S&W Revolver Lock Failure???

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REDinFL wrote: Sun Mar 14, 2021 7:54 pm That may be coming.
I presume you mean by operation of law, not by corporate policy--two different things!
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The lock does serve one purpose at my house.
I normally carry a 442 in my pocket on most days and when I get home I lock the revolver and put it in the drawer until next day instead of going through the trouble of putting it in my safe.
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rug357 wrote: Sun Mar 14, 2021 8:08 pm The lock does serve one purpose at my house.
I normally carry a 442 in my pocket on most days and when I get home I lock the revolver and put it in the drawer until next day instead of going through the trouble of putting it in my safe.
See, I never touch mine. I want that lock to be tight and sticky and gunked up with dust and lint--seems like it using over and over would loosen it up. But that is totally speculation on my part.
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tector wrote: Sun Mar 14, 2021 8:21 pm
rug357 wrote: Sun Mar 14, 2021 8:08 pm The lock does serve one purpose at my house.
I normally carry a 442 in my pocket on most days and when I get home I lock the revolver and put it in the drawer until next day instead of going through the trouble of putting it in my safe.
See, I never touch mine. I want that lock to be tight and sticky and gunked up with dust and lint--seems like it using over and over would loosen it up. But that is totally speculation on my part.
I had that thought too but having used the lock for past 7-8 years I didn’t notice it getting any looser and still never failed me despite frequent range use.
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Probably pure paranoia on my part. But nothing ever fails until it does.

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Thinking about the S&W lock situation, if I were just getting into handguns, or advising a friend, I'd go another route than S&W for new or, better yet buy "older" Smiths. If there were children in the house, or coming to the house, the guns would be locked up in a heavy duty safe.
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tector wrote: Sun Mar 14, 2021 7:58 pm
REDinFL wrote: Sun Mar 14, 2021 7:54 pm That may be coming.
I presume you mean by operation of law, not by corporate policy--two different things!
My initial thought was "law", which has a better chance now than earlier tries. But, when you mention "corporate policy," remember Bill Ruger? "Only need 10 rounds."
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True enough--I have no idea who is in charge at S&W now. Could be another weasel.
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