Smith + Wesson Conversion
Has anyone tried converting a standard Smith and Wesson model 27 or 28 to an 8 shot by switching out the cylinder and hand. I beleive that most of the 27s and 28s are recessed cylinders and I don't know about the 8 shot cylinders. If they are not recessed it would be a problem.
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For that to work you would also have to switch out the pawl that rotates the cylinder with a sorter one so the chambers lined up properly with the firing pin. Otherwise the cylinder would turn too far with each cocking of the hammer.
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It wont work. The chamber holes in the 8 shot were moved slightly to the outside (further from the center) to accomodate the extra holes.
This means the chambers would be slightly higher than the bore on the model 27 or 28.
Joe
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Thanks Lefty. This being the case how did they change the frame to match the cylinder. 0 -
SP......... Its hard to tell exactly what Smith did, but somehow they moved the bore-line up a bit on the model 627. I would guess they simply machined the frame so the barrel would thread slightly higher in the frame on the 627 than on the 27 and 28.
I have 2 model 27's, 3 28's and 1 model 627. I have miked the cylinders and the thickness on the outer wall of the model 28 6-shot is .126 as opposed to .100 on the 627 8-shot.
It is just about impossible to see the difference with the naked eye of only twenty six thousandths.
Joe
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