Model 547 - 9mm

[ANDERSEN]

I was looking at a Smith Wesson Model 547 in (3 inch, round butt, 9mm).

I was wondering about the reliability this particular model?

Does it have the same issues as the J frame 9mm did/do?

How well does the 547 extraction system work on the 9mm cartridges.

How about flame cutting with such a high pressure cartridge?

Thanks

 

[HEADKNOCKER]

The 547s are nearly perfect as they come..
They don't suffer from the extraction problems that plaque the 940s & have never seen one with a flame cut either..
The 547 is the "Holy Grail" of Smiths 9mm handguns..
I had one that I sold around a year ago & it was a great piece..
Good Luck!!
Gary/Hk

 

[Model39]

I was looking at a Smith Wesson Model 547 in (3 inch, round butt, 9mm).

I was wondering about the reliability this particular model?

Does it have the same issues as the J frame 9mm did/do?

How well does the 547 extraction system work on the 9mm cartridges.

How about flame cutting with such a high pressure cartridge?

Thanks

In case you missed this post, here is a Model 547 3 inch I recently acquired which has a recessed factory 357 magnum cylinder fitted to it. They are great guns, and this one with the aux cylinder gives me alot of ammo/shooting options. If you can get one do so.

 

[jbouwens]

I was looking at a Smith Wesson Model 547 in (3 inch, round butt, 9mm).

I was wondering about the reliability this particular model?

Does it have the same issues as the J frame 9mm did/do?

How well does the 547 extraction system work on the 9mm cartridges.

How about flame cutting with such a high pressure cartridge?

Thanks

I have had one for a few months now and the gun is very reliable. I shoot my reloads through it most of the time but factory ammo was tested to see about point of aim. I need to slick the revolver up a little more than it is but it shoots to the point of aim with just about anything I shot through it. I tested most of the ammo at 15 yards and less but is capable to shoot at the longer ranges.

I don't find it has any problems with shooting or extraction. Loading the rounds takes a bit of a wiggle around the copper extractors so speed loading the 547 is not going to be an easy process. The revolver uses copper extraction pieces that are shaped to fit the groove of the 9mm case. Being careful of what you to clean with is a must. Most solvents will attack copper and ruin the extractors.

I bought the revolver used (of course --a few months ago) and I have put three or four hundred rounds of various ammo brands/types through the thing and have not seen any evidence of flame cutting. 357 in a k frame are probable more of a concern with flame cutting than this 9mm revolver would be.

I really like the little 547 (3 inch round butt), I shoots well, carries nice (I don't very often) , and is an odd ball--just like me.

 

[tekarra]

If you have the opportunity to get a 547, by all means do so. I shoot my 547s better than my other Smiths. In twenty plus years I have had only two issues with a 547. The first was dirt in the action causing it to bind. - not the guns fault. The occurred with the extractor slipping over the rim of the case a couple of times. The cases were multiple times reloaded military surplus. Again, I do not attribute it to the revolver as I never had the problem with good brass.