About to purchase 640 Pro, QC issues worry me

[MetalMan]

Wow...very sorry to hear about this experience.

The condition of the "new" firearm shown in those photos looks a darn sight worse than my 640-1 Pro and mine has been carried daily for the past 3 years.

This is the second posting/thread about a "new" S&W stainless revolver being delivered to a customer with evident rust present.

https://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-r.../730655-rust-new-sw-432uc.html?highlight=rust

Very sad state of affairs...

 

[mj2008]

Disgraceful that they let that leave the factory. Impossible they didnt see this. If you still want a .357 Id look at Colt or Ruger

 

[pasound]

That is indeed a mess. Looks chemically stained. And your description of the cylinder and chambers, while not seen in the pics, tells me no one even looked at it during assembly, let alone during inspection.

 

[chief38]

I'd go vintage if the S&W brand is what you want. That would require a knowledgeable inspection prior to buying one because you will not get a warranty with a used vintage model. If you are not well versed on what to look at and check out, bring someone with you who is.

If I might suggest as another option..... the newly manufactured version Colt is making of the Detective Special is called the Colt Cobra. It does not have any internal lock and the quality of the ones I've seen are super excellent! BTW, the Colt is just a wee bit bigger (very slight) but holds 6 rounds. The QC out of Colt these days is very high and you would also get the warranty.

 

[stansdds]

I stand by what I said in post #10 above. Plenty of gently used, older J-frames available. S&W's quality control issues seem to be getting worse, not better.

 

[slabside2]

Don't discount the Kimber K6S it's all stainless steel six shot 357 Magnum. I know Kimber had issues and always did with their semi auto's but I own one of these revolvers and it's beautifully made beautiful trigger. It reminds me of one of the older colt Python's..

 

[olympicmotors]

Don't discount the Kimber K6S it's all stainless steel six shot 357 Magnum. I know Kimber had issues and always did with their semi auto's but I own one of these revolvers and it's beautifully made beautiful trigger. It reminds me of one of the older colt Python's..

I second this . I also own an early 640 pro ( which has been flawless by the way ) and still carry the Kimber instead . I think that 6th round might be very important some day .