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Originally Posted by Suzie Homemaker
Thank you, Hapworth, for all the info. I should have said that a new 640 has been ruled out. I prefer to buy new because then I'd know how it had been treated and that only 38+P had been fired in it. I like the concept of using the 38+P in a 357 because it seems to me like "over engineering" If that makes sense.
However, I do not want to buy a new one and then have to pay a gunsmith to remove the internal lock. I read somewhere that it makes the gun ugly to remove the lock. If it's not pretty, I'm not going to be inspired to practice with it.
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While you can certainly find pre-lock S&Ws that have been well-maintained and save some money that way, you're right, it takes a little extra searching sometimes to find a good one.
But there is a current version of the 640 that to the best of my knowledge does
not have the lock, the 640 Pro:
Product: Model 640
It's cut for the aforementioned moon clips, and has three dot night sights. About the best defensive J-frame set-up S&W has made in my opinion.