What is the S&W 627 PC for?

I confess to owning one of the Airlite/Ti 327 PC snub-gun revolvers. With the super-thin grip panels, that do NOTHING to mitigate recoil, I can, just barely, get enough index finger on the trigger, for a decent DA pull. (Normal-thickness grip panels would not permit me to get enough finger on the trigger.) The trigger pull weight is nicely light, which is not uncommon for key-hole S&W revolvers, but, as FD indicated, there is something different, about the trigger geometry, of the key-hole-era N-Frames.

To keep from wrecking my left thumb and wrist, as I did my right thumb and wrist, with improperly-held N-Frame big-bore Magnums, during the Eighties, this has been a standard-pressure .38 Special wadcutter-only gun, lefty-only, for me. I would only shoot this one right-handed, in a dire emergency.

I envy those with larger hands and longer fingers that can properly manipulate N-Frame revolvers, with normal-thickness grip panels, in DA mode. This is not bitter envy; I am glad for y’all. :) I am perfectly content to fight with “medium bore” K/L/GP100-sized revolvers.

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Originally Posted by TC215

My dad has one, it's a cool gun. I had the 686 version for a while.



And the movie was...Blood Work.

http://www.imfdb.org/images/thumb/d/...-BW-M627-1.jpg

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OK, Blood Work, two words. Thanks. I have never seen it, or heard anyone talk about the movie, itself, just The Gun. (I have seen most of the better-known Clint Eastwood movies.)

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Originally Posted by Rex G

OK, Blood Work, two words. Thanks. I have never seen it, or heard anyone talk about the movie, itself, just The Gun. (I have seen most of the better-known Clint Eastwood movies.)

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I don't think you're missing much....it's been a long time since I've watched it, but I don't remember being real impressed.

Looks like nice BUG TO A 4" OR 5" 627.

If S&W would put that 2.5" barrel (or better yet a 3") on their 327 fixed sight gun I'd own at least one of them. The 2" 327 looks for all the world like someone damaged a longer barreled revolver and shortened it on the work bench in their garage, with dull hand tools. (smile)

Dave

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Originally Posted by Rex G

OK, Blood Work, two words. Thanks. I have never seen it, or heard anyone talk about the movie, itself, just The Gun. (I have seen most of the better-known Clint Eastwood movies.)

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Originally Posted by TC215

I don't think you're missing much....it's been a long time since I've watched it, but I don't remember being real impressed.

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I thought it was good. Not a classic like Dirty Harry or Gran Torino but it had a good story.

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Originally Posted by Bigghoss

I thought it was good. Not a classic like Dirty Harry or Gran Torino but it had a good story.

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It’s based on a Michael Connelly novel and I think there is a crossover in a Harry Bosch book or two.

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Originally Posted by TC215

I don't think you're missing much....it's been a long time since I've watched it, but I don't remember being real impressed.

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Main story is unrealistic but it has its moments. Best part was when Eastwood is trying to bluff a Russian thug with his retired creds and if back fires. The Russian thug, smelling BS says he is not a real cop because “Cops go in twos...”

Id use a 4 or 5 inch version as a walking gun. The 686 mountain guns also interested me but Ive missed the window of opportunity to get one affordably. They had a 4" tapered skinny barrel, similar to the original 27s

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Originally Posted by Rex G

I confess to owning one of the Airlite/Ti 327 PC snub-gun revolvers. With the super-thin grip panels, that do NOTHING to mitigate recoil, I can, just barely, get enough index finger on the trigger, for a decent DA pull. (Normal-thickness grip panels would not permit me to get enough finger on the trigger.) The trigger pull weight is nicely light, which is not uncommon for key-hole S&W revolvers, but, as FD indicated, there is something different, about the trigger geometry, of the key-hole-era N-Frames.

To keep from wrecking my left thumb and wrist, as I did my right thumb and wrist, with improperly-held N-Frame big-bore Magnums, during the Eighties, this has been a standard-pressure .38 Special wadcutter-only gun, lefty-only, for me. I would only shoot this one right-handed, in a dire emergency.

I envy those with larger hands and longer fingers that can properly manipulate N-Frame revolvers, with normal-thickness grip panels, in DA mode. This is not bitter envy; I am glad for y’all. :) I am perfectly content to fight with “medium bore” K/L/GP100-sized revolvers.

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So...what's your homeboy, brother-in-law, police discount price?:cool:

I'm looking.