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Old 11-11-2011, 06:36 PM
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So I e-mailed S&W Customer Service a couple of days ago regarding getting a second Perf Ctr 627 (2.625" barreled UDR) but this time with a fluted cylinder.

S&W says: "You will have to purchase the 627 with the un-fluted cylinder and then send the gun into us for a cylinder replacement. I would guess the cost of a new cylinder and installation would be around $125.00. Regards, Steve Customer Service 1-800-331-0852 Ext. 4125."

Any reason I should not do this?

Thanks for any advice.

P.S., my plan is to get the second weapon in, then see which of the two could benefit the most from a Performance Center action job, and send that weapon in for the fluted cylinder and the action job.

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Not if it makes you happy. I have spent extra money to devalue my guns too...
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That's gonna look good with the flutes...
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Not if it makes you happy. I have spent extra money to devalue my guns too...
Well they're going to send the original unfluted cylinder back to me since I purchased a second one right?
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Old 11-12-2011, 02:05 AM
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why don't you go here and buy it and do it yourselfCylinder Assy., .357 Mag., 8-Shot, Nkl, Polished, Fluted, Chamfered Charge Holes
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'Nkl'? It should be SS!

For a few bucks more, I'd send it 'home' for the cylinder. Not sure about the need for a trigger job. My first UDR, bought new 4/2010, got my usual cleanup and lightened Wolff springs. My second one, bought new 10/2000, was left 'as-is' - and, today, is indistinguishable, DA pull-wise, from the first one - save one difference. It'll pop any primer, while the first one only pops Federal primers 100%. I'd shoot the one you want to modify a bit before you opt for a trigger job - the PC Shop guns really are a bit 'special'.

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PS Eastwood's character wasn't known for his marksmanship with his UDR in 'Blood Work'.
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I have two of these now, both of recent production and sporting unfluted cylinders. I tend to avoid fluted cylinders on shorter-barrel N-frames because every fractional reduction in mass has the potential to delay target reacquisition when shooting hot loads -- or even medium loads for shooters with small hands and low arm mass.

Yes, flutes may look better. But there's a reason S&W calls their premium handgun division the Performance Center and not the Design Center.

Don't even get me started on Titanium N-frames.
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I sent my original "Bloodwork" gun back for a fluted cylinder a couple of years ago. It cost $214 including shipping back to me. They also sent the old cylinder back. It would not fit back on the yoke without some tweeking so I left it alone. I would suggest that you request a new cylinder with it's own fitted yoke and keep the original cylinder with it's own yoke. It surely won't cost that much more. I much prefer the fluted cylinder.
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