun is essentially a stainless Model 36. The Model 60 was the first all stainless production revolver\u2014just the first of many for S & W.<\/p>\n

S&W Model 60 Specs<\/h3>\n