I really miss the old Revolver forums.

[MrPhil]

There. I said it.

As a relative beginner to S&W revolvers, the old system of classification provided me with a broader range of information, having to look in fewer places. Seemed like a natural to me. The current forum classifications seem arbitrary to me and there are too many of them. I'm stuck. Not learning anything new. Pretty much stopped looking in them.

About the only thing I really pay attention to anymore is the Reloading forum.

 

[MrPhil]

There. I said it.

As a relative beginner to S&W revolvers, the old system of classification provided me with a broader range of information, having to look in fewer places. Seemed like a natural to me. The current forum classifications seem arbitrary to me and there are too many of them. I'm stuck. Not learning anything new. Pretty much stopped looking in them.

About the only thing I really pay attention to anymore is the Reloading forum.

 

[gaucho1]

Mr. Phil
I felt scrambled by the changes at first.

I pushed myself a little and just open
three instead of two,still getting used to the change but enjoying more.

This is still the best place if you like S&W
revolvers.

 

[armybass]

I sometimes wish there were more

You know like broken down by frame or model. But they work good for me now. I am easily adapted to change. And this has become my favorite forum on the Net as of late.

 

[Jack Flash]

It is what it is, I just had to get used to it. Nothing is ever going to please everybody. I guess current divisions make the most sense to collectors, so that's probably as good as anything else would be.

If I don't like it, I guess I can always order some cheese to go with my whine.....

 

[dave b]

Put me in with the pre-post war crowd. Some times I can't tell a 79 from an 80.

 

[redlevel]

Lifted from handejector's explanation:

"Our next category logically had to be Hand Ejectors: 1961-1980, the 3-Screw guns which, for all practical purposes, were built the same as their preceding 5-Screw and 4-Screw ancestors. They have Pinned Barrels, and Recessed Chambers on applicable models. Many of us on this board grew up, and lived our lives shooting and coveting this era’s guns. They are the most affordable, and therefore the most shootable, of the ‘Classic’ models, yet this nostalgia for the ‘new guns’ from our youth which we could not afford to acquire in quantities has given these guns in high condition their own collector field, which is constantly growing. These guns may one day become too valuable to shoot and carry, except for the occasional gentle nostalgic range session, if they retain much original condition at all.
So, we arrive at Hand Ejectors: 1961-1980."
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The new formatting, or divisions, or whatever, work fine for me. The guns described above are the ones I am interested in 99% of the time, for the reasons enumerated by Lee. Mostly nostalgia. I have made a hard and fast rule that I will not buy a gun that isn't "pinned." I had to pass up a great deal on a "un-pinned" Model-60 a few months back, but I just found a great deal on a (pinned) 36-1 last week. I realize the un-pinned guns are probably as good, but it does save me some money and keeps me focused on what I really want.

The new formatting makes it very easy for me to go directly to what interests me most when I log on to the S&W Forum.