jhackl
Member
I've noticed a lot of praise on this forum for the Model 60-7, so I began reading up on it and other J-frames in the third edition of Supica & Nahas' SCSW. They make a note that the 60-7 engineering changes in 1990 included a "heat treated package." This note also appears next to the 649-2, but it is not explicitly stated for the contemporary 49-2 or any no-dash 640.
I know that these details are usually trade secrets and whatnot, but since so many people here know so much about these guns, I had to ask:
1.) Was this improvement in heat treating in 1990 sort of a "first step" in the development of the J-magnum frame in 1995?
2.) Was it done to all steel-framed J-frames in 1990 or just the ones 60-7 and 649-2?
3.) Did S&W advertise any changes in their metallurgy "across-the-board" in the 1990s (including blued carbon steel) or was it just for stainless and just in these guns?
I wasn't able to turn up any answers in my searches, so I figured I'd ask. Thanks!
I know that these details are usually trade secrets and whatnot, but since so many people here know so much about these guns, I had to ask:
1.) Was this improvement in heat treating in 1990 sort of a "first step" in the development of the J-magnum frame in 1995?
2.) Was it done to all steel-framed J-frames in 1990 or just the ones 60-7 and 649-2?
3.) Did S&W advertise any changes in their metallurgy "across-the-board" in the 1990s (including blued carbon steel) or was it just for stainless and just in these guns?
I wasn't able to turn up any answers in my searches, so I figured I'd ask. Thanks!
