Thread: S&W 12-2

Originally Posted by Anonymous D

Dont know much about the revolvers. But when you want to talk AR-15 uppers, let me know.

Cool, I'm deciding between building my own and buying an assembled upper, and I plan to check between the archived threads here.

Originally Posted by smith357

The model 12 Airweight M&P is a nice mid sized snubbie and at $285 if it passed the timing and was in good shape it it sounds OK. Without being able to see it first hand my guess is it's somewhere between a fair price and a real deal. It really all depends on condition. Only you can make that determination. Here is one that sold on GunBroker for $300 add up the shipping and FFL fees and that's another $50-60.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=146850053

The M12 is not an everyday shooter and can't take the punishment of heavy loads. I recommend 148 grain wadcutters, records have proved that wadcutters work as SD loads, not only are they easy on the gun but the shooter as well and the soft lead bullet deforms nicely without overpenetration.

One thing to think about is the frame on a M12-2 is thinner than a regular K frame. Should you want to put wood K frame grips on your gun they won't fit. They did this back in the day to cut down on weight.

Thanks for the advice, I never made it back there yesterday and hope I have time today. If the 12-2 is in as good of condition as it looks it sounds like a pretty good deal, if not I'll spend the extra few dollars for a new Taurus. I have to check around some more anyway and still haven't checked out the local LEO dealers.

Cool, I'll have to check out the online deals. The local LEO supplier sells uppers for $600+ still.