New S&W on the block

Rogervzv · August 4, 2012, 05:59 PM

From the Performance Center -- my new 8 shooter:

She shoots as good as she looks!

Winchester_73 · August 4, 2012, 06:01 PM

Wow nice gun. I've always wanted a pre lock one but that gun is awesome regardless. I should buy myself something from performance center.

Yours also has the great 5 in barrel length.

Bob Wright · August 4, 2012, 06:05 PM

That is sure a futuristic looking revolver.

Somehow, the location of the cylinder flutes just doesn't seem right to me on those eight shot guns!

Bob Wright

Obambulate · August 4, 2012, 09:22 PM

8 shots of .357 Magnum! That's a lot of chances to dissuade someone.

That cylinder does look a little odd, though. The barrel comes back a half inch or more into the cylinder window. I think it looks better when the cylinder and the window are the same size.

James K · August 4, 2012, 09:25 PM

"The barrel comes back a half inch or more into the cylinder window."

Looks less than a 1/4 inch to me.

Jim

357 Terms · August 4, 2012, 09:45 PM

357's don't really get any better than that!

Very nice, I am envious.

Shadi Khalil · August 4, 2012, 10:11 PM

Everything about those PC's scream speed. Very nice

Japle · August 6, 2012, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Everything about those PC's scream speed.

They are fast, especially if the action has been worked over by someone who knows what he's doing.

Ozzieman · August 6, 2012, 05:14 PM

Nice.
Rogervzv WHo made the stocks, WOW!

codefour · August 6, 2012, 05:30 PM

I have that exact model.. Great revolver. Do urself a favor and put a lightened Wolfe spring kit in it. Makes em much faster..

Dragline45 · August 6, 2012, 05:42 PM

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When is S&W going to stop making junk IL's and get a better design... ? ...

Really guy, you came into this thread to post something completely off topic, and for what? Go find an internal lock thread, because it's getting really old having comments like yours pop up whenever a newer S&W is posted. We get it, pre lock smiths are better... yada yada yada

By the way nice looking revolver you got there. Always wondered why you don't see more 5 inchers on the market.

MOshooter65202 · August 6, 2012, 05:51 PM

That's one sweet S&W Congrats!

BarryLee · August 6, 2012, 07:01 PM

Very nice handgun.

Vividia · August 6, 2012, 09:19 PM

I have the same model. Its a real tack driver and even in double action the trigger pull is nice. It turns heads at the range whenever I pull it out of the bag. Everybody who shoots it gets this funny crooked smile though. Wonder why?

**Mike Irwin** · August 6, 2012, 09:28 PM

"She shoots as good as she looks!"

Uhm... ok.... 80 foot groups at 1 yard, then?

The only thing I can think is that with that profile the engineers who were doing hash under glass and designing it thought it would be a great idea to merge the looks of the Mauser HSc with a revolver.

And what in the name of all that is holy is with the logo on the side of the... barrel? It's almost the start of something Tolkienish...

Three rounds for the PPC shooters under the sky,
Seven for the IPSC men in their halls of stone,
Nine for nasty bandits doomed to die,

and so forth and so on...

This new age of revolver design is simply not compatible with my very traditional outlook....

Oh well, lots and lots of old Smith & Wessons for me!

Vividia · August 6, 2012, 09:52 PM

From Mike:

"She shoots as good as she looks!"

Uhm... ok.... 80 foot groups at 1 yard, then?

The only thing I can think is that with that profile the engineers who were doing hash under glass and designing it thought it would be a great idea to merge the looks of the Mauser HSc with a revolver.

And what in the name of all that is holy is with the logo on the side of the... barrel? It's almost the start of something Tolkienish...

Three rounds for the PPC shooters under the sky,
Seven for the IPSC men in their halls of stone,
Nine for nasty bandits doomed to die,

and so forth and so on...

This new age of revolver design is simply not compatible with my very traditional outlook....

Oh well, lots and lots of old Smith & Wessons for me!
______________________________________________________________

Wow, just wow.

Talk about a buzz kill........

Don't care - still love my 627PC - and it shoots great

I have lots of older guns, love them too. My oldest rifle is 1898 and oldest revolver 1908, but i try never trash somebody else's opinion on looks, its like telling them their children are ugly and that is usually not well received

joneb · August 6, 2012, 10:02 PM

I wouldn't trade that for this http://thefiringline.com/forums/atta...4&d=1271475327 I guess I'm a idiot

**Mike Irwin** · August 6, 2012, 10:03 PM

Not intended to be a buzz kill at all, nor am I trashing someone else's opinion. I'm sharing MY opinion on the state of firearms design these days.

Why should my decided negative views serve to detract from the good feelings that others have?

I'd have to say that, if my negative views on the design bring someone else down, how secure were their views to begin with? I'd have to say not very if my views have that much influence over their perceptions.

Olympus · August 7, 2012, 08:54 AM

Congrats on a very fine revolver. The Performance Center guns are some of the best production revolvers currently made. I have the exact same gun, just a little earlier version. They came in very nice aluminum cases with a huge S&W embossed logo on the top and combination lock mechanisms. They are very fast and slick guns. If you want to go even faster, put a reflex sight on it. It's really not fair how fast and accurate you'll be. JPoint makes a sight mount that fits the I letting for the factory rear sight of the gun. You can add the JPoint red dot optic or JPoint also makes an adapter so you can use the JPoint mount for a Docter optic, which is what I did.

CharlieDeltaJuliet · August 7, 2012, 10:09 AM

Awesome revolver... Congratulations and enjoy.

Bob Wright · August 7, 2012, 04:11 PM

I keep lookin' at the picture of you gun and have to ask, is the cylinder polished brighter than the rest of the gun?

As I look it seems the gun is sort of matt finished with the cylinder brighter. Or is it just the camera angle/lighting?

Many years ago a friend of mine had an AMT Hardballer with contrasting matt/polished surfaces, sort of grew on me.

Bob Wright

Super Sneaky Steve · August 7, 2012, 04:23 PM

Is that your new home defense gun or is it just for winning trophys?

aarondhgraham · August 7, 2012, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Three rounds for the PPC shooters under the sky,
Seven for the IPSC men in their halls of stone,
Nine for nasty bandits doomed to die,

and so forth and so on...

That's actually quite good,,,

Will you share what you are smoking?

Aarond

P.S. I once saw a S&W Model 36 with engraving on the back strap,,,
It read: Five Every Time.

.

aarondhgraham · August 7, 2012, 04:30 PM

When I was putting together the Harem,,,
I tried to find a S&W L-Frame with a half-lug barrel,,,
I ended up getting a full lug 686 but I did consider one of those guns.

We all know that tapered lug was a monetary (cheaper to manufacture) decision,,,
But it does give a full lug look while retaining the balance of a half-lug.

Not my cup of tea,,,
But I don't hate then either.

I would like to make a barbecue holster for one of them puppies.

Aarond

.

Vividia · August 7, 2012, 05:25 PM

I have grown to like the tapered lug, but it was a semi-acquired taste.

I found the tapered lug to give the 5" a really nice balance in the hand, and it doesn't sacrifice anything in the "recoil absorption" and "time to reacquire the target" categories when shooting full-house magnum loads. (LOL 38sp is practically a non-event in this gun)

Some love it, some hate it. I fall into the love it category. I figure most would fall into the love it category once they have shot it. The only other revolver that comes close is my well broken in 6" 19-4 with the silky trigger.

At the private range where I shoot, we have a tradition of everybody being welcome to shoot everybody else's toys. I receive more requests for bringing out the 627 performance center than just about anything else in my collection.

You are gonna love it.

PS - that tradition of shooting other people's toys is why my bank account is not what it should be - i fall in love waaaayyyy too often

August 4, 2012, 05:59 PM	#1
Rogervzv Senior Member Join Date: February 5, 2011 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 1,075	New S&W on the block From the Performance Center -- my new 8 shooter: She shoots as good as she looks! __________________ The difference between a citizen and a civilian is that the citizen makes the safety of the body politic his personal responsibility, protecting it with his life. The civilian does not.

August 4, 2012, 06:01 PM	#2
Winchester_73 Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2008 Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 2,863	Wow nice gun. I've always wanted a pre lock one but that gun is awesome regardless. I should buy myself something from performance center. Yours also has the great 5 in barrel length. __________________ Winchester 73, the TFL user that won the west

August 6, 2012, 07:01 PM	#13
BarryLee Senior Member Join Date: July 29, 2010 Location: The ATL (OTP) Posts: 3,946	Very nice handgun. __________________ A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it ... gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself. - Milton Friedman

August 6, 2012, 09:28 PM	#15
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	"She shoots as good as she looks!" Uhm... ok.... 80 foot groups at 1 yard, then? The only thing I can think is that with that profile the engineers who were doing hash under glass and designing it thought it would be a great idea to merge the looks of the Mauser HSc with a revolver. And what in the name of all that is holy is with the logo on the side of the... barrel? It's almost the start of something Tolkienish... Three rounds for the PPC shooters under the sky, Seven for the IPSC men in their halls of stone, Nine for nasty bandits doomed to die, and so forth and so on... This new age of revolver design is simply not compatible with my very traditional outlook.... Oh well, lots and lots of old Smith & Wessons for me! __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

August 6, 2012, 10:03 PM	#18
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	Not intended to be a buzz kill at all, nor am I trashing someone else's opinion. I'm sharing MY opinion on the state of firearms design these days. Why should my decided negative views serve to detract from the good feelings that others have? I'd have to say that, if my negative views on the design bring someone else down, how secure were their views to begin with? I'd have to say not very if my views have that much influence over their perceptions. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

August 4, 2012, 06:05 PM	#3
Bob Wright Senior Member Join Date: July 10, 2012 Location: Memphis, Tennessee Posts: 2,989	That is sure a futuristic looking revolver. Somehow, the location of the cylinder flutes just doesn't seem right to me on those eight shot guns! Bob Wright

August 4, 2012, 09:22 PM	#4
Obambulate Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2011 Posts: 582	8 shots of .357 Magnum! That's a lot of chances to dissuade someone. That cylinder does look a little odd, though. The barrel comes back a half inch or more into the cylinder window. I think it looks better when the cylinder and the window are the same size.

August 4, 2012, 09:25 PM	#5
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	"The barrel comes back a half inch or more into the cylinder window." Looks less than a 1/4 inch to me. Jim

August 4, 2012, 09:45 PM	#6
357 Terms Senior Member Join Date: October 8, 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 248	357's don't really get any better than that! Very nice, I am envious.

August 4, 2012, 10:11 PM	#7
Shadi Khalil Senior Member Join Date: September 23, 2006 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 5,210	Everything about those PC's scream speed. Very nice

August 6, 2012, 05:14 PM	#9
Ozzieman Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 6,117	Nice. Rogervzv WHo made the stocks, WOW!

August 6, 2012, 05:30 PM	#10
codefour Senior Member Join Date: April 2, 2012 Posts: 114	I have that exact model.. Great revolver. Do urself a favor and put a lightened Wolfe spring kit in it. Makes em much faster..

August 6, 2012, 05:51 PM	#12
MOshooter65202 Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2011 Posts: 471	That's one sweet S&W Congrats!

August 6, 2012, 09:19 PM	#14
Vividia Senior Member Join Date: May 15, 2010 Posts: 126	I have the same model. Its a real tack driver and even in double action the trigger pull is nice. It turns heads at the range whenever I pull it out of the bag. Everybody who shoots it gets this funny crooked smile though. Wonder why?

August 6, 2012, 09:52 PM	#16
Vividia Senior Member Join Date: May 15, 2010 Posts: 126	From Mike: "She shoots as good as she looks!" Uhm... ok.... 80 foot groups at 1 yard, then? The only thing I can think is that with that profile the engineers who were doing hash under glass and designing it thought it would be a great idea to merge the looks of the Mauser HSc with a revolver. And what in the name of all that is holy is with the logo on the side of the... barrel? It's almost the start of something Tolkienish... Three rounds for the PPC shooters under the sky, Seven for the IPSC men in their halls of stone, Nine for nasty bandits doomed to die, and so forth and so on... This new age of revolver design is simply not compatible with my very traditional outlook.... Oh well, lots and lots of old Smith & Wessons for me! ______________________________________________________________ Wow, just wow. Talk about a buzz kill........ Don't care - still love my 627PC - and it shoots great I have lots of older guns, love them too. My oldest rifle is 1898 and oldest revolver 1908, but i try never trash somebody else's opinion on looks, its like telling them their children are ugly and that is usually not well received

August 6, 2012, 10:02 PM	#17
joneb Senior Member Join Date: December 10, 2005 Location: Central , OR Posts: 1,888	I wouldn't trade that for this http://thefiringline.com/forums/atta...4&d=1271475327 I guess I'm a idiot

August 7, 2012, 08:54 AM	#19
Olympus Senior Member Join Date: December 15, 2008 Posts: 770	Congrats on a very fine revolver. The Performance Center guns are some of the best production revolvers currently made. I have the exact same gun, just a little earlier version. They came in very nice aluminum cases with a huge S&W embossed logo on the top and combination lock mechanisms. They are very fast and slick guns. If you want to go even faster, put a reflex sight on it. It's really not fair how fast and accurate you'll be. JPoint makes a sight mount that fits the I letting for the factory rear sight of the gun. You can add the JPoint red dot optic or JPoint also makes an adapter so you can use the JPoint mount for a Docter optic, which is what I did.

August 7, 2012, 10:09 AM	#20
CharlieDeltaJuliet Senior Member Join Date: July 25, 2012 Posts: 755	Awesome revolver... Congratulations and enjoy.

August 7, 2012, 04:11 PM	#21
Bob Wright Senior Member Join Date: July 10, 2012 Location: Memphis, Tennessee Posts: 2,989	I keep lookin' at the picture of you gun and have to ask, is the cylinder polished brighter than the rest of the gun? As I look it seems the gun is sort of matt finished with the cylinder brighter. Or is it just the camera angle/lighting? Many years ago a friend of mine had an AMT Hardballer with contrasting matt/polished surfaces, sort of grew on me. Bob Wright

August 7, 2012, 04:23 PM	#22
Super Sneaky Steve Senior Member Join Date: August 9, 2011 Posts: 1,250	Is that your new home defense gun or is it just for winning trophys?

August 7, 2012, 04:30 PM	#24
aarondhgraham Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2009 Location: Stillwater, OKlahoma Posts: 8,638	In all seriousness,,, When I was putting together the Harem,,, I tried to find a S&W L-Frame with a half-lug barrel,,, I ended up getting a full lug 686 but I did consider one of those guns. We all know that tapered lug was a monetary (cheaper to manufacture) decision,,, But it does give a full lug look while retaining the balance of a half-lug. Not my cup of tea,,, But I don't hate then either. I would like to make a barbecue holster for one of them puppies. Aarond . __________________ Never ever give an enemy the advantage of a verbal threat. Caje: The coward dies a thousand times, the brave only once. Kirby: That's about all it takes, ain't it? Aarond is good,,, Aarond is wise,,, Always trust Aarond! (most of the time)

August 7, 2012, 05:25 PM	#25
Vividia Senior Member Join Date: May 15, 2010 Posts: 126	I have grown to like the tapered lug, but it was a semi-acquired taste. I found the tapered lug to give the 5" a really nice balance in the hand, and it doesn't sacrifice anything in the "recoil absorption" and "time to reacquire the target" categories when shooting full-house magnum loads. (LOL 38sp is practically a non-event in this gun) Some love it, some hate it. I fall into the love it category. I figure most would fall into the love it category once they have shot it. The only other revolver that comes close is my well broken in 6" 19-4 with the silky trigger. At the private range where I shoot, we have a tradition of everybody being welcome to shoot everybody else's toys. I receive more requests for bringing out the 627 performance center than just about anything else in my collection. You are gonna love it. PS - that tradition of shooting other people's toys is why my bank account is not what it should be - i fall in love waaaayyyy too often