8 shot revolver thread...

[GunarSailors]

Let's see those pictures of your 8 shot revolvers. Thank you to all.

Here is my Model 27-8 with an 8 shot cylinder and a 5 inch barrel. It is a Performance Center gun, and was distributed by Lew Horton in 2007. There were only 258 made and mine is #132. I am in love with this gun, and am amazed at how well the sights line up. The charging holes are chamfered and it's cut for use with or without moonclips. A very nice touch, I have to say. The checkered topstrap is not as cool as it used to be, but cool nonetheless.
I put these Culina, English Walnut, Coke profile, Exhibition Grade, checkered targets on it. I changed the rear sight blade to a shorter .146 for Dead Center Hold instead of the factory 6 O'clock Hold. I also removed the lock mechanism and installed The Plug. I doubt I will ever need to buy another newer S&W in .357 Magnum because simply I don't think I can do much better than what they did here with this one.

 

[Cal44]

OK, here is mine:

627PC

 

[davetnitro]

OK, here is mine

 

[jughed440]

 

[AzShooter]

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y298/AzShooter/929 with Leupold.jpg

Here's my new 929

 

[SLT223]

Here's seldom seen SKU 163357 Non-Pro Series 627 8 shot revolver. These had a rather short production run. I think it was only in the 2008 catalog.

 

[Pizza Bob]

I'll play: 627-4 .38 Super

Adios,

Pizza Bob

 

[jack the toad]

Sorry, no pics (I'm working on it) but honorable mention for the 4" M27-7 I picked up a few months ago. It's a no-lock PC gun and is #24 of only 100 produced. There were also only 100 similar 6" models and I much prefer the 4" but would like to have #24 in 6" to keep mine company.
And not to hijack but then find a no-lock 627 UDR and my 8-shot itch will have been scratched.

 

[bigtubby]

Here's Mine, 327 Night Guard a pair of -3 V Comps and R-8

 

[TAROMAN]

TRR8 here.

 

[colt_saa]

There were also only 100 similar 6" models and I much prefer the 4" but would like to have #24 in 6" to keep mine company.

Actually the longer barreled model 27 offering from Bangers back in 2000 was 6 1/2", not 6"

 

[ColbyBruce]

Does my S&W 317 count?

 

[Nedroe]

My Only One.......

is this 327PD

It's a fine shooter


Ned

 

[jack the toad]

Actually the longer barreled model 27 offering from Bangers back in 2000 was 6 1/2", not 6"

Not to hijack but you're right. My mistake.
Regardless, I'd like to have #24 in 6.5".

 

[calmex]

Here's mine.

When I broke my collarbone last year I had a lot of time to sit around and just look at guns. Unfortunately, it was my right-side collarbone and I am right-handed. For the 6 weeks I was wrapped up, I decided to polish the flats with Mother's Mag and leave the round parts in their sandblasted finish.



I don't use it much as Mexican Practical Competition is mainly revolvers, and that means 6-shot revolvers. The 7 and 8 shooters are practically non-existant down here and since there's no easy way to get them it would simply be unfair to allow them the advantage they hold against their 6-shot counterparts. In any event, most competition rules (IPSC, IDPA, PPC, NRA Action) limit them to 6 shots before the reload anyway.

We do allow the higher-cap revolvers to compete using full-capacity in the "unlimited class" in bowling pin matches but in any decent pin match if you've not done the job in 6 shots you're probably not going to win anything anyway because there's too many other shooters around who can do what needs to be done with 5 or 6 shots who will take all the trophies that are on the table.



...and a shot of the 627 with the second-last NRM is almost obligatory.

 

[NOTREDAME]

8 shot

 

[colt_saa]

I love the 8 shot, 357 Magnum concept.

Back in 1996 when it leaked out the Lew Horton was going to have Smith and Wesson make these odd wheel guns for the upcoming SHOT Show I was excited. I called and asked that they send me #357. I have always liked serial numbers.

What I was told is that 300 were being produced and that was it. So I had #27 sent instead. It arrived in June. That is the revolver in the top left of this image.

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Not too long after getting #27 I got a call from Lew Horton asking if I was still interested in having #357. It turns out that this was the fastest selling Distributor Exclusive they ever had. So in September #357 arrived. That is the revolver in the upper right of the above photo.

The rest as they say is History. Thanks to Lew Horton, that model has been in continuous production for 19 years now and we have had dozens of variation on it over the years.

But these were stainless and the top straps were uncheckered. So in 2000 Bangers produced 4" and 6 1/2" model 27s complete with proper top straps. When I learned of these I was too late to have both barrel lengths in #27. One had already been sold. #357 was out of the picture because only 100 of each were being produced. So I settles on a number with no meaning, but they were the same.

In 2001 Bangers was supposed to follow up with 3 1/2" and 5" 27s. It is very sketchy why this did not happen.

However in 2006, Lew Horton picked up the ball and gave us blue Registered Magnums in 3 1/2" and 5". Yes I bought the same serial numbers as the Bangers guns.

2007 saw Lew Horton release the Registered Magnums in Nickel. Naturally I had to add those as well

Here is a complete set, one of each 8 shot, 357 Magnum model 27 configuration that has ever been produced. All six have the number. None of these have been fired since leaving the factory (I have other non-matching that I do shoot).

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There have been many others along the way

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There are more to photograph and more still to buy

And I have to include my little 8 shot revolver as well

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[jdh]

Crappy cell phone pic follows:

 

[Bullet Bob]

627 V-comp:

 

[jughed440]

Actually the longer barreled model 27 offering from Bangers back in 2000 was 6 1/2", not 6"

There was also a 1/200 6 1/2" PC627. And I once had one!!....dammit!!

Oh well..it is now in good hands!