Driftwood Johnson
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Some of you have to be the most unlucky gun owners on the market to have just about every revolver from just about every manufacturer have something wrong with them.
I am not going to go into how many Smith and Wesson revolvers I own, but it is a great many. Probably more than anyone else on this forum. The oldest was made in 1859 (yes, 1859) and I have examples from every decade since then. Of all of those Smiths, the only one I have been disappointed with as far as quality is concerned is the aforementioned Model 686-6 with its over torqued barrel. I do not have a problem with MIM parts or the lock, I have a problem with poor workmanship and poor quality control.
Here is an interesting photo, the cover photo of a book by Roy Jinks and Sandra Krein. Inside are dozens of historical photos of S&W through the years, including many photos of the manufacturing processes. This particular photo shows two employees checking serial numbers on Victory Models in 1944. I assure you that multiple quality control checks like this do not happen anymore,