gunman42782
Hunter
Yeah, it aint a Ruger, but I have always wanted one. Got one today, about as good a shape as you will ever see one in!
contender said:"I know of no Model 28 owner that has not professed this revolver to be one of their favorite, if not the most favorite revolver, ever."
Wayno,, I hate to be the first here... it's not in my top 10 of favorites.
WAYNO said:The irony here, is in spite of my fondness for the Model 28 being the most accurate .357 I've ever shot, I have not owned one for many years.
Back in the day, before we could carry concealed, we often carried the best, and sometimes largest revolvers or pistols available. That often included the N-Frame Smith's. When concealed carry proliferated in many states, we, (or maybe I should say I) switched to medium frame revolvers, and sometimes semi auto's, as we didn't have to worry about hiding them under a jacket. If I continued to own a Model 28, although I would still expect it to be a superb shooter, it would likely never go any farther than the range.
I can live with the narrow (standard) serrated triggers on S&Ws; I LOVE the wide ones for SA work but DESPISE them for DA. Smith came up with a great compromise with the smooth .312 "combat" trigger. I have those on a couple guns and made my own for another couple by grinding down some wide target ones.gunman42782 said:Well, as much as I like my new Highway Patrolman, I won't say it's my favorite revolver. It shoots great, but the grips are awful, at least for my hand. I have ordered some target grips for it, and if those still don't work, I will get some rubber Hogues. I didn't want to put rubber grips on it, but I will if nothing else works. I also HATE the serrated trigger. Serrated triggers suck for DA work, IMHO. I ordered another trigger off ebay, and I am gonna get rid of the serrations on that, and keep the original trigger in case I ever sell the gun. My whole life people have berated the Ruger DA revolvers, but I honestly think the triggers on most Ruger DA revolvers are smoother than most Smiths I have shot, at least out of the box. I think the trigger pull on my 28 in DA mode is terrible. So, gonna work on that too. I have a couple GPs, one a .357, the other a .44 Special, and the .44 has as good a DA pull of any gun I ever owned. The .357 isn't terrible, but nowhere near as smooth as the .44. And the .357 is a whole lot older, probably had it 15 or more years.