Lou_the_welder
Well-known member
I don't see many posting just how many rounds they put on their scandium frames , so I wanted to give it a go.
After replacing my 627 PC 5" at 11k rounds in two years worth of shooting it as my primary 38/357 8 shot, I would shoot it up against my 327 R8. And almost every time I would notice how accurate and effortless shooting the scandium frame was. It was enough for me to say " Adios!" To the 627 performance center.
Then I started really dedicating the 38/357s on the scandium frame. And keeping my V-comp as a backup. My V-comp; an example of how smith and wesson got it right.
The things I broke:
Ejector rod.
A Utg red dot .
One firing pin.
One worn rebound slide spring.
The things that never broke or malfunctioned:
Frame,trigger, hammer, internal frame components( except for those mentioned above)
Internal lock.
The things I caused: I won't mention. There are threads on them and I don't want to write any more than I have to. They were MY fault and not the guns fault.
Just thought it worth mentioning that both the 627pc and 327 at over 20,000+ rounds, never did I have the internal lock malfunction. As a matter of fact, I still shoot with them. Don't feel the need to disable them. They don't bother me. At all. And on this note, I did do a round count on my lock guns. And just chose a few. For fun. It was 86,000 rounds on just lock guns with no problems. By my estimate, it could have been well over 100,000 , but I only started counting rounds not too long ago. At the recommendation of a friend.
The frame's wear: the recoil shield looks like its taken a beating. As does the outside frame lug that prevents the cylinder from popping out. The front part of the yoke/crane bashing against the frame is visible. As is it visible on regular Revolvers with much use. Trigger stop is visibly trying to dig a hole in the frame. Top part of the inside window looks to appear to have a wear mark, that wasn't caused by this cylinder, but a titanium cylinder that this gun once had in it. I had removed that unoriginal titanium cylinder because I experienced cylinder erosion. Never quite figured out what exactly caused it. And have kept the original cylinder on, nearly all of its life.
My thoughts: I love this gun! It is my choice 38/357 8 shot. If something happened to it. I would replace it; even at today's prices. It is that worth it! I feel this gun can hold up another 10,000 rounds. I'm that confident.
Big thanks to Smith and Wesson customer service/ Support! For when I broke the gun. Did things I shouldn't have to the gun and got it fixed. Or replaced things I messed up on it. I DONT HEAR ENOUGH HOW GREAT THEY ACTUALLY ARE. SMITH AND WESSON CUSTOMER SERVICE GETS A BIG 10/10 OUT OF TEN RATING FROM ME . ☆☆☆☆☆!
Sorry for the bold letters. I just wanted to be absolutely clear.
Pics below. With a Vortex SparcII. Weighing in at 45oz. Total. The optic is heavy at 6 oz. But with the lightweight frame, really easy to shoot with its 2moa dot. The gun by itself only weighs 36 oz.
Feel free to post any high round count scandium frame. And tell us your story so far.
After replacing my 627 PC 5" at 11k rounds in two years worth of shooting it as my primary 38/357 8 shot, I would shoot it up against my 327 R8. And almost every time I would notice how accurate and effortless shooting the scandium frame was. It was enough for me to say " Adios!" To the 627 performance center.
Then I started really dedicating the 38/357s on the scandium frame. And keeping my V-comp as a backup. My V-comp; an example of how smith and wesson got it right.
The things I broke:
Ejector rod.
A Utg red dot .
One firing pin.
One worn rebound slide spring.
The things that never broke or malfunctioned:
Frame,trigger, hammer, internal frame components( except for those mentioned above)
Internal lock.
The things I caused: I won't mention. There are threads on them and I don't want to write any more than I have to. They were MY fault and not the guns fault.
Just thought it worth mentioning that both the 627pc and 327 at over 20,000+ rounds, never did I have the internal lock malfunction. As a matter of fact, I still shoot with them. Don't feel the need to disable them. They don't bother me. At all. And on this note, I did do a round count on my lock guns. And just chose a few. For fun. It was 86,000 rounds on just lock guns with no problems. By my estimate, it could have been well over 100,000 , but I only started counting rounds not too long ago. At the recommendation of a friend.
The frame's wear: the recoil shield looks like its taken a beating. As does the outside frame lug that prevents the cylinder from popping out. The front part of the yoke/crane bashing against the frame is visible. As is it visible on regular Revolvers with much use. Trigger stop is visibly trying to dig a hole in the frame. Top part of the inside window looks to appear to have a wear mark, that wasn't caused by this cylinder, but a titanium cylinder that this gun once had in it. I had removed that unoriginal titanium cylinder because I experienced cylinder erosion. Never quite figured out what exactly caused it. And have kept the original cylinder on, nearly all of its life.
My thoughts: I love this gun! It is my choice 38/357 8 shot. If something happened to it. I would replace it; even at today's prices. It is that worth it! I feel this gun can hold up another 10,000 rounds. I'm that confident.
Big thanks to Smith and Wesson customer service/ Support! For when I broke the gun. Did things I shouldn't have to the gun and got it fixed. Or replaced things I messed up on it. I DONT HEAR ENOUGH HOW GREAT THEY ACTUALLY ARE. SMITH AND WESSON CUSTOMER SERVICE GETS A BIG 10/10 OUT OF TEN RATING FROM ME . ☆☆☆☆☆!
Sorry for the bold letters. I just wanted to be absolutely clear.
Pics below. With a Vortex SparcII. Weighing in at 45oz. Total. The optic is heavy at 6 oz. But with the lightweight frame, really easy to shoot with its 2moa dot. The gun by itself only weighs 36 oz.
Feel free to post any high round count scandium frame. And tell us your story so far.
