Opinions on this 27-2 Update 1/19

[DoubleNickel]

Update 1/19, I'm gonna pass on it but if anyone wants it PM me for the name of the store

What do you guys think about this 27-2? Seller wants $750
Is the long barrel not desirable?
Would the original factory grips be full target GA grips?
Would the factory rear sight be hard to find? I would probably get rid of the scope
Is this early 70s? Serial is N2332xx

 

[GypsmJim]

Beautiful gun, wonderful condition. Personally, I would buy it BECAUSE of the long barrel. But that's just my preference.

I have a pre-27 and it is one of my favorites. Stocks are easy to find, and I would guess (don't really know) that a rear sight would not be a problem.

 

[Sam McCord]

Nice revolver and priced right. Before I paid for it I would ask that the scope and mount be taken off so as to see that it didn't mar the top strap.

 

[DoubleNickel]

Sam that's my goal for tomorrow. Just didn't have time to do it today
Thanks guys

 

[Vtgw938]

Rear sight about $100 on ebay which you can offset by the vintage Leupold scope which is about $200+. Don't know how many holes would have been drilled for the mount.

 

[DoubleNickel]

Rear sight about $100 on ebay which you can offset by the vintage Leupold scope which is about $200+. Don't know how many holes would have been drilled for the mount.

Good point! Would the Leupold base have mounted without drilling and tapping?
Was the 27-2 in this SN range drilled/tapped from the factory
If it's been aftermarket drilled and tapped I'll probably pass on it

 

[sophie]

You asked for opinions. My opinion is I would certainly buy that gun and from the looks of it, it's worth the money. That looks like a Leopold 2X—-EER scope and a Leopold mount.
The mount looks different than the Leopold mount on my Model 27-2 with 8 3/8" barrel by just a little. My mount has a front screw drilled and threaded into the top strap and utilizes the rear sight screw slot for the rear mount.
I like the long barrel guns and have several.
This Leopold Scope is a 4X—EER pistol scope and this scope replaced a Leopold 2X like the one on the gun you have pictured.
These grips are Target Style, Goncalo Alves, with the football cutout, with target hammer and trigger. I had a set of Herrett Target grips on it when I shot Silhouette and sold them and put the originals back on the gun. My Leopold Scope was installed on my Model 27-2 in 1979 to shoot Hunter's Pistol Silhouette Matches. The gun has a 2 pound trigger pull, which was the minimum.
I would shoot the gun you have pictured before I removed the Leopold Scope. You might really like it. That Model 27-2 would have came with the Magna style grips more than likely.
The factory rear sight and the Magna style grips shouldn't be that hard to find. From the serial number you give it looks to be a middle 70's gun, only a letter would tell you for sure.

 

[ENNE-FRAME]

As Sam McCord said in a precedent post, before purchasing remove the scope mount and check the top checkered straight sight line, if it's ok buy it, the revolver is in awesome condition and has an affordable price.
I have recently seen on eBay a NOS 27's checkered micrometric rear sight still factory wrapped, but, be careful it's not easy to find the correct 27's rear sight.

 

[pasound]

The 27-2's with scopes were really common in my area when Silhouette matches were popular. I fired one at a local outdoor range years ago (not in competition). Amazing accuracy. Buy it, try it with the scope just to see. If you still want standard sights, they are available with enough searching, and the vintage mount, scope and rings are certainly sellable.

 

[Breakaway500]

A scoped classic handgun should be in every gunners "collection". I'd buy that in a heart beat.It may be just a grip change away from ideal.(Myself I like the Pachmayr presentations)Worth a shot. Pun intended..

 

[Nightowl]

The factory started shipping model 27s with full target and wood presentation case in September 1975. If yours has the standard trigger and semi target hammer, more than likely it shipped with Magna stocks. I would not mount a scope on mine, but since that one already has one mounted, I would get and shoot it like it is! That one is very nice shape and certainly worth the money with that scope. I don't know that they are still produced!

 

[Hair Trigger]

What do you guys think about this 27-2? Seller wants $750
Is the long barrel not desirable?
Would the original factory grips be full target GA grips?
Would the factory rear sight be hard to find? I would probably get rid of the scope
Is this early 70s? Serial is N2332xx

SN falls in the 1974-77 production, probably yours is 1974-75 given where it falls in the 200000 range. These were not drilled especially for a scope, but it looks like that mount may utilize the rear sight mounting points. For that money I'd be all over it and I don't particularly like barrels over 6-1/2" nor do I care for scoped revolvers. Even if the scope mount flattened out the checkering a little the gun is still worth the money without the scope but you'd need to find a rear sight for it, not too difficult to do but the sight stem is also checkered, so it would have to be a M27 sight and not just any N frame one.

The gun hardly looks used, finish is excellent extractor star and ratchets look untouched. It does have the standard .266 service trigger and a semi-target hammer, the stocks could be original or it could have had magna stocks. Use what you get for the scope to find/buy a proper rear sight.

 

[Jack Flash]

Nice revolver and priced right. Before I paid for it I would ask that the scope and mount be taken off so as to see that it didn't mar the top strap.

If I was the seller, I would be reluctant to do this. Let's be real, there are a lot of tire kickers out there. Taking parts on and off over and over risks marring it every time. Not to mention that the seller would probably have to re-zero it unless the seller buys it with those parts off.

I would want to sell it as configured. Once it's yours, do whatever you want to it.

With the long barrel, it's not exactly a holster gun anyway.

 

[M29since14]

The price seems very fair, to me. I'm a shooter. A collector probably wouldn't want the d&t gun. Yes, it was necessary to add a hole to the top strap for the Leupold base.

I've never had a Leupold base on a Model 27 but have used them on K-frames and Model 29s. I've never noticed damage when removing them.

I'd give the gun a try with the scope, but definitely run down a proper rear sight. That's a nice setup and you might find you enjoy it as is. Good luck.

 

[Model29-26.5]

Buy the gun!

 

[stansdds]

Based on the pictures, it looks remarkable nice. The roll marks are sharp and the side plate seam is tight, so I don't think it has been refinished. What is remarkable is that the stocks were replaced, a scope mounted, yet it does not look like it was fired much, if at all. Could it be that someone set it up for hunting or silhouette shooting, then put it away? No way to tell, but if it is mechanically solid, then I think $750 is a really good deal.

 

[DoubleNickel]

Thanks everyone!
By the way the same store has a scoped model 657 no dash with ported barrel for the same price $750

 

[DoubleNickel]

Update. The top strap has three holes drilled and tapped for the scope mount. The knurling is in good shape. A replacement rear sight would cover up the holes.
Now I have some thinking to do.

 

[gmborkovic]

Mr. Nickel, with the scope base off, how many holes can you see from the underside of the top strap?

 

[stansdds]

For $750, I might try a negotiation, but if that failed, I'd whip out my wallet and pay the man.