Pocket revolvers- and a POLL

[delcrossv]

The recent thread on NAA minis got me thinking.

What would the forum think about S&W bring back the original M-Frame Ladysmith?
7 shots in 22 LR or WMR, double action, swing out cylinder- what's not to like?

And how's this for "deep concealment"?

 

[Echo40]

Assuming that Smith & Wesson could keep the price on-par with the NAA Sidewinder, I see no reason why it couldn't be successful.

I've often stated that I felt that Taurus should revive the Taurus View in .22WMR and this is a similar product, so as long as the price was right, I could definitely see buying one.

 

[lawandorder]

Model 42c & Model 351c

 

[16thVACav]

The double action would be a big plus, in my opinion. I wonder what it would weigh if produced with a scandium frame and titanium cylinder - perhaps 8 - 9 ounces? I know the J-frame 342 weighs less than 11 ounces.

 

[waffles]

I dont think S&W could price it cheap enough to be successful after tooling up for a new frame. I also don't think the tiny .22lr revolver market is large enough to be worth targeting if you can't hit the gimmick "why not" pricing of the NAAs.

 

[mikerjf]

I had an H&R Young America back when I was wishing for something like this. The problem with small DA 22revolvers is the heavy trigger pull. SA helps even more than usual because it's so much lighter.

 

[SAFireman]

I would imagine that the $$$ for R&D would exceed any profit made. The tiny gun market is pretty well filled with NAA and a few others.

I suspect most folks would take a J frame Centennial in 22lr or 22Mag. I bought a 351c to fill that role.

The M frames are neat little guns though....perhaps if our homunculus population were a bit larger??

 

[Echo40]

I must beg to differ with the sentiment that a reproduction of the M-Frame Lady Smith wouldn't or otherwise couldn't be successful due to the existence of the NAA Mini Revolvers.

By that logic, the Smith & Wesson Governor and Model 69 wouldn't/couldn't have been successful because Taurus had already dominated the market with the 4510 Judge and M44 Tracker.
I could provide even more examples if need be, such as S&W's success with polymer framed pistols despite Glock beating them to the market by over a decade, or better yet, the success of the SW1911 despite the market being flooded by 1911s of all kinds. Surely they shouldn't have been successful there either, right?
Or to give a more up-to-date analogy, the M&P9 Shield PLUS shouldn't be successful because SIGsauer and Springfield Armory have already dominated the market with the P365 and Hellcat respectively.

Furthermore, the M-Frame Lady Smith would be Double Action whereas the NAA Mini Revolvers are strictly Single Action, would hold 2 more rounds in the cylinder, and overall be much more suitable for self-defense because it could be fired more quickly.

Smith & Wesson has been successful by competing with companies who were already deeply entrenched in the market before, so there's no valid reason to believe that they couldn't be successful again.

 

[walkinghorse]

Beautiful revolver! Never seen or handled one.
Have a Ruger LCR which I like, but heavy trigger pull, which per my understanding is to ensure .22 rimfire ignition as already been noted. How is the M frame Ladysmith trigger pull?

 

[delcrossv]

Beautiful revolver! Never seen or handled one.
Have a Ruger LCR which I like, but heavy trigger pull, which per my understanding is to ensure .22 rimfire ignition as already been noted. How is the M frame Ladysmith trigger pull?

Light enough to be shot DA by an 11 year old.

 

[delcrossv]

2/3 in favor so far. Guess there's some interest.

Are you listening S&W?

 

[6518John]

I don't think they could produce these fast enough to keep up with demand. Speaking generally, I think we make a huge mistake in this country in thinking that because an idea is old that it can no longer work.

It this latest run on firearms and ammunition, I wonder what S&W could have done with a plain-jane, 4 in. Victory Model cased with a 50 round box of 158 grain .38 specials? Again I bet they could not have made them fast enough to keep them on the shelves.

Tried and true can beat new and improved many times.

 

[Old cop]

Modern J Frames, like my 340PD, fill this need w/a service caliber plus a lot of sub compact .380 pistols.

 

[delcrossv]

Modern J Frames, like my 340PD, fill this need w/a service caliber plus a lot of sub compact .380 pistols.

These are A LOT smaller than a J frame.

 

[BIGDOC]

My favorite is the Body Guard

 

[gwpercle]

I would have to shoot one first ... Heck ... I've never even seen one in real life ... And my current pocket gun - a 8 shot 22 LR , model 317 , Airlight J-frame with 3" barrel and adjustable sights ... is going to be hard to beat for ...shootability ... small guns , like the small top breaks are very hard for me to shoot ... hitting a soda can at 7 feet was a struggle .
If you can't shoot a small gun ...then to me it's useless .
Gary

 

[Imissedagain]

Dear Santa,
Please leave a Smith M frame in 22Mag and you can take my old HS Derringer in 22Mag as a gift.
Thx
Ivbin Goode.