S&W lock removal
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hardknocks!
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The lock looks bad, i plugged mine for that reason.
Looks better to me now.
Looks better to me now.
Blue Brick
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At home gunsmithing at it's finest.
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gasmandave
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someguy2800
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If I could choose to have one without the lock I would, but the fanatic hatred of it is perplexing to me.
red rick
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It is something that doesn’t have to be on it . It looks hideous . It was done for political reasons and it can and has failed . You can by a good revolver that doesn’t have it , even a used S&W . Most of my S&W revolvers were bought used .
Blue Brick
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Still not a factory modification. I think you are missing the point. If it's a range toy, then the lock does not matter. If it's a self defense tool, then the lock shouldn't be modified.
ontarget
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C'mon man, it's for the kids.....
Don't you guys love the kids???
I mean it takes a village to raise our, I mean your kids.
Don't you want our, I mean your kids to be safe?
(Typed with the utmost sarcasm)
Don't you guys love the kids???
I mean it takes a village to raise our, I mean your kids.
Don't you want our, I mean your kids to be safe?
(Typed with the utmost sarcasm)
I'll agree except as stupid is, stupid does.
The days of rural kids bringing hunting rifles to school for squirrel shooting, or other critter shooting, after school are long gone.
RWBlue01
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I sourced pre-lock guns, because I wanted non-lock guns.
So, I would have purchased 3 new guns, if I could. I would have purchased probably 2 more if I could have found pre-lock guns.
I don't like the meaning behind the lock.
I don't like it adds locations for crap to enter the gun.
Pat Riot
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That’s a very good and valid point. I haven’t had any issues with crud getting into the action via the lock but I can see how it could happen.
orionengnr
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"Anything mechanical can fail but the risk is very, very low. Heck, mainsprings fail all the time."
Really? When was the last time you saw a mainspring fail? I have never seen a mainspring fail, and I have never seen a picture of an S&W mainspring failure.
I have owned probably 40 S&W revolvers over the last 20+ years.
I have owned a number of ILS revolvers and sold most of them off.
Currently own two, and both run "The Plug".
Only S&W revolver on my current shopping list is a no-lock 642 or a no-lock 442.
All the other ones I own (or care to own) are pre-lock S&Ws.
YMMV, and I really don't care how you rationalize it....
Really? When was the last time you saw a mainspring fail? I have never seen a mainspring fail, and I have never seen a picture of an S&W mainspring failure.
I have owned probably 40 S&W revolvers over the last 20+ years.
I have owned a number of ILS revolvers and sold most of them off.
Currently own two, and both run "The Plug".
Only S&W revolver on my current shopping list is a no-lock 642 or a no-lock 442.
All the other ones I own (or care to own) are pre-lock S&Ws.
YMMV, and I really don't care how you rationalize it....
Targa
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I absolutely hate the lock on the guns but with that said I have a 629 “Classic” with the lock and it is at the top of my list for my fun range guns. As for plugging the lock, its just polishing a turd in my opinion. It is still a post lock gun with a noticeably filled hole in the frame.
dickydalton
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I fired a Lot of rounds through my 460XVR and never had one problem. I did a delete on my Model 69 because I carry it a lot.
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As the armorer for my depart, I have replaced every moving part on S&W revolvers. Mainsprings get broken (one of the ears snaps off), sight blades, barrels, hammers, triggers, you name it. Revolvers that get used everyday can get beat. When one of our guys retired, I had to file his rear sight back into the correct shape, on a Model 10!
Do these things happen every day? Of course not, but handle enough revolvers and you will be amazed at what can break.
Kevin
Cfullgraf: Now, if S&W would make a run of Model 16’s chambered in 32 S&WL, I’d be in hog heaven.
Gosh, add me to the list...and make it a skinny bbl'd, no full under lug, 4"er too...and while we're at it, how 'bout a pair of the old style 'coke bottle' target stocks, and chamber it for that bestest of all 32's, the .32 H&R. Rod (still dreamin' here in KY)
