I have seen a few comments on other threads about "pre-lock" S&Ws. I assume this refers to the little safety lock built into some S&W's. Are those just made for the Massachusetts market? In any case, is the lock really a big deal? It seems pretty inconspicuous to me. Opinions?
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S&W "pre lock" -- what does it really mean?
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The Smith-Wesson Forum had a sticky devoted to malfunctions in revolvers with the lock. There were enough to make me leary of the device. Odds are it is not going to hang up. But if it does, I know of no malfunction drill to clear it short of disassembling your new paperweight.
Pre-lock S&Ws generate interest among those gunnies who are stiff traditionalists.
Frosty, on the other hand, is a man's man. He calls his own shots, and almost never misses.
Frosty, on the other hand, is a man's man. He calls his own shots, and almost never misses.
Billsail
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It's another component of the mechanics of the gun that could fail at a critical moment. Note: I don't know of any confirmed failures... but the chance, no matter how slim, is there.
Bill
Bill
That's "manly man" to you, youngster!
Do you recall the Air Force "Brown Paper" from the late 1980's???
yanici
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S&W is selling some of the new J frames with a choice of lock or no-lock. I guess it's a no brainer which one to get. I just got a 642 no lock, myself. Well, it's on hold 'til my LTC gets finalized.
That is an interesting sticky on the S&W Forum on the lock failures.
John
That is an interesting sticky on the S&W Forum on the lock failures.
John
I know of confirmed failures, though thankfully none have occurred during one of those moments where it would have made a real difference. The word from those who've taken matters into their own hands is that they're relatively simple to remove.
Ken
