Thread: Model 27 barrel lengths
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Old 10-22-2020, 12:34 PM
Muley Gil Muley Gil is offline
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"Wasn’t the Model 27 also offered with an 8 3/4” barrel or am I thinking of a different model?"

The 8 3/4" length was dropped from the RMs and later .357 magnums due to a US Revolver Association rule limiting the sight radius to 10". So, S&W cut the longest length to 8 3/8".
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