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Posted: 2/27/2015 2:30:49 PM EDT
So I think I want a revolver. Already have several of the polymer frame semi-autos, 1911's, AR style rifles, shotguns, etc. but no revolvers. One in particular that has caught my eye is the S&W 627 V-comp. Not easy to find, and it looks like prices are hovering right around $1400. Is that price decent? If it holds value, what would I have to lose?
Update - The 327 R8 and TRR8 caught my eye as well. Found what I thought was a fair price on a new 327 R8. I don't like the bottom rail but I can live with it. Hope to put some rounds through it this weekend. Any suggestions other than a basic cleaning before firing? |
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Whatever you go with, they're a heck of a lot of fun. There's just something really cool about shooting a DA revolver.
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What are you wanting to do with it? Range toy, IDPA, hunting? The 627 is a nice rig. In my book not $1400 nice but I'm cheap. Holding value? Hard to say. Most new guns just turn into used guns.
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Definitely just a range gun. I am in no hurry, so for now I'm just keeping an eye out. At what price point should I jump on it? I would be buying it to shoot the shit out of it.
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Hard to beat a 686 for all around usefulness from range to HD to carry if need be.
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Get a prelock, especially without the MIM parts (started around '97-98 I believe). You could buy 2-3 nice prelock Smiths for $1400 depending on what you get and they will hold their value better than the 627.
Ruger makes really nice revolvers too. A used GP100 is a great value. Whatever you decide, be forewarned they are addictive. I just got into revolvers recently and went from 0 to 5 in just a few months. 4 prelock Smiths (a 686-4+, 67-1, 60-4, and 63 no-dash) and a GP100 6". |
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First, I'm a revolver guy.
Second, I love Ruger Revolvers. Price, finish, and function, they are great. I carry a SP101 in .357 and LOVE my Super Redhawk, awesome guns to shoot. Extremely durable. I like the Smiths, but for the price, you're just paying for them to look a little prettier. Not worth almost 50% more in price, IMO. To me guns are tools, not art. JMHO. |
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First, I'm a revolver guy. Second, I love Ruger Revolvers. Price, finish, and function, they are great. I carry a SP101 in .357 and LOVE my Super Redhawk, awesome guns to shoot. Extremely durable. I like the Smiths, but for the price, you're just paying for them to look a little prettier. Not worth almost 50% more in price, IMO. To me guns are tools, not art. JMHO. View Quote The sp101 costs me nearly exactly as much as much as my 19-3. The model 27 is the Cadillac of all S&Ws.. and it was priced about 100 more than a new GP100. IMO thats not a huge price jump. We are not comparing pricing of Uberti to Colt SAAs here. You can usually get a vintage Forged, Case Hardened , High polished blue S&W for JUST a few more $$ than a new casted CNCed ruger. Hell sometimes even LESS. If you like Rugers thats perfectly fine.. but i don't care for the paper thin reason (they Costs more because they are a little prettier). |
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First, I'm a revolver guy. Second, I love Ruger Revolvers. Price, finish, and function, they are great. I carry a SP101 in .357 and LOVE my Super Redhawk, awesome guns to shoot. Extremely durable. I like the Smiths, but for the price, you're just paying for them to look a little prettier. Not worth almost 50% more in price, IMO. To me guns are tools, not art. JMHO. View Quote You are comparing apples and orange for one. Ruger`s and Smiths are not made the same way and inherently a Ruger will cost less to make due to investment casting. On a Smith you are paying for that forged receiver which costs more. Also, I appreciate style and function. If not, why don`t you get a cheaper Taurus or a Rossi? |
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Just go buy one. I picked up my pristine 27-2 8 3/8 a year ago for under $800, it's my all time fav.
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LOL, you guys are cute....
Rugers are made just as well as Smiths. Rossi and Taurus....you know better than that. |
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LOL, you guys are cute.... Rugers are made just as well as Smiths. Rossi and Taurus….you know better than that. View Quote In agree. Ruger used investment cast frames to reduce the costs involved in the final machining processes, and he used larger fire control parts to ensure durability. The end result was a very strong and durable pistol for less money than a comparable S&W. If there was an area where the Ruger came up short it was in the smoothness of the trigger pull as Ruger used less hand fitting than the S&Ws. But for what it's worth, that does not meet much as my Security Six and Police Service Six triggers are just as good as the trigger on my S&W Model 19, and all three have better triggers than my 1949 vintage pre-Model 10. ----- Rossi and Taurus (which is actually Rossi/Taurus) CAN make good revolvers, but unfortunately their quality assurance processes are extremely poor to non existent, so a fair percentage of the revolvers they push out the door have issues. Ask any shop that sells them and if they are honest they'll tell you they return more Rossi/Taurus firearms than all other brands they sell combined. |
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I own both Rugers and S&W and if push came to shove and I had to choose one or the other I will take the S&W.
OP the 627 V-comp is nice. I have a 627 PC (5 inch slab side barrel). The 627 (327, & 929) are the new hotness in USPSA Revolver division due to a rule change that allows the 8-shot revolvers to play. They are dominating the division. Remember is a N-frame so it a big revolver. That said 8-rounds of 357 Mag is nice for a woods gun and you can always come try out USPSA Revolver. Nothing more fun than betting the bottom feeders with the round gun. |
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I've had/have Colt, S&W and Ruger and have shot Taurus and Rossi (when they weren't the same).
I'd be glad to own any of the first 3, not so much the Taurus and Rossi. The older Rossi's could be so soft they wouldn't hold timing worth shit. My buddy'ts .357 ate the timing indexes in short order. Sent them off to Teddy Jacobson who did an action job on them with the warning that they won't hold up. They didn't. I just like the S&W trigger over the Python, just the way in which they stage up. A model 19 or 66 is the cat's meow. I am tempted to pick up the new 66 or a 686 SST. The 686 is a 6 cylinder target game gun. NO mim IIRC. It's sexy in a modern may but not as sexy as the original half lugs in my book. I am another that likes the half lugs better than the full lugs. It's a balance thing to me, and they look better too. |
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I have a few S&W most of the PC line in 44 a few Rugers and a Taurus Raging Bull... I like the 44 alot but I have a 686+ 3" and my all time favorite is a S&W TRR8 I think its the perfect 357 magnum ever....I looked at the 627 Vcomp I have a 629 Vcomp but I liked the TRR8 more.....just a side note but the Raging Bull was the first revolver I ever bought it has been flawless for along time now....its not a S&W trigger but its not bad....I know S&W has awesome customer service I have had to use it for several of my bnib PC guns, which is frustrating but they were great to deal with..... I keep buying Smiths..I say a TRR8 is what you want
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This! $499 19-3 4in Target Hammer , Trigger ( came with holster speed loader and other goodies) All i had to do was get grips (had ugly mono-hogues) Sold my Ruger SP 101 to fund this.. boy it was an upgrade. https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5563/14979906406_80d9686b8d_b.jpg $725 6in 27-2 https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7319/16411424542_a686fe85f7_b.jpg Free Model 10-6 4in Bull barrel (i know.. i inherited it.. but its to damn sexy not to list) https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3871/14816185649_0168f0ac4d_b.jpg Model 36 no dash - $365 Sellers Place holder pics - Hopefully Picking it up today: Ive doubled my smiths in less than a month.. THEY ARE ADDICTIVE! http://pics.gunbroker.com/GB/467914000/467914097/pix819837591.jpg View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Get a prelock, especially without the MIM parts (started around '97-98 I believe). You could buy 2-3 nice prelock Smiths for $1400 depending on what you get and they will hold their value better than the 627. Ruger makes really nice revolvers too. A used GP100 is a great value. Whatever you decide, be forewarned they are addictive. I just got into revolvers recently and went from 0 to 5 in just a few months. 4 prelock Smiths (a 686-4+, 67-1, 60-4, and 63 no-dash) and a GP100 6". This! $499 19-3 4in Target Hammer , Trigger ( came with holster speed loader and other goodies) All i had to do was get grips (had ugly mono-hogues) Sold my Ruger SP 101 to fund this.. boy it was an upgrade. https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5563/14979906406_80d9686b8d_b.jpg $725 6in 27-2 https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7319/16411424542_a686fe85f7_b.jpg Free Model 10-6 4in Bull barrel (i know.. i inherited it.. but its to damn sexy not to list) https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3871/14816185649_0168f0ac4d_b.jpg Model 36 no dash - $365 Sellers Place holder pics - Hopefully Picking it up today: Ive doubled my smiths in less than a month.. THEY ARE ADDICTIVE! http://pics.gunbroker.com/GB/467914000/467914097/pix819837591.jpg Damn, some sexy kit you got going on there Spax. |
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If I owned only one revolver, it would be a stainless Smith and Wesson L frame in .357 with a 4".
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Any suggestions other than a basic cleaning before firing? View Quote Light oiling |
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Where's the pics????
Interested in seeing how she runs. I bet you will have a lot of fun. Speedloaders will help the fun, I think. |
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