Python Or S&W 27 ?

[thor]

Which one shoots best ?

[TMan]

Thor, you filed this under Handgun Exhibits, and I took the liberty of moving it here, which I think is a better place for it.

Personally, I don't own a 27, but I do own the 627, which comes out of the Performance Center of Smith & Wesson.

I changed the grips on my Python, because I found the factory grips and my hand to be very incompatible. I have the Hogue grips on it, and the factory wood grips on the 627. The 627 comes with rubber and wood grips.

In spite of the change in grips on the Python, I still shoot and like the 627 better than I do the Python.

Welcome to the forum, and I'm curious about your handle of "Thor". Do you own one of the EAA Thor handguns?

[thor]

Thank You for your response. THOR, as I'm called by those known to me, is in reference to the thunder god and his magic hammer.
If the large framed M27 can absorb the recoil of the .357 magnum, with a longer twist rate, and shorter trigger pull, I can understand why someone would favor it over the Python, especially since the Python costs much more.
However; I have felt the polished trigger mechanism of the Python to be much smoother in rotating it's smaller diameter cylinder, while staging the trigger. For recoil, the tapered bore of the Python provides better bullet stability upon exit, while the underlug provides extra weight to the mid frame's balance in minumizing the effect of muzzle flip.
On the other hand; The M27 seems to be a built on the strength on the N frame.

[TMan]

Hmmm, by your response I thought of something: much to the horror of the owner of this forum - I shoot these things in single-action mode. The only guns that I consistently shoot in double-action mode is the guns that I have that are DA only, like the Seecamp.

As far at the trigger goes: my 627, which I haven't shot in awhile, is the product of the Performance Center and has a decent trigger. I bought my Python used, and I don't know its history i.e. did it have work done on the trigger or not.

[thor]

Many I run into who swear by the light factory triggers of the S&W are usually referring to the single action throw of the hammer. I refrain from manually cocking the hammers on the double action revolvers unless I'm taking a serious bead on something from a distance. For close up work, I want a single stage trigger engagement. The double action revolver is all about Combat, all the way down to it's carry weight and swing out cylinder. The single most complaint of the M27 was it carry weight, but the Python is a hefty gun to lug around too.

["DoubleAction"]

I do not think it would be wise to make an assessment that all 27s and all Pythons handle the same for all people. I have both in the four inch barrels, and both come with the long spur hammers, which means that both are also designed to fire in single action, as well as double action, otherwise the triggers would be double action only. Taking one Model 27 out of the many thousands manufactured and compare it to one Python of those that have been produced since 1955, would be an unfair comparison. Both these guns were fitted by skilled craftsmen at one time and the Python continues to be handfitted; This leads to variances. One can have a prime specimen in the model 27, with a trigger breaking double action strokes at 7 1/2 to 7 3/4 lbs, and compare it to a Python with a double action two stage trigger , stacking at 8 1/2 lbs; Two different triggers for two different methods of shooting.