New (to me) 27-2

[Hawg Rider]

Well, the grips stripped and sanded just fine (pictured). Pretty dark hue to the wood but not bad. BUT when I put oil on them, they darn near turned black! I won't even bother with the post oil pic… imagine black spray paint . The quality of the finish was great, color not so much. I used this danish oil I had laying around that claimed it was "natural" color, but it must've had a bit of stain in it.

Anyway restripping now, will try again with tung oil like I should have in the 1st place. Gotta love when laziness is rewarded with poor results. I'll never learn!

I almost always use Formby's Tung Oil Finish (low gloss) on my revolver stocks. I prefer the matte oil finish rather than the high gloss finish. I also always put Renaissance Wax on my stocks...it's designed to be used by museums for protecting their valuable wood objects as well as metal. Good luck...I'm sure your stocks will turn out great!

 

[Bayou52]

My triple-T, p & r'd Model 27-2, nickel, is one of my dearest treasures and an unqualified outstanding target shooter.

You will undoubtedly enjoy yours no less…

Bayou52

 

[local_dirt]

Congratulations, Columbus. You're going to enjoy the heck out of that gun. Wishing you the best.

 

[muddocktor]

Watch out Columbus. Model 27s are addicting as heck. I own at least 1 of each common barrel lengths myself. BTW, I have a 27-5 with a 6 1/2" barrel that still has the old style checkering on the barrel rib. So S&W was still doing the old style barrel checkering up to at least the 1990-1991 time frame.

 

[ColumbusJBR]

Got the grips refinished. I'll certainly keep my day job but I thought they turned out OK after 3 tries. They kept turning super dark, almost black, so I applied a little wood bleach to lighten up, then a few coats of low sheen oil. They're definitely different… I dunno, can't say I love them, but they weren't doing any good in the parts bin and needed refinished anyway. I'm afraid to try again, partly because I don't want to, more because I can only sand so much off.

I've gotta decide now (once they're fully dry) if they'll go on the 27, or my nickel 29-2, or anything. I'll post pics later mocked up on each one.

 

[ColumbusJBR]

1st 2 photos are on the 27. 2nd 2 on the 29 nickel. Obviously I'm not a photographer by trade. I like both but am kind of leaning towards leaving them on the nickel 29, I like the contrast. Those are the stocks that came on the 29 when I bought it, but no idea if they're original to that gun. I guess I'll marinade on it a few days, certainly not a bad problem to have lol.

 

[Dave.357]

Model 27's are among my favorites.

 

[oneeyedpete]

The best and most durable finish would be lacquer. Very easy to do with a rattle can of Watco spray lacquer you can pick up at Walmart in your choice of satin, semi-gloss or gloss. Start with 3 light passes at about 1 foot away. Let dry and repeat. Nice model 27 by the way!

 

[muddocktor]

Columbus, if you want to treat yourself and that pretty 27-2 to something special, get yourself a nice set of John Culina's grips for it. They aren't cheap, but then true quality never is. And they are much more comfortable than the target stocks that came on S&W N frames from the 70's and 80's. And the workmanship is just gorgeous too. Here's a few pics of some on the ones I have bought for my N frame guns.

Italian Olive that I have on my 629-3 Classic:


Jatoba wood with a speedloader cutout on my nickel 29-2:


Bubinga wood which is on my 29-6 Classic:


Claro Walnut which is presently not in use:


Cocobolo grips, which are on my nickel 5" 27-2:

 

[ColumbusJBR]

Those Culina grips are stunning. The cocobolo set OMG…

 

[Hair Trigger]

Nice, I would try to run down the correct stocks. Probably non-diamond targets which can be found on eBay and elsewhere. At least that's what my 6 inch from 1979 with a patridge front sight has on it. Enjoy.

Jeff
SWCA #1457

It depends on when the gun was built. 1975-1980 all M27-2's were 3T. Otherwise, unless ordered a certain way, the standard was the .265" service trigger from 1948-75, and the .400" semi target hammer during that period as well. After 1980 it was the .400 grooved trigger and .500" hammer. Standard stocks were walnut magnas prior to 1975.

OP, what's your SN and we can approximate the date.

 

[ColumbusJBR]

It depends on when the gun was built. 1975-1980 all M27-2's were 3T. Otherwise, unless ordered a certain way, the standard was the .265" service trigger from 1948-75, and the .400" semi target hammer during that period as well. After 1980 it was the .400 grooved trigger and .500" hammer. Standard stocks were walnut magnas prior to 1975.

OP, what's your SN and we can approximate the date.

SN is N409057

 

[muddocktor]

Looking in my 4th edition of my SCSW book, looks like the N4xxxxx serials were manufactured in the 1977-1978 time frame, Columbus.