Square barreled revolver?

[ozarkgunner]

Just a quick question. I was watching a re-run of CSI, and a suspect was shooting a black revolver with a squared barrel. Who makes these types of revolvers?

Are they standard production or custom jobs?

 

[BCRider]

There's a few flat sided barrels from the S&W Performance Center. That my be what you saw. Or there's also many aftermarket flat sided barrels with full length flat top ribs that are fitted to old K frame frames to tailor the gun for PPC competition shooting. Some of those look decidedly square.

 

[Leanwolf]

Those are specifically for square shooters!

L.W.

 

[Rexster]

Some Dan Wesson barrel shrouds were fairly angular.

 

[Zundfolge]

Square barrels are generally referred to as "Slab Sided" and are typically match grade target barrels for silhouette or bowling pin shooting.

Don't know if S&W or any major manufacturer ever did a slab sided gun, most of the time they're custom shop jobs.

 

[CraigC]

S&W has produced various models with slab-sided barrels and has been for quite a few years now.

 

[WC145]

The Night Guard series has flat sided barrels.

 

[Sam1911]

Does sound like the Night Guard line from S&W.

 

[atomd]

That's about the blockiest I can think of.

 

[heviarti]

O.M.S that's cool! I want that.

 

[StrawHat]

Never saw a PPC revolver built on a Dan Wesson. WIth the short trigger pull that must have been a good shooter. My PPC revolver was built on a M67 by Davis, slab barrel, heavy underlug, adjustable sight front and rear, winged rib, the whole shooting match.