The 357 Magnum 3 1/2" and 5" Reintroduction 27-5, bought one of each

blackdeuce · Jun 8, 2025

The 3 1/2" and 5" barrels were reintroduced as 27-5 in 1991. Morado wood target grips. Production run of 1500. I don't know if that's the total for both barrel lengths or if there were 1500 of each. Anybody know?

Found these with a 5 inch nickel 27-2. So, I bought them all (my wallet says ouch).

I know they aren't P&R, but still nice guns. Anyone else have these?

wcat94 · Jun 8, 2025

This 8 3/8 is a 27-5, the last of the long barrel 27's before being discontinued.
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RT44nut · Monday at 7:07 AM

Very nice. From what I’ve read, there were only 1500 in this short run and when one comes along, it brings a premium. To get one of both is awesome. Looks like they were shipped 17 days apart.

blackdeuce · Monday at 2:44 PM

wcat94 said:
This 8 3/8 is a 27-5, the last of the long barrel 27's before being discontinued.
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Very nice.

ptgarcia · Tuesday at 1:08 PM

In profile I don't think there is a better looking gun than the 5". I'd be beyond excited to have this collection.

65-2x2 · Tuesday at 1:09 PM

Outstanding! Congrats!

YeshuaIsa53 · Tuesday at 1:32 PM

What a fantastic find.

The Gila Bender · Wednesday at 10:12 AM

My 27-5 sn BHF38xx (1991, not lettered) was acquired in February 2021 from a Forum member. Glad to have it!

boykinlp · Thursday at 4:53 PM

blackdeuce said:
The 3 1/2" and 5" barrels were reintroduced as 27-5 in 1991. Morado wood target grips. Production run of 1500. I don't know if that's the total for both barrel lengths or if there were 1500 of each. Anybody know?

Found these with a 5 inch nickel 27-2. So, I bought them all (my wallet says ouch).

I know they aren't P&R, but still nice guns. Anyone else have these?

Beautiful guns…..ALL! I am not an expert in wood types. Are you sure the grips are made from Morado wood? I would have guessed Goncalo Alves. Thanks for sharing.
Larry

SixgunFife · Thursday at 4:55 PM

Well-done! I only recently read about this special run of 27s and would be happy to own either / both. Congratulations!

blackdeuce · Thursday at 7:16 PM

boykinlp said:
Beautiful guns…..ALL! I am not an expert in wood types. Are you sure the grips are made from Morado wood? I would have guessed Goncalo Alves. Thanks for sharing.
Larry

I'm no wood expert, either. I took that from the 5th edition of SCSW.

Thank you for the comments.

bobsguns · Thursday at 8:20 PM

I would soak my head in gasoline & run through a meth lab for a 3-1/2".

bph9 · Friday at 1:29 PM

One of the dumbest moves Smith ever made was discontinuing the 8 3/8 inch revovlers. It could not have been from lack of sales. Probably they wanted to build only the most popular barrel lengths.

Ameshawki · Friday at 2:52 PM

bph9 said:
One of the dumbest moves Smith ever made was discontinuing the 8 3/8 inch revovlers. It could not have been from lack of sales. Probably they wanted to build only the most popular barrel lengths.

I seriously doubt they were selling well at all. I don't know a soul with an 8 3/8 anything.

Tom S. · Friday at 5:16 PM

Ameshawki said:
I seriously doubt they were selling well at all. I don't know a soul with an 8 3/8 anything.

I have a few including a 686 no dash. A friend of mine said he wondered why on earth I bought it until he saw the groups it produced.

IIRC, this was 10 shots, around 20 yards, offhand using SWC's.

bobsguns · 2025-06-14T11:15:44-0400

Ameshawki said:
I seriously doubt they were selling well at all. I don't know a soul with an 8 3/8 anything.

Over here.

I own an 8" Model 14 & Model 17. Used to have a Model 29 10-5/8" but I traded it in.

mag318 · 2025-06-14T22:37:14-0400

Even as late as 1991 S&W still knew how to built a quality revolver and yours are beautiful. What they're churning out today can't compare.

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