1957 5 inch I picked up a few
months ago.
It came with the targets.
months ago.
It came with the targets.
The Ultimate Model 27 Thread!
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Hi,
Your post is a few years old, so you may no longer have the 27-2 in the picture. If you have, I wondered how much play your cylinder has (sideways and front to back) and how much room there is between it and the barrel. I have one pretty much the same age (1975 I think) and well used. It appears to leak a lot of gas sideways. I'm suspecting the extractor to be somewhat worn giving too much play.
Would appreciate your help.
regards,
Robert
Your post is a few years old, so you may no longer have the 27-2 in the picture. If you have, I wondered how much play your cylinder has (sideways and front to back) and how much room there is between it and the barrel. I have one pretty much the same age (1975 I think) and well used. It appears to leak a lot of gas sideways. I'm suspecting the extractor to be somewhat worn giving too much play.
Would appreciate your help.
regards,
Robert
Inusuit
Member
Wow, Robert, there are over 350 posts in this thread going back almost 6 years. It would be helpful if you address your question to a specific member/poster, or ask a general question about acceptable cylinder/barrel gap and "sideways" (rotational?) play.
I just checked the cylinder gap on four of my S&Ws with a set of automobile feeler gauges:
15-8 .010 goes, .012 no go
19-3 .008 goes, .010 no go
28-2 .006 no go
29-2 .006 no go
Others will chime in and tell us what the factory spec is; I have no idea but you can see there is considerable variance in my specific firearms. Edit: I did a bit of research. Apparently, .010 is at the top end of acceptable gap, but still within factory specifications. Note that measuring should be done with the the hammer at full cock. And .006 was the smallest gauge I had so I don't know the actual measurement on the 28 or 29.
Get a set of gauges and check the gap on your revolver. Obviously, my 15-8 is a newer model and probably has more rounds fired than the other three. It was a police turn-in and shows significant wear. The 29 is probably 95%. The 28 was carried by a deputy sheriff for 20 years but also shows little wear and was probably not shot much.
As to sideways/rotational play, all four of my guns have some slight movement with the 15 having the most. I have no way to measure it accurately. Also, all four have a bit of front to back movement if pressure is applied to the cylinder and against the exposed end of the ejector rod.
Google Cylinder Gap and you'll get some good information
Don't know if this is helpful, but it's the best I've got. Here's one link:
Cylinder gap questions...... - THR
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Leatherhead23
Member
5" AND 6"
27-1's with their 'dress shoes' on...
27-1's with their 'dress shoes' on...
Recently traded my sweet 4" blue, 27-2 + cash for a 6" mint blued Python.....and promptly missed my 27-2 the next day 
Sold the Python a week later for a $600 profit and soon bought a 4" nickel 27-2......and a 3.5" blue Pre-27. Happy man!
Sold the Python a week later for a $600 profit and soon bought a 4" nickel 27-2......and a 3.5" blue Pre-27. Happy man!
Recently traded my sweet 4" blue, 27-2 + cash for a 6" mint blued Python.....and promptly missed my 27-2 the next day
Sold the Python a week later for a $600 profit and soon bought a 4" nickel 27-2......and a 3.5" blue Pre-27. Happy man!
WOW, that is doing some horse trading there! Great outcome to me!
Leatherhead23
Member
It was a lucky week for me is before Christmas....found 2 more 27-1's. A 6.5" that has nice factory options and a 3.5" that seems to have been a service weapon. I love both of them....
They look nice with their 5" and 6" 27-1 sisters...
They look nice with their 5" and 6" 27-1 sisters...
What a great long running thread!
Here are a few I've been lucky enough to add since this thread was stated.
Sequentially numbered blue 5" pre 27's, one shipped in January 1951 and the other in February 1951. I got lucky when bought them almost two years apart.
3.5" from September 1951
6.5" that shipped with targets on March 3, 1955
and my most recent addition - 8 3/8" which shipped in January 1956
Here are a few I've been lucky enough to add since this thread was stated.
Sequentially numbered blue 5" pre 27's, one shipped in January 1951 and the other in February 1951. I got lucky when bought them almost two years apart.
3.5" from September 1951
6.5" that shipped with targets on March 3, 1955
and my most recent addition - 8 3/8" which shipped in January 1956
Here's a photo I took a few weeks ago. I've gotten a couple more and a pre war 3.5" since. I need to take a picture of a new wheel.
GunarSailors
US Veteran
My model 27-8 Performance Center Lew Horton, 8 shot five inch. I know it's not old enough, hope you don't mind.
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All these M27's are sweet.
Here is another pic of my dash 8 version, with its sidekick:
Here is another pic of my dash 8 version, with its sidekick:
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Leatherhead23
Member
Beautiful!27-2 3.5" with Curly Koa Kuracs:
1954 Vintage trying on some
new shoes...
new shoes...
Just a "plain ol, plain ol" 27-2
This thread has me throwing rocks at my meager group of S&Ws.
I sold this pre 27 to a forum member.
This thread has me throwing rocks at my meager group of S&Ws.
I sold this pre 27 to a forum member.
Leatherhead23
Member
Finally had time to grab pics of my newest 27-1's with their original stocks....
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Frangible
Member
27-2 5 Inch, 27-5 5 Inch, 27-5 3.5 Inch
Regards,
Georg
Regards,
Georg
the newest addition to scratch my Pre 27 scratch
A group shot of the vertically challenge ones in my safe, from oldest to newest
A group shot of the vertically challenge ones in my safe, from oldest to newest
sbowenjr
Member
Leatherhead23
Member
Added a couple of super cool pieces today...
2 no dash 27's with cool upgrades.
5" with Cokes!
6" with Rosewood smooth targets...
2 no dash 27's with cool upgrades.
5" with Cokes!
6" with Rosewood smooth targets...
