340 PD No Lock?

[ladder13]

Where or how do you find the S&W numbers for the ones without locks?
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S&W website.

Small Frame (J) - Smith & Wesson

 

[michaelrm]

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.

Sure thing. Tonight I'll look at the box and post stock #

 

[ejeli]

S&W website.

Small Frame (J) - Smith & Wesson

They list shows some mdls but this SKU# 103061 doesn't even show up in the S&W search so I thought there must be a magic door.
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[michaelrm]

They list shows some mdls but this SKU# 103061 doesn't even show up in the S&W search so I thought there must be a magic door.
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I looked at the original box that came with the gun and it is 103061 as well. According to the shop that I bought it from, it was a NIB gun in stock purchased by one of the workers a couple of months ago. The guy took it to the range, worked his way up to 357, got there, it hurt, he traded in the gun for something else

Seems like they are out there, you'll just have to hunt around I suppose...

Mike

 

[DonDee]

What did you actually pay for it??? That MSRP 'bout knocked my socks off

$850.

They're spendy for sure.

 

[Joni_Lynn]

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.

That's nice that you got one without a lock. My post was correct when it was posted three (3) years ago and since then a lot of things have changed but sadly it seems a lot haven't.

 

[DonDee]

That's nice that you got one without a lock. My post was correct when it was posted three (3) years ago and since then a lot of things have changed but sadly it seems a lot haven't.

Joni that was my bad for not looking at the date of your post and I apologize. I just wasn't thinking about a ghost thread popping up.

It probably wouldn't have helped me anyway if I had noticed, because I just got back into my guns a few months ago and until the didn't even realize the IL was an issue.

 

[JJ_BPK]

There is another post, dated 11-10, announcing the 340PD NL 103061 model:

http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-revolvers-1980-present/162142-more-no-lock-revolvers-coming.html

Google shows a bunch and there are a doz or so on gunbroker..

Price is a bit stiff..

 

[ricky_45]

When I bought my 342ti in 1995, it was around $550, IIRC. So a price of 800 right now isn't so bad.