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Post by rock185 on May 25, 2017 21:03:56 GMT -5
Worked a couple days in a Clint Eastwood movie years ago. Used the proceeds to buy myself a new 5" 27-2. Can hardly believe I still have it and haven't traded it on some shiney trinket in all these years;)  |
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Post by Carolinaman on May 25, 2017 22:52:48 GMT -5
Hello Sir,
That is a mighty nice S&W and it is much pristine as any I have seen! You are really smart to have hung onto it!
Best,
Chris
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Post by CXM on May 26, 2017 6:22:48 GMT -5
WOW!! What a beauty... and "Coke" bottle grips TOO!!!
Skeeter Skelton considered the 5" M27 to be the ultimate revolver...
Thanks for sharing...
V/r
Chuck
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Post by ranger566 on May 26, 2017 8:23:59 GMT -5
Great looking pistol, rock. Short(?)story about my 27-2's.
Back in '80 I had a joint service assignment in Norfolk, Va. I decided to get into personal guns, and hooked up with a local gun shop to buy some self defense/home protection stuff. The shop owner was a really good guy, and someone who was easy to trust about giving you the straight scoop.
One day I told him I'd like his input on something. I told him I'd like his help in picking out four guns that, in his opinion, might be worthy of holding on to for X amount of time, and/or enjoy shooting them.
A week later I walked in the shop and he handed me a piece of paper. On it were his choices for the four guns. ***Colt Python---nickel---6" barrel. ***Smith & Wesson 27-2---nickel---3.5" barrel---3 T's. ***Smith & Wesson 27-2---blue---8 3/8 barrel. ***Colt 1911 Government Mark IV series 70---blue.
I bought all four NIB.
37 years later the Python and the 3.5 Smith are sitting in my safe, factory fired only. I've got less than a hundred rounds through the Colt 1911. Sold the 8 3/8 Smith when I got the hots for a 1911 I HAD to have. The remaining three all have boxes and papers, plus the 3.5 Smith has the original sales receipt.
Overall I'd say the shop owner's crystal ball was looking pretty good back then. My brother and shooting buddy will no doubt be circling my house like vultures the day after I go permanently horizontal trying to get their hands on my stash. LOL.
Steve
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Post by Carolinaman on May 26, 2017 9:04:14 GMT -5
Hello ranger566,
What a great story! I am sure we would enjoy pictures if you get the time.
Best,
Chris
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Post by rock185 on May 26, 2017 13:39:10 GMT -5
Ranger556, That shop owner certainly gave you some good advice. Those long barreled Magnum S&Ws used to be near Unobtainium, but over time the allure of the long barrels seems to have faded. You sure didn't go wrong with that 3 1/2" 27 and Python. Both super desireable now days. Can you believe how Pythons have appreciated? Can't imagine what your unfired example would sell for on Gunbroker or similar site. I'd have shot the Colt Series '70 too. Owned a bunch of Colts and shot them all. Even my 98% Pre War National Match. THAT is the one I should never have sold. We'd all like to see photos if you're so inclined.
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Post by ranger566 on May 26, 2017 14:16:42 GMT -5
Yeah, I sure agree, rock. My records show the following purchase prices in 1980 NIB:
***Colt Python: $469.00 ***Smith 3.5 inch: $390.00 ***Smith 8 3/8: $281.00 ***Colt 1911 Series 70: $285.00
You can look on the auction sites and see what guys are willing to pay for them today. Wow.
I'll see if I can get my photographer to take a pic and get it on here this weekend. She usually doesn't work on holiday weekends.....:>))
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Post by huntershooter on May 26, 2017 19:23:38 GMT -5
That one's a dandy.
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Post by Poohgyrr on May 28, 2017 13:15:15 GMT -5
Great thread. The M27 will always be a favorite.
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Post by submoa on Jun 2, 2017 22:38:23 GMT -5
Me too  ...
Through a convoluted process over years, somehow I accumulating all the M27-2 cataloged barrel lengths. Not near as nice as Rock's beautiful 5", but they're all original...all shooters  ...
Apologies in advance for the quality of the pics  ..... ![]() 
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Post by CXM on Jun 3, 2017 4:43:56 GMT -5
Those are some great M27 photos... This is sort of the 'grand daddy' of the M27s... It is a '357 Magnum.'  I need to make some better photos of this old gun... a 5" which is somewhat unusual as well... FWIW Chuck |
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Post by rock185 on Jun 3, 2017 10:48:42 GMT -5
A beauty cxm. Would like to see more photos of that one. Submoa, I never had a 3 1/2" 27, but bought a new 4" 27-2 back in the day. That's another one I sure wish I'd had the sense to hang on to.....
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2017 0:42:57 GMT -5
 ![]() Here's my M-27. I bought in 1975 for $150 from one of the guys who wanted to upgrade his off duty to an M-58. The stocks are Fuzzy Farrant originals that cost the princely sum of $20. Note the maker's mark on the sap. It made a great "moderator". Click on the thumbnails and they get more bigger... |
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Post by Jäger on Jun 4, 2017 1:52:31 GMT -5
![]() Note the maker's mark on the sap. It made a great "moderator". I've always wanted to ask... how do you use a sap? Just beat the hell out of the goof with it, wherever you could get a shot in? We never had them. But most of us did replace our yellow plastic two D cell battery flashlights with the new fangled Mag-lite. It was my experience that a 5 C-cell Mag-lite could inflict pretty good flashlight burns. A few taps of the Mag-lite on the fists, elbows, knees, and shins generally got the more spirited opponents to settle down a bit. Long enough to use for pretty good joint control as well. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2017 2:50:59 GMT -5
Saps were a wonderful tool. It was a guaranteed OFF switch for A Holes. Just a gentle tap right on top of the noggin and they'd drop like their bones had been extracted. Usually didn't even leave a mark.
In a really bad situation (like the guy is on top of you choking you out) you can turn the sap edgewise and go for the temple. You might be surprised, as was one of my friends, to discover that this can pop an eyeball out. He wished that this was a phenomenon that had been 'splained to him in advance, just because it was somewhat unexpected. But everybody certainly knew about it after that.
But hey, all in all, it's better to just not fight with the nice policeman.
Saps were an authorized equipment item, and our uniform trousers had strong side sap pockets built in just below the back pockets. Other guys carried them tucked under the Sam Browne belt in the back.
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