Which 4.0" barrel .357 Magnum would you buy?

[vytoland]

other:...........S&W model 686-4

 

[Knightrider03m]

Another Highway Patrolman vote.

+1

My dad has one and it seems to handle the .357 load much better than my model 19.

 

[Fishslayer]

Prelock 686. Good luck. I hunted over a year before finding mine. 4" don't go up for sale often and I am behind the tofu curtain.

 

[northslope]

If it really came down to the three guns you listed I'd have to see their condition in person to really make the call.

As for "other..." I'm a little surprised that nobody has mentioned the current non-PC production 627-5; I've got one and I ******* LOVE IT. (I also own a number of earlier Model 27's...)

It's an 8-shot revolver with a heavy (non-tapered) barrel and the beefed up ejector shroud/lug. Round butt gives you lots of grip otions.

--Neill

 

[Maximumbob54]

I thought they had dropped that model for the "new" barrel design???

 

[Pete99004]

Or... A 686

+1 for the 686 - mine has a really sweet trigger pull and just fits my hands nicely. You really should have one!

 

[Ironhand]

Another Highway Patrolman vote.

And another one!!

 

[hamr56]

686 or 627 for me!

 

[Snapping Twig]

I'd get a 586, a 686, a 27-2 or 3 or a 28-2 or 3 or a Python or an older Trooper - not the Mk III..

Come to think of it, I bought the 586 and I have a 5" 627-1.

 

[TacPhoto]

After my own research, this website included, my choices are:

27-2 / 28-2
586
19-3

In fact, over the last two weeks, I have acquired the 28-2(4") and the 586(6"). Now, for a 19-3(2.5"). You can say that I am in the middle of
my S&W .357 fever. No foreseeable cure...

 

[Stainz]

No question here - none of the above! Hey, there was but one S&W choice - and you're in 'S&W-land', what could you expect.

The best bargain in a 4" .357M was the 620 - a 7-shot L-frame partial lug replacement for that 4" 66-7. Sadly, it was hard to find three years ago - when I saw the 4" 627 Pro... and made it mine. It's still available - and an even better bargain, considering it's features.

Also shown is last year's re-intro of the 2 5/8" PC627 UDR - a great deal if you want a shorter barrel. Both will take moonclips - even come with a few. The '5starfirearms.com' machined speedloaders & baseplates are great, too. Both sport aftermarket grips - and the spring-loaded front sight on the 4" 627 Pro has a HiViz in the picture, too.

Stainz

 

[samandglove1]

Highway Patrolman

4" Model 28, all day every day.

 

[Memphis]

Other.. KCPD Reg Mag w/HBH!