Yes Dear! After 43 years it is always "Yes Dear". You are not going to the range. Yes dear as I am walking out the door.You did NOT write that!!!!!!!!!Really?
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Yes Dear! After 43 years it is always "Yes Dear". You are not going to the range. Yes dear as I am walking out the door.You did NOT write that!!!!!!!!!Really?
so does MIM
Ryan, I would have to disagree with that statement. My wife says I love my S&W revolvers more than her. Well what can I say. I still have the first one I ever legally bought when I turned 21. That was in 1970. It's a 4 inch blued mod 19 and I will never part with it.I had over 60 at one time but have had to sell some of them to pay bills..As far as the lock goes ,it sucks. But like someone else said ,it doesn't hurt the function it's just fugly.One of my favorites is a 3 inch nickel 586and it has the lock...The new Guns are astheticly not as pretty as the "old" Smith's but the do work.If any of you have any with locks that you don't like I will happily take them off your hands for you at no charge.There's probably nobody here who likes the old school Smiths more than me...well, at least not too many people. That said, I am amused that so many people just cannot help but comment on the goddarn lock every time somebody posts a thread about a current production Smith. Every time.
I have a model 19 -3 that has been fired at least 20,000 rounds. It has been back to S&W twice for repairs. Cylinder stop and the hand we're replaced..I will say most of the rounds i shot were cast lead so there was not aalot of barrel wear.Actually to tight up the action . There has never been any cracks in or near the forcing cone or frame.atleast 5000 of those rounds we're 158 grain 357 mag .Too each his own. I'd be a lot more likely to buy a vintage P&R model 19 for that money than a new one. $800 to $900 would buy a very nice 19-4 or other vintage Smith. The only plus to the new one would be my assumption that they fixed the forcing cone issue that made the original prone to cracks in that area. The lock is a not a big factor to me. It's easily removed and replaced with a plug if it bothers you. Or a drop of Super Glue will keep it from accidentally locking.
For you Pard I have NOS.What I'm about to write is done without any subjectivity (because for some things, I am this way)...
Some people prefer new.
What I'm about to write is done without any subjectivity (because for some things, I am this way)...
Some people prefer new.
I've got a 19-4 that I bought new in 1980 with a similar round count and still going. But like yours the rounds were mostly lead. I believe the cracked forcing cones were mostly caused by a steady diet of light jacketed bullets travelling at high velocity. Those 125 gr JHP 357 Mag loads were all the rage at one time. Not sure why. I've always preferred a heavier bullet. At any rate the two piece barrel design on the new ones should prove to be accurate and durable irregardless of bullet weight. I'll still stick with the vintage P&R revolvers. Unless I get a screaming good deal...I have a model 19 -3 that has been fired at least 20,000 rounds. It has been back to S&W twice for repairs. Cylinder stop and the hand we're replaced..I will say most of the rounds i shot were cast lead so there was not aalot of barrel wear.Actually to tight up the action . There has never been any cracks in or near the forcing cone or frame.atleast 5000 of those rounds we're 158 grain 357 mag .
The 125 grain jhp 357 Magnum was and still is the highest ranked One shot stopper ammo on the marketI've got a 19-4 that I bought new in 1980 with a similar round count and still going. But like yours the rounds were mostly lead. I believe the cracked forcing cones were mostly caused by a steady diet of light jacketed bullets travelling at high velocity. Those 125 gr JHP 357 Mag loads were all the rage at one time. Not sure why. I've always preferred a heavier bullet. At any rate the two piece barrel design on the new ones should prove to be accurate and durable irregardless of bullet weight. I'll still stick with the vintage P&R revolvers. Unless I get a screaming good deal...
unless you develop a flinch....The 125 grain jhp 357 Magnum was and still is the highest ranked One shot stopper ammo on the market
unless you develop a flinch....
No...in a tank...with nos e piece.NOS?
or balloon, for mobilityNo...in a tank...with nos e piece.
Come on...it was just a little blood.The "classic model 19" didn't work out too well for Hickok45. Regards 18DAI
Nobody that I know would rather have a "NEW " S&W over the original built ones. NO COMPARISONWhat I'm about to write is done without any subjectivity (because for some things, I am this way)...
Some people prefer new.
What I'm about to write is done without any subjectivity (because for some things, I am this way)...
Some people prefer new.
And again I don't know anyone that would prefer a swift kick in the nuts over a BJ unless it would be JeppoAnd some people would prefer a swift kick in the nuts over a blow jibber. Don’t mean they’re right.
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I always thought it was a package deal. Did I get that wrong?And again I don't know anyone that would prefer a swift kick in the nuts over a BJ unless it would be Jeppo
Absolutely 100% wrongI always thought it was a package deal. Did I get that wrong?