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LOL
I would like to get all 3, but my better half would have my ballz.
I would more then likely, in time, get all 3. I just can't pick one to get now...
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You will have a hard time showing me a case where someone went wrong getting a S&W wheel gun. I really like the GP 100 too, but tough to argue with a smith! Good luck with whatever you choose!
-Logan
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soberbyker
I'd pick her first! My second choice would be the CZ. I've had a compact for a while now. It's the one I take to the range most often and haven't had a single flaw. High capacity, easy to shoot, SA/DA so you don't have to carry cocked and locked (if it's gonna be a carry piece) and very reliable. Simple to maintain. Ammo is cheap.
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Buy the Ruger...I love their wheel guns!
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Gp100 would be my choice of the three.
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This is what I'm thinking.
GP100 - Dead reliable, rugged, and dependable wheel gun fires 6rds of 357mag. Sidewalls are solid, integral sections of the frame. and Triple-locking cylinder is locked into the frame at the front, rear, and bottom for more positive alignment.
But grip is cheap looking. Its bulky and built like a tank. It weigh like one too. Not good choice of CCW, but prolly makes excellent backpack gun for hiking.
Model 65 - Its small, light, dependable wheel gun that can fires 5rds of 357mag.
Excellent DA trigger. Its been in production in some form or other since 1965. Its pretty much been perfected. 40+ years in production, S&W was able to add everything new they comeup with, including cheezy internal key lock and a two-piece barrel/shroud system, which I don't like. But it shoots true, and fit and finish are excellent. I have small hand, so its attractive slim rosewood grip panels are plus. Its light, and small so that my GF can shoot it too(makes easier to explain to her why I had to buy another gun). But because of light weight, and small frame, shooting full 357mag load would not be fun. And while light, its 5" barrel makes it poor choice for carry gun. And 5rds is 1 less then 6rds.
CZ 75 - It is one of the original wonder nines with high-capacity double-column magazine. It has hammer forged barrels and slides. Unlike most other semi-auto pistols, the slide rides inside the frame rails rather than outside (similar to the SIG P210). This provides a very tight slide-to-frame fit, very good barrel lock-up and contributes to good accuracy. But because of it, surration on slide is small, and sometimes its bit hard to pull slide.
Colonel John Dean "Jeff" Cooper hailed it as the best-designed double-action autoloader available.
Its designed as military side arm. Its reliability is well proben. With DA, safety, and exposed hammer, its safe gun to carry. And I think its really pretty pistol.
I'm kind of leaning towords pick up CZ75, and put small deposit on Ruger so that noone will buy it.
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Of the three, my only experience is with the model 60. I bought a 3" new for carry, which I use. Although its accurate, and has a nice stainless finish, am not thrilled with the quality of my new and only SW! Although nothing return worthy, after every practice session, I need to tap the walking roll pin on the front sight back in, and re- tighten the mounting screw on the rear sight ramp. And that is with 38's! With 357, I check while shooting. It just makes me say WTF? Although I'm not totally turned off to Smiths, I'd look toward an older one, or just stick to my Ruger and Colts.
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funny you mention that.
When i went to look at model 60, you can clearly tell that it hasn't been fired that much. Infact, I'd be shocked if it fired more then 200rds.
But gap between cylinder and barrel was bit larger then my venerable model 60 I have, which who knows how many round it fired. I know I've shot more then 1000rds. and it was police turn in, and cylinder gap and cylinder lock seems tighter on mine then model 60