S&W 627 as a snubbie?

[kalibear45]

This has got to be the coolest looking snubbie around. Anybody got more info on it?

 

[10-Ring]

Really high on the cool factor I'd be curious as to how well it handles.

 

[caz223]

I've actually had a chance to fondle one at the range, he had two PC627s, one snubby, and one regular length.
They handle and shoot great, but they are a little bigger in person than the picture would suggest... (Being a N-frame, and all.)
And you can buy 2 used j-frames for the price of a new one...
(But if you have money oozing from open sores they are a good gun to shoot occasionally, and still retain some of their value years from now.)
(Btw, the shooter that owned these was shooting from a rest, and was cutting roughly a one inch hole at 25 yards...)

I made a mental note to see what else he was shooting at different times.
He also had a really nice 657, two, that's right two PC945s, and a lot of other very nice guns.

It must be nice.

 

[Standing Wolf]

Definitely bulky, and it looks muzzle-light to my eye, but I'll be you could put a few hundred thousand rounds through it before you'd even have to wonder about wear. The original model 27 was one of the best guns Smith & Wesson ever made.

 

[Kahr carrier]

Sweet looking N frame.

 

[Robert inOregon]

I'd be curious as to how well it handles.

Its an N frame. It handles!

Have the same gun in 41 Magnum and it handles just fine.

 

[Tamara]

Have the 2 5/8" V-Comp version. Definitely a sweet si... er, eightgun.

 

[Kahr carrier]

Wow cool 41 mag ,nice grips.

 

[caz223]

I think Robert just does that to bother me.

 

[Dr.Who]

Is this 627 Stuby in production now or past? If in the past, what was the year of production?

 

[kalibear45]

Is this 627 Stuby in production now or past? If in the past, what was the year of production?

I just found more info on it. It was a special run from Lew Horton for S&W Performance Center back in 1999.

Gotta love those short-barreled N frames!

 

[Voodoo]

I'm with Kahr carrier...

Nice grips!!!

What make are they?

 

[George Hill]

Very nice... those red wood grips really make the difference.
But why are they contouring the sides of the barrels like that?
That's worse than forward slide serrations on a 1911.

 

[Nightcrawler]

Does look kind of "pinched", doesn't it? Probably a weight-saving idea.