[4v50 Gary]

Back in the '80s when the M29 was in high demand and there was about a year's waiting period for one, a few gunsmiths converted the M27 to 44 mag by replacing the barrel & cylinder. :uhoh: Does anybody have one or know of one? Curious.

[Tamara]

Wonder how many got converted back as M27 prices skyrocketed briefly in the '90s? ;)

[Gunhamr]

Never did convert a 27 but did convert a 28 to
44/357 Bain and Davis. That was 44 Mag cases
necked down to 357. Used the original 357
barrel and reamed out the cylinder to take the
necked down cases. Didn't work too well because
if you loaded to 357 velocity the bottle neck
cases would back up against recoil shield and
lock up. Played with it for a while and then took
cylinder out and sold it and dies through a SGN ad.
Sent revolver back to S&W and had a new cylinder
in original 357 installed. I read later that B&D had
changed the neck angle of the case and was having
better luck with it. The original case design was
almost a square shoulder. Never did try any other
bottle neck revolver round until trying the 38/40 and
44/40 which I like but I wish that they had a better
case. Would be much better if they were made of
same thickness brass as 44 Mag. Also have a
32/20 and it has the same case problem,

[Gunhamr]

Forgot to mention that the 44/357 conversion was
made about 1961.

[Jim Watson]

Hanged if I know.
A friend of mine had three M27-M28 converted to .45 Colt by rechambering the cylinder and installing a 1950 M26 or 1955 M25 barrel. Easier to find at the time than M24 barrels for .44 Special. He is deceased and who knows where those guns are.