Smith & Wesson Model 60 .357 Mag
Model: 162420
Smith & Wesson Model 60 .357 Mag
Model: 162420
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Smith & Wesson Model 60 is an all-stainless double-action .357 Magnum built for concealed carry. It has an MSRP of $849. Smith & Wesson rates it for continuous +P use and builds the whole gun from stainless steel, which keeps recoil manageable in a frame this small.
The hammer is exposed, so it can be thumbed back for a lighter single-action break. The sights are a black blade front and a fixed rear notch, with no dovetail and nothing to adjust. The grip is synthetic on a frame 5.0 inches tall, 0.54 inch taller than the Kimber K6s Stainless, which puts more hand on the gun. The barrel is 2.13 inches, the gun is 6.6 inches long and 1.3 inches wide, and there is no optic cut or rail anywhere on it.
If you're cross-shopping, the Ruger SP101 is the other all-stainless five-shot magnum snub, 26 oz behind a 2.25-inch barrel with an MSRP of $939, and its front sight is pinned so it can be replaced. The Kimber K6s Stainless puts six rounds into a frame 4.46 inches tall at 23 oz with an MSRP of $1,061, and gives up the hammer to do it. All three are stainless, and they differ in capacity, front sight and MSRP.
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Strengths & Limitations
- Rated for continuous +P use, so the practice ammunition is not limited by what the frame will take over time.
- The exposed hammer allows single-action fire, which the enclosed-hammer and double-action-only snubs in this class cannot do.
- A grip 5.0 inches tall gets the little finger onto the gun, where the Kimber K6s Stainless frame is 4.46 inches.
- The hammer spur snags on cloth, which rules out pocket carry without a holster built to cover it.
- Fixed sights with no dovetail mean a brighter front sight is a machining job and not a swap.
- Five rounds and a reload that comes from a speed strip or a five-shot loader, not a magazine.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was the Model 60 introduced?
In 1965, as a stainless version of the Chiefs Special, and Smith & Wesson describes it as the first stainless steel revolver.
Can it shoot .38 Special?
Yes. The chamber is .357 Magnum, so it takes .38 Special and .38 Special +P as well, and the lighter case is the practical practice load.
How is it different from the Airweight J-frames?
Material. This is a small-frame revolver built entirely from stainless steel, where the Airweights use an aluminum alloy frame. The steel is more to carry and much easier to shoot.
