What is your favorite .357?

[no clever name]

no clever name, is that a M327 TRR8? Eight rounds of .357, nice.

Mine is a R8. The TRR8 has a removable lower rail and cutout on the right side showing the ejection rod, kinda strange that they'd make two PC versions so similar.

 

[JWC]

Mine is a R8. The TRR8 has a removable lower rail and cutout on the right side showing the ejection rod, kinda strange that they'd make two PC versions so similar.

Dang, completely forgot about the R8. Good looking Smith regardless. I have never shot one, but I have heard that they are just stupid accurate.

 

[JWC]

JWC, what is the difference between a fixed sight M19 and an M13?

USUK, the easy answer is not much! lol

The M19 has an adjustable rear sight, shrouded ejector rod, grooves in the backstrap, grooves between the frame and the front site, barrel lengths were 2.5", 3", 4", and 6", and it has been mentioned that the yoke is just a bit thicker, but I am not sure that is fact.

The M13, since it was meant to be a service revolver has a fixed sight, no shrouded ejector rod, no grooves in back strap or between the frame and the front site, barrel lengths were 3" and 4".

If I left something out, I am sure someone will add to my post.

 

[JHV2]

My favorite. Only because of the ridiculous rarity. Im guessing no one else on this site has a 27-1.
Model 27-1
Shipped April 17th 1963.

You have the honor of being the only one in the city to hold the power to make me pay the most I've ever have paid for a handgun.
(You do have my name on that right? Just in case something comes up.)

 

[woodstock]

Ruger Security Six stainless snubby

 

[ArmedVet]

The workhorse Ruger GP100

 

[deller]

Model 65 3 inch and Magnaported.

 

[fslc94]

My 1969 4in Royal blue Colt Python

 

[JHV2]

USUK, the easy answer is not much! lol
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If I left something out, I am sure someone will add to my post.

Interesting thing about the M 13 you could get the 3" in round or square, but the M19, the 2" came round and the 4" came square.

Also, counter intuitively, the M19 was around for ~20 years before the M13 was offered.

Also, if I remember correctly the Model 13 initiated the 3" barrel length in post-war S&W k frames. This is because the FBI wanted a shorter piece than the 4" but a full-size ejector rod that the 2" does not have.


JWC - I did not know you had one of those 19-P. That variation just confuses everyone. Those were only offered in 4" right?

 

[USUK]

USUK, the easy answer is not much! lol

The M19 has an adjustable rear sight, shrouded ejector rod, grooves in the backstrap, grooves between the frame and the front site, barrel lengths were 2.5", 3", 4", and 6", and it has been mentioned that the yoke is just a bit thicker, but I am not sure that is fact.

The M13, since it was meant to be a service revolver has a fixed sight, no shrouded ejector rod, no grooves in back strap or between the frame and the front site, barrel lengths were 3" and 4".

If I left something out, I am sure someone will add to my post.

Awesome. Thanks for the info!