I have had much better experiences with new revolvers from S&W. Especially with my 686+ 4 inch because I put it to the test in part of a close quarters combat class. Offhand, I can think of three "NEW" S&W revolvers I have acquired in the past year or more (actually more - call it several years), with locks (yawn; I don't care), and they are all nicely put together and shoot just great.