S&W Model 28

[MissouriCrowinMass]

Picked up a S&W Model 28-2 on Friday. Very, very little use. The front of the cylinder showed no use. Barrel was pristine. I clean & oiled it Friday nite.

I like revolvers and this is only my second S&W. I've read how it was built at the high-point of S&W's expertise and I can believe that. It doesn't have the shinny deep blue of the Model 27 but it's the same on all the parts that count.

I shot a few mild .357 Reloads this afternoon. Very happy with it. Fun pistol to shoot.

 

[Iggy]

And thus begins the addiction.

Nice gun. You and your grand kids will be able to enjoy that one.

 

[wideym]

I picked up another 28-2 myself today. My first one has a 4 inch barrel and the new one has a six inch barrel. I bought the new one from a local preacher for $420 and it's in near mint condition.

You just can't beat the feel of a N frame Smith.

 

[Walkalong]

Nice guns. Congrats.

 

[Magnumite]

Over the years, I had two the those...both 6" barreled guns. Very nice gun, very accurate. I just am not a 357 in a large frame fan. And I still has some sellers remorse over selling both of them.

 

[Old Shooter]

I had a 4" model 28 for a while and it was a great handgun although a bit on the large side.

I eventually traded it away and now and then I wish I had it back. Shot great and had a no-nonsense feel to it that I don't see in the newer, smaller guns.

 

[StrawHat]

The 4" S&W M28-2 was a great revolver, I need to get another one.

I had a 4" M28-2 I got in the 70s. Used it for a few years until an article by Ed Harris restoked my fires for a 45 ACP N frame S&W. I removed the barrel and shipped it to Dick Nickel for boring and rifling the .454 and got a 45 ACP cylinder from somewhere. I waited for the barrel to be returned and fitted the new cylinder and replaced the frame lug also. Happy to say it worked into a nice package and was used as a duty piece for a while. It is still my primary CCW.

 

[MissouriCrowinMass]

Straw Hat,

That's a revolver-man's revolver!

 

[wnycollector]

Congrats on your new 28-2.

And thus begins the addiction.

I couldn't have said it better. I picked up my first N frame (4" 28-2) and then a 6" M27, followed by a......

 

[Rodentman]

I had one in 1972 BNIB and like a fool I sold it. Now I found a 6" in great shape, and it's not going anywhere. It dates to 1976 and was actually shipped to a now defunct dealer in St Paul, not far from where I live. I got the provenance letter for $50 from S&W.

 

[BCRider]

It's not the sort of thing you want to carry around. But at the range or at some match it has a presence all it's own. And it's entirely happy to eat the max power flash-bang reloads that are so much fun to shoot at indoor ranges where the big fireball from a healthy dose of a slower burning powder can entertain so easily....

 

[ElToro]

great field and range and HD gun. a bit unwieldy for CCW also if you want to hunt with .357 you can't do much better. you can shoot some atomic loads in that one.

 

[igordon81]

I just recently picked up a 4" 28-2 with Craig Spegel grips on it, and I've had a REALLY hard time putting it down. Congrats on a great wheel gun.

 

[Ala Dan]

Very fine [workhorse] of a gun, maybe not as pretty as a S&W model 27;but
its the "crown jewel" for a poor mans working sidearm. Congratulations and
I hope you enjoy it for many years to come~!

 

[Dave Markowitz]

Nice looking wheelgun. This is my 4" Model 28-2 with Herrett stocks.

 

[Maj Dad]

I bought the new one from a local preacher for $420 and it's in near mint condition.

Debbil's gonna git choo fo' cheatin' a Preacher...

(Nice pistols, for sure )

 

[wanderinwalker]

Nice revolver, what a find!

I admit, I consider myself a ".44-guy", and would be very reluctant to part with my 6" 629-1.

BUT, I really want a 4" 28 of some stripe, like my grandfather's. It's the revolver I learned to shoot a centerfire handgun with. I saw one at a gunshow a couple of weeks ago for what I thought was a reasonable price at the time ($500 IIRC) but had no cash and was reluctant to break out the plastic. Now I sort of wish I had done it!

And be warned, S&Ws are an addiction. I've gone from just the 629 to add a 4" 19-5 .357 and a 4" 18-4 .22LR, and can easily justify a nice 15, 10 (both 4" please) and yes, a 4" 28. The N-frames are the crown jewels IMO, but bring an extra premium. K's are more numerous and reasonably priced relatively.

 

[Publius1688]

Great revolver. Watch out, though----I need some sort of 12 step program for Smith and Wesson addiction.
I'd never considered .32S&W Long before, but had an opportunity to pick up a pristine model 30 a few weeks ago. Now I've bought new starline brass, have a set of Lee dies, semiwadcutters out the wazoo, etc.