New to me 28-2

Wow!

Its notable how many Highway Patrolmen look like theyve never seen the inside of a duty holster-


Of course the same could be said of Colt Troopers, lol.

Ive still got the original Magna grips for mine. I keep thinking about putting them back on, but the Targets are soooooo much more comfy.

I hit the 'like' marker as there is not a LOVE one !.

That is a beautiful gun!

Does the Highway Patrolman have a Target Hammer like the 27 does?

-Stan

stanley_white said:

That is a beautiful gun!

Does the Highway Patrolman have a Target Hammer like the 27 does?

-Stan

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Not standard, but they could be special ordered with Target hammers, triggers, and trigger stops.

I believe Driftwood Johnson has one so equipped.

Original Colt Troopers (not Mk3), could also be special ordered with Target grips and wide hammers, but they never went in for Target triggers.

NIGHTLORD40K said:

Not standard, but they could be special ordered with Target hammers, triggers, and trigger stops.

I believe Driftwood Johnson has one so equipped.

Original Colt Troopers (not Mk3), could also be special ordered with Target grips and wide hammers, but they never went in for Target triggers.

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Thank you!

-Stan

I think you made out in that deal. That is a very nice looking model 28.

From the Tallball Home for Finish Challenged revolvers.

This one has a worn finish and incorrect grips, but I only gave $450 for it.

It has the best trigger of any of my DA centerfire revolvers.

The OP will enjoy shooting his.

I love my 28. Though my grips are in rough shape. Going to replace them with a set of target grips.

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NIGHTLORD40K said:

Wow!

Its notable how many Highway Patrolmen look like theyve never seen the inside of a duty holster-

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Of course the same could be said of Colt Troopers, lol.

Ive still got the original Magna grips for mine. I keep thinking about putting them back on, but the Targets are soooooo much more comfy.

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That is a great picture.

Nice gun OP


I think you did just fine on that trade love me some Model 28’s!

C-grunt said:

That is a great picture.

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Thanks, Its my desktop wallpaper too. It makes me think "Sons of Anarchy".....

Got this 28-2 not too awful long ago. Looks to be new condition but no box.

Jeff olson

Very little use. Literally like new. Traded a 541T Remington for it straight across. I think I did ok.

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Like many others on here, I think you did okay too!

Jeff olson said:

Very little use. Literally like new. Traded a 541T Remington for it straight across. I think I did ok.

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Is that an S or an N serial number for your 28? It looks great. You got a very good deal.

NIGHTLORD40K said:

Not standard, but they could be special ordered with Target hammers, triggers, and trigger stops.

I believe Driftwood Johnson has one so equipped.

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Howdy

Thanks for pointing that out. To tell the truth, I never noticed.

According to The Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson, ".400" semi-target hammer, .265 serrated trigger or .400 smooth trigger" was standard.

Got to confess I did not know that. Always something new to learn about S&W revolvers.

I have three Model 28-2 revolvers.

These two have the .400 wide semi-target hammer.










This one has a .500 wide target hammer. Notice the spur is longer than on the other two hammers.






Two comparison photos of the 'standard' .400 wide semi-target hammer on the left and .500 wide target hammer on the right.








Back to the Original Poster: Very nice Model 28, it looks like it has hardly been shot. Notice how bright the blue is. Model 28 finishes varied a bit over the years, sometimes they were matte, sometimes almost as bright as a standard S&W high polish blue finish.

I see you got the box and all the papers. Do I see the original plastic bag of tools peeking out under the brown paper?

Like this?

I paid $499.00 for this one about 6-8 years ago, right before the prices on them went through the roof. When I first looked at it, it looked like it had a rough bore.
After I stuck something down the barrel and drug it back out I notice it was clothes lint.
I bought it and one pass of a cleaning rag and I discovered it looked like it was new, like I was hoping it was.
It must have spent 30 years in someone's sock drawer.

Jeff Olson, You got a nice gun there, but I never could warm up to the magna grips. I would love to find some target grips for both my 28s, I wish someone would re-produce the original target grips for square butt grip frames. I can't find any.
There are tons of grips out there to convert a round butt N-frame to a square butt grips, but very little for a real square butt.

What model N-frames came with round but grip frames anyways?

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I paid $499.00 for this one about 6-8 years ago, right before the prices on them went through the roof. When I first looked at it, it looked like it had a rough bore.
After I stuck something down the barrel and drug it back out I notice it was clothes lint.
I bought it and one pass of a cleaning rag and I discovered it looked like it was new, like I was hoping it was.
It must have spent 30 years in someone's sock drawer.

Jeff Olson, You got a nice gun there, but I never could warm up to the magna grips. I would love to find some target grips for both my 28s, I wish someone would re-produce the original target grips for square butt grip frames. I can't find any.
There are tons of grips out there to convert a round butt N-frame to a square butt grips, but very little for a real square butt.

What model N-frames came with round but grip frames anyways?

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Some 3.5" snubbies had round butts. They are exceedingly rare.

I wonder why there are some many conversion grips on the market for them? Maybe they never sold any!

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I wonder why there are some many conversion grips on the market for them? Maybe they never sold any!

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Ive only ever seen one except in books. It was a stainless M624 .44spl. in terrible condition. I probably should have bought it anyway......

This is my “S” serial numbered 28-2 (1964). I added the target trigger and hammer and put on a set of later vintage target stocks that I had on hand. Jeff’s 28 is appears to be an exceptional example and he is fortunate to have found it. He will surely enjoy it.