I’m starting to get an itch for a large-frame, snub-nosed revolver. I’m thinking about an L frame*, seven-shot Smith &Wesson 686P .357 magnum, but these N frame, snub-nose S&Ws sure are nice.
The one below is an eight-shot S&W Performance Center 627 with Spegel grips. This example from SmithNut has two cylinders, one unfluted and one fluted. If you want one of these you’ll have to look on the used market. S&W still makes an eight-shot Performance Center 627, but it’s only offered with a 5″ barrel.
* In increasing order of size, Smith &Wesson has the J, K, L, N and X frames. The smaller I frame isn’t made any more. The J frame is mostly used for snub-nosed backup guns. The K is medium, the L is slightly bigger, and the N used to be the biggest and baddest. Dirty Harry’s .44 Magnum was an N frame.
The X frame is the new oversized frame S&W developed to shoot the .500 S&W magnum cartridge. Popular Mechanics and Shooting Times also have good S&W 500 articles. Read the PM article for technical details, and the others for a practical perspective.
P.S. Smith &Wesson recently re-designed their Web site. It now shows suggested retail prices, and you can link directly to individual guns. That’s the good news. The bad news is they switched from Cold Fusion to PHP and changed their file extensions, so all of my old S&W links are fubared.
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giv me 1 of them snubs
Ive been looking for one of those for awhile, anyone selling or know prices? All i can find is the 4″+ models.
I see one in Hialeah gun store named Lou guns. 8 bullets short barrel.
That’s polished stainless steel isn’t it? It almost looks like it’s gold plated or brass (because of the lighting?). Truly gun porn; fantastic.
Can someone tell me what exact gun this is in the picture? I’ve been looking for something just like this.
It’s a Smith & Wesson 627 with I believe a 2 7/8″ barrel. A gun just like it was used in Clint Eastwood’s “Blood Work.”
Are the 627 snubbies custom made? I want one for PPC, but they have to be made like that in factory to be allowed with WA1500 rules.
Please e-mail me at the_whistler(a)hell(dot)as if you know where to get one, and if they are factory made.
That barrel length was a limited run, but is factory. S&W makes that gun in various barrel lengths from time to time.
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