I try to defend the new S&W's, I own several of the MIM and IL revolvers, I'm using a 64-7 for CC right now. I was told over and over by "gun gurus" at gun shows and stores that new S&W's are "junk" and I decided to find out for myself........and the new guns are just fine.

My most recent S&W purchase is a 66-7 I got last week, complete with the 2-piece barrel, and the gun is top notch.

Love them or hate them, the new S&W's are perfectly fine and MIM or IL's aren't going away. If you don't like MIM or IL's there's still plenty of used older S&W's on the market.