What's Your Favorite S&W .357 Revolver?

[Gun Master]

Favorite .357 Magnum ?

My favorite "S&W" .357 Magnum would be the 4" SS Combat Magnum with Magna walnut grips.

As far as favorite .357, it is a toss up between the above and my Ruger Blackhawk 7 1/2" .357 with convertible 9 mm cylinder.

They each are in two totally different leagues.

 

[JC111]

The Model 28 and the Model 19 are a tie for me. I own examples of both and I like them equally.

 

[gotboostvr]

I recently aquired a 627-5 Pro with a seriously smooth trigger. After my next range trip I might have a new favorite! Seen here with the rest of my N frames

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[mope540]

tough call..

3" 66-4 with Spegel boot grips...sexy

PC 627-3 V-Comp...neat revolver

..and there are a few others i could call my fave, but the sweetest shooter of them all is this PC 686-4 "Light Hunter" (7 shot). With the slightly modified Ahrends grips it aims naturally and is a pleasure to shoot.

 

[Buckeye357]

I like my 4" 13-2 a lot feels good in my hands. I'm liking my 66-8 the more I shoot it , not a looker or classic like the 13 though.

 

[derek45]

Mrs. Santa got me some new Coco Bolo grips for my custom 5" 686

 

[22-rimfire]

The only S&W 357 I own is a Model 19. I haven't shot it. My 357 shooters are a 6" Colt Trooper Mark III and a 3" Ruger GP-100. I very much like the Colt for shooting IF I am shooting 357 mags. I am generally more interested in 38 spls and then I bounce up to 41 mag rather than concentrating on 357 mag.

 

[Elkins45]

My first centerfire handgun was a 4" 19-4 that my dad did the paperwork on because I was 17 at the time back in 1981. It's still the one for me. People badmouth the Bangor Punta era guns but this one is a gem. The bluing is deep and rich, and the trigger is as smooth as I have ever felt. I still have the receipt somewhere: $235 including a box of ammo.

I also picked up a 2.5" 66 for $460 earlier this year. The rear sight blade was broken off so they came way down on the price. $15 and a call to S&W fixed that right up.

 

[P5 Guy]

681 no dash

 

[red rick]

I wish this was a poll , but it is a hard decision between three . The 27 , 66 , and 686 . I have a 6" 686 that I really like . But if I was going to pick my favorite it would be a 6" 27 and very close second a 4" 66 .

 

[MagicD]

Mod. 13 S&W 3 inch

 

[Wildbillz]

Model 28-2 4" barrel. Finish was worn off so I have it redone. Its a solid shooter. Bit big to carry but lots of fun to shoot.

WB

 

[Gun Master]

Mrs. Santa got me some new Coco Bolo grips for my custom 5" 686

Wow ! A nice looking piece of work. You must have been a very good boy !
Happy Post Merry Christmas and a Happy Better New year !

 

[Bullseye]

The only S&W I have ( so far ) in .357 is a 27-2 from 1974-75 and it shoots like a dream.

 

[22-rimfire]

That's nice. Wish I had a hog leg like that one. It would go nicely with my 8 3/8" M57.

 

[BlackJack]

I have owned and enjoyed many, many S&W revolvers. At the moment I have two, a 629-6 5" (Henry Bowman) and a 686-6 Plus 3". Both wear Jerry Miculek boot grips which my hand now requires due to some broken fingers. I think my favorite for sheer beauty was a 17-2 I had at one time and regretably sold, as I did with my second most favorite, my first gun, a 686 Plus with 4" bbl.

 

[hAkron]

The Dan Wesson 15-2 it tough to beat. So many innovations in one amazing package. It's really hard to understand why such an engineering marvel is little more than a footnote in the history of modern double action revolvers. I mean, it had its day for sure, but there are still a lot of people who have never owned or shot one.

EDIT
I just realized that this was a Smith &Wesson specific question...in that case, I think my favorite 357 made by Dan Wesson's great grandfather's company is probably my 686-4.

 

[Stephanie B]

I have a 19-4 6" that I bought knew. I shoot it now mostly in bowling pin and PPC matches. I have a 66-3 for walking around uses.

 

[centag]

I have two that I like a lot.

The K frame 19-7 make a lighter concealed carry gun for long days. The 586-7 shoots like a laser and the porting does help negate muzzle flip. Take this to the range to amaze your pals if you let them shoot it.

 

[tahoe2]

post #98 I got the model #15 wrong it's a Model 13.

 

[g17]

4" 686

 

[sixgunner455]

Fired a bunch of them, own only one: Model 13-3, 3", round butt. Guess it would be my favorite, since I actually spent my money to own it.

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Really like the 19, though, whether 2.5", 4", or 6". Would have any or all of them.

 

[gotboostvr]

Sixgunner455:
Really like the 19, though, whether 2.5", 4", or 6". Would have any or all of them.

Funny you should say that...

 

[USSR]

Ah, you've got good taste, gotboostvr. I've got all 3 as well.

Don

 

[gotboostvr]

USSR, I've actually aquired both the 4" and the snub, through the graces of this boards trading post.
The 6" was a local aquisition