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Originally Posted by masraum
It's also interesting that the manual specific recommends dry firing.
Because sometimes, bigger is better.
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You are pushin a G on that one..maybe 12?
I do love the MDL 27... 3.5 inch is nice.
But I especially have a penchant for the prewar 27's..
They were introduced in 1935 with one of the first going to J Edgar Hoover...There was a need for a Heavy Duty 38 caliber pistol that had enough ommph to penetrate car bodies...enter the 3..5..7 Magnum. Y0u could order it anyway you wanted for $70.00. Which was a lot of money during the Depression. S&W didn't think they would sell that many...but the orders flooded in...
After the war they called them the "357 Magnum" and in the late 50's the Model 27.. the 27 Dash 2 circa 1960 etc denotes engneering changes.. the dash 3 change 1982 was the elimination of the pinned barrel and recessed cylinder...a cost cutting move by S&W.
All the early Smiths have their own followers..
For about 20 years after 82 the Dash 2 pistols were just used guns..Now they are collectable.