My New Critter - 627 Snubby

[exfebee]

Well, we did it. The other day i went down to my local Gun Dealer & picked up a brand new 627 PC 8 shot N-Frame snubby. The Boot grips were a little small for my big hands so called S&W. Got the Grips which comes with the 5" 627. Lot better feel. My Ring & Little finger were just hanging off the Boot Grips. Now I can wrap the whole hand around the grip. If you're interested in the grip it is S&W SKU number: 414170000, and ran $49.00 from S&W. The S&W Logo seems like its burned into the wood. Then got into the IL. I really don't like the IL. Ordered "The Plug" from our friend John aka Bullseye Smith. Did a "lockadectme " and "Plug implant". Worst part was getting the 3 side plate screws off. S&W must have had a gorilla tighten them up at the factory. Got 'er back together & cranked off 50 rounds of Winchester 145 gr Silvertip HP 357 Magnums through it. The 627 snubby just didn't kick like my L-Frame 686 snubby on recoil. Guess it was the heavier N-Frame. Real good shooter. One of our forum friends "Cocked & Locked" here suggested the 5-Star Speedloaders. Lots of rounds, but they work excellent & the rounds stay in there well. The speedloaders are around $25.00 each. Saw where Thunder Ranch also has them, but they want $60.00 per speedloader. Too much. Heres a couple pictures of the new critter.
Thanks for looking.
Carl

 

[Cashdog]

Very nice! I've been leaning towards picking one of these up, but I can't seem to get my hands on one locally.

 

[exfebee]

Yes, they're kinda hard to find. We have 3 gun stores here in town & none of them had them. They said even their distributors didn't have any. So started looking at various S&W Dealers. Called the Village Pawn & Gun Shop in Wadesboro, NC. They have several. The 627, 629 & that one in 41 caliber in stock. Sent them a check & they shipped it down here to my local Dealer.
Carl

 

[lemeni]

That is a gorgeous gun! How did you manage to get one with a fluted cylinder, though? I thought the new ones all came unfluted???

 

[S&W-Keeper]

Your 627 sure does have a lot of holes in the cylinder, I don't think that I can count that high. Very nice.

 

[SaberOne]

Very interesting indeed! Is that an alloy & sleeved barrel?

 

[jessegpresley]

I just ordered one of these! I also like those grips, and wondered about them because I saw some 327 PCs with them and some with Ahrends. I'll have to order some form S&W, thanks for providing the serial number.

And if there are any other poor unfortunate forum members from California, this is headed it's way to our safe handgun list.

 

[lemeni]

And if there are any other poor unfortunate forum members from California, this is headed it's way to our safe handgun list.

Where did you learn that? I emailed S&W a couple weeks ago about this specific model and any plans they had to get it on the CA roster; their email reply stated:

"Because it's a performance center gun it might not be submitted
Depends on sales"

 

[flgolfer29]

nice looking snubby Carl !!!

 

[DCWilson]

And if there are any other poor unfortunate forum members from California, this is headed it's way to our safe handgun list.

All right! I've been wondering how I could get one of these. Best news on the California gun front I have heard in a long time.

EDITED TO ADD: Aha! Lemeni's post popped up before I finished typing mine. I'll be glad of any further info on this model with respect to its CA availability.

 

[exfebee]

lemeni,

Well, they had both the fluted & unfluted cylinders up there & i said "ship me the fluted one".

SaberOne,

It is a sleeve over the barrel. Haven't taken it apart yet, but would guess its a steel barrel. I don't really know. Heres a pic up close of the barrel front & you can see the inside barrel.

For Sheriff Tom who PM'ed me, heres a pic of that Speedloader. The company says its made of aircraft aluminum. Heres the link to their website: http://www.5starfirearms.com/index.html
And heres a pic of the Speedloader. I haven't found a Speedloader pouch yet thats OK. Don't go with the 5-Star pouch. Its tooo Big. Been talking with David Bullard & he says he can make a holster for the 627 snubby. But he has a 10-12 week time span.

 

[jessegpresley]

lemeni and DCWilson,

I called S&W and was told the 627 and 629 snub nosed PCs had been submitted but the gentleman who answered the phone didn't know when they'd be added to the list. He said that it's not a "first in first out" set up there at the CA DOJ.

So next I called the CA DOJ. They were very friendly. She first came back and said she didn't see anything coming down the pipe, and that she'd call her person at S&W. I called again the next day and she said they were in fact headed our way, and she didn't know a date but said probably in a month or so. Unfortunately the 586 L Comp is not planned to be submitted.

So I went ahead and ordered one for $885. That's all I know, but I put my money down because these things are gonna disappear the second it gets on the list. They already seem to be drying up.

exfebee,

Maybe they ran out of unfluted cylinders and did a few with fluted? Ironically, Clint's 627 in Bloodwork is fluted.

 

[bamabiker]

exfebee, that's not a critter, that's a critter getter. And a fine one at that.
While I do not like the S&W lock and a lot of the new S&W guns this one is pulling my chain. If I find one with the fluted cylinder that may be too much temptation.
By the way, very nice pictures.

 

[Nightowl]

esfebee: That is like the crown on all the PC slabside guns that I have seen. The two piece system has a kind of button on the end in the pictures that I have seen. I think that is a one piece barrel.

 

[MgoBlue]

but . . . why the speedloader at all? Your 327 PC has the capability of carrying your 8 rounds in moon clips!

 

[Bullseye Smith]

Hey Carl,
By the picture the special order "PLUG" matches good. Plus the clip is alot easier to put in and stay in. Very nice gun, when I get back to work I will have to get one.

 

[cobra44]

This is the first one of these from the latest run that I have seen with a unfluted cylinder.
I like the new grips that you put on it.

 

[AzShooter]

Beautiful example of the Performance Center's work. Love those speedloaders, especially if you are going to be carrying your spare ammo in your pocket.

Moon clips are great but it doesn't take much to bend them.

 

[adweisbe]

but . . . why the speedloader at all? Your 327 PC has the capability of carrying your 8 rounds in moon clips!

Moon clips don't pocket carry or even carry as well. Especially the thinner .38 moon clips.

 

[Cocked & Locked]

lookin' good

You done good Carl! Nice looking plus you've got the fluted cylinder (no fair.) Once you got the .357 Mag 8X urge you got it all together quickly!

I'm thinking these have a solid one piece barrel and not a sleeved one. Mine appears that way...I could be wrong.