I got my m27-2 home today

[ssteven1]

I had a 3.5" model 27-2 on laway for the past 3 months. I finally paid it off today. . Can anybody tell me when it was made. The serial number is N3259XX. Also I do not know whether or not to shoot it. I cannot tell wheter or not it has been shot, OR does that matter since the cylinder has been rotated (has a very light line). I got it for 400$. I could not really afford it but at that price I had to get it. Here are some picts

I know that last picture was wrong.

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[thatguy]

1975-77. These (3.5 27s) are bringing $600+ now so you did very good on price. Why wouldn't you want to shoot it? Did you buy art or a gun? The 27 is about as good as a revolver gets and is my personal favorite. I have six right now and have had as many as eight at one time.

BTW- I have never understood the target options on the short barrel model but I have one that came equiped just like yours. I changed the grips for Magnas and swapped in a smooth combat trigger because it feels better to me in DA shooting.

 

[FPrice]

Sweet!

"Also I do not know whether or not to shoot it."

If it were mine, I'd shoot it.

 

[buzz_knox]

Shoot it. You're not going to hurt it, unless you put hundreds of heavy loads through it. And I dare say you'll give up on those long before the revolver does.

 

[Gordon]

That gun is beautiful and you got a great deal!

 

[Steve F]

VERY nice I'm soooo jealous!!

 

[armedcitizen]

Shoot it, shoot it, shoot it!

The dude that helped me at the gun shop last night had a great point. He said, "no gun you can buy today is going to make you rich twenty years from now."

 

[Standing Wolf]

You're not going to hurt it, unless you put hundreds of heavy loads through it.

Baloney! You'd have to put thousands upon thousands upon thousands of exceedingly heavy loads through it even to start to damage the gun.

 

[41mag]

Beautiful gun!

I also aquired one recently.

To say that they don't make 'em like they used to is an understatement.

 

[71Commander]

Shoot it. It's a "N" frame .357, not a "K". I don't know if you can hurt it EVER from shooting it.

 

[denfoote]

I shoot mine!!
Only with .38spl, though.

 

[mjb]

N frame model 27-2

I purchased one recently that is nickel plated with a 5 inch barrel. I shoot mine when I can. I especially enjoy shooting it with .38spl ammo. No recoil at all. Congradulations on a fine purchase.

 

[Bill B.]

Super! You got a deal! Very, very nice!

 

[Atticus]

Gawd...that's beautiful.

 

[Randy63]

To find that revolver for $550 would be a treat. At $400 you'll smile every time you pick it up for years to come. I know I would.

Randy

 

[pythonguy]

Hi ssteven1,

That is a beautiful gun you got and after looking for a Model 27-2 myself, it is a very good price. Using it or not is your choice, you'll make a few hundred dollars over the price you paid if you shoot it or not. Just keep it in nice shape, clean well after shooting, and use a silicone cloth to wipe it down and it'll look as new as the day you bought it. That way you can shoot it and have no regrets.

 

[absolute0]

I think I might step over my own grandmother for a crack at a mint condition model 27 at that price

 

[pezo]

Nice RG .

 

[P95Carry]

I think you did just fine - and the cost and 3 month wait were well worth it IMO.

This period of the M27's is I think about ideal ... mine shown below (No aploagies for posting it - quite often!)- a 5" M27-2 ... was as far as I could find out the last almost of the 5" versions ... late 76', early '77.

I got this one, in a box ... for exact same price $400 ... it was to replace one I had back in the 80's and I don't think it was too bad a deal either. It is on my ''definitely won't sell' list! Treasure that one - but shoot it too!