Smith Wesson PC 327 TRR8 357 Magnum – Superb Eight Shot Revolver

Description

The Smith Wesson PC 327 TRR8 357 Magnum is The Smith Wesson PC 327 TRR8 357 Magnum is a revolver built for people who want a wheelgun that can wear the same accessories as a modern carbine. Eight rounds of 357 Magnum, a five inch barrel, a scandium alloy frame that keeps the weight far below a steel gun of the same size, and removable rail sections on top of the frame and under the barrel for a red dot and a weapon light.

The TRR designation stands for tactical rail revolver, and that is exactly what it is: a Performance Center N-frame set up for serious use rather than for display.

Smith Wesson PC 327 TRR8 357 Magnum Smith Wesson PC 327 TRR8 357 Magnum Rails, Capacity And Scandium Frame

The rails are what make the Smith Wesson PC 327 TRR8 357 Magnum unusual. A revolver with a top rail can take a red dot, which does more for practical accuracy than almost any other change, and a bottom rail takes a weapon light, which matters a great deal for a gun kept for home defense. Both sections are removable, so you can strip the gun back to a plain revolver when you want to.

Eight rounds is the other headline. Most defensive revolvers hold five or six, and reloading is the slowest part of running one, so two or three extra rounds in the cylinder is a meaningful advantage. Moon clips make reloads considerably faster, and this platform supports them.

The scandium alloy frame keeps the weight sensible for an N-frame sized revolver with a five inch barrel. It is still a substantial handgun, but it is not the anchor a steel gun of the same dimensions would be.

Performance Center hand fitting means the double action pull is normally smoother than standard production out of the box.

Smith Wesson PC 327 TRR8 357 Magnum Practical Notes And Honest Limits

This is a large handgun and it does not conceal. The Smith Wesson PC 327 TRR8 357 Magnum is a home defense, competition and duty revolver, and anyone hoping to carry it under a shirt should look elsewhere. With a light and an optic mounted it is larger still.

A lightweight frame firing full-power 357 Magnum recoils harder than a steel gun of the same size. It is manageable at this weight and barrel length, but it is not gentle, and long sessions with magnum ammunition will tire you. The revolver fires 38 Special without modification, which is what most owners use for practice.

Optic mounting on a revolver has a wrinkle worth knowing: the sight sits above the barrel but behind the cylinder gap, so hot gas and unburned powder pass beneath it on every shot. Optics get dirty faster here than on a semi-automatic, and lens cleaning becomes routine maintenance.

Moon clips are consumable. They bend if dropped or pried, and a bent clip will bind the cylinder, so buy spares and inspect them.

Smith Wesson PC 327 TRR8 357 Magnum Specifications

• Manufacturer part number: 170269
• UPC: 022188702699
• Caliber: 357 Magnum, also fires 38 Special
• Capacity: 8 rounds
• Barrel: 5 inches
• Frame: scandium alloy, black finish
• Rails: removable top and bottom accessory rails
• Build: Smith Wesson Performance Center
• Action: double action and single action
• Sights: adjustable rear, interchangeable front

Shoppers looking at the Smith Wesson Model 327 TRR8 are usually after something no ordinary wheelgun offers. As an Eight Shot 357 Revolver it holds two or three more rounds than the competition, and as a Scandium Frame Revolver it does so at a weight a steel N-frame could never match. The rails are what turn it from a curiosity into a practical home defense gun.

Why Buyers Choose the Smith Wesson PC 327 TRR8 357 Magnum

Buy the Smith Wesson PC 327 TRR8 357 Magnum if you want a revolver that can run a red dot and a weapon light without gunsmithing. Eight rounds, a five inch barrel and a hand fitted Performance Center action make it capable, and the rails make it genuinely modern. For a home defense revolver, having a light on the gun is worth more than almost any other feature.

Skip it if you want something to carry concealed, because this is a large handgun and the rails make it larger. Skip it if you are recoil sensitive, since a light frame and magnum ammunition is a firm combination. And skip it if you would never mount anything on the rails, in which case a plain revolver costs less.

Who Should Buy The Smith Wesson PC 327 TRR8 357 Magnum

The Smith Wesson PC 327 TRR8 357 Magnum suits This revolver suits home defense buyers who want a light on the gun, competition shooters, revolver enthusiasts who want maximum capacity, and anyone building a distinctive setup around a wheelgun. It is a poor fit for concealed carry, for recoil sensitive shooters, and for buyers who want a traditional revolver without accessories. All firearm sales ship to a licensed FFL dealer for transfer, and handgun and accessory rules vary by state, so confirm your local law before ordering.

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