Been on the hunt for a S&W snubby, but came across a 605 stainless on Armslist today. Good price, like new in the box.
Had one of these before & either sold or traded it. This one has newer grips than mine had & they seem very sticky. Will give it a try Tue.
Well, I tried it out today. Little bugger is a good little shooter. Put a dab of bright green floro nail polish on the front sight. Helps my half blind eyes find it much better.
The speed loaders are not the greatest. The cylinder won't swing down enough for the loader to clear the grips. Still faster than loading the rounds one at a time. I can get used to it. I really like the grips though. They are one piece & get secured with a roll pin. Taurus did a real good job on these.
Ran a box of Freedom Munition 38sp reloads through it with no issues. Will try some 357's next time.
The speed loaders are not the greatest. The cylinder won't swing down enough for the loader to clear the grips. Still faster than loading the rounds one at a time. I can get used to it. I really like the grips though. They are one piece & get secured with a roll pin. Taurus did a real good job on these.
I haven't run more than a couple cylinder's worth of .357 through mine, in all the years I've had it. I think of it as strong enough for any .38 I want to run through it.
Well, I carry .357 even in my 19 ounce Poly. Why bother with the weight of a 605 if you're going to shoot .38 s in it? My 85UL is 5 or 6 ounces lighter.
A 605ss was my first handgun purchase back in the mid 2000's. I didn't know much about firearms then. I put larger hogue grips on mine. It ran everything I put in it without issues. I traded it about a year ago. Nothing wrong with it, just wanted other things more and I didn't use it. Good luck with yours.
Very nice. I have always wanted a 605 (preferably in SS) but this week a dealer had a deal on a 'blued' model so I jumped on that. Unfortunately it was posted with stock photos (i.e. not the gun I was buying) so it wasn't until afterwards that I started looking at the 605/85 posts here and discovered that my 'blued' model will probably be that flat black finish. Not too thrilled about that now - will have to wait to see what shows up at my FFL.
ETA: and guess what showed up today? A black-oxide finish on my 605. Well, that will mean it is more subdued and thus not stand out as much when needed, right? I will have to get it cleaned up and to the range one day to see how it shoots.
Well, guess what? Saw a deal online today for a new 605 SS for the same price that I paid for the matte one just a few weeks ago, so I bit on the deal. One can never have too many pocket guns, can they?
Congrats, on the new toy and thanks for the picture. I am also looking for a SS 605 or a 905 9MM. Have a UL M-85 that I enjoy shooting and it needs someone else to hang out with.
Ended up ordering some Bianchi #580 speed strips for the 605. $15 for 4 of them. I must admit they work better than the loaders with these grips. Much faster than hand loading each round.
AND, they fit flat in a magazine type pouch. I have this "Nite Iz" case for my cell phone and it has a pouch behind it that fits a speed strip quite well. When I carry my .357 on my belt and my .38 in my pocket, I carry a .357 speed strip in the case. I always have a .38 special speed strip in a pocket of my cargoes and its ammo works in either gun. I kinda like that.
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