I am going to do as Old Fuff suggested
That is a name you can trust.
Give it a try and let us know. I hope they treat you right.
I am going to do as Old Fuff suggested
I will be forced take the risk of carrying it without the lock
Actually they're is no risk. The lock is not a safety in the conventional way of thinking. It's sole purpose is to secure the gun when it's being stored. So long as you use an alternative (external trigger lock, padlock secured box, lockbox, safe, etc) you don't need an additional internal lock. Leaving it laying around and loaded is another matter.
Actually I was referring to the risk of having to defend the removal of the lock if you ever have to appear before a jury. Mine always goes in the safe when it's not in my pocket.
I don't understand how the disabling of the lock would be relevant to the issues of whether a law abiding ccw committed homicide , or aggravated assault, or is liable for a wrongful death or battery.
And even if they were relevant, doesn't the op have a reasonable explanation for disabling it?
No, I think that relevancy is an evidentiary question to be adjudicated by a judge under the rules of evidence. A lawyer should file a motion in limine to exclude the lock issue from ever reaching the jury in a lawful self-defense case. But blah blah, right?
Anyway, I wouldn't want a revolver that locks up on its own!
Old Fuff said:Well it is good to see that you are are still around and have not left us, even though it seem apparent that you have degenerated and gone to pistols.
Concerning the mainspring strain screw issue, a lot depends on frame size (K/L or N) and when the gun was made. In earlier times S&W made there own screws to in-house thread specifications. Hopefully that isn't what you need.
I'm afraid that you can't sell one of those modern, mystery metal lightweight guns to someone who still occasionally carries a .38 top-break S&W Safety Hammerless revolver (no lock of course). The poor Old Fuff is lost in a world where they don't make them like they used to.
...The purchase of a lock-free revolver will in some cases involve the purchase of a used revolver and without you or Old Fuff at one's elbow during the transaction there's every possibility reliability will be spotty...
..."Buy a lock-free Smith for reliability" is excellent advice but it remains incumbent on the purchaser to give it a thorough shakedown....
in my mind makes the semi-auto vs. revolver reliability argument, a little bit more muddy
If the slots are battered and burred someone has likely been inside who shouldn't. This should set off an alarm bell!
you're getting smarter then I first suspected