Picked up my S&W Model 28 just now

GaryED50 · October 14, 2014, 06:35 PM

Beautiful condition

almost looks like it was never fired and those grips

Gary

GaryED50 · October 14, 2014, 06:40 PM

Came with one of these

LGS guy said it is a $50-$80 holster

Gary

Guv · October 14, 2014, 06:50 PM

Highway Patrolman, very, very nice!

Seven High · October 14, 2014, 09:16 PM

Good looking M28. Good looking grips. What brand are the grips?

GaryED50 · October 14, 2014, 10:53 PM

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Good looking M28. Good looking grips. What brand are the grips?

Thanks

I took the grips off and it says something like allenmont or allamont I can't read it too well its smudged

Gary

Webleymkv · October 15, 2014, 12:28 AM

The stocks are Altamonts.

http://www.altamontco.com/experiment...son_nframe.php

If you want a very comfortable grip with a more classic look, I can't say enough good things about Culinas.

http://culinagrips.com/

I have a set of his Coke Bottle Targets on my M27-2 and a set of his Magnum Profile Cokes on my M57 no-dash and they're excellent.

CajunBass · October 15, 2014, 05:28 AM

Outstanding!

smee78 · October 15, 2014, 05:56 AM

That's a nice addition, I passed on one years ago and have regretted it every day after.

bamaranger · October 19, 2014, 12:02 AM

The Highway Patrolman, the M28, is a grand revolver and a great example of the way things used to be. Though I certainly appreciate the M27 and its elegance, but there is something appealing in the all business, work horse look of the M28.

Yours seems a particularly good example.

GaryED50 · October 19, 2014, 01:16 PM

Thanks everyone. Can't wait to get to the range with this one

Gary

LarryBG · October 20, 2014, 05:54 PM

Looks good. Here's mine with a set of Altamont grips, too.

GaryED50 · October 20, 2014, 07:08 PM

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Looks good. Here's mine with a set of Altamont grips, too.

Very Nice I love how heavy they are

Gary

roaddog28 · October 22, 2014, 08:13 PM

Nice revolver. I owned a 28-2 4 inch one time. Sadly I sold to fun another project.

GaryED50 · November 3, 2014, 10:31 AM

Planning a range trip with the 28 this week. N frame weight should be interesting firing 357 loads. even more so with 38 special

Gary

somerled · November 7, 2014, 05:29 PM

I wish I still had my Model 28 Highway Patrolman. It will last you two or three lifetimes, so don't trade it. Unless it's to me, of course.

RIDE-RED 350r · November 7, 2014, 05:38 PM

I have a 6" 28-2. It handles stout 357's with ease.. like 38's out of an L-frame!

Mine is scary accurate, and in excellent condition. It came with Magnas, but I stashed those away for safe keeping and threw on a set of N-frame factory targets for now. As smooth as it is with mags, the fatter targets work just fine...and I like the looks of them better. The HP is a great shooter and will eat anything you want to feed it, and in large quantities!

Enjoy!

SaxonPig · November 8, 2014, 02:48 PM

I've had several HPs pass through my hands over the past 35 years. This one has stuck (so far).

old bear · November 8, 2014, 05:38 PM

Gary, congrats. I assume it's a dash 2? You now own one of Smith and Wesson's finest working revolvers. From your photos I don't see much of a "turn ring" so I assume it has not been fired much. Now get 150 or so rounds of full house .357 Magnum ammo and really start to enjoy that guy.

Great looking holster as well. I'm sure you know this, but be sure to get a real gun-belt if you don't have one; as 44 ounces of N frame can put a strain on any normal belt.

Enjoy that guy.

GaryED50 · November 8, 2014, 06:00 PM

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Gary, congrats. I assume it's a dash 2? You now own one of Smith and Wesson's finest working revolvers. From your photos I don't see much of a "turn ring" so I assume it has not been fired much. Now get 150 or so rounds of full house .357 Magnum ammo and really start to enjoy that guy.

Great looking holster as well. I'm sure you know this, but be sure to get a real gun-belt if you don't have one; as 44 ounces of N frame can put a strain on any normal belt.

Enjoy that guy.

Yep its a 28-2 I picked up about 100 rounds and Monday I'm off to the range :-) I'll try to post a target pic :-)

Gary

Venom1956 · November 8, 2014, 06:27 PM

I have a 28 That makes Saxons look mint... Buuut like him, Its the one that stuck. Whoever owned it and carried it knew his stuff. Its the best trigger on any firearm I own. Lot of love into that battered ol' 28.

Bart Noir · November 12, 2014, 07:57 PM

Saxon, I should own that 28.

After all, I was "shipped in 1954" myself.

In heft and balance and pointability, there is something just right about the 4-inch 28 and the 3.5-inch 27. I do not plan to let mine go.

Bart Noir

jad0110 · November 14, 2014, 08:13 PM

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Lot of love into that battered ol' 28.

There's something about a well worn Highway Patrolman. They just look nasty menacing!

I can't say enough good things about mine. In my hands it is the most consistent and accurate handgun I own. It shoots right were I tell it. The combination of the pencil barrel and tall front blade make an excellent sight picture, IMHO. I prefer all black sights too, so IMO these are the best sights on any of my guns.

I carry mine at times, particularly when I have to go to a nearby town with a relatively high crime rate. My M28 is always with me when I go there, with my 642 riding backup in my pocket.

I carry it IWB on a 1.5" beltman belt in a Lobo Gunleather IWB holster. I like the holster, but it is already wearing out

. So I have a Milt Sparks Versa Max II on order, I'm excited to give it a try.

My best shooting with my Model 28. 25 Yards, slow double action 2 hand hold unsupported. 1 shot every 5 to 7 seconds. 158 grain RNL and 4.0 grns W231. 3.5" grouping, including 1st two shots (high), after grip adjustment final 4 shots (low) into 1.25" grouping.

5thShock · November 14, 2014, 08:28 PM

Arguably one of the loveliest bodies in steel, ever. And as Saxon shows us, a little silver showing through just makes the heart beat faster.

October 14, 2014, 06:35 PM	#1
GaryED50 Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2012 Location: Dawsonville Georgia Posts: 542	Picked up my S&W Model 28 just now Beautiful condition almost looks like it was never fired and those grips Gary

October 15, 2014, 05:28 AM	#7
CajunBass Senior Member Join Date: May 6, 2005 Location: North Chesterfield, Virginia Posts: 4,767	Outstanding! __________________ For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 (NKJV)

October 15, 2014, 05:56 AM	#8
smee78 Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,918	That's a nice addition, I passed on one years ago and have regretted it every day after. __________________ We know exactly where one cow with Mad-cow-disease is located, among the millions and millions of cows in America, but we haven't got a clue where thousands of illegal immigrants and terrorists are

October 19, 2014, 12:02 AM	#9
bamaranger Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: North Alabama Posts: 8,308	very nice The Highway Patrolman, the M28, is a grand revolver and a great example of the way things used to be. Though I certainly appreciate the M27 and its elegance, but there is something appealing in the all business, work horse look of the M28. Yours seems a particularly good example.

November 8, 2014, 06:27 PM	#20
Venom1956 Senior Member Join Date: October 4, 2008 Location: WI Posts: 3,656	I have a 28 That makes Saxons look mint... Buuut like him, Its the one that stuck. Whoever owned it and carried it knew his stuff. Its the best trigger on any firearm I own. Lot of love into that battered ol' 28. __________________ E-Shock rounds are engineered to expend maximum energy into soft targets, turning the density mass into an expanding rotational cone of NyTrilium matrix particles, causing neurological collapse to the central nervous system.- Yeah I can do that. I guarantee you will know it if a bicyclist hits your house going 1000 mph. -Smaug

October 14, 2014, 06:40 PM	#2
GaryED50 Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2012 Location: Dawsonville Georgia Posts: 542	Came with one of these LGS guy said it is a $50-$80 holster Gary

October 14, 2014, 06:50 PM	#3
Guv Senior Member Join Date: February 24, 2012 Location: South Texas Posts: 2,126	Highway Patrolman, very, very nice!

October 14, 2014, 09:16 PM	#4
Seven High Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 2004 Posts: 650	Good looking M28. Good looking grips. What brand are the grips?

October 15, 2014, 12:28 AM	#6
Webleymkv Senior Member Join Date: July 20, 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 10,446	The stocks are Altamonts. http://www.altamontco.com/experiment...son_nframe.php If you want a very comfortable grip with a more classic look, I can't say enough good things about Culinas. http://culinagrips.com/ I have a set of his Coke Bottle Targets on my M27-2 and a set of his Magnum Profile Cokes on my M57 no-dash and they're excellent.

October 19, 2014, 01:16 PM	#10
GaryED50 Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2012 Location: Dawsonville Georgia Posts: 542	Thanks everyone. Can't wait to get to the range with this one Gary

October 20, 2014, 05:54 PM	#11
LarryBG Junior Member Join Date: October 2, 2014 Posts: 13	Looks good. Here's mine with a set of Altamont grips, too.

October 22, 2014, 08:13 PM	#13
roaddog28 Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2009 Location: Escondido, CA Posts: 961	Nice revolver. I owned a 28-2 4 inch one time. Sadly I sold to fun another project.

November 3, 2014, 10:31 AM	#14
GaryED50 Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2012 Location: Dawsonville Georgia Posts: 542	Planning a range trip with the 28 this week. N frame weight should be interesting firing 357 loads. even more so with 38 special Gary

November 7, 2014, 05:29 PM	#15
somerled Senior Member Join Date: June 11, 2005 Location: eastern Kansas Posts: 603	I wish I still had my Model 28 Highway Patrolman. It will last you two or three lifetimes, so don't trade it. Unless it's to me, of course.

November 7, 2014, 05:38 PM	#16
RIDE-RED 350r Senior Member Join Date: November 2, 2014 Posts: 425	I have a 6" 28-2. It handles stout 357's with ease.. like 38's out of an L-frame! Mine is scary accurate, and in excellent condition. It came with Magnas, but I stashed those away for safe keeping and threw on a set of N-frame factory targets for now. As smooth as it is with mags, the fatter targets work just fine...and I like the looks of them better. The HP is a great shooter and will eat anything you want to feed it, and in large quantities! Enjoy!

November 8, 2014, 02:48 PM	#17
SaxonPig Senior Member Join Date: April 24, 2006 Posts: 1,900	I've had several HPs pass through my hands over the past 35 years. This one has stuck (so far).

November 8, 2014, 05:38 PM	#18
old bear Senior Member Join Date: November 3, 2009 Location: Not close enough to the beach Posts: 1,477	Gary, congrats. I assume it's a dash 2? You now own one of Smith and Wesson's finest working revolvers. From your photos I don't see much of a "turn ring" so I assume it has not been fired much. Now get 150 or so rounds of full house .357 Magnum ammo and really start to enjoy that guy. Great looking holster as well. I'm sure you know this, but be sure to get a real gun-belt if you don't have one; as 44 ounces of N frame can put a strain on any normal belt. Enjoy that guy.

November 12, 2014, 07:57 PM	#21
Bart Noir Senior Member Join Date: August 5, 2000 Location: Puget Sound, USA Posts: 2,215	Saxon, I should own that 28. After all, I was "shipped in 1954" myself. In heft and balance and pointability, there is something just right about the 4-inch 28 and the 3.5-inch 27. I do not plan to let mine go. Bart Noir __________________ Be of good cheer and mindful of your gun muzzle!

November 14, 2014, 08:28 PM	#23
5thShock Senior Member Join Date: August 28, 2006 Posts: 400	Arguably one of the loveliest bodies in steel, ever. And as Saxon shows us, a little silver showing through just makes the heart beat faster.