New Vs. Old S&W.

[n4zov]

I confess to not having a lot of experience shooting the newer guns, but I don't care much for the appearance of some of the newer revolvers. Also the two-piece barrels and other production shortcuts sure aren't improvements. However, they are still the best double actions revolvers currently being produced, so they are far ahead of the competition!

 

[rjpastor]

I've handled, but not shot the new ones and I don't think they compare with my "5 screw" mdl 10. The action is as smooth as silk and has never been fiddled with. I've had it for 40+ years and it's never failed me. It was my duty weapon for 11 years as a detective with a 3 in barrel. Even with the shorter barrel, I qualified as a Distinguished Expert every month.