Slab sided barrels!

[jcelect]

Anybody like the slab sided barrel look. I didn't realize S&W made so many over the years and that I had them in my safe! Let's see any other models you might have!


jcelect

 

[BC38]

I never could warm to that look. Something about the angled/tapered ejector shroud just doesn't look right to me. Guess I'm just more into the "classic" look. But to each his own.

 

[regalsc]

I don't own one (yet) but I like them. Especially that 646 & the 38 super (model # I don't know) that you have.

 

[DD357]

Don't do anything for me

 

[CH4]

No thank you...

 

[AveragEd]

As a fan of 1911s, I kind of like the look.

Ed

 

[Irishmatt]

Mine is the PC 686+ 2.5 inch barrel and love the way it looks.

 

[eveled]

I don't mind the slab side, but am not a fan of the angled bottom of the barrel on most of them. But it is only aesthetics, so I don't let it bother me.

 

[Nightowl]

I like them all, a lot!

 

[shawn mccarver]

No offense to the opinion of anyone else on this topic, but for my purposes, the slab-sided S&W barrel is an abomination. That leaves more available for those who like the look. To my eyes, the slab-sided barrels do not match the graceful appearance of the lunette, and the look is, of course, non-traditional. I, for one, appreciate tradition.

Also, my suspicious mind tells me that machining a slab-sided barrel is easier and takes less machine time. I do not know that for sure, but I suspect it, and by my way of thinking, that cheapens the revolver and its appearance.

If, for example, Colt re-introduced the Python with all of the hand-fitting and attention to detail as it was at its pinnacle, but they made the barrel slab-sided, but otherwise still with a ventilated rib as before, would any of you Python people like that? Well, I don't like it with S&W either. If anything, the supposedly more careful attention to detail of a Performance Center gun calls for a traditional appearance.

Just my two cents. If I wanted a Chiappa, I would buy one of those.

 

[CWH44300]

I think they look pretty good, some better than others.

 

[Mike1647]

+1 to what Shawn Mccarver said, I don't care for them but that's why they make different kinds.

 

[twodog max]

I have a 686SSR and I like the look of the barrel the ejector shroud I can take or leave. What really sold me though was how much lighter in the hand the revolver feels versus the round full shroud version which I also have. I carry mine all the time mainly due to the lighter weight and that it shoots so good.

 

[flundertaker]

I like them on a Ruger Mark II Target pistol but not so much on a revolver. my tastes change over time so who knows....

 

[Waveform]

I like the look of both the traditional and the slab side. I've done the slab side to several Rugers as a way to eliminate the ugly rollmarks (laser etchings now) and change chambering markings. The slab side look is definitely edgier and more contemporary. Hats off to S&W for offering both traditional styling, the "classics" and the bold slab side designs. Viva la difference!

 

[Kernel Crittenden]

I like the slabbed & slanted look. Especially, the 6 & 4-inch guns. I've heard it lightens the gun significantly, compared to the plain profile full lug. Ideal for a 6-inch M617 (pc 170122) which otherwise can be a real pig.

 

[PatriotX]

Very nice grouping !

I would agree that the slabsides can be an acquired taste, one that I now appreciate.

 

[steelslaver]

Glad you like them. I prefer the heavy round barrels with the traditional length ejector shroud myself.

 

[Florida Guy]

I like them on a Ruger Mark II Target pistol but not so much on a revolver. my tastes change over time so who knows....

My only slabbie...

 

[shouldazagged]

No, thank you. Just an old fud, I guess.