What's the difference between the pro series and performance center revolver? Which is better?

The Pro Series guns are factory manufactured with upgraded parts, supposedly under the supervision of the Performance Center. The Performance Center guns are usually considered a little more high end. I have a 627 Pro that I really like, but I just think of it as a factory upgraded gun.

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Performance Center firearms are manufactured in the PC from frame to finish. It is done on their mills with tooling that is replaced more frequently than what is done in a production environment. Even though model numbers may be the same PC Vs.Production, milling specification might not be. PC firearms have many features not on production guns. This makes them expensive.

The idea behind the PRO series was to offer some of the PCs innovations without the full PC cost.

So frames produced on the production floor get a feature or two or more that were previously only available on a PC firearm. The PRO series is a blending of Production and Performance Center

Personally I believe that the Performance Center offering are worth every penny.



















I do own several of the Pro series as well. Mostly because of their configuration. The Model 60 Pro is a great little kit gun. The 640 pro is a wonderful pocket pistol and so on.

About $300 dollars ?
(Sorry, had to say it!)

Both excellent with the more costly one closer to a hand built / custom gun from the factory.

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I own 2 Pro Series: a 625JM and a 686SSR. Magnificent. If the PC guns are better than my 2, they must indeed be superb.

I have a few Pro series: 60 Pro, 625JM, 627 Pro, & 632 Pro. All were bought new - and delivered perfect, save the 625JM's sharp edged grooves on the trigger's face - easily eased with a strip of emery cloth. My two 2 5/8" PC627 UDR's, also bought new and from the 2010 production, each came with poorly fitting Eagle boot grips and their front sights were way off - all the way to the left of the dovetails (For shooting around corners??). They functioned great - but no S&W should be sent out the door like these, much less a well hyped PC product. For my money, if the Pro Series makes what you want, why spend the extra moola?

To defend the PC guns - I centered the sights and both guns were within 1-2 clicks of 'on' - and S&W did get me a later set of Eagle boots that fit - then I found other better fitting PC shop grips.

Stainz

Can you tell me what those features may be? I recently purchased a 627 Pro and honestly don't know exactly how it differs from a production gun.

My 627PC sights were right on the money right out of the box; I never had to adjust them at all.

But come to think of it, the sights on my 625JM were too.

Guess I was just lucky.

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