S&W Experts. Need Help finding a model via description ETA-Found it!

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - S&W Experts. Need Help finding a model via description ETA-Found it!

Posted: 2/5/2017 6:52:53 PM EDT

So I saw a very cool performance center pistol many years ago and wanted to hunt one down.

It was a 6"ish bull bbl .38 with a factory OD green finish. It was heavy and had an amazing action, definitely a target pistol of some sort. I really regret passing on it now.

Anyone have any ideas? No luck with google so far.

Posted: 2/5/2017 7:04:42 PM EDT

[#1]

Googled "od green s&w performance center"

EDIT-- Not same gun, this one is .44... but maybe it will help with search terms?

Came up with Smith & Wesson PC 629 Stealth Hunter in an armslist ad.

http://www.armslist.com/posts/2369624/maine-handguns-for-sale-trade--smith---wesson-pc-629-stealth-hunter--44-magnum-nato-birdsong-od-green

Posted: 2/5/2017 7:07:57 PM EDT

[#2]

"birdsong" od green is apperantly the magic word, here's the .357 model 681 .357

Posted: 2/5/2017 7:09:32 PM EDT

[#3]

Seems like they've made this recently. Let me see if I can find anything on it. There's nothing as you described in the S&W encyclopedia.

ETA: not the OD green finish but similar to what you described. https://www.smith-wesson.com/firearms/performance-center-model-mp-r8

Posted: 2/5/2017 7:29:53 PM EDT

[#4]

Thanks fellas! Haven't found an exact match yet, but I'm betting the birdsong key word will get me there. Will post back when I find it.

Posted: 2/6/2017 2:52:48 PM EDT

[#5]

Double Post - See Below

Posted: 2/6/2017 2:57:47 PM EDT

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Thanks fellas! Haven't found an exact match yet, but I'm betting the birdsong key word will get me there. Will post back when I find it.

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Good luck on your quest... It is always a challenge to find your Grail gun... The gun in the performance center photo appears to be 1 of 500 according to a post at the S&W Forums, that post was an $850.00 sale from 2014. 681 Birdsong It took me years to find my Grail gun which was a S&W 629-5 Mountain Backpacker. I found one in North Carolina and bought it from Hyatts. Seven months later a second one showed up in Texas on Gunbroker and I bought that one also. Happy Hunting !!

Posted: 2/7/2017 10:28:44 PM EDT

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Good luck on your quest... It is always a challenge to find your Grail gun... The gun in the performance center photo appears to be 1 of 500 according to a post at the S&W Forums, that post was an $850.00 sale from 2014. 681 Birdsong It took me years to find my Grail gun which was a S&W 629-5 Mountain Backpacker. I found one in North Carolina and bought it from Hyatts. Seven months later a second one showed up in Texas on Gunbroker and I bought that one also. Happy Hunting !!

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Thanks! Not my grail gun, but it's definitely up there. Grail gun was a Python, but got one of those last year. Next grail gun is M-107

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Ive seen a couple of references to the .357 and .44 birdsongs, but this one was definitely a .38. Got a lead, just have to take the time to go look at it. Hoping for the best.

Birdsong is a couple of hours up the road, I need to go visit them one day if this lead doesn't pan out.

Posted: 2/14/2017 9:44:48 AM EDT

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I found it! The man I remembered having the gun still had it, we worked out a trade. It developed some safe scratches over the years, but it's still in really good condition.

Must be a one off custom gun or something. Model says Mod 10-5.

its a straight double action revolver with an insanely heavy bull bbl and one of the best double action triggers I've ever felt.

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Posted: 2/14/2017 10:13:05 AM EDT

[#9]

Looks like a custom built Bianchi Cup revolver. Would have had some optic mounted on those tapped holes in the barrel.

Posted: 2/14/2017 10:08:16 PM EDT

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Looks like a custom built Bianchi Cup revolver. Would have had some optic mounted on those tapped holes in the barrel.

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Thanks for the info. I've yet to find one similar on the web. Loving the gun though.

Posted: 2/14/2017 10:17:35 PM EDT

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LOL good lord look at that thing...

Awesome you got it!!!!

As mentioned could have been a cup pistol, also I've seen PPC pistols like that come up for sale, here's a quick google.

The placement of the tapped holes looks more like a big ribbed iron sight to me, it's very close to the pattern on my bulls-eye 1911.

Posted: 2/14/2017 10:21:13 PM EDT

[#12]

It's a custom bull barrel revolver for PPC or Bianchi Cup

Posted: 2/15/2017 12:18:42 AM EDT

[#13]

Haha, yeah. She's a weird looking bitch, but I like the uniqueness of the gun. I've never seen one like it in my travels, so I had to have it!

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