I’m one of those “young” people that will buy new models. I’m indifferent to the lock, provided the rest of my wanted features were there.

There was a way to get a 686 SSR with anything but the lock, but I very much love how that gun handles for me. So the lock is what it is.

My 60-4 doesn’t have the lock. I wanted a 3” J-frame with target sights that was built for 38s, not 357s. The only way to get that was a pre-lock model.

My wife enjoys my 60-4 enough that she wanted a version of her own. She handled a bunch of options yesterday and ultimately brought home a 60 Pro. It has a lock, but it also has everything else she wanted.

The lock is what it is at this point. I will continue to buy based on the features I want and if it means I have a lock model than I have a lock.