Smith & Wesson bringing back no internal lock revolvers for 2024?

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Read a wild rumor on another forum that S&W may be reintroducing more revolvers with no internal locks for 2024. There may be other interesting features too but that was all the poster could remember. Anyone else heard anything similar? Got me very excited for Shot Show 2024

the reason I thought it could be possible is with Colt re-entering the revolver scene, S&W may feel the need to up their game so to speak to compete.

curious to see what ppl think.
 
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If the lock goes away, lock revolvers will become collectable, and all the "lock deniers" will be scrambling to add them to their collections.

Remember, most "collectables" are coveted because of their rarity, and most are rare because they were unpopular when they were new.

Old Bill said, "Past is prologue."

He was right.

John
 
JohnHL said:
If the lock goes away, lock revolvers will become collectable, and all the "lock deniers" will be scrambling to add them to their collections.

Remember, most "collectables" are coveted because of their rarity, and most are rare because they were unpopular when they were new.

Old Bill said, "Past is prologue."

He was right.

John
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There are some artificially rare models that will be collectable. But I'm ready to break the piggy bank on a no-IL .357 8 shot or three. Plus a nice 57, 617, and maybe even a 29.
 
Nice if true, and the Springfield plant (being devoted to revolver production) may have excess capacity now, but I wouldn't hold my breath waiting.
 
That is a genie that would be hard to put back in the bottle. A move like that would be highly criticized by the anti's and hard to defend. I can see the headlines now "S&W to Remove Safety From Firearms" it will go on to lament about how many children will be killed as a result of their soulless pursuit of profit and how they bent to the will of the extremist gun culture.

Stranger things have happened but hard to eliminate "safety measures" once they are standard.
 
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JohnHL said:
If the lock goes away, lock revolvers will become collectable, and all the "lock deniers" will be scrambling to add them to their collections.

Remember, most "collectables" are coveted because of their rarity, and most are rare because they were unpopular when they were new.

John
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I doubt the rumor is true, but if it is, I suspect the opposite: Whatever minimal market value my two “Classic” models retain, they’ll be worth even less (probably a lot less) if they can be had now without the lock.
 
Nightowl said:
For some reason they really hold on to the lock in revolvers, but not one lock on their hi capacity magazine semi autos. Go figure!
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My 22 M&P Compact has the lock along with a magazine disconnect, neither of which is on the other M&P pistols. Always seemed like a way for new shooters to learn the bad habit of relying on safeties not present on M&Ps in other calibers.
 
It's an interesting concept, indeed, but lawyers being lawyers I agree, their Law Department is very unlikely to permit the reversion. Never mind the antis - they're going to argue that the lock is generally harmless so why remove a safety device?

I have to laugh, though, thinking that revolvers with internal locks could become collector's items accordingly. Very funny!!! :D
 
JohnHL said:
If the lock goes away, lock revolvers will become collectable, and all the "lock deniers" will be scrambling to add them to their collections.

Remember, most "collectables" are coveted because of their rarity, and most are rare because they were unpopular when they were new.

Old Bill said, "Past is prologue."

He was right.

John
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ISCS Yoda said:
I have to laugh, though, thinking that revolvers with internal locks could become collector's items accordingly. Very funny!!! :D
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MSD2343 said:
I doubt the rumor is true, but if it is, I suspect the opposite: Whatever minimal market value my two “Classic” models retain, they’ll be worth even less (probably a lot less) if they can be had now without the lock.
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"Collectors" being "collectors", they will probably want to have an example of each ("lock" and "no-lock").

And we can't forget the "First Rule of S&W":

NEVER SAY NEVER!!! ;)

John
 
Amp said:
I have not heard of anyone that actually uses the safety and it cost them something to install them.
Quality has been lacking on my last few purchases.
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"Quality has been lacking on my last few purchases"..
I SOOO want to order a 66-8 with the 2.75" barrel, but refuse to do so, based on some recent QC issues that I have had with S&W revolvers.
Yes, S&W has taken care of me with return shipping labels, etc.. but who wants to spend 8 or 9 hundred dollars on a revolver and have to send it back to make it right??!!

(i live in an area with few gun shops, and nobody ever has a 66-8 in stock, for me to inspect thoroughly before purchasing)
 
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