I'm not sure that I have ever posted in this section of the forum, as I spend most of my time collecting pre and early post war guns. However, I was looking for an N-Frame 357 with a scope on it - my eyes are not what they used to be
. And I could not bring myself to put a scope on any of the 27's or pre-27's that I already had - so it was a good excuse to buy another gun. As it ended up, I purchased two within the period of a week: 1) a 6" Blued pre-27 (late 1955 or early 1956) with beautiful stocks and a Leupold scope on a Buehler mount, and 2) something that I never thought that I would own, because it's "too new" - an October 2006 Stainless 627-5 PC with a Nikon Scope (it is my only S&W with "the lock" but once I shot the gun - the lock bothers me way way less than I thought it would).
Both guns are very well made and very pleasant to shoot. I took the both of them out shooting with my 17-yr old son and a couple of his friends a few weeks ago and surprise - the young guys liked to shoot the 6-shot pre-27, while I thoroughly enjoyed shooting the 8-shot 627 (FYI - my favorite shooter is a well-used 8.37" barreled pre 27).
Anyway, I cleaned them both up today and took a few photos of two ways to solve the same problem - engineered 50 years apart. I posted a similar thread in the Pre 1961 section of the forum, and I was wondering if the reaction I received would be significantly different - based on the bias of those looking at the post.
Thanks for letting me share,
. And I could not bring myself to put a scope on any of the 27's or pre-27's that I already had - so it was a good excuse to buy another gun. As it ended up, I purchased two within the period of a week: 1) a 6" Blued pre-27 (late 1955 or early 1956) with beautiful stocks and a Leupold scope on a Buehler mount, and 2) something that I never thought that I would own, because it's "too new" - an October 2006 Stainless 627-5 PC with a Nikon Scope (it is my only S&W with "the lock" but once I shot the gun - the lock bothers me way way less than I thought it would). Both guns are very well made and very pleasant to shoot. I took the both of them out shooting with my 17-yr old son and a couple of his friends a few weeks ago and surprise - the young guys liked to shoot the 6-shot pre-27, while I thoroughly enjoyed shooting the 8-shot 627 (FYI - my favorite shooter is a well-used 8.37" barreled pre 27).
Anyway, I cleaned them both up today and took a few photos of two ways to solve the same problem - engineered 50 years apart. I posted a similar thread in the Pre 1961 section of the forum, and I was wondering if the reaction I received would be significantly different - based on the bias of those looking at the post.
Thanks for letting me share,
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