A whole new range of Smith & Wessons...

[Tamara]

and offer me revolvers without locks.

Y'know, for those waiting for S&W to ditch the locks on their revolvers, it's gonna be a long wait. More and more guns come with locks, in order to make them saleable in a growing number of states.

Let's see, guns with locks: Springfield, Taurus, H&K, Glock, Rossi, S&W, Bersa, Steyr, Remington, probably some I'm forgetting, too.


I think they're stupid, and I wish they'd go away (or failing that, be as easy to remove or as aesthetically unobtrusive as possible), but making this sound like it's some problem unique to S&W is just plain wrong.

 

[RON in PA]

There is nothing new under the sun. Smith and Wesson has diverserised in the past. Just a way to attempt to increase profits, mostly by licensing their trade mark. Look at the S&W knives.

 

[Tamara]

Look at the S&W knives.

...and bicycles.

 

[Soap]

I have a hunch Smith & Wesson is diluting its brand name, which it will eventually sorely regret. It really ought to concentrate on its core business, which it's not handling very well at all.

Exactly.

 

[HankB]

Tamara wrote:

Let's see, guns with locks: Springfield, Taurus, H&K, Glock, Rossi, S&W, Bersa, Steyr, Remington, probably some I'm forgetting, too.

I boldfaced Steyr as the salesman at a local sporting goods store has a strong opinion on these pistols. He has a Steyr with an internal lock, and the lock started engaging itself every couple of rounds. He sent it back to the importer, who had to send it back to Austria (?) for repair.

The guy said it was working fine since he got it back, but these things aren't supposed to happen. If I had a gun with an built-in lock, I'd be inclined to physically remove it, simply because it does nothing to enhance reliability. (Kinda like removing the mag disconnect on a BHP.)

BTW, Tamara, when did Glock start including locks in their guns? I have both a 17 and a 26, and neither has a lock. (though the latter was shipped with a separate padlock in the case.)