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Old 11-26-2010, 02:04 AM
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Help! I am looking at two 27-2 with 3.5 inch barrel. Both are in 98% condition going for the same price. One has a "s" prefix made in 1969 and the other was made in the 1970s. The one with the s prefix has slightly more fine scratches. Which should I get? Why are s series more desireable? If I don't get an answer, I might just have to buy both! Thanks in advance.
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Old 11-26-2010, 02:20 AM
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Buy both? How much are they?
I would proably go with the older one but I really don't have a reason for it, I am sure they are both good pistols..
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Old 11-26-2010, 02:35 AM
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North Pole? Kotzebue by any chance? They are going for $995 but I know I can get it down a bit. Frequent customer discount!

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are they both original, grips ect. ,do they have boxes? Is there anything that makes one stand out, like a set of cokes on the early gun? that is a strong asking price, but certainly not unheard of.. good luck, I just got off a 27 binge, two 4" nickle 27-2s and a 6" blued 27-2 and would love to put my hands on a 3.5" gun
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If everything is equal, I would, like choosing a puppy, just buy the one that comes to me. When I pick up a gun, it doesn't take me long to get a feeling for it. One or the other would feel better, to me. (Yes, of course I suppose I have been wrong about this feeling thing a time or two. )

I would not get hung up on the S-serial number. S&W was making good guns before they started putting an S on them, and after they stopped, too. If there is absolutely no other way to differentiate, then, yes, I would buy the S-numbered gun - in my case, purely for sentimental reasons.
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Do a revolver check on both. Check end-shake, barrel-to-cylinder gap, timing, etc. Which has the smoother action in double action and single action? Go from there.
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Do a revolver check on both. Check end-shake, barrel-to-cylinder gap, timing, etc. Which has the smoother action in double action and single action? Go from there.
How about expanding on the suggestions you made......how to evaluate the revolver in those areas. Most of us would appreciate you sharing that info. Thanks
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Do a revolver check on both. Check end-shake, barrel-to-cylinder gap, timing, etc. Which has the smoother action in double action and single action? Go from there.
Good advice. Check the recoil shield also for case marks from them rebounding off of it during recoil, especially at the firing pin hole.
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"They are going for $995"

at those prices I wouldn't get either one of them

on the other hand it that's for the pair, then the short answer is buy both
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I doubt that's for both...
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Those prices seem a wee bit steep.

I picked up a pair of pristine 27-2s, one 3 1/2" and one 5" recently for $1300.

See if you can talk the dealer down some.
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does the one from the 70s have a target trigger & hammer? if it does (as many did) I would jump on the '69 as long as the timing, tightness, and trigger pull all checked out...

I never liked a target trigger on a 3 1/2 inch Model 27, it takes away from it's inherent combat superiority (IMO)

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How about expanding on the suggestions you made......how to evaluate the revolver in those areas. Most of us would appreciate you sharing that info. Thanks
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sorry for the detour. just wanted to help out. try this:

Revolver Checkout Procedure

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