DirtyShirt
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Smith & Wesson has brought back the 940
Reintroducing the 940
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I like the idea. Wish it also Came in blue or black.
At a MSRP Of $999, I would hope that S&W got their quality control house in order. My 432UC ended up back at the mothership and it came back to my FFL with a new frame. I'm happy to report it is functioning just fine almost a year later. My 632UC had the front night sight go dead after app. 6 weeks. S&W sent me a replacement which I needed to do a precision drill job on. It too is functioning just fine. I think I'll wait a year or two to see how the quality is on the 940.
Much rather have one in blue.
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Nice looking overall. Better sights from the original
I wonder if the casings will still stick or if they worked on that as well?
I agree a blue version would be nice.
Just in time to kill the value of my original. Of course I wouldn't be asking that high of a price.
I wonder if the casings will still stick or if they worked on that as well?
I agree a blue version would be nice.
Just in time to kill the value of my original. Of course I wouldn't be asking that high of a price.
In fairness to S&W, some of the front sight issues are probably due to XS ramping up production to fulfill OEM contracts. My early production 642UC's night sight came to me dead, so it might've been from the one guy installing them with a hammer. The first warranty replacement went dead quickly, with the tritium clearly having leaked and compromised the photoluminescent ring as well.
A decent number of the HK CC9 owners have reported similar issues with their factory installed XS sights.
Now, the out of spec yoke on my 642UC and on my father's 632UC? That's entirely on S&W.
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Is CDNN still around? I remember they used to blow out revolvers that didn't sell - remember how cheap the Model 296s were listed for? (And for how long - no one wanted a 5-shot Ti L-frame .44 Special back then - not like now that the collectors are after them.)
Anyhow, this reintroduction of the 940 looks fantastic. If the price were reasonable enough that an old retired lawyer who regrets trading away his 940 many years ago would consider buying one, they might be a successful model. As the MSRP stands, though, I suspect these will be ripe for the clearance houses before too long. (Like all those .30 Super Dupers - "the biggest product Federal has ever launched in its hundred-year history," according to the president of Federal. It's actually a nifty round, but . . . .)
Anyhow, this reintroduction of the 940 looks fantastic. If the price were reasonable enough that an old retired lawyer who regrets trading away his 940 many years ago would consider buying one, they might be a successful model. As the MSRP stands, though, I suspect these will be ripe for the clearance houses before too long. (Like all those .30 Super Dupers - "the biggest product Federal has ever launched in its hundred-year history," according to the president of Federal. It's actually a nifty round, but . . . .)
I'll be waiting in the wings...with ca$h in hand.
Looks interesting! Stainless steel doesn't bother me. I carry my 340PD AIWB & it gets sweat drenched this time of year so S/S sounds good.
Doesn't seem as though it has the special extractor like the old Smith's had? Funny Charter Arms' new Pug .357/9mm has that type of extractor but the review I read said it has some drawbacks in theirs.
Hopefully the new S&W at least has chamber shoulders/ledges milled into each chamber for emergency firing without moonclips.
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Doesn't seem as though it has the special extractor like the old Smith's had? Funny Charter Arms' new Pug .357/9mm has that type of extractor but the review I read said it has some drawbacks in theirs.
Hopefully the new S&W at least has chamber shoulders/ledges milled into each chamber for emergency firing without moonclips.
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I'm interested. A neat companion to my 640 Pro. I do not understand why anyone would want a concealment gun in blue, given the rust issues. Stainless all the way for me. If I wanted one in black, I'd send it off to get black nitride over the stainless. Makes it even harder.
You took the words out of my mouth and posted them.
I love the look of a well-done blued finish, but we have better finishes/surface treatments now, and it's questionable if the modern, more environmentally bluing methods are even as durable as the old formulas.
You can also get a DLC finish to look pretty shiny if you polish the surface first. It doesn't have to have the matte finish that a Gen 5 Glock has.
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About time. Ruger has had success with its LCR in 9mm. I am not a fan of the sights, and I hate the barrel profile.
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No, the moon clips in the ad photos are a clue towards a regular extractor. No idea yet as to regular chamber shoulders but likely.
My old 940 had progressively sticky extraction issues, to the point where I had to pound on the extractor to get the empties out. Overly tight chamber. I also had a 547, which was an engineering marvel, but had a terrible trigger on it. I think that model was designed for the French police.
Davidson exclusive, which usually means a run of 500. They'll sell, eventually, then Davidson and Smith will rediscover the market for 9mm revolvers is largely fictional. Most revolver manufacturers have gone down this rat hole. It's never been more than a blip in the market.
And yes, I went down that rat hole myself.
And yes, I went down that rat hole myself.
I give it a year and CDNN will have them.
I wish they had done this a couple of years ago before I paid up for my 940-1. I like the gun a lot. I'm a believer in the moon clips.
For the last 20 years or maybe more, S&W seems to have totally forgotten that some of us like blued guns. They introduce models that interest me, until I see only in stainless, that kills it for me. Stainless predominates today not because it is more weather resistant or easier to care for ( never bought either of these claims as my decades old blue guns are doing fine ) but because it actually costs S&W less to make them ( despite the marketing ploys to justify actually charging you more) as there is less hand finishing and polishing needed to produce them
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I was not familiar with these, & noticed watching the Video, that a hammer spur was not there = DA ONLY. That would be a deal-breaker for me. My Pawnbroker friend had this LNIB Taurus 651 .357 5 shot - & made me a deal I couldn't refuse.
It ca be fired SA or DA with its shrouded - but accessible hammer spur. it is accurate with an excellent trigger.
I wouldn't trade it for any hammer-less revolver. Very satisfactory - so far.
It ca be fired SA or DA with its shrouded - but accessible hammer spur. it is accurate with an excellent trigger.
I wouldn't trade it for any hammer-less revolver. Very satisfactory - so far.
