None of them if you take it out and plug........SORRY.....Couldn't resist......
S&W Non-Lock Revolvers
- Thread starter jimmyj
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I make plugs for the lock. Most IL guns will never have a problem, other than esthetic if you just ignore the lock. However, PLEASE do not disable the lock and leave it in place. I know, you will never sell your gun. You are not the last owner. Your heirs probably will dispose of it, and they won't know/ won't tell the new owner the lock is disabled. This is a recipe for disaster. Leave it alone, plug it, or remove it and leave the hole. Don't monky with it.
Does anyone actually use the lock? Are all the "keys" different? Personally, I don't want anything on my weapon that can be "locked". It's not really about an extra hole for me,I just don't want anything that renders my weapon inert if activated,intentionally or not.
Lou_the_welder
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I never use the lock. I keep the keys in the new boxes-sometimes never removing them.
I have one set in the range bag. Just in case.
I've never bothered to check if one key works for all and never used that lock.
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I have one set in the range bag. Just in case.
I've never bothered to check if one key works for all and never used that lock.
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As far as I know, only the Centennial models are currently available without the lock. And although I have no way of knowing for certain, I suspect there is a reason for that. It's a "cover your butts" measure by S&W. Allow me to explain. The J-Frames are marketed primarily as self-defense weapons, the DAO models even more so (SA/DA, adjustable sighted, longer barreled kit guns and target models being obvious exceptions). In the extremely rare, but high-consequence event that a lock fails at a critical moment, S&W can say that they offer revolvers specifically for self-defense that do not have a lock, and the complainant should have been using one of those models in that capacity.
Secondly, the IL can be engaged with the cylinder fully loaded. Other than the hammer flag, there is no expedient (read lazy) way to positively check the status of the lock. No exposed hammer means no hammer flag. "Gee, is this here loaded gun locked or unlocked? Well, I reckon I'll just try to pull this ol' trigger to find out..."
Absent any way to confirm this observation, I feel just a bit too cynical offering it, but this makes sense when trying to explain why only the Centennial models are offered without the lock. Sorry, but I'm not buying the line that S&W found some old Centennial frames tucked away somewhere, and they are slowly using them up.
Secondly, the IL can be engaged with the cylinder fully loaded. Other than the hammer flag, there is no expedient (read lazy) way to positively check the status of the lock. No exposed hammer means no hammer flag. "Gee, is this here loaded gun locked or unlocked? Well, I reckon I'll just try to pull this ol' trigger to find out..."
Absent any way to confirm this observation, I feel just a bit too cynical offering it, but this makes sense when trying to explain why only the Centennial models are offered without the lock. Sorry, but I'm not buying the line that S&W found some old Centennial frames tucked away somewhere, and they are slowly using them up.
^That's a pretty good theory about why the Centennials don't have the lock. Do the S&W 1911 series (exposed hammer) pistols have the Lock? I looked on the website but can't tell. Are all the "keys" the same..like most handcuffs?
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