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A while back i did a short comparison (python vs s&w model 10) . Obviously the colt had advantages (6 inch vs 4 and adjustable sights vs fixed). Luckily i was able to buy a unfired 1979 s&w model 28 highway patrolman off a fellow member. The following is my impressions of the two. The colt has a awesome finish, in fact it may be the best SS finish i have ever seen. The Smith has a decent blue finish nothing fancy. The model 28 was basically a no frills model 27 so it lacked the high end cosmetic details of the 27 but was identical internally. Finish colt wins. Both have adjustable sights Colt has a orange front blade the smith is all black. The colt rear sight is springy to the touch and although it doesn't seem to effect accuracy it bothers me nonetheless. The Smith is solid as a rock. Sights S&W wins. The colts single action trigger was 4.79 lbs and double action came in at 6.84 lbs. The S&W single action was 4.20 lbs and double was 10 lbs. The colts DA starts out light and gets a tad heavier at the end of pull (its a exceptional DA trigger) I was completely shocked that the S&W DA trigger came in at 10lbs. Although it is heavy initially it breaks really quick (it is by far the best 10 lbs trigger i have ever felt). Both SA triggers were very nice. Trigger I like them both. Firing was done at ranges of 10, 20 and 50 yards with both .38 and 357. These guns both shot lights out. The colt was easier to shoot in DA. The Smith had never been fired and like all Smiths that DA pull will get lighter with use. At 50 yards in SA i never failed to hit 18 inch steel plates with the smith or the colt. Hard pressed to say what gun i like best.