Mine is a little older. No problem with any of the Magtech offerings.

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S&WHF #946
S&WCA #3824

I only follow a few forums but, this is at least the 6th UC that I’ve seen with problems. How many haven’t I seen and how many other models.

Add another one, my 442UC arrived first week of April and I called 2 days ago and nothing done but checked in the system. All mine was for was the front sight was out. I assumed that would be an easy fix if they had them in stock but I was wrong apparently. I bought another one because I found one local and it was a good one so I got it. Price wasn't bad either which is another reason I got it.

I will tell you this, I would not buy one of these new guns on the net without seeing it first. I had a 632 in my hand the other day and the trigger was terrible or I would have bought it too.

If you look at my starting post, I have a picture of the light primer strikes. That's what the Magtech looks like now. The federal and hornady ammo all fired no issues. So the gun is working way better than day one, but is now ammo sensitive.

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340 M&P 686 MM 432UC Inbound 😎

Measure the headspace between case head of Magtech, Federal and Hornady and recoil shield maybe a batch of Magtechs have thin rims

Not to step on the OP thread, but Taurus does indeed make a couple of 327 Federal Magnum revolvers. I've got two of them, 2" and a 3", in what passes for "blue" these days, more of a flat black really. I've got probably 800 rounds through the two of them with no problems at all. Triggers are good, the tritium night sight on the 3" glows bright at night. I've had no problem finding ammo for them, or components to reload for them, but I do generally buy the ammo from Buds. Less expensive than the local shop. I admit that I shoot mostly 32 Long, but have fired enough 32 H&R and 32 Fed Mag to get a feel for them. I'll do a thread about them in the "other" forum later on.

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John 3:16 .

My new 642 UC has the same issues. Light primer strikes on about a third of all rounds fired. The trigger sticks in the rear position after firing occasionally and has to be pushed forward manually. I am so disappointed.

Picked up my 432UC yesterday. Front sight is bright, carry up and timing seem spot on. I won’t be able to get out to the range until later his week. Fingers crossed I don’t run into ignition or trigger issues….

Sorry you guys are having problems. I'm sure they'll get sorted out, but this shouldn't happen with a premium product.

It seems to be about par for the course for any new S&W revolver these days.

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AKA SixToEight

This is the first new S&W revolver I have purchased since 1992. I too have been leery of the perceived quality and the prevalence of the Hillary hole in the majority of their models.

I am hoping I will be pleasantly surprised….

For what it's worth, the 686 that I got last year had a shaving left over in the lock hole, but it's a great shooter. Using some handloads with 125 gr SNS bullets that a good reloader gave me, I shot the best 25 yard group I've shot with any handgun.

My 642 UC is back at S&W to get the dead front sight replaced, but it shoots fine and even sets off hard Argentinian SA primers, which give some stock striker fire guns issues.

As for post-lock S&Ws in general, a lot of people deride MIM, thinking that it replaced superior, hand-fit forged parts. The reality is that S&W replaced forged internals over 65 years ago with parts punched out of soft flat stock that was machined and case hardened. Any hand fitting on those parts potentially reduced the lifespan of the part by making the thin case hardened layer even thinner.

I’ve been buying Smith & Wesson handguns since 1976. But I must say I will never buy another brand new Smith & Wesson handgun. The gun shop that I go to all the time keeps telling me all the stories of the guns he had to send back. did I buy a few in the last few year that worked Yeah but I also had some I’ve had to send back, so I just am not taking the chance anymore. Ruger included.