Ordered a 627 Neo-"Blood Work" Today

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I broke out of my usual S&W collection zone today (I pretty much live in the 1896-1961 forum) and ordered a current production revolver: The eight-shot 627 "Blood Work" gun that is again in the catalog after years of absence.

That's not what they call it, of course. It's a Performance Center 627 with a 2-5/8" barrel, similar to the original Blood Work revolver that was actually called -- I think -- the .357 UDR. I guess these are steady sellers, because my LGS placed the order for me and said they were told the gun was back-ordered. I gave them a deposit to keep from slipping further back in the line and told them to call me when they had further news.

So my question to the forum is: In your experience, is backorder status at S&W a short-term thing, or does it go on for months? I'm just trying to calibrate my expectations here. I have a birthday coming up in about eight weeks, and if I can't count on having this on time, I'm going to have to look for something else too, as long is it will arrive closer to the day. :D

I've wanted one of these for a while and recently decided just to stop waiting.
 
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Welcome to the 1980 and newer section and you picked a good one to start the with. Many have got them and they just love them. Hope you get it fast and enjoy it at the range.
 
My local pusher has had seemingly no trouble keeping the PC627 UDR in stock - the 629 variant seems more difficult. That's good and bad news for me - I loved my first new production one, bought thirteen months ago, so much, I bought it a friend last October. What a revolver!

Here are my pair, one in a Lobo Leather holster; both sporting the S&W Accessories #414170000 grips, which fit my hands better:

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Be sure to take some lemon wedges to chew on when you take it to the range to shoot. Otherwise, folks will see you smiling like a possum-eatting-poop-out-of-a-hairbrush - and they'll think you're just not 'right'! Seriously - uber-fun! 5starfirearms.com makes a great machined aluminum speedloader and loading plate for it, too - and Ranch Products makes the moonclips for $50/50. Congratulations - and here's to a short wait!

Stainz
 
Stainz said:
a possum-eatting-poop-out-of-a-hairbrush
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I was not aware that this actually happens. Either way, it's one hell of a revolver -- and the first gun I ever bought. No regrets here.
 
David, like you, I've been comtemplating getting one of these snubbies. The only thing holding me back was the hope they would make one without the....... Since that appears remote, I'll be making the search for a PC627 one of my top priorities.

That gun would look awesome with a pair of Ahrends retro combats, or a pair of Spegels.

I have a Smith 1911sc bobtail on backorder for some 3 weeks now, so expect somewhat of the same as far as availability.
 
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Wilson, I just checked 4 distributors for inventory. I found one 627 available, the rest were out of stock. Bob!
 
You'll LOVE it.

As a shameless plug for me, I found my holy grail gun this morning (THANK YOU SCOTT !!!!! ) and just posted my 627 UDR in classifieds. If you don't want to wait...
 
ladder13,

Here is one of my PC627 UDR's with Ahrends cocobolo retro targets:

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Here is my 627 collection. The Pro sports a Jerry Miculek grip, the UDR below it sports rounded non-fg cocobolo Ahrends, and the retro targets are on the left hand UDR. All feel great - the PC shop ones on the first post's image feel the best - to me.

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I just didn't like the OEM Eagle boots - even after I got a properly fitted pair.

Stainz
 
I got one and had to get it dirty right away.

Well I took it out and ran a few hundred rounds thru it. I ran 150 158gr JHP full power that had Winchester primers that were too hard for my other guns to be reliable with. Every one went off first try, even without the moon clip. I ran some hot 135 SWC same story. I also had some 158 Moly coated SWC loaded hot. All shot comfortable. I also shot some 125 gr JHP that I lost the data on but ran over the chrono at 1400 and change, that was a bit to snappy for fast follow ups.

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I had to change my practice routine however, normally I have two IDPA targets set up. I draw, do a Mozambique, re-holster, then draw do a Mozambique, speed loader re-load then another Mozambique, re-holster and repeat until done, with a mix of movement strong hand only etc…
Now I have 2 extra rounds so I throw in a couple extra head shots. I have been carrying this gun around a lot.

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It is a fast handling gun with enough weight to keep it from bucking like a bronco. The last few reloads were 38SPL and it felt like I was shooting a 22. ( that could be because of all the full power 357s )

If anybody else is contemplating getting one of these I think you would be very happy with it, I got this one at the S&W shooting sports center. it was in stock.

I did put rubber Crimson Trace grips on it. I like rubber and the laser but wood looks better.
 
Sweet, sweet wheelgun.

I, too, am waiting on one of these beauties.



Let's hope our wait is short.
 
I love mine. Still cannot believe I found one of the original blood works guns at a local gun show, especially since i found it on Sunday around noon. A better part of 20,000 people walked buy it over the two day period and people must have balked at the $1300 price tag. I knew better though.
Here is how it looked sitting on the table.
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And here it is with the grips replaced with combat grips next to a 627-0
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Update, with huge irony component

So I'm still waiting for my back-ordered 627-5, but there has been an interesting development. I have continued to buy C&R handguns in the interim, and I use the same LGS to handle the transfers. When I was in there a couple of days ago to pick up an early .38 Regulation Police (thread in the 1896-1961 section) I asked if there was any update on the back order and got a laugh; they tell me their order service doesn't do updates; they know a back-ordered item is available again when it shows up in one of their daily deliveries.

So I sighed and let my eyes roll over the revolver case to see if there were any new items, and -- Holy Cow! -- there was a short-barrel 627-5 PC exactly like the one I had ordered.

So I asked to look at it and within just a couple of minutes knew that this was a model that a serious S&W guy really needed at least two of. And laid down the money.

The gun has the whole package and a couple of extras -- two sets of auxiliary grips, a speedloader -- everything except maybe the fired cartridge case in its envelope, which might have been under the foam. The gun looks unfired, but the range owner said that the consignor was just obsessive about cleaning weapons after a range trip.

My C&R license and CA supplementary certificate don't speed the acquisition process for a gun that is less than 50 years old, so I have to go through the 10-day wait before I can pick this one up. But I will be able to get it a week from tomorrow.

I doubt S&W has terminated production on what appears to be a popular model, so at some point these will begin coming off the assembly line again. At that time I'll be able to pick up the one I ordered, and in the meantime I'll be able to shoot the one I just found.

I didn't look at the date code on the case. The serial number starts CPZ; does anyone know what year that SN prefix was in use? The gun is definitely not one of the original Blood Work guns; it has the IL and was shipped in a plastic case rather than the metal box. Obviously it is from a later production run.

Pictures in a week or so!
 
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I bought mine NIB in September 2010 and it has the prefix CPF.

Congratulations! You're going to love this gun and, like Stainz, be happy to have two (eventually).
 
Picked it up today; I'll take some pics and post them over the weekend, but those of you who love this model already know what it looks like.

Turns out the CPZ guns (or at least this one) must date to earlier this year; the date on the cartridge case envelope is in February 2011, so the gun is less than six months old. There is cylinder face discoloration, so it was fired some. But the gun was fanatically maintained, and the bore and chambers are spotless.

If I hadn't had others waiting for me in the car, I would have stayed at the range long enough to try it out. But I'll get back there in the next several days and give it a good test. Watch for a range report!
 
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quick question regarding this model, what kind of after market grips does it take, n-frame round? l-frame round? thanks.
 
There are several listed on GunBroker currently, including an original 1 of 300, no lock, that's started @ $2,000.
 
Finally, some pics

This is not the new one I ordered, as we are still waiting for production to resume in Springfield. This is the used gun I found while I was waiting for the new one to come in.

First, since all these guns look pretty much the same, here's a photo with a distinctive kinder, gentler theme:

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With that out of the way, let's go to a close-up:

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A lot of stuff came with this gun, including a Hogue monogrip that I didn't bother to photograph since it would just look like a black lump. The larger grips were on the gun when I got it, but my fingers just don't fit the standard finger grooves unless I'm wearing gloves or wrap band-aids around the bases of my fingers. So I put the smaller boot grips on. They feel right.

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Funny how subjective impressions work. This gun looks light, so I am always surprised by its weight when I pick it up. I know my other N-frames with longer barrels are heavier, but they don't seem so when I am holding them at arm's length.

Can't wait to get this to the range.
 
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Great looking gun.
Only the price, has kept me from getting one of these, and it's a bit further down on my want list also.
 
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