New To Me 27-2, 4"
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Outstanding! I know for many the 3.5" is the preferred 27 but to me the 4" with target stocks just looks right. And I have a 3.5" 27 lol though one of my sons "borrowed" it and I haven't received it back in almost 2 years 
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Very nice, harder to find than any other 27-2 barrel length. Don't think I've ever seen more than a couple for sale where I shop. Congratulations!
Jeff
SWCA #1457
Jeff
SWCA #1457
StrawHat
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Correct! Far fewer 4" barrels than the "adored and sought after" 3.5". Before I knew better, I searched for a 4" S&W Model 27-2 with a 4" barrel to convert to 45 ACP. I ended up with a S&W Model 28-2 instead.
Kevin
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Very nice 4". The wood on the grips is outstanding!
Engine49guy
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Am also a four inch fan,
My guess is that the demand for 4" Model 27's was diminished by the availability of 4" Model 28"s and Model 19's which were slightly cheaper and much more common.
The ones made in 56-57 seem to serial within the early four inch .44 Magnum serials and do not pop up too often.
My guess is that the demand for 4" Model 27's was diminished by the availability of 4" Model 28"s and Model 19's which were slightly cheaper and much more common.
The ones made in 56-57 seem to serial within the early four inch .44 Magnum serials and do not pop up too often.
Pantherclass2004
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Perfection…old school
Marshal Tom
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Very nice! I have a 4" Pre 27. I looked at a nickel 4" 27-2 for almost two years sitting in a shop near by. I was leaving to fly back east the last time I saw it and told myself that I would pick it up if it was still there when I got back. That was a poor decision!
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I have a 4" -3. Great shooting gun.
I believe they were all special order and less than 25 were produced.
Excuse poor pic but here's a pair of -2's for comparison.
Across the board, I'm a 4" kinda guy when talking revolvers but nothing wrong with the 3.5
Across the board, I'm a 4" kinda guy when talking revolvers but nothing wrong with the 3.5
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My sole (alas) M-27 is 4" nickeled -2 with Pachmayr grips, looks good with the nickel and provide lots of shooting comfort. More of a mystique to the 3.5" barrel-Patton's "killing gun", the 4" balances better IMHO.
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PauldL
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Wow. Congratulations!
I bought a new 4" blued 27-2 in 1979, blue cardboard box, 3 Ts. Traded it off a couple of years later before understanding it was a relatively rare bird.
I love it!
PauldL
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The 4" seem more rare than any?
