S&W Model 627-5 Performance Center 8 Shot 357 Magnum

[@mikeofmanymikes2630]

What a beauty. Love the finger grooves and the 8 shot chamber. That one looks like a performer to me.

[@1957Shep]

It came with rubber grips. The ones currently on the gun were made by Kim Ahrends. Great outfit. They make really outstanding grips for 1911s and S&W revolvers. They will even let you pick the kind of wood and stain when you order a set of grips.

[@ironmikehallowween]

Very nice! 8 shots and a 5 inch barrel is about perfect. Thanks for the video.

[@1957Shep]

Thanks for watching

[@garylewis3641]

Very nice setup, I might try to get one of those!

[@1957Shep]

It is a nice gun.

[@lens7859]

Very nice model.

[@1957Shep]

Thanks

[@Tardisius]

That's a Very Special one...=)

[@1957Shep]

Thanks

[@freisiandraugr2427]

Dang mine came with a blue plastic box. Thank you for the review.

[@1957Shep]

Thanks for taking time to watch.

[@olhemi1]

Nice gun, great job on your video 😁☕👍

[@1957Shep]

Thanks

[@aaronwilcox6417]

Vice nice. You have cool stuff.

[@1957Shep]

Thanks

[@traceyevans2757]

Beautiful gun man. I’m looking at the 2.67” barrel myself

[@1957Shep]

Thanks

[@elblancobasura]

Thanks for the video. It really is beautiful. I'm sorry about the hole. I could feel your pain when you were forced to mention it. It's just a damned crying shame....

[@1957Shep]

Those internal locks are stupid. I can`t think of anyone who actually uses them.

[@danoneill2846]

Cool !

[@1957Shep]

Thanks

[@andrewpinheiro7202]

I really wish s&w would quit putting those crummy locks on their revolvers I know they are still good revolvers but I’ll never buy one

[@brianstevens4392]

Nice piece, I own the same model. Complete piece of performance center shit… take the side plate off and admire all of the”performance center” rough edges, unfinished mating surfaces, hammer to frame rub, trigger to side plate rub, cylinder end play, yoke slop, and 13 pound DA trigger pull…. I reworked mine from the ground up, stoned every moving surface, clearanced the hammer and trigger, and polished the DA sear slide surfaces and installed a wolffe spring kit. 8 pounds DA now, 2.75 ponds SA, and smooth as silk. Sad S&W didn’t do this out of the gate..

[@1957Shep]

No problem with this one. Sounds like you got a real lemon. You should have sent it back to the factory and made them do the work.

[@craigbenz4835]

Very nice. I don't like finger grooves, but other than that great. Can you use it without the moon clips?

[@1957Shep]

The grips are aftermarket. It came with rubber grips. It does not need moon clips. But it is cut to accept them for people who like to use them in place of speed loaders.

[@GunFunZS]

That's clearly what the Ruger match champion wants to be.

[@1957Shep]

Ruger polishes up some of their guns once in a while, but they never were much into making their guns fancy.

[@kimpedersen7100]

But never going to be.

[@bullard73]

I have one, but I wish they still made it in that type of stainless steel and no lock. Those are my only complaints.

[@1957Shep]

The new S&W revolvers work well enough. But that bead blast matte finish they use these days is really ugly.

[@fredsavage4925]

Never seen the aluminum case, that's cool. You sponsored by S&W or something, seeing as how you half half of everything they've ever produced?

[@1957Shep]

I don`t have any sponsors. I like Smiths and Colts, so over the years I`ve accumulated quite a few of them. I`ve never seen another one of these with that aluminum case. May have been an optional thing like the wood display cases that S&W offered as an option back in the 70s and 80s. Bought this used about 18 years ago.

[@regsparkes6507]

As nice looking as this revolver is, I have a couple of questions for you, What ammo. ( that is shootable in this one ) requires the use of 'moon clips? Also, under the front sight as you look at the muzzle, there a small hole, what's that for? I do agree on the use of a lock, there under the hammer, but that's the result of 'politics' in action, I guess! Note, I do like these stainless S&W revolvers, thanks for showing this 627 to us today.

[@1957Shep]

That small hole is for a set screw that holds the front site in place. It fires regular 38 or 357 ammo. It doesn`t need moon clips, but is cut to accept them for people who like using them in place of speed loaders.

[@regsparkes6507]

@@1957Shep Asked and answered, Thanks v m !

[@dickeymoore3662]

Did you polish this pistol,it looks shinny than the other 627-5 pistols?

[@1957Shep]

Came from the factory with that finish. They used to put a lot more effort into fit and finish than they do today.

[@JG-xt9io]

I like the slab side barrel and the underlug , did it come with the wood stocks? Very nice looking gun , and the nice polish on it .

[@1957Shep]

It came with rubber grips. The grips are Kim Ahrends target/combat grips. Ahrends makes very nice aftermarket grips for Smith revolvers and 1911s. They even let you pick the type of wood and stain you want when they make grips for you.

[@JG-xt9io]

@@1957Shep that's really cool , I'll have to check them out

[@1957Shep]

@@JG-xt9io I just checked the Ahrends web site. Afraid they are out of business. Looks like he closed up the business a couple years ago when his wife passed away.

[@unitedstatesirie7431]

8 shot cylinder is better for self-defense use.

[@1957Shep]

If 6 shots of 357 won`t do the job, you probably ought to be carrying a rifle anyway. But as long as the cylinder is big enough to be made in an 8 shot, S&W figured why not make it that way.

[@unitedstatesirie7431]

​@@1957Shep what is the most effective length of barrel for a .22 MAGNUM rimfire caliber revolver for self-defense use ?

[@1957Shep]

@@unitedstatesirie7431 Don`t know. But since 22 Magnum was first developed for use in rifles, longer barrels would be better as far as velocity. It is loaded using a relatively slow burning powder just like 22LR is. So some of the powder will still be burning by the time the bullet leaves any handgun length barrel.

What's de overall length? Is it 9.5" as the S&W spec sheet says?

[@1957Shep]

This is about 10.5". But if it had round butt grips on it instead of square butt grips, 9.5" would probably be about right.

[@jonathanrighetti5897]

all the ones I see are mat finish?

[@1957Shep]

This is an early one back when they still had some pride in the fit and finish of their products.

[@jonathanrighetti5897]

@@1957Shep its all about cutting corners anymore. its truly a shame

[@aarronricheson3882]

I’d have to put a plug in that hole. It is a doable thing

[@1957Shep]

The internal locks are stupid, but I guess I don`t hate them enough to go to the trouble of removing them.

[@andrewpinheiro7202]

I really wish s&w would quit putting those crummy locks on their revolvers I know they are still good revolvers but I’ll never buy one

[@1957Shep]

I don`t like the lock. But I guess I don`t hate them enough to keep me from owning a few.

[@andrewpinheiro7202]

@@1957Shep yeah maybe one day when I have as many pre lock s&ws as you I wouldn’t mind having a few newer ones lol until then I’ll keep trying to grab as many of the old ones my budget allows thanks for sharing collection I really enjoy watching