M547 3” K Frame. New Grips!

[Beemerguy53]

You are SO close to the free side of the Mason/Dixon line.

Why are you still in MD?

Yeah, I've asked myself that question a lot over the years. My rifle club is actually in New Freedom, Pennsylvania, and I've thought about how nice it would be to live in New Freedom or Shrewsbury, or one of the other towns along the border, but at my age (68) I'm just not up for the hassle of moving...

 

[Beemerguy53]

...It still needs a detailed strip and clean but 15 minutes with some Pennzoil and bronze wool did wonders.

Pennzoil? Motor oil? What does that do that Hoppe's #9 won't?

 

[John Patrick]

Pennzoil? Motor oil? What does that do that Hoppe's #9 won't?

Hoppes #9 for cleaning, but I normally use Mobile 1 synthetic for lubrication. Couldn't find it so the Pennzoil synthetic.

Advantages? It sticks around, it lubricates, doesn't migrate or evaporate. Has detergent too, though I don't know if that helps.

A quarter size "drop" of synthetic would be enough to do a couple of revolvers with bronze wool.

Plus the synthetic is tops for AR lubricant. Lasts a long time compared to, say, CLP before burning off or evaporating.

FWIW, 9mm rounds in an HKS 547 speed loader and in a 32 S&W/Long/H&R/Federal mag speed strip:

 

[Pizza Bob]

Question: How does that HKS speed loader work with the 547? The HKS loaders rely on gravity to get the round in the chamber once released from the loader. That is fine with regular rimmed or moon clipped rounds - nothing to impede their fall. With the 547 the individual extractor claws are bearing against the case, until they slip into the extractor groove, thus impeding the "free-fall" into the chamber.

Adios,

Pizza Bob

 

[quikdraw67]

Yeah, I've asked myself that question a lot over the years. My rifle club is actually in New Freedom, Pennsylvania, and I've thought about how nice it would be to live in New Freedom or Shrewsbury, or one of the other towns along the border, but at my age (68) I'm just not up for the hassle of moving...

I remember when the only thing at the Shrewsbury exit off 83 was a beer distributor.

Times have changed LOL.

 

[John Patrick]

Question: How does that HKS speed loader work with the 547? The HKS loaders rely on gravity to get the round in the chamber once released from the loader. That is fine with regular rimmed or moon clipped rounds - nothing to impede their fall. With the 547 the individual extractor claws are bearing against the case, until they slip into the extractor groove, thus impeding the "free-fall" into the chamber.

Adios,

Pizza Bob

Great question I hadn't really thought about.

I just tried maybe 30 cycles with the speed loader in the photo.

If the charge holes are vertical the rounds pretty much drop in.

Anything but vertical and they need to be pushed in.

The pawls seem to be linked, so if one withdraws to accommodate a round dropping or being pushed in, it seems they all withdrawal.

ETA: The extractor works like a champ with the short 9mm cases.

 

[sodacan]

The 547 was an overcomplicated answer to an issue that had been dealt with 50+ years before. Moonclips and head spacing were elegant solutions to using rimless cartridges in revolvers. If that design was used on the 547, it might still be in production.

 

[John Patrick]

The 547 was an overcomplicated answer to an issue that had been dealt with 50+ years before. Moonclips and head spacing were elegant solutions to using rimless cartridges in revolvers. If that design was used on the 547, it might still be in production.

As I understand the arise of the 547, it was to meet one or two customers' requirements for a moon clip-less 9mm K frame. If that's true, you can't blame S&W.

But, even if true, they should have brought out a K frame moon clip version or a separate moon clip K frame model.

 

[sodacan]

As I understand the arise of the 547, it was to meet one or two customers' requirements for a moon clip-less 9mm K frame. If that's true, you can't blame S&W.

But, even if true, they should have brought out a K frame moon clip version or a separate moon clip K frame model.

I bought a 3" and a 4" back in the 80's, both brand new. Bought as a curiosity, I still have them. They are still unfired. They are not for sale. And yes, I still say they were not the answer to a better mousetrap.

 

[John Patrick]

Thanks to a member here, my M547 now has a great looking set of RB targets. Feels great in the hand, can't wait to go shooting.

My M19 also has new grips, and they also feel great.

 

[Dwaine]

New grips... all I need now is a 547....

 

[Jm-Ark]

Now I understand your post in another thread about 3" guns

Very nice catch - congratulations. You will not regret your purchase at all, and it seems in prefect condition.

The one I have is very precise shooter with an amazingly smooth action, 3" and pinned. I got it from a former police guy's widow about 15 years ago, and I guess it might have been a test gun bought by the Belgian police force for evaluation. It has a serial number 8D4xxx, so I dated it back to 1981. It didn't unfortunately have the original grips, but Pacmayr Grippers, which I traded for Ahrends combat grips with open back. Very comfortable to shoot.

Enjoy it

Hi Belgian 686,


The one I just bought in France also belonged to a Belgian sport shooter who came to retire in France.
This is also 3" pinned barrel, serial number 8D44xxx ... Maybe the same batch!
See it here:S&W 547 3" from France

 

[Jm-Ark]

Hi all,

I'm French, guest on this thread by John Patrick, I thank him.

Here is my "European" S&W 547 3" with "banana grips" (Some shooters also call them, peanut grips):