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Model 28-2, 5 inch barrel
I like the 5 inch barrels on S&W's and wish they would have made them a standard length. I decided to have Dave Chicoine take my 6" model 28-2 barrel and cut it down to 5 inches, using the original front sight, and installing a red insert into it. I received some photos of the cut down barrel from him today, and all that needs to be done is for him to cast the insert.
I will post photos of the gun when I get the barrel back and install it, but for now here are photos of the barrel.
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That's a gun S&W shoulda made.
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I like it, too.
Now stand by for the expressions of shock that you would dare defile that collectors item and deprive generations to come of the opportunity to own it unmolested.
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More power to you! Get that 28 set up the way you want it and shoot the hound out of it!
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What would this cost to have my 6" barrel done up like that?
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I like it, too.
Now stand by for the expressions of shock that you would dare defile that collectors item and deprive generations to come of the opportunity to own it unmolested.
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Meh, there's plenty of 28-2's floating around, so it doesn't matter.
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What would this cost to have my 6" barrel done up like that?
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It was just under $300.00.
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Nice.
Just as soon as I have the extra funds, I intend to purchase a second 6 inch 28-2 and send the pair to Dave for the same treatment.
Did you send the whole gun or just the barrel?
What's the cost either way?
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Nice.
Just as soon as I have the extra funds, I intend to purchase a second 6 inch 28-2 and send the pair to Dave for the same treatment.
Did you send the whole gun or just the barrel?
What's the cost either way?
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Look at the post above yours for cost. I only sent the barrel.
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Look at the post above yours for cost. I only sent the barrel.
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Thanks.
Must've been typing while you were postin...
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I think it would be cheaper to just buy a 5" M27, no? That would also give you a deluxe, top of the line revolver rather than a rebuilt economy model with WAY too much invested in it.
But that's just me.
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Whack away on that 6" 28, they were the bottom of the bbl at S&W anyway. Whoever said that the 5" 28 should have been standardized was more than correct. Nice set up on that 28. Good balance and easy to carry including wearing a holster in a car.
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I think it would be cheaper to just buy a 5" M27, no? That would also give you a deluxe, top of the line revolver rather than a rebuilt economy model with WAY too much invested in it.
But that's just me.
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Cheaper? Maybe, but I don't think I have that much invested in it, I already have a 5" Model 27, and It's my money, so I'll do with it as I please.
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Here's mine......
a 28-2, cut to 5", with action job, and conversion to 45acp by Hamilton Bowen, 45lc cylinder added by me. 28's are great for tinkerin'.
15 yds with 45acp
15 yards with my 45lc cylinder POI shifted 3" left but the group tightened up. 4 of these 5 rounds can be covered with a quarter, all with a silver dollar. Pretty sure the flyer was my fault. So were the 4.
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At the risk of hijacking, did S&W ever make a Model 29 with a 5" barrel?
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There were approx. 450 Model 29's made with a 5 inch barrel and are highly sought after.
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"...and It's my money, so I'll do with it as I please."
Absolutely.
But I don't get it. if you HAVE a 5" M27, what is the point of building an expensive 28? Sounds like the point of the exercise is simply to spend money. But as you noted, it's YOUR money...
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"...and It's my money, so I'll do with it as I please."
Absolutely.
But I don't get it. if you HAVE a 5" M27, what is the point of building an expensive 28? Sounds like the point of the exercise is simply to spend money. But as you noted, it's YOUR money...
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Not really. I just thought it would be neat to have a 5 inch 28, as I like that length. My original plan was to have a 4", 5", and a 6" Model 28's, but I decided that the 4" and 5" will be enough. Another reason, is that I have not shot the Model 27 since obtaining it, due to its condition, and I certainly won't be afraid to shoot the 28.
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Well, when you say you have a 27 but won't shoot it you lose me. I see no point in leaving a gun in pristine condition locked in the safe. Apparently that brings joy to some but not to me. I shoot my guns. Anyone who wants my guns when I'm dead will be getting them in well used condition.
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Well, when you say you have a 27 but won't shoot it you lose me. I see no point in leaving a gun in pristine condition locked in the safe. Apparently that brings joy to some but not to me. I shoot my guns. Anyone who wants my guns when I'm dead will be getting them in well used condition.
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And some folks enjoy fondling mint-condition firearms, and keeping them pristine. To each their own, eh?
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Bill, I like the idea. It will be a mighty fine shooter when completed.
And for the record, I dont know why some people have to pick and prod at other's ideas/actions/decisions. Yes, you could get a shooter grade 5" 27 (if you could find one), or simply shoot the mint one you have at home, but YOU decided to keep your 27 unfired and to have some fun and do a project; making a 5" Highway Patrolman. It was YOUR idea. That's fine by me, I dont know why other's are bothered by someone elses decisions.
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Bill, Have at it. I like your idea and may do the same with my 28-2. I would rather have blue steel in my hand any day as a wad of Ben Franklins. Looking forward to see it when finished.
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Bill, I like the idea. It will be a mighty fine shooter when completed.
And for the record, I dont know why some people have to pick and prod at other's ideas/actions/decisions. Yes, you could get a shooter grade 5" 27 (if you could find one), or simply shoot the mint one you have at home, but YOU decided to keep your 27 unfired and to have some fun and do a project; making a 5" Highway Patrolman. It was YOUR idea. That's fine by me, I dont know why other's are bothered by someone elses decisions.
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Because some people are so miserable in their own skin, they need to try to make anyone else unhappy too. They can't STAND anyone having FUN, doing what THEY want with THEIR money.
I guess the SOME PEOPLE would pee pee on MY parade too for the model 28 I had made 44 Mag and Blued the whole gun.
Misery LOVES company, so don't expect any changes in SOME PEOPLE anytime soon.
To the OP--------- Have fun with that. Post pics when done. Maybe SOME PEOPLE won't urinate all over your parade. I know *I* won't.
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I'm not sweating the less than agreeable reaction to my project. After all, it is Saxon Pig, whom I regard as one of the Forum's curmudgeons. No harm, no foul.
I explained my reasons for the project and I'm glad to see that others do the same with their guns too. We all travel different roads to get somewhere.
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To each their own.
If it makes YOU happy thats all that counts......
Just like paying more than some folks think you should for a particular piece,
if YOUR good with, that's the main event.
And I think that losing the purchase of a very nice gun that I want over $25 is more than insane.... But I have seen it happen more than once.
Go for it Bill
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I want to do this. Guess I need to find a 6" or longer barrel suitable to cut down.
Great thread!
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A french smith is building for me a model "520-like" from a classic model 22 of 1917 (new edition) and model 27 barrel and cylinder. The 6" barrel will be cut at 5". Is it a sin ?
The barrel (5,5") and the cylinder of this model 22 will be installed on my classic model 21 (.44 special), as I wouldn't own a .45 acp revolver any longer (I own 2 models 29 and a 1950 Target, so I still can shoot the .44 special round)...
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Bill, I like the idea. It will be a mighty fine shooter when completed.
And for the record, I dont know why some people have to pick and prod at other's ideas/actions/decisions. That's fine by me, I dont know why other's are bothered by someone elses decisions.
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It's because SOME people have a hugely-inflated perception of the value of their own opinion.
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LOL do you think the guys supplying the Chargers for the Dukes of Hazard show thought the same thing?
Either way that is pretty slick.
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All that I ask is that you bring it to the next get together so I can fingerprint it up a bit. It will be a great handling 28 when your done and if you get tired of it someday I doubt it will be hard to move.
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All that I ask is that you bring it to the next get together so I can fingerprint it up a bit. It will be a great handling 28 when your done and if you get tired of it someday I doubt it will be hard to move.
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Keith, I will definitely bring it to our next meet, and you can handle it all you want. I will keep an eye on you though, and will have guards posted at the doors, in case, well you know.
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This is a man who knows what he wants. I am thinking I'll do the same if the situation presents itself. A 28 with a 5 inch barrel would suit me nicely.
Excellent work!
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3 1/2" Model 28....keep on tinkerin'!
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Bill, can't wait to see you're gun in the fall at the NE Ohio Bunch. What a perfect project. I'll hire some police to guard the door!!! I must be half off my rocker cause I gave Andy Horvath a 17-2 and will get back a .32 long. I also had the barrel cut ( DRUM ROLL NEEDED) to 5" with a Weigand interchangable front sight base. Hmmm. Keith's exhibition English walnut Roper grips are waiting for the gun. I'm so excited that I'm afraid I'll wet my pants when it all comes together. Oh yea, I like personalized guns and I love to throw five dollar bills out the car window. Larry
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Great project and a fun way to spend money.
I like doing oddball things too, and LOVE 5 inch guns, so a 5 inch 28 seems just right!
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Bill, can't wait to see you're gun in the fall at the NE Ohio Bunch. What a perfect project. I'll hire some police to guard the door!!! I must be half off my rocker cause I gave Andy Horvath a 17-2 and will get back a .32 long. I also had the barrel cut ( DRUM ROLL NEEDED) to 5" with a Weigand interchangable front sight base. Hmmm. Keith's exhibition English walnut Roper grips are waiting for the gun. I'm so excited that I'm afraid I'll wet my pants when it all comes together. Oh yea, I like personalized guns and I love to throw five dollar bills out the car window. Larry
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Hey Bill, it would look awsome with a set of his grips on it. It deserves a set of KB grips. Larry
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Got my barrel back from Dave Chicoine today and installed it. I'm extremely happy with the way it came out, and will go to the range tomorrow to shoot it.
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Nice gun bg. You did well with the new 5'' and l personally like the length. l missed 5'' MOD 27 barrel on a net auction recently that sold dirt cheap. Putting a 5'' 27 barrel on a 28 could possibly bring on charges of Heresy and burning at the stake tho
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As the local curmudgeon with a hugely inflated perception of my own self-value who is miserable in my own skin I am curious as to how much you wound up investing in this project. Care to share?
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The project cost me under $300.00, not including the gun itself. It's what I wanted, so the cost to have the barrel done is irrelevant to me. Since I removed the barrel from the gun and re-installed it, cost for that was only my time.
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It saves a bunch if you can swap the barrel yourself (I did it once).
You did do it pretty cheaply.
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Great and worthy project, and elicits my envy.
I'm gonna keep pretending my 4" M28 is an inch longer.
Women have told me that this is common anyway......
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09-20-2012, 07:52 AM
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A very nicely done project. The 5 inch barrel is just about the perfect balance of sight radius and velocity Vs. handling and ease of carry. I have 4 and 6 inch 28's and a high shooter grade 5 inch 27. The 5 inch 27 is the best handling of the bunch.
There are enough 6 inch M28-2's still out there, altering one shouldn't cause a disturbance in the Force. Well, I think if he'd put a Pitcatinny rail on it, pink Cerrocoat and a set of the old camo Pachmayer rubbers, there would be issues with the force!(Man, I just made myself sick with that image!)
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09-20-2012, 08:24 AM
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The 5" guns without the full underlug do balance very nicely...especially the tapered ones. A Pre-24 5" with factory letter just sold on GunBroker for $5600 two days ago... I knew a couple of officers with Dallas PD who carried 5" 29s.
Always wanted a 5" 57 and last year had a retired local smith who trained at S&W cut down a damaged 1964 to match my 4" and 6" 1964s...he did a nice job on the end of barrel radius so it looks factory.
Nice job on the 28...
...and of course if S&W had made their guns in 3", 5" and 7.5" we would all be asking for 4s and 6s....human nature....
Bob
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09-20-2012, 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by SaxonPig
I think it would be cheaper to just buy a 5" M27, no? That would also give you a deluxe, top of the line revolver rather than a rebuilt economy model with WAY too much invested in it.
But that's just me.
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