New from S&W: Model 57, 17, 18 "CLASSICS"

[SJshooter]

Just checked the S&W homepage and they have a few new products up. First is a re-issue Model 57 in .41 magnum, available in 4 or 6 inch barrel and blued or nickel:

Next up is the Model 17 Masterpiece and Model 18 Masterpiece, blued 22's in 4 and 6 inches, respectively

 

[SJshooter]

Just checked the S&W homepage and they have a few new products up. First is a re-issue Model 57 in .41 magnum, available in 4 or 6 inch barrel and blued or nickel:

Next up is the Model 17 Masterpiece and Model 18 Masterpiece, blued 22's in 4 and 6 inches, respectively

 

[BLK08ROCKERC]

They are nice but "Classic" and internal lock just do not go together in my book.

 

[Doc Nonverbal]

Originally posted by BLK08ROCKERC:
They are nice but "Classic" and internal lock just do not go together in my book.

I'm with you on that one, friend. They're over-priced, to boot.

 

[Sgt 127]

Nice try Smith....

 

[winter1857]

Agreed. Fail.

Do not pass go. Do not collect ONE THOUSAND OF MY DOLLARS.

 

[SJshooter]

And then there is this new one, calibered in .327 magnum!

"Model 632"

 

[rmw]

Crap - all of them. When will S&W get a clue?

 

[Wyatt Earp]

I see nothing wrong with any of them.

 

[Sportsterguy]

Originally posted by BLK08ROCKERC:
They are nice but "Classic" and internal lock just do not go together in my book.

+2 I'll take my no dash 57 over all the others combined and that is a no s------!!!!
To heck with Ca. S&W need's to get rid of that hole! Holy crap, I'm getting old and grumpy!

 

[flat top]

Wow, I could have had a brand new Model 18, for only a grand!!! Unfortunately I just bought one for less than half of that, and it doesnt have the lock! Guess I was a day late, and a dollar short.

 

[ladder13]

Originally posted by flat top:
Wow, I could have had a brand new Model 18, for only a grand!!! Unfortunately I just bought one for less than half of that, and it doesnt have the lock! Guess I was a day late, and a dollar short.

+1 Though MSRP is just that. Get rid of that hideous hole, and I'll buy a few. Until then, no deal.

 

[Nicksterdemus]

I kinda like the NG in 10MM/40...

 

[RonS]

That little .32 would be a great gun for my wife if I could trust it.

 

[Wyatt Earp]

Originally posted by RonS:
That little .32 would be a great gun for my wife if I could trust it.

I guess I trust my POS two-piece barrel 65-8, what with nearly 5000 rounds in less than two years, I would say it's good to go.

 

[18DAI]

Counterfeits, rather than "classics", would be more appropriate. Regards 18DAI.

 

[BlindJustice]

My first handgun in the mid-60s was a model 18 - I may have a faulty memory but I always envied the 17 Target models' polished bright blue finish yet this new 18 has the same bright blue finish listed in the specs, aren't the older 18s a matte blued finish? The other issue was I think my 18 had a plain ramp front so why is this new classic 18 with a patridge
front sight?

I looked at the $1,-51/$1,011 msrp and thought dang shame a lot of kids won't pop for that much dosh for a .22 LR. The 18 I bought in the mid-60s was $78 and now a used one is in
the $400 range? Heck a used one even with some holster wear enuf for a re-finish at S&W is several hundred less than these.

So, I checked the msrp on the 617 - 2 years ago the msrp was $717 and I got one - 6" Bbl
10 shot cyl. for $629 now the MSRP is $860

Yeah, the 310 NG - nice conept - took S&W long enough to chamber 10MM Auto & 41 Mag in a
Scandium frame platform, no?

Model 632 - seems a sweet combo for this cartridge on the J-frame but does anyone else
hate the dickens out of the underlug with the
slant upward to the muzzle instead of just a old fashioned ejector shroud? yuk.

Randall

 

[duckloads]

What is the difference between M17's (Masterpiece) and M18's (Combat Masterpiece)?

 

[n4zov]

Lock or no lock, one of those nickel model 57's is gonna have a new home!

 

[Wyatt Earp]

Originally posted by BlindJustice:
yet this new 18 has the same bright blue finish listed in the specs, aren't the older 18s a matte blued finish? The other issue was I think my 18 had a plain ramp front so why is this new classic 18 with a patridge
front sight?

Maybe because S&W decided to change what a Model 18 looks like?

These guns will find plenty of buyers. The naysayers are outnumbered by those who like these.