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Classic Smith & Wesson No Lock Revolvers

Nice and i would buy any of them. but honestly i have shot thousands of rounds thru the lock revolvers never an issue. I have a dozen guys i know who shoot them including lock models, not one issue.

I carry one all the time to protect my family and sleep just fine. Would I prefer the esthetics of no lock sure but they do not sell my favorite sans lock sooooo.

As far as it being an evil political compromise Hilary Hole, it's done its there, and it's really not going away. I have moved on to bigger worries.

Just one person's opinion.
 
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Generally try and avoid the lock...just a complication I don't need. But some Models are unavoidable. The Smith and Wesson Performance Center 60. Three inch barrel and good sights I can actually see without my reading glasses. I had to have it, lock and all. And yes, I shoot .38 Specials thru it, not the .357 Magnum I would have selected as a younger man.
 
So it only took 30 years for S&W to start listening to their customers? :rolleyes:
IDK, they may not have the lock, but they are current production revolvers. JMHO, but the newer guns can't hold a candle to those made 30-40 years ago.
There were some issues with the early lock guns. However S&W worked those out long ago. The lock has become more of a symbol than anything else. Aside from the political sell out it represents, its also considered a marker for the beginning of the decline of S&W quality. Just because these new guns don't have a lock, it doesn't mean they're any better than the other current production guns.
I've been accumulating S&W revolvers for almost 40 years. I have a bunch of them. Not one has a lock and only one has any MIM parts. I prefer them that way. ;)
 
Winchester67 said:
Generally try and avoid the lock...just a complication I don't need. But some Models are unavoidable. The Smith and Wesson Performance Center 60. Three inch barrel and good sights I can actually see without my reading glasses. I had to have it, lock and all. And yes, I shoot .38 Specials thru it, not the .357 Magnum I would have selected as a younger man.
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Winchester67 said:
Generally try and avoid the lock...just a complication I don't need. But some Models are unavoidable. The Smith and Wesson Performance Center 60. Three inch barrel and good sights I can actually see without my reading glasses. I had to have it, lock and all. And yes, I shoot .38 Specials thru it, not the .357 Magnum I would have selected as a younger man.
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Had the lock amen out of mine and a nice stainless plug installed in the hole. Carry it on the farm all summer when working. One shot shell backed by 4 .357’s
 
Y'all are getting way ahead of yourselves. This is what's known as a marketing test. Make a limited number of guns in a certain configuration and see how well they sell.
The real S&W guys have already seen through this particular gimmick. No lock, but still the same old crap. They won't be buying many of these.
Just look at S&W's "Classic" line. They look something like the older guns, but ain't really. They do sell some, but not enough to expand the line.
Expecting or hoping S&W will expand the "No Lock" line to other models and into stainless is nothing more than wishful thinking. :rolleyes:
 
I hope this will bring back an interest in revolvers, only if they make it affordable and with better quality control.
In my opinion gun manufacturers have become stale, meaning almost everything that comes out especially in the handgun line are just a small change in what is already available.
Taking the MOD-3 for instance, I have two MOD-2 Grip Zones one Compact and one Tactical and for me the changes are not enough to make me trade mine for the latest version.
 
I saw that earlier this morning. But they're Lipsey's Exclusives. Meaning limited numbers and they'll be gone fast. My guess is that they're all already spoken for and they'll be sold for more than MSRP.
 
Recusant said:
I’d have be “high” to agree to pay that much because it is pretty steep!😊
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The use of Scandium for the frame & Titanium for the cylinder makes it very light, but also makes it kick harder than a steel gun.

I use 44 Special in mine for practice, before loading it up with full-bore spec loads when out in the woods/hills.

But all that makes it almost unnoticeable to carry up in the mountains, but at a higher price.
 
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