Who likes 5" Ns....

[SuperMan]

...the barrel length S&W should have made more of...

These are mine....

Three .41s....

Top is a 1964 57 cut down from a 6"

Center is a converted 27-2

Bottom is a 657 cut down from 6"
















...and a recently traded for 1966 27-2 with Nill Retro-Cokes...





...so how about some pics of your favorite 5s....

Bob

 

[Muley Gil]

Over the years, I have had these 5" N frames:

Triple Lock
2nd Model .44
two 3rd Model .44s
M27 nickel
M27 converted to .44 Special
M544 .44-40
and three 1917s (5 1/2")

I LIKE 'EM!!!!!!

 

[SAFireman]

My first and only 5" N frame is a Heavy Duty 38/44 converted by Kings Gun Works on the left coast.....it is a very handy and accurate shooter.

 

[Frank237]

I've got a 5" 25-7 in .45 colt and it's one of my favorite shooters. To me a 5" N frame simply balances perfectly.

Twenty years back I had the opportunity to buy a 5" early 29-2 . It was a rebarrel but with a real, Factory 5" barrel. Seller and I were maybe $25 or $30 away from a deal. He was a fellow I didn't much care for and knew he could be half a crook at times.....so I copped an attitude and refused to go any higher.
NOW I wish I hadn't..... as it was a nice older 29 and having shot it with .44 Spcl's it shot really well.

 

[quinn]

A little old for this section of the forum but a 5" 3rd model 44 shipped to the Houston PD in March of 1931, and a 5" 38/44 Heavy Duty shipped to the King's County (Seattle, WA) Sheriff's department in April of 1935.

 

[muddocktor]

I have my original pistol still, a 1973 built 27-2 in nickel with a 5" barrel and I bought a 50th Anniversary of the 357 27-3 made in 1985 a few months ago. The 27-3 is still unfired, but probably not for much longer. I love my N frame 357s.

 

[JCS&W]

Here is mine, the only 5" I own, for now.

 

[Tom_R]

They are Aesthetically perfect Revolvers.

 

[WCCPHD]

I do

Pre Model 27

 

[flundertaker]

Hmmmmm..... got me thinking. How wrong would it be to have my no dash 57 8" cut down? It's 98% right now.

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[Rapidray]

My 625 and my 26 GSP

 

[GunarSailors]

I love my 5 inch 27-8...

 

[Old Corp]

Spent this Fall with a 5" M27-2 on my side. There's nothing like a 5" N frame.

 

[SuperMan]

Hmmmmm..... got me thinking. How wrong would it be to have my no dash 57 8" cut down? It's 98% right now.

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The 8 3/8" 57s are bringing big money right now. You may want to consider selling it and finding a shooter grade 6" for a couple of reasons...

First look to see where the caliber and S&W marking are on the 8 3/8" barrel and then measure out 5" from the front of the cylinder...if it is like mine the markings will then be way forward of the center point...

Second the gun will have to be refinished after the barrel is cut and crowned and the new front sight installed. So your gun isn't going to have that bright blue factory finish unless you send it to someone like Fords...

If you sell the 8 3/8" and find the right deal on a 57 or 657 6" you may save enough money to have the reduction done for free. And with a stainless 657 there are no refinishing costs other than maybe polishing out a few marks left from the milling machine/lathe clamping surfaces.

Bob

 

[johnny3]

5"27

 

[bigmtnman]

Ol faithful....M27 and stag grips

 

[9mmsubgun-m11]

327 M&P R8 only 5" I have,purchased last Saturday.

 

[civil1977]

Mid 1970s 27-2 5" with smooth rosewood stocks and unusual presentation case with mitered corners.

 

[akjaeger]

The 5" N frames are terrible! They are a sickness and I've got it bad!
I bought a 5" 29-2 at the local hardware store for $650 and then I was hooked.
It was joined by a pre-27, then a 26-1 Georgia State Patrol commemorative, then a 27-2 was sent off to Bowen Classic Arms to be converted to 44 Special, then of of course I needed a 27-8. And another very distressed 26-1 GSP had to be sent of to Andy Horvath to be resurrected.
Once I finally got the 27-2 back from Bowen I liked shooting it so much I knew it would soon be worn out! So of course I found a 27-5 for Bowen to build another 44 special on.
I need help! Maybe a 41 magnum and a 10mm built on 27's would do it...

 

[SuperMan]

The 5" N frames are terrible! They are a sickness and I've got it bad!
I bought a 5" 29-2 at the local hardware store for $650 and then I was hooked.
It was joined by a pre-27, then a 26-1 Georgia State Patrol commemorative, then a 27-2 was sent off to Bowen Classic Arms to be converted to 44 Special, then of of course I needed a 27-8. And another very distressed 26-1 GSP had to be sent of to Andy Horvath to be resurrected.
Once I finally got the 27-2 back from Bowen I liked shooting it so much I knew it would soon be worn out! So of course I found a 27-5 for Bowen to build another 44 special on.
I need help! Maybe a 41 magnum and a 10mm built on 27's would do it...

...I am very sorry...but without pics ALL of us here believe you are simply having delusions of grandeur....

..so put up pics or we will call the nice men in white to put you back in your straightjacket so you can't type your fantasies any more...

Bob

 

[SuperMan]

I kick myself in that I once got a Wagon Train Commemorative 5" .44-40 very cheap and should have had a .44 Magnum cylinder fitted to it....

Wonder is there was any difference in the bore size from a 29...

Bob

 

[crsides]

1931 3rd model 44 that went to Wolf and Klar for the Houston PD. Marked HPD 38 on back strap.


Charlie

 

[Stroupdr]

5" 29-2 Shipped June 1963

 

[Muley Gil]

I kick myself in that I once got a Wagon Train Commemorative 5" .44-40 very cheap and should have had a .44 Magnum cylinder fitted to it....

Wonder is there was any difference in the bore size from a 29...

Bob

I did that conversion. Roy Jinks, the S&W historian, advised that the M544 frame wasn't heat treated the same as a M29.

Accuracy with .44 Magnum cowboy loads was fine.

 

[Harkrader]

I need a lot more money.

 

[akjaeger]

Cell phone pic of some 5"
Clockwise from bottom left;
29-2
27-8
26-1
26-1
Pre-27
27-2 44 Special

 

[Harkrader]

Here are my 5" N-frames:


I also have a 627-5 when I can get it back from one of our sons.
Sorry about the snubby. It's a N-frame but with a short cylinder. I can't figure out how to delete the pic.

 

[akjaeger]

Better pics of the 27-2 Bowen conversion to 44 Special and the backyard range.
What kind of handle is SuperMan, anyhow?

 

[rbrbrb6]

Just 2two 5" N frames in the safe right now. First is a Bowen custom model 58 converted to 45 Colt with a model 25 barrel. The second is a 27-2 that Jim Stroh converted to 44 Special.


The last gun now has a nice set of Kurac exhibition walnut magnas for stocks.

 

[TexasRider]

I really like N frames.

While I don't have any 5 inch, I do have them in mind - but it always seems the 6.5 and some 6 inch find a way to get to my house before I see a 5 inch.