S&W 27-2

[Guy Miner]

One of these classic .357 magnums ended up in my hands for storage, use or disposal, after the bad guy was relieved of it. It's been seized, and is no longer needed as evidence. Wow... What a gun. Not in pristine shape, but not bad. Big. Heavy. Appears to be very well made with tremendous attention to detail.

Eventually I'll have to auction it off or swap it for a new Glock for one of the officers, but I think it might make a couple of range trips before then. For educational/training purposes of course. I'll try to grab a photo or two of it to share.

If you haven't taken the time to look over one of these grand old big S&W revolvers - you owe it to yourself to spend a little time with one. I understand why some think these were the pinnacle of American revolver building.

I see a lot of guns come through as evidence - but few stand out. I'll remember this one. I'll find out if the officer who seized it wants to shoot it.

Guy

 

[big rifle man]

Guy, that is a peach of a gun, well made (built like a tank). I carried one when I first joined my department in the early 70's. Does it have the mirror blue finish?

 

[RiverRider]

I found one unfired with the box at Doc's in Pocatello back in the early 90s...it was one of the pinned & recessed five-inch models. And YES, it came home with me and quickly lost its "unfired" status!

In my opinion, the 27 is THE revolver. Pythons are nice, but I don't think they are as durable as the big N-frame.

 

[FOTIS]

They are exquisite guns Guy!

 

[Bruce Mc]

Guy, seems to me that you need a good wheel gun issued to you so you can train all those youngsters in how to handle and safely "unload" a wheel gun. You also need a department issued revovler to keep up your own profeciency as an instructor. I've got a model 66 and a model 19 in our evidence that are destined for "training" purposes.