Videos tagged with N-Frame

This expert-level review compares the Colt Python and Smith & Wesson 327 revolvers, focusing on their suitability for handling recoil. The analysis highlights significant differences in weight and frame size, concluding that the heavier Colt Python offers superior recoil management despite the S&W 327's better carryability.

This video review by hickok45 explores the Smith & Wesson Model 24-3 revolver chambered in .44 Special. The review highlights its performance on various targets, comparing it to the .44 Magnum Model 29. The speaker, an authority on firearms, appreciates the Model 24-3's balanced handling and manageable recoil, making it a preferred shooter despite its less common caliber.

This YouTube video, titled 'The 'MURCA! Guns & Freedom Podcast!', features a giveaway of S&W N-Frame Custom Wolfman Grips. The description also includes a promotional link for StreamYard, a streaming platform offering a discount for new users. The content likely focuses on firearms, potentially involving discussions about Smith & Wesson revolvers and custom grip modifications, alongside a podcast format and a giveaway promotion.

This video offers a first look at the Smith & Wesson 627 Performance Center revolver and the PDW Raider Pants. The reviewer unboxes the S&W 627, describing it as an N-Frame, 8-shot .357 Magnum with a 5-inch barrel, highlighting its fun factor and the practice required to master it. The PDW Raider Pants are also featured, with the reviewer noting they are their favorite cut and have received minor improvements in the new offering. Links to the creator's website, shop, Patreon, and merchandise are provided.

This video features a discussion of two favorite Smith & Wesson (S&W) snub-nose revolvers for Everyday Carry (EDC). The first is the S&W 340PD Airlite, a lightweight J-frame chambered in .357 Magnum and .38 Special, featuring a titanium cylinder and scandium-aluminum frame. The second is the S&W 327 Performance Center N-Frame, also in .357 Magnum, described as an eight-shot powerhouse with similar material construction. The video also includes links to the creator's webpage, Patreon, Rumble, and other YouTube videos, along with a standard disclaimer regarding safe firearm handling and legal compliance.

This review highlights the Smith & Wesson Model 27-2, a classic N-frame revolver chambered in .357 Magnum. The video showcases its blued finish, checkered top strap, and 6-inch barrel. Performance is demonstrated through live fire exercises in both single and double-action modes at an outdoor range, emphasizing its craftsmanship and shooting capabilities.

The S&W Model 27 is a .357 Magnum revolver built on the N-frame, a large frame originally designed for the .44 Special. It is the direct descendant of the Registered Magnum, the first .357 Magnum handgun. The Model 27 is distinguished by its high level of finish, including unique top strap checkering extending to the front sight ramp.

The S&W Model 625 Mountain Gun in .45 Colt offers a lighter, tapered barrel for easier carry while retaining the N-frame's robust platform. It's compared to historical models like the 1917 and 25, highlighting the evolution of .45 revolvers. The review covers specialized Underwood Extreme Penetrator ammo and demonstrates accuracy at range, noting minor sight adjustments.

This video provides a method for dating Smith & Wesson K-frame and N-frame revolvers based on the number of screws present on the frame. It details the historical removal of screws, correlating 5-screw models to pre-1955 production, 4-screw to 1955-1961, and 3-screw to post-1961. A key identification tip is to check for a screw hidden under the grips.

This video delves into the Smith & Wesson Pre-Model 28, also known as the Highway Patrolman. It highlights the historical significance of the 'Pre-Model' designation due to the absence of a model stamp, a practice that began in the late 1950s. The review contrasts the Model 28 with the more refined Model 27, emphasizing the former's role as a robust, economical 'working man's gun'.

Hickok45 reviews his Smith & Wesson Model 629 .44 Magnum, a 20th Anniversary edition with a 4-inch barrel. He highlights its 'pinned and recessed' features from the early 1980s and discusses the versatility of the .44 Magnum platform, noting it can also fire .44 Special rounds for reduced recoil. The review touches on historical context with Elmer Keith and practical aspects like holsters and ammunition choices.

This review of the S&W Model 25-5 in .45 Colt highlights its classic N-frame design and the potent performance of the .45 Colt cartridge. Hickok45 details a trigger repair by gunsmith Jeff Walley, showcasing the revolver's accuracy on various targets and discussing its historical context alongside Colt and other S&W models. The video also touches on holster options and the bore size differences between .45 Colt and .44 Magnum.