Model 60... how old, +P OK?

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Oak '58

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Yesterday at the Tanner show in Denver, I found a very nice little
used revolver for my wife. It's exactly what she wants to use as
a carry weapon. It's stainless w/ a matte finish and Uncle Mike's
rubber grips. Very tight lock-up, nice bright bore and we're
both glad we found it. Anyway, I'd like to know the year
of manufacture, and if it's ok to feed it +P occasionally. We
plan on lots of practice with tame loads,
& hotter rounds for occational practice & carry duty.

Serial # R3038xx, .38 Special
Also, stamped on the left side of the frame under the cylinder
is BPD212SD. I'm not very familiar w/ S&W revolvers, any info
on this number? Thanks to all, and safe shooting
 
Looks to be sometime in 1982.

A limited diet of +P won't kill the gun, but it will age faster.

I don't know what the other number is. Could be a police dept. serial number.
 
Thanks, Mike

I appreciate the info. Life is good! I found a nice
little gun, & now my wife has another reason to come
shooting with me. :cool:
 
It would be like running your car on the interstate at 110 mph. It won't destroy it, right away.

Why the J frame? Is she a shooter? How about a M10 or something beefier like a Ruger Service Six?
 
C.R.Sam, KSFreeman...

Yes, she started shooting with me about 2 years back. I travel
quite a bit for work, and I feel much better knowing that she
can watch over the kids & herself when I'm away. She has a
Kahr K40 that she shoots quite well, but she still has a little
trouble racking the slide sometimes. For home defense, that's
not a problem, it stays in a quick-access lockbox by the bed, fully loaded.
But, out of the blue, she told me that she wants to
go thru the concealed carry permit process with me :eek:
So I instantly said "sure - which gun?" She had obviously
thought about it, because she stated her desire for a revolver,
said she felt it would be simpler to use under pressure & that she
wouldn't worry about having trouble clearing a jam. She also had
shot my dad's S&W 640 J-frame several times & said that's what
she wanted. I sure couldn't argue with any of that, so I told her
that I'd start looking for a nice used one, I still can't bring myself
to buy new from S&W. So that's why we bought a used J-frame,
and we'll only shoot hotter loads occasionally to make sure she's
not surprised by the kick if she needs it in a crisis.

Thanks again to all, Ron
 
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