S&W Model 27-2 3.5 inch .357 Magnum

Snub357,

That is one good looking gun.

Ask me & I'd say that the Model 27 is the best .357 Mag revolver ever made, and that includes the Python. The caveat is I haven't even seen that German-made revolver that costs about 5k.

OK, Python owners, I know that you guys have a different opinion.
 
Perhaps I'm a bit biased, but I always preferred the look of the M27 over the Python regardless of barrel length. Being a self-admitted S&W guy, full lug barrels just never did much for me.
 
Congrats, I have a couple that are a little bit older:

Both are pre-27s, or what S&W used to call "The .357 Magnum Revolver" made in 1950. They are 5 screw guns.
 
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Snub357, are those targets Culina's? I recently put a set of his Magnum Profile targets in Circassian Walnut on my 8 3/8" M57 and I'm very pleased with both the look and feel of them.
 
Which wood and grade did you choose? They look like the signature grade (that's what mine are) but I can't tell what sort of wood.
 
Beautiful

Those are beautiful revolvers and grips. A friend has a mint 27-2 four inch I'm trying to talk him out of but the 3-1/2 inch is sexier. His has pearl magna style grips that are not my style but I'll change them if I get to buy it. I love beautiful wood on guns.
 
All of the catalogs I used to get many years ago had the lead page for Smith & Wesson depicting an enlarged photo of the ".357 Magnum Revolver" as the banner headline for the line. I saw so many illustrations of the 3 1/2" barreled gun that it made an impression on my young mind as being THE gun to have. Never did, though.

As far as I'm concerned, when the L-Frame Model 586 was introduced, that gun took center stage for DA .357 Magnum revolvers. I could handle the smaller grip better for fast double action shooting, and its longer cylinder took the same handloads as my Ruger Blackhawks.

As desirable as the Model 27 is as a collectible, for putting heavy handloads down range, I prefer the Model 586 Distinguished Combat Magnum.

Bob Wright
 
With a CaryC holster and some Service Stocks.

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My flash make the holster look too purple, and please excuse the dust left by my cloth on the 27-2.
 
Snub,

Nice looking 27. Your later photo's kind of put the quash on the claims that you can carry an N-frame Smith concealed. A light jacket, a vest or even a loose shirt worn out would easily conceal that one.

Mine is a different story but I still like it. I walked into a favorite gun shop a number of years ago and spotted a badly rusted N-frame on the back counter. I asked what it was and they said it was a badly rusted and pitted M27-2. When I asked the owner what he was going to do with it he said, bead blast the heck out of it, re-blue and try to make some money on it. I offered to same him the time and work and bought it as-is for a very good price, even back then.

Sent it to my gun smith friend out of state with a set of instructions. Round butt it. Tune, time, index and do a trigger job. Fine bead blast as much damage off as possible and re-blue. Finally put a "visible" insert in the front sight. Here's how it turned out.



Those are Mahogany, factory combat stocks. In a Milt Sparks PMK holster it hides under a cover garment and is a comforting companion on a desert hike.

Dave
 
I carry N frames concealed a LOT. Its really no big deal. They aren't any harder to hide than a boxy Glock.

And that 27-2 you have there is a perfect carry piece. Especially if you ever have to use it and it falls into the hands of the Po Po for evidence.
 
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