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Forgive my stupidity!
what do they call the barrels with the flat sides that i have seen on some of the model 60's also what all models are they available on? sorry but new to the smith revolvers but am at seven and building!
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03-06-2013, 09:19 PM
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The only thing I've seen them called is slab sided. I don't know all the models.
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03-06-2013, 09:23 PM
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"Slab Side" or "Slab-Sided" is the general term.
Here is a 686SSR (Stock Service Revolver). I don't know how many Smiths are available with this barrel profile, though.
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03-06-2013, 09:39 PM
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I don't know how many Smiths are available with this barrel profile, though.
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Any are too many.
I am sorry - I just find the slab sided barrel to be an abomination. It is revolting.
Its contours do not match the frame. Remember when S&W took so much care to match its barrel contours to the frame that it would bevel the frame edges on the Combat Masterpiece so that the frame would match with the tapered barrel? Now, it just doesn't seem to matter. Barrels with every conceivable profile are just screwed on the frames.
To my admittedly old eyes, these new performance center profile guns are just wrong.
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03-06-2013, 11:08 PM
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The Masterpiece was just that. The slab side is also just that.
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03-06-2013, 11:40 PM
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Any are too many.
Remember when S&W took so much care to match its barrel contours to the frame that it would bevel the frame edges on the Combat Masterpiece so that the frame would match with the tapered barrel?
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Even my 1966 10-5 with the pinned, tapered barrel exemplifies what you're talking about, though not as beautifully as the lovely 15-8 I gave my son.
Is there any functional reason for the slab barrel, or is it simply for a perceived coolness? I don't get it.
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Even my 1966 10-5 with the pinned, tapered barrel exemplifies what you're talking about, though not as beautifully as the lovely 15-8 I gave my son.
Is there any functional reason for the slab barrel, or is it simply for a perceived coolness? I don't get it.
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I've got to admit I don't get it either. I'm with Shawn. To me they are an abomination.
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03-07-2013, 12:45 AM
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Wow, no shortage of opinions on the flat side barrels. My 627 Pro has one, and I like it. As for why S&W did it, I have no idea. Maybe the marketing types would say something like to reduce the weight in order to improve the balance, but I suspect it was just marketing to offer something "new." Doesn't matter to me, I like the way mine looks. Like shooting it even better.
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what do they call the barrels with the flat sides that i have seen on some of the model 60's also what all models are they available on? sorry but new to the smith revolvers but am at seven and building!
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Remember, you will get many different opinions about any firearm being discussed. Bottom line, what do you like.
Although I do not own the Pro Model 60, I think it is a really nice looking J frame. I do own a Model 60 3 inch Hi viz.
Good luck with your selection.
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I remember when custom gunsmiths would rebarrel a Smith with a larger diameter " target " barrel, a few left it heavy bbl. style but most slabed the excess off the sides of the barrel. I seem to remember Jim Clark , Clarks Custom Guns, doing his Custom Combat Conversion that featured a Douglas bull barrel and could be had full diameter or slabsided...
I am sure they still offer the conversion, I just can't remember what year all this started. Now the factories offer them right off the shelf. Clark's conversions looked really good , the old master knew what " good looking" was .
Gary
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I like both conventional barrel models and the slab sides, variety is the spice of life as is often said. Don
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03-07-2013, 01:59 PM
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I was under the impression that the slab sides allowed you to place the barrel against your "cover" to help provide stability when shooting in such matches.
I could be wrong, I was once before.
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just plain wrong..............uuuuuuggggggglllllleeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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I have a PC627, PC 625 and a pro 60. Love the look of the slab side and tapered underlug but then I do like skinny women with small breast so what do I know.
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What's the purpose of a slab sided barrel other than a marketing ploy because some designer thinks they look cool ??
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I prefer the traditional rounded barrel profile, but I don't mind the flat sided look. If I may take a stab at the reason that they do it, maybe it's to give the purchaser of a PC model with the flat sides more of a tangible explanation as to why these guns cost more than a standard one. Perhaps if they can "see it as well as feel it", it may make it seem more legit. Just a guess...
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I have a PC627, PC 625 and a pro 60. Love the look of the slab side and tapered underlug but then I do like skinny women with small breast so what do I know.
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I share your taste in women, but not barrel design. On the other hand, I'm 75, ugly enough to curdle paint thinner, and living on Social Security, so my taste in both areas is pretty much moot...
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