Jackal
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It took S&W 5 weeks to install a new spring in a customers Shield pistol.... Thats why I try to sell customers on Ruger's now.
Spend any time on the S&W forums and you will find this is not uncommon
I won't buy a brand-new gun without examining it personally for potential flaws; I learned that in the early 80's when a friend got a brand-new S&W with timing issues from the factory.
I solved mine before they got started -- I bought and occasionally carry a Colt Detective Special.Spend any time on the S&W forums and you will find this is not uncommon. A fellow RSO bought a new Mod.66 and it was spraying lead due to terrible timing. S&W immediately sent him a label and he sent the gun back and ordered a master action job for $185 additional. That was four months ago and just last week he was notified the timing issue was resolved and now the gun needs to be sent over to another department for the action work. I experienced this to a lesser degree when I bought my 640 Pro series that had pits in the barrel fluting. That only took a month to get back. For now I have solved all my S&W short barrel revolver apprehension by moving over to this
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How about the Kimber revolvers - what's the quality reports on them?Why can't anyone in 2018 make a revolver that is good to go out of the box. I have read about numerous problems with S&W,Ruger,Charter Arms,and Taurus. I have heard nothing but good things about Ruger customer service,but how about get it right before it leaves the factory.
I bought a Blackhawk in 2016 that the cylinder throats were all over the place. Had to send to gunsmith to uniform throats so it would shoot half way decent. Still wasn't satisfied with how it shot and sent it down the road.
I am very reluctant to purchase a new revolver from any company.
I have had mine since they came out. No issues. A well thought out revolver with a recessed cylinder, a lot of "flat spots" which makes it really easy to clean, a wonderful trigger, great low profile sights, and an extra round to boot. Mine has factory CT Lasergrips. The K6s has replaced all my Smith snubbies with the exception of my 340pd which is the best pocket carry revolver I own.How about the Kimber revolvers - what's the quality reports on them?
So. Smith and Wesson. Never again.
Back before Christmas I bought a 686 pro series, 5 inch 7shot 357 mag cut for moon clips. Sexy wheel gun. First trip to the range it wouldn’t detonate CCI primers. Which is cool. I know that’s a known issue sometimes.
Get the gun home and start cleaning it up and discover that the bore looks like a Sewer pipe. Absolutely horrible chatter marks across the top of the lands from forcing cone to muzzle.
The crown has an easily visible bur folded outward all the way around.
So I send it in for repair, and noted that I also wanted one of their action job packages as it was there anyway. It reached them a week before Christmas. A month later they changed the firing pin. Another two months and ithad been moved from the regular SW repair center to the performance center and they replaced the barrel, or so the guy at the computer told me. At this point I called and told them I no longer wanted the additional work asit took 3 months for repairs and I don’t want to wait any longer, and asked for my gun to be sent back.
After another two weeks of nothing, I called again. Asked if I could please have my thousand dollar gunback, again. Here we are a week later and still nothing.
So to recap I bought a thousand dollar revolver with serious issues which took three months for them to correct and am now going on a month of asking for my gun to be shipped back to me to no avail.
This is absolutely unacceptable and at this point I’mconsidering dumping it for something els, just to get the bad taste out of my mouth if it ever actually comes backto me.