Affinity for the model 27/28

[dplev4]

I do not post very often, but I have a Model 28-2 4". I am bow hunter and carry due increased cougar activity where I hunt. I just prefer the feel, durability and consistency of the 28-2 when I shoot. .357 is just a great caliber for the woods. It will take care of bear, cougar and two-legged varmints. I used to carry a Model 66 but it was a little light for me and I did not shoot it as well. I switched to a Glock 20 to have a few more rounds and I am happy with it. Accurate and lots of rounds.

However, I am back to the 28-2 for my woods carry and honestly have not found anything I like as much. These are just solid and reliable revolvers.

 

[mdf9183]

Carried a 4 in. 27 for several years as a duty gun. A fine piece of weaponry.

 

[cmansguns]

Hate-em; Can't stand-em, just toss them in the safe to collect dust!

Sure wouldn't want anything like posted above by others hanging around my safe.

"Someone" (I suspect wife, sons, daughters, DIL's, SIL's, grandkids, neighbors, passing hobo's...) seems to have dumped a couple off at my place so naturally...had to stuff a few rounds down the pipe(s).

That was maybe 1000 to 2000 rounds ago.....ain't gonna get em away from me now!!!!

 

[Narragansett]

Who doesn't like model 28's?

So that is where they all are

 

[Narragansett]

Gee Carter, I guess you are getting your answer .

N frames are a bit heavier, but they are the backbone of S&W firearms. Powerful, accurate, well made, and versatile.

You fixed the sight for me on the one with the screwdrivers in the pic

 

[armorer951]

Perhaps if I could only find an affordable shooter or "project" model, as some call them, I'd be a convert. Couldn't possibly afford one similar to the samples shown in the previous posts. As a retired LEO, I have no disposable income.....what little income I had was disposed of a long time ago!

Thanks to everyone for their comments on these fine N-frames. I have to admit, they are beautiful examples of S&W engineering.

 

[muddocktor]

If you look around, you might find a good deal on a 28 then. Maybe get a "finish challenged" one that is mechanically in good shape. I bought 2 model 28-2's in December off GB; the 4" was $600 plus shipping and the 6" was $625 plus shipping. This is what they look like nowadays. I did buy a set of retro target Ahrends grips of the 4", as I don't like the feel of the Pach rubber grips that came with it. The 6" came with the original magna grips plus the Herrett's that it is wearing in this pic. As you can see, these have a good finish and neither had a lot of rounds through them.

 

[runscott]

Perhaps if I could only find an affordable shooter or "project" model, as some call them, I'd be a convert.

From what I've seen, used Model 28's are about the most affordable .357 out there. They seem really underpriced on GB. Also, they clean up really nice and they shoot just like the Model 27. If I could keep only one revolver, it would be my pre-27, but if there was no such thing as a 27, it would be my Highway Patrolman.

 

[Mrnurse]

I didn't Know Smith and Wesson Made any other Revolvers THEN the Mdl 27/28, stupid me... ,thats all I've been buying all these years.

 

[stu1ritter]

I love the way it shoots, SA or DA I would be hard pressed to come up with anything better. I appreciate the finish of the 27 and so that is my choice. I own two, a 5" pre-27 and a 3.5" 27-2.........my favorite revolvers. My Pre-27 below.

Stu

 

[runscott]

Here are pre-model # versions of each, 6.5" .357 and 6" HP:

 

[hkcavalier]

In an age where most of the emphasis is on making everything as light and cheap as possible, there's a group of people that like things that are, shall I say it, overbuilt for the tasks they will perform. I like 27s and 28s for the same reason I like my K-22...I probably can't wear it out in my lifetime.

 

[D Brown]

The Deals Are Still Out There

Perhaps if I could only find an affordable shooter or "project" model, as some call them, I'd be a convert. Couldn't possibly afford one similar to the samples shown in the previous posts. As a retired LEO, I have no disposable income.....what little income I had was disposed of a long time ago!

Thanks to everyone for their comments on these fine N-frames. I have to admit, they are beautiful examples of S&W engineering.

Hi armorer951,

Please take a look at the 1978 Model 28-2 (second one pictured) in Post #23. I bought this gun at a local gun store on October 23, 2017 and paid $433.00 out the door. Here's some photos of what it looked like when I found it:

As you can hopefully see, this gun was severely neglected when it came to its outward finish, but the most amazing thing about it; at least to me, it shows VERY LITTLE evidence of being fired much at all since it left the S&W factory! What you CAN'T see in the photos, is how incredibly stiff the action was when I first acquired it. I removed the sideplate, and the interior was literally jammed full of chaff and dirt. I suspect this gun spent most of its life sitting in someone's barn in the leather Hunter holster that came with the gun, by the way.

What you see in Post #23 is the same gun after the "junk" was removed from the interior, the original Magna stocks replaced with a nice set of factory target stocks, all the rust scrubbed off the exterior, and just because I like to be different, the stock trigger replaced with a smooth wide Combat version.

The point of all this is; there are deals out there, especially if you don't mind taking on a "finish challenged" diamond-in-the-rough.

 

[bill-in-texas]

I don't have a model 28, yet...
But, it's on my short list!

So far, just 2 N-frames:
627-0 & 629-3, 5" & 4" bbls., consecutively.

-Bill