Poor Quaity with NEW Model 27 Classic

[Invictus357]

Looks great to me. Am I missing something here

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

Does not look bad to me either, s I collect shooters; but it also does not look like it is straight from the S&W factory. Somebody had their mitts on it in the "chain of custody" between you and the factory.

 

[VikingDude]

Like many have mentioned, the turn line will come quite quick. One of the things that I check before handing over a revolver I have sold is the timing, it could be that either the seller have checked the timing or that it was a display gun. I have encountered a factory new Mod 19 with a defect in the bluing that was much worse than what I can see from the picture. So I would not rule that out.

 

[luis]

Sounds to me like an employee at the store dry fired the gun. A local dealer had an employee firing new guns at their range without the owner finding out. Later he got fired and the dealer lost a lot of customers from the scandal.

 

[Mr Wonderful]

Do you have the serial number (prefix)? The blue hinged plastic box has not been standard for a few years and the gun may be several years old, which if so may also explain the cycling/handling marks.

The new "classic" revolvers might come in the blue plastic boxes. My new model 66 classic I bought last year from grabagun had the blue plastic box.

 

[Mr Wonderful]

I just sold a Pre 27 dated to 1953 that had less wear shown than that.


And I had shot several hundred rounds through this one.

Man, what a beautiful gun. /drool

 

[lihpster]

The new "classic" revolvers might come in the blue plastic boxes. My new model 66 classic I bought last year from grabagun had the blue plastic box.

My new 686+ shipped on 5/6/21 in a blue plastic hinged box.

 

[Jason Demond]

Ok, it's just me, but I fail to understand why people buy "new" S&W " Classic" wheel guns. Or, for the matter, why S&W even makes them.

Like I said, it's just me.

I'll be interested to hear anything relevant to this from their analyst day presentations on the 19th...

I would imagine that S&W still makes the classic line, as not everyone is a fan of stainless guns. Your modern shooter doesn't seem to mind the lock in the gun, or realize what they lost with it's inclusion and will happily fork money over for substandard guns, versus buying a real classic for hundreds of dollars more.

I'd rather have the real classic.

 

[Engine49guy]

IMO the advantage of a modern Model 27 Classic "replica" are availability and lifetime warranty.
Disadvanges are Internal lock, crappy fake topstrap "checkering" (looks stamped to me) and lower quality bluing.
If S&W were to offer an 8 shot SS version with true top strap checkering and an IL delete option I would definitely be interested ....but as is ....sorry but no and not sorry.

 

[Drm50]

I've bought many unfired S&Ws in the box. No reason to believe they had been fired. The thing is how many times they been cocked and cylinder opened and shut?

 

[Neversink n Klapperthal]

It's a beautiful gun,but does look like it's got a few miles on it.If it's a shooter it will look like that after a few trips to the range anyway

 

[bigfatty]

I've had the Model 19 Classic -- mine was perfect, along with 19-3s & 19-4s in both blued and nickel. I wanted the classic because it was fairly true to the overall look -- especially the bluing -- and I could shoot magnums out of it without worrying about cracking the forcing cone.

IMO, the new ones are much better made than the old ones (when you don't get a defective one, clocked barrel, etc.), but the finish work is nowhere near as nicely done.

 

[dogdoc]

The gun is fine. None are perfect and who cares about a turn line if you are going to shoot it. How many women are perfect ? If I had standards like some I would not have any guns or women! ( well one woman anyway)Do not be overly picky. Good choice keep it

 

[BigBill]

It's gun abuse at the dealer, everyone, salesman and customers handled it thus heavy turn line. Like oh look at this new classic, ect. When we purchase a new gun we expect a new gun.

Dealers, some dealers, I told one dealer not to open my box when it arrived. He opened it, same dealer sold me a new gun he fired. I didn't notice it till I got home and disassembled.

Need to watch who we trust.