dickydalton
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Put a new/used barrel on a 28-2 I traded for last year and now when I shoot it it doesn't spit lead and jacket material in my face!
New/Old 28-2
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NIGHTLORD40K
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Glad you got it sorted. 
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dickydalton
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I knew the problem and sorted it myself. Now I have double $ in it and 2" less.Glad you got it sorted.
Jim Watson
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A friend fell in love with the 3.5" M27 and was plotting to replace his 4" M28's barrel to get The Look.
I pointed out that he had a M28 "no dash" with police department marking and would be spending money to devalue a rather scarce revolver.
He got over it, more due to the cost than any scarcity factor.
I pointed out that he had a M28 "no dash" with police department marking and would be spending money to devalue a rather scarce revolver.
He got over it, more due to the cost than any scarcity factor.
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dickydalton
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Is that Elk on the handle? Kinda like these?
NIGHTLORD40K
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Looks great, but......why not just get an M25 or 1917? Seems like a bit of bother for more or less the same thing.
No hate though, it DOES look awesome!
Pat Riot
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Pat Riot
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Yes, elk magnas from Ken Driscoll. I prefer less bark or smooth if I can get it.
And I apologize for the thread drift.
Looks great, but......why not just get an M25 or 1917? Seems like a bit of bother for more or less the same thing.
No hate though, it DOES look awesome!
Good questions.
A Model 25 has a heavier barrel than a Model 28-2. And Model 25s all came with 6.5” barrels. I did have this Model 25-2 altered a bit.
It weighs more than the custom Model 28-2, I will check my notes for the difference.
A Model 1917 is similar but the barrel is 5.5” and it has fixed sights. Here is my custom 1917. Probably the 5th or 6th one I have done. It seems other folks like them also.
That is one super cool revolver.
Thank you. It was built because a Model 1950 or Model 26 with a 4” barrel could not be found that was not POR (priced out of reach). S&W only made a few of the, dwelling on the competition angle rather than the Police angle which they had cornered with the 36 calibers K frames. I was a young Police Officer and while I liked the 45 ACP cartridge, I preferred the revolver. First one I built was on a Model 1917. RO said NO. The Model 28-2 was next and that was okay(?). I carried it for a while and then at a training seminar was told why it might be a bad idea for an Assistant Range Officer to carry something other than what was issued by the department. NUTS!
Many years after I became badgeless, S&W offered the fixed sighted Model 22-4 and the adjustable sighted Model 625-6 Mountain Gun. I would have cheerfully carried either one and a Model 22-4 is my edc.
Kevin
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dickydalton
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Thank you. The gunsmith who changed the barrels for me said the old one looked like someone took a dremmel to it to stop the lead spitting, but it didn't work.
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Bazoo
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I like the look of that shorter barrel. Glad you got it straightened out, that always feels good. That old barrel is crazy man...wow
Pat Riot
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@dickydalton that’s proof that “a Dremel Tool is a Gunsmith’s Best Friend”. The use of those things can be a money maker for gunsmiths in the hands of a novice. 
