340 PD No Lock?

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I believe they did make a pre-lock 340PD that was chambered in .38 Special +P. It was basically a 342PD, but marked 340. A forum member posted one (I'm 99% sure).
 
Not sure if this has been asked before, but in the states that require the lock, would it be illegal to remove the lock? I ask, because if you had to use it in defense and it was taken for holding, Im sure theyd look over the firearm and see that safety issue...

If there would be no consequence Im going to have it removed.... :D
 
No Lock 340 PD

I bought a no lock 340 PD Friday at a local gun shop in Illinois- brand new from the factory. Have not picked it up yet, but you know what it looks like.
 
i got a 340pd the first year, shortly after they became available, and it has a lock. if there were any (357) 340pds without the lock, it couldn't have been very many.

i do think they may have offered some without the lock in the last year or so. i haven't actually seen one, but i think i remember (it's bad getting old!) seeing an ad for them.
 
Just picked up a LNIB 340PD no lock that has a matching fired casing dated 12/2011 w/it. Other than that, nothing else togive away its age...


ar15ed said:
i got a 340pd the first year, shortly after they became available, and it has a lock. if there were any (357) 340pds without the lock, it couldn't have been very many.

i do think they may have offered some without the lock in the last year or so. i haven't actually seen one, but i think i remember (it's bad getting old!) seeing an ad for them.
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michaelrm said:
Just picked up a LNIB 340PD no lock that has a matching fired casing dated 12/2011 w/it. Other than that, nothing else togive away its age...
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If you have the box, would you look to see what the S&W stock number is and post it. Other new no-lock models have a unique stock number compared to their lock model counterparts.
 
Joni_Lynn said:
I think they are all with lock. I neutered mine, but it came with a lock as well.
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That is incorrect.

I just bought a brand new one, current production about 3 weeks ago. The S&W catalog # is 103061. You may have to tell your dealer which distributor to order it from like I did. Here's the distributor who overnighted mine to my dealer. They'll send you as many as you can pay for.

Smith and Wesson 340PD 357 Magnum | 38 Special - SM103061 - LIPSEYS.COM

Do not listen to naysayers who say they don't make them, even the customer service reps at Smith who often don't know. S&W has obviously gotten the message about the ILs and are quietly making popular revolvers without it. You just have to do a little homework; they aren't going to make a big announcement.

In the last couple of months I've bought a new 642, 442 and this 340PD all current production with no locks. There's no reason to settle or to take the IL off yourself.
 
DonDee said:
That is incorrect.

I just bought a brand new one, current production about 3 weeks ago. The S&W catalog # is 103061. You may have to tell your dealer which distributor to order it from like I did. Here's the distributor who overnighted mine to my dealer. They'll send you as many as you can pay for.

Smith and Wesson 340PD 357 Magnum | 38 Special - SM103061 - LIPSEYS.COM

Do not listen to naysayers who say they don't make them, even the customer service reps at Smith who often don't know. S&W has obviously gotten the message about the ILs and are quietly making popular revolvers without it. You just have to do a little homework; they aren't going to make a big announcement.

In the last couple of months I've bought a new 642, 442 and this 340PD all current production with no locks. There's no reason to settle or to take the IL off yourself.
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Joni's post was in 2009, she was correct. The no-lock Centennials have been out for over a year now, there's many threads about them. Bud's has them.
 
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DonDee said:
That is incorrect.

Do not listen to naysayers who say they don't make them, even the customer service reps at Smith who often don't know. S&W has obviously gotten the message about the ILs and are quietly making popular revolvers without it. You just have to do a little homework; they aren't going to make a big announcement.

Where or how do you find the S&W numbers for the ones without locks?
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We dont need no stinkin locks!

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DonDee said:
That is incorrect.

I just bought a brand new one, current production about 3 weeks ago. The S&W catalog # is 103061. You may have to tell your dealer which distributor to order it from like I did. Here's the distributor who overnighted mine to my dealer. They'll send you as many as you can pay for.

Smith and Wesson 340PD 357 Magnum | 38 Special - SM103061 - LIPSEYS.COM

Do not listen to naysayers who say they don't make them, even the customer service reps at Smith who often don't know. S&W has obviously gotten the message about the ILs and are quietly making popular revolvers without it. You just have to do a little homework; they aren't going to make a big announcement.

In the last couple of months I've bought a new 642, 442 and this 340PD all current production with no locks. There's no reason to settle or to take the IL off yourself.
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What did you actually pay for it??? That MSRP 'bout knocked my socks off :eek:
 
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