Author Topic: S&W Model 28 (Read 654 times)

Rev · « **on:** October 14, 2003, 11:04:19 AM »

Interested in the value and the over all performance of this gun. Any information would be of value. Thanks.

jhm · « **Reply #1 on:** October 14, 2003, 11:29:22 AM »

Rev : I gave my son a model 28 for his 21st birthday, it has searved him well, he has not had any problems with it , shoots all 357 ammo avail. vary accurate with the 4 in. barrel, value on a used one would be : 100% $270 down to 60% $150 ( add $20 for TS / add 30% for 5 screw variation / add 300% for a brushed nickle finish beware of fakes. ) good lu
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JIM

mfg, 1954-1986

usmcbeck · « **Reply #2 on:** October 14, 2003, 03:12:58 PM »

I just bought a S&W Model 19 357 How can I tell if the nickel finish is fake I have never heard of that.

jhm · « **Reply #3 on:** October 14, 2003, 04:22:25 PM »

usmcheck : The S&W model 19 was made in nickle finish and alot of them, the model 28 was only made in a dull finish blue with a FEW of them made in the brushed nickle finish, you can take your 19 to a competent Gunsmith who should be able to determine if its been replated.

JIM

MS Hitman · « **Reply #4 on:** October 15, 2003, 05:30:36 PM »

I paid around $300 for a 6-inch in excellent shape. The revolver is very accurate and a joy to shoot.

Mikey · « **Reply #5 on:** October 16, 2003, 05:26:56 AM »

Rev: Those Model 28s are the workhorses of the Smith and Wesson N-Frames and are a handgun of choice for many. As cknight alluded to, they are the working partner to the more refined Model 27. Our NY State Police carried the 28s for a while but then went to the Model 13, a non-adjustable sight version of the Model 19.

I have had my Model 28 since 1972. It started life as a 6 incher, then got sent back to the factory a few years back for a shorter bbl and a bluing - she now looks like a 3.5" Model 27, and she's going bambi bashin' with me this fall.

These revolvers will handle any 357 magnum round you can put together. They are rough and tough but a trip to the S&W Custom Shop will get you whatever configuration and finish you would like and turn that Highway Patrolman from rough and tough to sweet and true. Mine is as accurate as I could want it to be. The value on a used one, even with outside wear, should be about $250. I'll bet that the dealer who is selling it didn't pay any more than $150 for it, if that. HTH. Mikey.