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I'll Buy One!!
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Sgt 127
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Put me down for two.
thomasinaz
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Will he have enough for all of us?
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We European communists are more deserving thus we get our S&W revolvers without the internal lock.
Just kidding, on many levels.
It seems that at least the huge German chain www.frankonia.de sells S&W export revolvers that come without the internal lock.
Just kidding, on many levels.
It seems that at least the huge German chain www.frankonia.de sells S&W export revolvers that come without the internal lock.
Jeff Quinn
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They were not built for export. S&W is making 4000 of them for US sales. Their thinking was that it is a double-action-only, and there is no way that the hammer could be thumb-cocked.
They should start shipping soon, so if you want one, now is the time to put in your order.
They should start shipping soon, so if you want one, now is the time to put in your order.
Maybe they'll make some other Centennials without the lock, like 340's and 640's.
I just sent me dealer an e-mail asking him to order 2 for me, MIM and all.
Andy Taylor
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Maybe S&W is catching on. I would take a DAO M21 without the lock.
NFrameFred
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I hope it happens. I predict Smith will sell boat loads of these if they release them. Maybe they are listening just a bit . . .
crofoot629
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We shall overcome.
Emory
Emory
Swenson Bobcat
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That is great news. I would be all over a 340pd without the lock.
GatorFarmer
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Were you looking at the gas and signal revolvers by chance?
They want 819 Euros for a 60-9 Chief special and 1129 Euros for a 686. http://www.frankonia.de/shop//_/search/smith+and+wesson...Revolver/search.html
The rather interesting "Night Hunter" is 1179 Euro. http://www.frankonia.de/shop//_/search/smith+and+wesson...ortiment/search.html
Swenson Bobcat
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Attn: Jeff Quinn
Thanks for the information. Is there any mention of production of the 340pd?
Thanks,
Bill
Thanks for the information. Is there any mention of production of the 340pd?
Thanks,
Bill
pinkymingeo
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One wonders. S&W produces 300,000 handguns annually. How many additional guns could they sell to diehard forum protesters? Maybe a couple of K? I doubt the general public cares much, one way or the other.
That Frankonia site is fascinating. The 110 S&Ws are "gebraucht", i.e. previously owned, but there are some interesting bargains, and some non-bargains, to be had - presumably depending on how popular particular models are in Germany. For example, there are a couple of nice-looking 14s that are selling for a bit less, in one case a good bit less, than they would in the US. On the other hand, I can only assume that Germans are in love with 586s - there were a couple of them that would be going for upwards of $1,000 with the current exchange rate.
familyman357
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Their thinking was that it is a double-action-only, and there is no way that the hammer could be thumb-cocked.
Sounds like a load of bull, but hey, I'm good with whatever rationale they make to produce new non-lock guns!
One wonders. S&W produces 300,000 handguns annually. How many additional guns could they sell to diehard forum protesters? Maybe a couple of K? I doubt the general public cares much, one way or the other.
Then the public won't care if it doesn't have the lock either! And I GUARANTEE that as long as the 4,000 new non-locks are priced in line with other new S&Ws that they WILL DEFINITELY sell... quickly!
I wonder if they've fixed the crappy, flaking finish...
Sounds like a load of bull, but hey, I'm good with whatever rationale they make to produce new non-lock guns!
One wonders. S&W produces 300,000 handguns annually. How many additional guns could they sell to diehard forum protesters? Maybe a couple of K? I doubt the general public cares much, one way or the other.
Then the public won't care if it doesn't have the lock either! And I GUARANTEE that as long as the 4,000 new non-locks are priced in line with other new S&Ws that they WILL DEFINITELY sell... quickly!
I wonder if they've fixed the crappy, flaking finish...
NFrameFred
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Well, I've done my part to educate several hundred shooters, the majority of whom do not hang out on gun forums I'm sure, about S&W's lock system. Most of the reactions I've gotten can be summed up as the comment of one federal marshal I knew when he was a police chief that I shot competition with who had not purchased a new handgun in the last few years - his take ? "I wouldn't buy a piece of sh*t like that !"
But you're right - the general public is generally uneducated and generally doesn't care and generally takes whatever they are given - but marketing/consumer consultants also estimate that for every one person that complains about a product, 12 to 20 or more will simply say nothing and shop elsewhere.
