Let's see some 4" 27s

[stevieboy]

99% of the short barrel 27s that I see posted on this forum are 3.5" guns. The four-inchers are very much in the minority.

I have one, it's a 27-3. I know it's not a collector's piece. It's not pinned and it's not recessed. But, it has that great 27 blued finish and it is as fine a shooting piece as I own. Mine gets a diet of exclusively magnum rounds and it shoots them like a laser. The Pachmayr grips attest to its status as a shooter.

So, let's see yours.

 

[Engine49guy]

Only have one 4" Model 27,
A transitional dash 2 Nickel with recessed chambers but an unpinned barrel.
Guess they ran out of barrel pins that day.

 

[fyimo]

Heres mine a P&R Nickel 27-2

 

[JCS&W]

This is the only 4" M27-2 that I have.

 

[Retired W4]

This is the only 4" M27-2 that I have.

That looks like the only one you need. Great piece.

Here's my blue w/presentation stocks (shooter).

 

[Dennis The B]

Here's the...

...only one I have, a four-inch nickel model from 1980:

 

[pred]

27-3, Shooter grade

 

[H P Bushrod]

Heres mine a P&R Nickel 27-2

Beautiful! Looks like the same gun I posted a question about in this thread. Hope I'm able to get my hands on it.

 

[stevieboy]

I'm beginning to get the feeling based on the entirely unscientific sample that's been posted thus far that the majority of 4" 27-2s are nickel and that Smith began making the 4" blued guns with the introduction of the 27-3.

Why? What would motivate Smith to make their P/R guns through the 27-2 as four inchers in nickel? Why would it start making 4" guns in quantity with the -3 when, for decades, their standard barrel length for the short barrel 27s was 3.5"? Anyone hazard a guess? I'm honestly clueless as to this. I don't really see what 1/2" means in in terms of performance. Both guns more or less fit the same holster, their sight radii are essentially the same. So why spend decades making the trademark 3.5" barrel length and then, with the -3, start producing the guns as 4-inchers in blue? I'm puzzled and I'd sure like to hear some opinions.

 

[QwikKotaTx]

27-3, Shooter grade

Thanks a lot, now I have something else on my want list!

 

[pharmer]

Seems like these are right popular around here. Joe

 

[wheelgun28]

Heres mine, 27-2 its in really nice shape.

 

[GLL]

A blue 27-2 for Stevie !

Jerry

 

[iflyem1]

A blue 27-2 for Stevie !

Jerry

I like those grips.....Real sharp!

 

[David LaPell]

A blue 27-2 for Stevie !

Jerry

I love the grips on that gun, who made those and what material is that?

 

[stevieboy]

Stevie's impressed by that gun and those grips!!

 

[GLL]

Stevie: I must admit there do seem to be a lot of nickel 4" 27-2s out there !

Jerry

 

[therick]

A blue 27-2 for Stevie !

Jerry

LOVE the stocks !

 

[PA Reb]

Here's my blued model 27-3.

 

[michael thornton]

my 4 inch 27-2 is shooter grade but it is a great shooter!