Found snub model 12-2 at local shop

[TNDave]

Better get it!

 

[hotrod150]

.....be ever vigilant- cracked frames can fail catastrophically when fired-

I wonder about that. The damage to most if not all of the blown-up revolvers I've seen photos of seems to be confined to the top strap and/or cylinder. I've never seen one with the barrel blown off or the front of the frame blown apart. I wonder just how many cracked-frame airweights are being shot without any apparent problem by an unaware owner?

 

[TAROMAN]

Alright, now show us the pictures or it didn't happen!
And, to keep this thread alive, here's an image of mine:

A bit worn, but carried often. Too bad S&W quit making these, as mentioned already a great carry piece.

 

[Black_Sheep]

The Model 12 makes an excellent carry revolver. I toted this one a few times before retiring it to recreational use only.

 

[Marshal Tom]

I picked it up today.$440 with tax and stupid $10 charge for a background check in CO. The box was for a Model 39. Damn! Thought it had the correct box but the gun looks new.

 

[BUFF]

I doubt that the aluminum frame S&W revolver fails "catastrophically" when the classic under-barrel crack appears. While I have never had a K frame crack, I had a 20 year old J frame crack sometime during a 100 round range outting. The odds are 99-to-1 that it cracked sometime before I fired the last round but it was working fine. I found the crack while cleaning it the next day.

We read about a fair number of the J frames cracking but not about one ever coming apart during the shoot that likely broke it. The K frames are doubtlessly the same.