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<blockquote data-quote="TallPrairie" data-source="post: 1123687" data-attributes="member: 7815"><p>The Smith & Wesson Forum used to have a big sticky thread where people could post their experiences with failures of the internal lock in S&W revolvers. </p><p></p><p>As I recall, they accumulated about 20 failures over a period of several years. That is not an overwhelming number, but I find it hard to brush aside. The failures tended to be more common with lightweight revolvers (like the Airweight J-frames <strong>bobed</strong> is considering) and with hard-kicking magnum chamberings. Guns like the 329 and the 340PD, which combine both of these features, seemed to be the most problematic. </p><p></p><p>I wish I could still point you to the S&W Forum thread, but it got lost when that forum did some updating a while ago (if I were conspiracy minded, I would be suspicious ... <img src="/images/smilies/wink.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-shortname=";)" /> ).</p><p></p><p>TV host Michael Bane (Shooting Gallery, The Best Defense) has had at least two different internal lock failures shooting S&W 329 revolvers in .44 Magnum.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://michaelbane.blogspot.com/2009/07/mo-guns.html" target="_blank">http://michaelbane.blogspot.com/2009/07/mo-guns.html</a></p><p><a href="http://michaelbane.blogspot.com/2007/08/s-revolver-safety-failure.html" target="_blank">http://michaelbane.blogspot.com/2007/08/s-revolver-safety-failure.html</a></p><p></p><p>True, .38 Special +P doesn't kick as hard as .357 or .44 magnum, but it still recoils a fair amount in a 15 ounce gun. I stand by what I said: I, personally, would be uncomfortable recommending that someone purchase a <em>lightweight gun, for life or death use,</em> like the 642/442, that has the S&W internal lock. YMMV.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TallPrairie, post: 1123687, member: 7815"] The Smith & Wesson Forum used to have a big sticky thread where people could post their experiences with failures of the internal lock in S&W revolvers. As I recall, they accumulated about 20 failures over a period of several years. That is not an overwhelming number, but I find it hard to brush aside. The failures tended to be more common with lightweight revolvers (like the Airweight J-frames [B]bobed[/B] is considering) and with hard-kicking magnum chamberings. Guns like the 329 and the 340PD, which combine both of these features, seemed to be the most problematic. I wish I could still point you to the S&W Forum thread, but it got lost when that forum did some updating a while ago (if I were conspiracy minded, I would be suspicious ... ;) ). TV host Michael Bane (Shooting Gallery, The Best Defense) has had at least two different internal lock failures shooting S&W 329 revolvers in .44 Magnum. [url]http://michaelbane.blogspot.com/2009/07/mo-guns.html[/url] [url]http://michaelbane.blogspot.com/2007/08/s-revolver-safety-failure.html[/url] True, .38 Special +P doesn't kick as hard as .357 or .44 magnum, but it still recoils a fair amount in a 15 ounce gun. I stand by what I said: I, personally, would be uncomfortable recommending that someone purchase a [I]lightweight gun, for life or death use,[/I] like the 642/442, that has the S&W internal lock. YMMV. [/QUOTE]
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