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Post by oregon45 on Jan 2, 2015 1:52:06 GMT -5
Very cool. I've got an M27, no dash, 8 3/8" and it is very accurate with a wide range of loads.
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Post by CraigC on Jan 3, 2015 11:20:08 GMT -5
Ya done good! I probably would've made the same choice. Despite its length, that slender barrel will make a joy to shoot and is damned fine looking too!
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Post by Snyd on Jan 3, 2015 15:04:52 GMT -5
Ya done good! I probably would've made the same choice. Despite its length, that slender barrel will make a joy to shoot and is damned fine looking too! I tell you what. When I first picked it up I really liked the way it felt with that long barrel. I can't wait to shoot it but life won't allow that until March. If he'd have only had the Colt, I'd have bought it. If he'd only had this one, I'd have bought it. Truth be told. I hope I can get the Colt 357 some day. That mid frame with the 6 inch barrel really felt great. I also like the history etc. of it. I'd make a nice companion gun to a 1955 vintage Det Special I've got. |
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Post by bradshaw on Jan 3, 2015 19:34:53 GMT -5
snyd.... reacted to your description of the Colt .357 as though it represented post-Python cost cutting, when it may be the action on which the Python was built. One look inside the stepped milling of the Colt frame shows where Smith beat Colt on ease of manufacture. The Ruger Security-Six had yet to reach conception. And, unlike Colt's, which gambled on cheapness of post-Python designs to compete against S&W, Bill Ruger chose ruggedness of his Security-Six as his chess piece against Smith & Wesson's near monopoly of the double action market.
Your friend's Colt .357 may represent the height of Colt DA development, its guts languishing beneath its neglected skin. My description of post-Python Colt DA's as a mixed bag may not apply to your friend's revolver at all.
In the mean time you have given a truly classic Smith & Wesson an appreciative home, Muzzle of its 8-3/8-inch self sticking out from under your pillow like a snake Colt never made.
David Bradshaw
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Post by Snyd on Jan 3, 2015 20:00:39 GMT -5
snyd.... reacted to your description of the Colt .357 as though it represented post-Python cost cutting, when it may be the action on which the Python was built. One look inside the stepped milling of the Colt frame shows where Smith beat Colt on ease of manufacture. The Ruger Security-Six had yet to reach conception. And, unlike Colt's, which gambled on cheapness of post-Python designs to compete against S&W, Bill Ruger chose ruggedness of his Security-Six as his chess piece against Smith & Wesson's near monopoly of the double action market. Your friend's Colt .357 may represent the height of Colt DA development, its guts languishing beneath its neglected skin. My description of post-Python Colt DA's as a mixed bag may not apply to your friend's revolver at all. In the mean time you have given a truly classic Smith & Wesson an appreciative home, Muzzle of its 8-3/8-inch self sticking out from under your pillow like a snake Colt never made. David Bradshaw Thanks for all the info David. Ya, the Colt is the Colt Three Fifty Seven. It's a Python (pre-python) without the barrel and high polish. This is a pretty good read I came across. www.coltfever.com/The_357_Model.htmlIt looks like this one but with a six inch barrel. Service Grips and Hammer as opposed to the Target Grips and Hammer.  It'd make a nice companion to this one I have. If I remember this one was born in either 1950 or 55.  |
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Post by weagle99 on Jan 4, 2015 23:05:21 GMT -5
The Colt M357 is a scarce gun that is not encountered often. It was the first I frame Colt DA.
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Post by oldschool on Jan 5, 2015 16:32:41 GMT -5
Well, I went back and checked em out good. Because of some things that came up it turned out I needed to make a decision today. I came home with a bonafide Model 27-2 8 3/8 in like new condition. He was mistaken about lack of recessed chambers. P&R as should be for a 27-2, Target Hammer, Trigger and sights. He's sure he's got the box and factory grips somewhere but are hard to get to now. We'll deal with that later. The rear sight blade took a bump so is scuffed and ever so slightly bent forward on one side. I actually didn't notice it until I got home it's so slight. Other than that and a very slight turn ring (that I probably put there dry firing it) the gun is pristine. The Colt 3-5-7 under good light shows slight pitting on part of the barrel, some cool looking plumb coloring on the frame, Bluing has it's issues but the gun shows honest holster wear and action locks up tight like a colt should. DA pull is very smooth, SA trigger is a little heavier than the smith but very nice. If he doesn't sell it and if I were ever to end up with it I'd leave it as is. I sure like the size/feel of it. It's a cool old piece of history. But I just couldn't pass up the 27 for the price and "wow" factor. I wasn't planning on buying any guns anytime soon but sometimes a deal just comes along. So now... what boolit mould should I buy?!  Nice snag, Snyd! I would say you got it for an excellent price. I used to have a P&R 6" M27 and it was quite a shooter. Scoped it at one point and it was death on 2L soda bottles at 150 yards! Sadly, I traded it away a number of years ago. |
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