New Smith & Wesson Revolvers

Have multiple J to N Smiths from 1960 to 2014. Love them all. Have to say the recent M66-8 357 is one of my favorites, one heck of a shooter. Kudos to S&W.
 
I am 45 years old. I have a few other excellent guns in rifle and shotgun. Primarily a hunter. No giant collection in my safe, just tools. Great ones. Needed a revolver to seal that end of the spectrum. Wen New Smith. So happy. Some times I wonder if I just 'got lucky' after reading so many 'unlucky' posts. I don't know. But man oh man do I love my 629. And I was never a pistol type. But now, I want MORE. AND I want an 'old' one. But I was first smitten with the 'new'. And I'm not completely ignorant about the qualities which define a great gun, as a hunter, so they can't be all that bad. Hell, the one I bought is effing GREAT.
 
silentflyer said:
The only thing that comes close are the Dan Wesson's in terms of accuracy for the dollar, the Python's are nice but considering the cost these days they aren't 3 times the gun of a S&W.
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agreed agreed and agreed. Sweet guns. 3x sweeter? Not by a damn sight.
 
I love my old S&W revolvers. But I love my new ones too. Side by side my 29-2 and -10 are pretty close. Besides the new ones have all the upgrades. Wouldn't trade one for any other gun. The only smith I ever traded was a 329pd. It went toward a 629. My new smiths are flawless. And if they break/wear out etc. they have great customer service. My old smiths. They aren't covered anymore.
 
Im like that Van Halen fan who likes everything the band has to offer: it is all the Mighty Van Halen.

I'm a proud owner a 642-1 PC, Model 66-8, and Model 69 (all 2016 production), but I also own a Model 10-6 from 1969 and a Model 67 (1977). If you shut out any of the S&W generations fir whatever reason you're missing out.

Some guys have issues with the MIM parts. Some have issues with the 2 piece barrel. Some claim QC issues. Etc, etc. I say it isn't better or worse but rather "different". Appreciate it for what the new model are and junk it is not.

To each their own. :)
 
OP is welcome to his opinion; I do not agree. I'm particularly disappointed in their QC at this point and I don't care for the lock.
 
Another plus is the surface finish of the bore on the newer Smith & Wesson's. They are so much easier to clean when shooting lead.
 
I love S&W's but I agree with those who have seen a falling off in the quality control area. I have personally witnessed glaring flaws in far too many new revolvers to call it anything but sloppy quality control.
As I have said before, I would much prefer that the last person who inspects the gun, sign a form and include it with each firearm shipped.
 
Ball detent

On the model 69 I really like the ball detent. It's quite a change I know, but it's slick
 
I have 7 N Frame and 1 J frame Smiths total and of these, 1 N Frame and the J frame are new models loaded with the lock and MIM. And both shoot fantastic and the fit and finish are perfectly acceptable. No major finish flaws, no overclocked barrels, no mechanical problems and no problems encountered with the lock even with hot 357 rounds run through both the new guns. The 60-15 was bought at a local gun shop and we didn't have to look through multiple pistols to find one in good shape. The 627 Pro I just got was bought from Bud's, so you don't even get to look at what you buy until it's at your FFL guy's place. And again, no problems and that is a sweet shooting pistol and I've run around 600 rounds through it since the last part of April.

My point is not that S&W doesn't make mistakes; there are too many threads here about problem guns bought new. But people got to remember that these boards cover the whole country (and rest of the world where S&W products are sold) and I think it makes the "problem children" stand out more and make them seem more numerous than they are.
 
colt_saa said:
I love my Smith and Wessons (of any era)

I own many current, modern Smith and Wessons and I am not afraid to say that they are GREAT guns and I like them.

However, I will not blindly declare them the best revolvers. If we look at the Germans, they have some spectacular examples of the gunmaker's art from Janz or Korth. There are probably other examples from around the world that we do not get to see on a regular basis here in the States.

Not all manufacturing revisions were done to reduce costs. Thanks to CNC machining, improved metallurgy and altered designs we now have J-frames capable of handling 357 Magnum. If you were to ask me about Magnum pocket guns when I started shooting Smith and Wessons I probably would have had you committed. :)

Those same advancements have gotten rid of the week point in the K-frame Magnum revolvers, just look at the current model 66. We have giant X-frames capable of what was unthinkable power back in Dirty Harry's day. Thanks to the change to multi piece barrels we have revolvers that now have the same accuracy advantage that made Dan Wessons so sought after during the Metallic Silhouette days

I know people blame political events for several things that they do not like about Smith and Wessons, but there have been no political changes in the products. I hate it when folks refer to the lock as a "Hillary Hole." Neither of the Clintons or the administration had anything to do with the lock being incorporated into Smith and Wessons. Why is it so hard for some people to accept that when a Lock Company bought Smith and Wesson that the products would end up including a Lock?

Yes the lock is ugly. However, it has NEVER stopped my from buying any of Smith and Wessons newer designs, I just totally ignore it
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I think we can agree they're about as good as most people can or will spend on a handgun.

Comparing Smith/Ruger to Korth/Freedom Arms I kinda like Toyota to Lexus.


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I've only owned one revolver that wasn't S&W, a Ruger old army SS black powder which is more of a specialty type. Having grown up with my dad's 5 screw Model 27 and K-22, the days of mirror blued finishes are few and far between. I have come to prefer stainless and the machining processes today give pretty tight tolerances for the most part. S&W revolvers are fairly easy to work on and it doesn't take a whole lot to tune both single/double action. Granted if one wants to shoot monster reloads that rattle teeth and push the limits of sanity, then a Ruger would most likely take the beating better but for the most part can't compare when it comes to fit and finish as was evident recently at my LGS when comparing a redhawk and 629.
 
I have purchased 9 new S&W revolvers in the last year and a half. All have been great! No complaints!!
 
I am definately a neophite, but im convinced that Smith and Wesson is the only revolver for me, old or new. But I have to ask, what about their autos? Do they have the same following?
 
Well I read the other day that they recently shipped their one millionth M&P Shield. I don't own any Smith autos but I handled the shield. Nice gun. Over million sold in a short time, that's a good following. A good buddy has a model 39(light frame, don't remember the if it's a 39-2 or something else). I shot that gun and it was really nice. I own a nice assortment of Smith revolvers. I really like my Smiths. I have a couple of newer ones, the rest are older with a couple P&R models. The two newer ones are very good but the last one I bought had to be sent back to be repaired after one trip to the range. It was a simple fix but it was something that just had me shaking my head how it left the factory like that. Anyway it was repaired and I've had it back at the range and it works fine. Both of the new ones have a very nice matte finish.
 
Smith & Wesson 500

I haven't been able to find any feedback on the S&W 500. I purchased one some months ago and it's an awesome handgun. I'm looking for feedback from other people familar with it. Thanks
 
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