A buddy brought me one of a major manufacturers, from this last shot show. He said he got it FREE and gave it to me. I haven't seen one before. I was just wondering if anyone has put one on their revolver. And what do you think about it?

I think (?) it would look great on my high polished 2 1/2" 686 plus. I'll have to polish it before I install it. A 10 minute job. I just haven't got around to it. The extended release is brushed stainless now.

Easy enough to install and very easy to remove if I don't like it.

Any thoughts? What do y'all think about em?

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Live From Music City USA

If you can post a pic or 2 it might help.

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Dan
Ps 96 SWCA 2930 SWHF 524

Free is good.

He just brought it and a ton of stickers/decals, ink pens and brochures over my house, that he had gotten from the recent shot show.

The Extended release is made by Hogue. I've never seen one, its in stainless. And I youtubed it and may look cool? Kind'a strange. But they might be on to something? Supposed to be for quick reloads and your able to drop the cylinder one handily.

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as you can see it is not for left handed shooters

I have looked at them, but the design really hasn't sold me on one.

I'll just stick with the real McCoy.

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Doesn't hasta call me Johnson

It is only handy if you only shoot competitively with the gun. and only in the correct type competition holster, otherwise it will be in the way and cause problems.

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H Richard
SWCA1967 SWHF244

Some shooting disciplines don't permit changing the cylinder latch and others don't care. Here in Mexico, we shoot mainly revolvers because we can really only use two useful centerfire cases -- the .38 Special and the .380 acp. While the .380 acp can be loaded up to 9 m.m. specs in a locking chamber and even full .38 Super specs in a fully-supported locking chamber -- it still isn't "real power". The .38 Special Heavy Duty loadings can easily approach the factory .357 loadings made today so .357 revolvers "converted" to use the .38 special only are common.

And thus, "custom cylinder latches" are common (because in general, "we don't care"). I've owned and used a few and seen most of the rest and personally (just me) I don't care for them. I don't find them any faster than the factory pieces and in some cases they actually interfere with my hold and bash the inside of my thumb-joint when using the powerful loads. Try shooting a P.P.C. with 180 + Power Factor loads (called the "Big Boys P.P.C." down here) and you'll get sick of that after the first 12 shots and go hunting for your screwdriver and original thumb piece.

One exception is the SDM thumb piece. Made either in Stainless or Blue, in the old style or the tear-drop style they are duplicates of the original S&W latches with very fine, sharp checkering. These do not alter the appearance of your Smith, they work VERY well and are a definite "no slip" design and are just excellent quality (yes, I like them!).

If you are at a total loss as to what to get a die-hard S&W man for a gift, one of these thumb pieces will definitely be appreciated once installed and used. There, you have my highly over-rated opinion on this topic.

Have one of the long versions on my USPSA/ICORE 627 and concur with the above.