Hi I am a new user, long time browser, silent user.
The situation begins:
I bought a Smith and Wesson Performance Center revolver, and it was terrible! Metal shards were sticking out of the forcing cone, the rear sight was loose, the barrel was cut at an angle suitable for downhill skiing and the trigger jerked like an old gate.
I sent it back to S&W, and although they polished out some of the rougher areas of the forcing cone, they only admitted to replacing the rear sight.
(It also took them three weeks to admit that they had the wrong serial # entered in their computer)
I took it to my gunsmith and he took it apart in front of me. The forcing cone was still cut at a bad angle, and the internals of the sideplate looked like S&W had a two year old take it apart. I am the original owner and know only S&W had ever taken it apart.
I want results:
Not wanting S&W to touch my revolver again, I ask my gunsmith to save the gun.
We decide on the following:
1. New trigger, wider trigger.
2. New grips, he thought I was joking that the 629-Vcomp came with the block grips. The only point where we disagreed, I like the Eagle classic, he likes another brand.
3. New match heavy bbl.
4. Two new locking points, so there will be a four point lockup vs. the standard two.
5. Action work (V-Comp had a trigger worse than a RG9)
Yet to come:
NP3 finish from Robar.
I will post the results of this work when completed for anyone who is interested. I am confident this will be as good as the S&W New Century model from years past. The way a revolver should be built, and will help the further the development of the great equalizer.
I think this will prove to be very interesting, although I am selling a box full of pre-ban magazines to pay for it.
The final question:
And you, Performance Center? ...This was the unkindest cut of them all.
The situation begins:
I bought a Smith and Wesson Performance Center revolver, and it was terrible! Metal shards were sticking out of the forcing cone, the rear sight was loose, the barrel was cut at an angle suitable for downhill skiing and the trigger jerked like an old gate.
I sent it back to S&W, and although they polished out some of the rougher areas of the forcing cone, they only admitted to replacing the rear sight.
(It also took them three weeks to admit that they had the wrong serial # entered in their computer)
I took it to my gunsmith and he took it apart in front of me. The forcing cone was still cut at a bad angle, and the internals of the sideplate looked like S&W had a two year old take it apart. I am the original owner and know only S&W had ever taken it apart.
I want results:
Not wanting S&W to touch my revolver again, I ask my gunsmith to save the gun.
We decide on the following:
1. New trigger, wider trigger.
2. New grips, he thought I was joking that the 629-Vcomp came with the block grips. The only point where we disagreed, I like the Eagle classic, he likes another brand.
3. New match heavy bbl.
4. Two new locking points, so there will be a four point lockup vs. the standard two.
5. Action work (V-Comp had a trigger worse than a RG9)
Yet to come:
NP3 finish from Robar.
I will post the results of this work when completed for anyone who is interested. I am confident this will be as good as the S&W New Century model from years past. The way a revolver should be built, and will help the further the development of the great equalizer.
I think this will prove to be very interesting, although I am selling a box full of pre-ban magazines to pay for it.
The final question:
And you, Performance Center? ...This was the unkindest cut of them all.