S&W Model 19 announcement

For the novice the new version is a facsimile. For the guy's in the know - it's a joke! "Ain't nuthin' like the real thing Baby"!
 
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Jdavis said:
S&W did a great job on the appearance. The blue looks very nice and it mimics the original pretty well. For those that prefer a new gun, this new "classic" will be the ticket. The new "classic" is a looker and should satisfy many. However, if you can get an original 19 for the same or less money, why wouldn't you?
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Interesting thread and responses.

When I was a kid in the early 60's I remember the old duffers who comprised the spit & whittle club at the local Otasco/gun shop complaining loud and long that all the new guns being built by Colt, S&W, Remington etc. were all junk compared to the way "they used to build em" and they for sure wouldn't last a lifetime like the ones built during their younger days. Turns out they were wrong about that.

I'll bet they would be surprised at the prices some collectors are paying for the guns from that time frame now.
 
uncleted327 said:
If revolver sales are down, which I don't believe for a second. It's because of people bitching about how things aren't made the same way anymore and refusing to buy the newer guns. News flash people, times change, so do methods and materials. Smith isn't going to return to pinned barrels and recessed chambers, Colt isn't going to start hand fitting Pythons and Royal Bluing guns again, Ruger isn't going to bring back the Security Six. Sounds like a bunch of old farts arguing about the merits of a Studebaker versus a Packard.
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For me, I'm OK with everything except I have a hard time dealing with the lock.
 
BigDogBoogie said:
Interesting thread and responses.

When I was a kid in the early 60's I remember the old duffers who comprised the spit & whittle club at the local Otasco/gun shop complaining loud and long that all the new guns being built by Colt, S&W, Remington etc. were all junk compared to the way "they used to build em" and they for sure wouldn't last a lifetime like the ones built during their younger days. Turns out they were wrong about that.

I'll bet they would be surprised at the prices some collectors are paying for the guns from that time frame now.
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It was the same in the mid/late 70's when I was looking for my first handgun. "Don't get a new one, they're junk. Look for a nice used one from (insert most any year before whatever year it was at the time, here)."

Even later, after having been out of shooting for a number or years, when I came back I was told "Don't get a 19-4...they're junk. You want one older than that."
 
It's always been part of human nature to bad mouth the new, There's a reason it's called progress. Things change either by design or regulation. It's the "Curmudgeon" effect and it's mostly old men who get it.


"Yea, they don't make them like that anymore" is commonly heard. I'll wait to find an old one...etc, etc, etc.
 
I just picked up my 19 3" carry comp. Very nice gun the fit and finished looks great to me. There has been some discussion on whether the barrel was one or two piece. It's three piece barrel barrel, barrel cover and a cap over the front of the port. The more I play with it the more I love it. I have no complaints. Mother ship still makes a beautiful revolver.
 
Interesting that they always their photos so as to not show the hole.
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There is no conspiracy to try and hide the internal lock system in images. I doubt that anyone even thinks about it at corporate.

The reason that the right side of the firearm is shown so often is because that is were the cartridge information is located.

From the left side many firearms can be confused with other models. I know that is not necessarily true of the few thousand hard core enthusiasts on this Forum, but it is true of the million or so average folks that purchase Smith and Wessons annually
 
I have a 66-2 3", which was used as a detective gun and my last revolver duty gun, a 66-2 4". Both are great guns, and are never shot with 125 gr. .357 mag. They are usually loaded down with Buffalo Bore 158 gr. LSWHP FBI loads, .38+P at 1000 fps. Great guns that have served me well over the years.

However, I bought a 2.75" 66-8 a little while back. It is more accurate out of the box than most revolvers I can remember. The trigger pull is smooth and reasonable and it feels good in the hand. Now, it will never have the same aesthetic appeal as the 66-2's in my mind, but it is a shooter and I have no fear of cracking a forcing cone if I decide to use lighter weight magnum rounds. I'm definitely considering a new Classic 19 as a result of my experience with the 66-8. I still prefer the originals, but after plugging the lock Hole, I'm quite pleased with the shooting capabilities of this little jewel.
 
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Interesting that they always their photos so as to not show the hole.
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You must be looking at a different set of pictures that what I'm looking at. The website clearly shows everything about the revolver.

I do notice this tactic with sellers, especially on a well known auction site, but that's the seller, not S&W.
 
Barrel, lock, and bluing so fine it's like black chrome, notice my finger reflection and swords in the background.
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