American Rifleman -Smith And Wesson New Products Picture Of Model 29 NO LOCK???

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In the latest American Rifleman they are several paged dedicated to upcoming products from the various manufacturers. When you get to the Smith section they talk about some legacy products, one of which being the Model 29. To the right there is a small picture and damned if I can see a lock on it. So could it be they may release this sans lock or is it a stock photo?

I have heard rumblings from various places that there are those within Smith that have heard loud and clear that the lock is bad mojo to the traditionalist and supposedly there is talk about possibly removing it, even if only for limited run products.

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The Model 40 is the only currently made Smith revolver without the IL. That's because it has the grip safety. This is the gun pictured in the second post of this thread.

All other revolvers coming out of the factory today do indeed have the IL. Including the Model 29's.

I have seen a myraid of ways people take and display photos of the new guns to not highlight or even hide the IL. It's not hard to do with the right angle and the right lighting. Especially on a photo that isn't a nice, crisp closeup.
 
LOL, ya know whats the WORST part of all this, even IF S&W started making models without the lock chances are they would have a new dash-(something) model and it would take the State of CA around 6 months to test that model. So even if tomorrow no lock Smiths came out I'm waiting until Christmas! :banghead::):cuss::barf::confused::eek::D

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I saw that same picture and I doesn't show a lock. My guess is it has been deliberately obscured; the gun magazines seem generally unsympathetic to those of us who HATE the look of the lock.

I don't see why S & W can't do what Colt did with there reissue of the 70s series 1911 -- don't include the offensive safety device, but sell it as a 'collectible' for a few hundred more dollars. They can hardly be held responsible if some people actually buy these collectible guns and shoot them:evil:.
 
While I was looking at a Model 40 at the SHOT show, I told the Smith rep the reason I liked it so much was that it didn't have the dreaded lock. He chuckled and told me to "get used to it" because it wasn't going anywhere, basically to "get over it". We can only hope they see the light and get rid of it in the future.
 
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They don't have to get rid of the lock , but I won't buy a new gun from them till they do!
 
The Old Fuff would point out that consumers don't "have to get use to it," because they can turn to other options and choices. This is true of most products on the market, and not limited to firearms. S&W can do whatever they want, but it's my understanding that the revolver market is a bit soft at the moment and their stock has taken a plunge. They would be far better off using their advertising dollars to try and convince potential buyers that the locks are a positive feature (which is debatable) rather then push the attitude expressed by their spokesperson.
 
Probably just using an old stock photo. I would be shocked AND awed if they dropped the lock.
 
The Old Fuff would point out that consumers don't "have to get use to it," because they can turn to other options and choices.
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Smith & Wesson hasn't seemed to grasp that some of the biggest competition their wheelguns face is against used, pre-lock S&Ws.
 
The attitude displayed by the "get over the lock" crowd is almost as ridiculous, and annoying as the idiot locks themselves.

S&W can leave the lock where it is, I took my business elsewhere.

Those that think the lock is not an issue should buy as many as they can afford.

It leaves more of the real, pre lock, S&W's for myself and others who realize the fallacy of an internal lock on a revolver. :)
 
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