New 642's without lock
- Thread starter mp357
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There is a flyer in thread regarding the 37, no lock, started same day as this one..it is still active too. Suppose to be fewer of the 37's and when they are gone, they are gone...
Picked up my 642-1 today. DCM75xx, fired at S&W on 7/14/08. Cost me $390 out the door. I traded a used glock 17 even. Shot at 10,15 & 25 yds, not a target gun but each shot would have been fatal. Shot 25 rounds of 148 gr Magtech wadcutter & 25 rounds of 95 fr +p Remington
Got a NIB 642 today, $409.95+ tax. The dealer checked on the 37-2, and his guy had none. The dealer was surprised about the 642, said none of his customers like the like(well, I guess I knew that). I toild him to keep an eye out for the 37-2.
Sonny Crocket
US Veteran
FF,
Thats understandable, I was just wanting to see what it said about them anyway. Thanks again!
HEADKNOCKER
Member
Have a Look at this thread in the Classifieds..
Jump Quickly as Many others will see this too!!
http://smith-wessonforum.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/511103904/m/2781009602
DiscountGunDealer.com has the new post-lock 642-1s - he has 8 left I think with 10 more coming - $409.00 + $20 s/h:
Here's mine:
Here's mine:
Andy Griffith
Member
Nah, the distributor just wants to sell stuff. They don't care. S&W wouldn't either, if they did...give them a gesture!
The rest of it should read:
"Smith & Wesson is making only 3,000 of this unique 38 Special revolver this month, and RSR has them in stock and ready to ship."
Never say never with S&W.
RABULL
Member
I've got mine ordered also. I may end up buying a second one, just in case.....
Fastbolt
Member
That's true with more than just S&W.
We can only hope that S&W management will realize there really is an untapped market still out there which prefers non-ILS revolvers and eventually responds to it, even if it's just occasional limited production runs.
I'll probably be kicking myself sometime in the future for not adding a second 642-1 to my working collection.
FWIW, the fellow with whom I spoke at the factory said he didn't know how many 642-1's were being produced while the older parts stock was being cleaned out.
If nothing else, I suppose we can hope that some other back stock revolver component inventory of pre-ILS revolver frames are found and the decision is made to produce guns out them. I'd like to add a new 6 or 7-shot 686 3" w/o the ILS to my collection, for one thing.
claygrazer
Member
How about it Firehouse, does your flyer say "this month"?
Clay
Yeah, it's all a huge conspiracy. Seriously, sorry Ange,it doesn't say "This Month". But I'm just the messenger. I don't have anything to do with it. I was trying to be informative and pass along what only "I" am aware of. If it's something different. I don't know about it. Rave on.......
claygrazer
Member
Thanks Firehouse, that's what I thought. We appreciate the info. I don't know why some folks need to comment with rants that aren't true.
Andy Griffith
Member
Sorry guys if I confused you.
I meant it to mean that S&W will/would make more of them if they had to to make their numbers/stock/quota etc. After all, you are talking about potato chip, soft drink, greeting card marketing people.
That's what I meant by this month.
I should have been more clear in my meaning.
I meant it to mean that S&W will/would make more of them if they had to to make their numbers/stock/quota etc. After all, you are talking about potato chip, soft drink, greeting card marketing people.
That's what I meant by this month.
I should have been more clear in my meaning.
Andy Griffith
Member
Depends if you count executive directors of the cabinetry division of Kohler or the DeWalt division of Black & Decker a plumber or not...
Originally posted by Andy Griffith:
Depends if you count executive directors of the cabinetry division of Kohler or the DeWalt division of Black & Decker a plumber or not...
The people in the "ivory tower" at S&W do not have to be comp shooters or handgun designers to run a company. R & D and machine operators and engineers are a part of the company, but generally do not run the day to day operation of the whole company. The CEO & board do not HAVE to all be "gun nuts". A Capt. of a ship does not have to have a sail boat to use on off days. He may, but he may not. If they were head of DeWalt or B&D and moved to S&W, so what? Those companies are doing pretty good in todays market place. Maybe we need to support them and the direction they are going. Get over the lock issue and the deal with the Govt. Would we be better off it they had said "Hell no!" and closed up the company?
