Any Night Guard owners?

[Perplexed]

Of the dozen or so revolvers I've owned and/or shot, just about the only one that I really liked was the S&W 325 Night Guard, in 45 ACP. I bought one new when they were on the market, but sold it to cover some unexpected veterinary bills a few years ago. I've missed it since, so when I got the chance to buy an ANIB example this week, I jumped on it. I'll be receiving it next week, and am looking forward to it.

Anyone else here have a NG? The 327 is intriguing...

 

[65ny]

I don't have the 325, but I have the 327, eight shot snubby .357. That thing is a handfull.

 

[Perplexed]

I don't have the 325, but I have the 327, eight shot snubby .357. That thing is a handfull.

In what sense? Size or recoil? If you're looking to sell or trade your 327, I just might be interested

 

[65ny]

Recoil. It's not unmanageable, but it's pretty snappy. This one is a keeper, I can't imagine selling it.

 

[backspur]

I would love to have a Nightguard 315.

 

[Perplexed]

So only one other forum member has a NG? I know those pistols are uncommon, but really? I wish I'd been more perceptive at the time they were being sold by S&W, so I could have bought more!

 

[Perplexed]

Recoil. It's not unmanageable, but it's pretty snappy. This one is a keeper, I can't imagine selling it.

Revisiting this, as there are a couple 327's for sale I could buy. What loads were you using that made for a snappy recoil? I'm guessing either 38 Special + loads or 357?

 

[adluginb]

Not looking to sell but I've got 2 or 3 Todd...

 

[65ny]

Revisiting this, as there are a couple 327's for sale I could buy. What loads were you using that made for a snappy recoil? I'm guessing either 38 Special + loads or 357?

158gr 357s. A lot of the snappiness is because of the light weight combined with the grips that were on it. The factory wooden grips look great, but they're a little abusive. I swapped them for some ugly but cushiony (that's not a word) pachmayrs. That helped quite a lot. 38 spl +p ammo makes it handle pretty well and probably perform just as well out of that short barrel.

 

[Perplexed]

Didn't they come from the factory with the Pachmayr grips? Or were the wooden grips a factory option? I looked at an archived copy of S&W's web site, and it showed the Pachmayr grips as installed.