It is interesting how some threads develop.
Thanks for giving the new member a serious answer. This place is not very tolerant of new and misinformed members. I'm sure that the members that gave the cute answers were born a genius and never had to learn anything.
We generally frown on picking at and poking a new poster.
PMRet states it very well here.
On the contrary, I'm sure most of us here learn something new every day, I know I do. My observation has been that most folks here are very tolerant of new members, and try to answer even the most basic questions patiently, no matter how many times they are asked. The flip side is that most new members display a genuine interest in learning, and post their questions in a respectful manner, for lack of a better term. In this case I think most folks gave the OP a pass on the Cuba statement in his first post. However, when he came back with the obvious attitude displayed in post #6, as Maximumbob54 said, it was on. Not trying to stir controversy, just my thoughts on the situation, worth what you paid for them...
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I am not a Smith &Wesson collector. My brother & I purchased 2 Smith & Wessons in the mid 1970's which were a Model 19 & Model 27. Both of these firearms had problems. Sticky cylinder when opened on the Model 27 & sticky cylinder rotation on the Model 19 which made the hammer hard to pull back. A guy at the gunshop also brought back his S & W 22 magnum, don't know the model and had the same problem as the Model 19. The gun dealer said that S & W is of poor quaility ever since they went to that Cuban factory in Bangor Punta. He never said it was Bangor Punta, Florida. He made it sound like they were mfg. there. We got rid of our revolvers then & that was the end of it until just recently when a guy I work with offered me a Model17, new in the box. I would like to buy it from him but didn't want to run into problems like the above because he said he bought it in the 70's. That was my question. To find out if you S & W collectors knew anything about these problems and if they fell into the same serial number range which I gave in my initial post. Excuse me for my ignorance in saying made in Cuba. Thanks to the few that gave me professional answers because the majority of them just made fun of me. I have been on a lot of forums where on some I participated & some I just read and sometimes I was right & sometimes I was wrong but I was never ridiculed like this. I am glad I don't have anymore S & W questions. I am just sorry that my introduction to this forum resulted in mostly ridicule. I can take a joke as good as the next guy but this got way out of hand. I am not writing this to be arrogant so no need to come back at me.
Read your post again.
We still DON'T condone bashing new guys, but you absolutely brought this on yourself.
You said- "
I am not a Smith & Wesson collector."
Okayyyyy- the fellow you contradict below IS an S&W collector. Probably in the top 5 or 10 S&W collectors in the
world. You might note he is an "Expert Commentator" here on this forum.
As someone else stated, he is Chairman of the Board of the S&W Historical Foundation.
He is a past President of the S&W Collectors Association.
He is currently the Treasurer of the S&W Collectors Association.
He is a noted author and researcher on the history and variations of 44 Magnums.
He is a major contributor of data to the authors of the Standard Catalog of S&W.
In a broader sense, the people participating here on this board are the most advanced group of collectors and students of S&W that you will find on this planet.
So, naturally, when a new guy shows up and makes an erroneous statement, and then argues with answers stating real facts from bona fide experts, we can expect some chiding to ensue.
You also state- "
That was my question. To find out if you S & W collectors knew anything about these problems....."
This begs the question:
If you won't take our word on where they were made, why should we think you'll take any answer we give as factual?
I suppose I may be uninformed, but to my knowledge, S&W never manufactured any of their products in Cuba.
Bill
Yes, Smith & Wesson had the revolvers made in Cuba in the 70's. That is why a lot of the guns that were mfg. there had poor quality control. Example, mine & my brothers. Once again, does anyone have any idea when my friends Model 17 was made? Thanks.
