They are just plain bad to the bone, plus beautiful in the looks department. I prefer a K frame for packing and shooting but the N frame 27 handles magnums with ease and like most of the short barreled Smiths are very accurate. The older models blow away the IL models in the looks department IMO.
They are the finest looking S&W's ever to leave the factory IMO. Some real beauties posted here. Mines shooter grade and will easily shoot a 2" group all day at 25 yards if I lay off the coffee
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