These "classics" have too many deviations from the originals. If the original had a square butt grip frame, make the re-issue the way and make exact reproductions of the original grips. Same thing for firing pins on the hammers and many other details, and not only so far as the things that are missing, but things I've seen on some models which the originals never had.

Maybe it's too costly to tool up for things like pinned barrels and recessed cylinders, but i think for what these guns are selling for, some extra effort could go into making them as close to original as possible.

Most important of all, hide the damn security lock under the cylinder latch OR under the grips like Ruger does with their single actions.

Hell, do that with the classics and then do it on ALL the new revolvers as it should have been done in the first.

The Classic series is a sad reminder that Smith doesn't build guns like they used to and these semi-reproductions pale in comparison with the real thing.