Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Handguns It doesn’t get better than a 4” N frame

I’m a big fan. I also have a nickel Model 27 4” and it’s one of my favorites.

Nice!

If so, why do people pay a premium for 3.5" and 5" 27s?

Not that 4" is bad, just never could understand why 27 fans prefer the 3.5" to the 4". Cool factor?

I think 5 inch N frames are good place to be.

Real purty!


RS

Beautiful.
Owned a few myself over the years.

I have a 4” Model 57 that I’m pretty fond of. Wish I had more 4” N-Frames!

Yes they make pretty paper weights for guys who don't actually shoot.

I just picked up a 4" blued M/27 no dash, I already have a 4" M/629 no dash. I'm partial to pinned & recessed Smith & Wessons. I've had a few 5" N-frames, Skeeter Skelton was a big proponent of 5" barrels.

I have the same gun, but without the red ramp insert.

There seems to have been a big run of 4" nickel 27's in the late 70's. I'd have to take the grip off my gun to see the serial number to look up the date, and I don't feel like getting up to do it But as I recall, it was about '79 or 80, maybe...

Personally, I always thought the 3 1/2" barrels just looked kind of odd. Not that I wouldn't gladly take one if it was give to me!

Yes indeed.

She’s a beauty😎

Yeah, I was gonna mention about Skeeter.

It’s better than than midget sex.

The 3.5" Model 27 had a grip frame that was 1/4" shorter than standard. I bought one in the wooden box back in the 90's with a sales slip from the 1970's under the plastic. I read that Gordon Liddy used to carry one when he was FBI. Sold it after a couple of years, having fired it at the range only once and not being inclined to carry it. Nice gun, just not in my lineup.

Very Nice revolver you got there.

Yeah, no shat.

Thank ya!

Skeeter Skelton influenced me to buy a 5" 27 and to have Ahlmans's shorten the barrel on a couple of 624s from 6.5" to 5". Sort of a Goldilocks thing, not too long, not too short, just right (for him). I carry in a cross-draw belt holster, so the longer barrel doesn't hang up like it might in a side carry belt holster.

I have a 3.5" 27, bought it 30 years ago, but have never gotten around to shooting it. Actor Dennis Farina carried a 3.5" 27 in his role as Detective Joe Fontana in the Law & Order TV series. Gun guys notice such things.