Thread: Now I understand why I tend to prefer pre-lock guns to lock guns.
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Old 04-08-2012, 01:15 PM
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I do not have two guns of this era to compare, but I think about 1998 the K frame design was changed to the longer modern version, along with MIM parts and (in centerfires) the switch to the frame-mounted firing pin. The lock didn't come around until 2001-'02.
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