OldMarksman
Staff
A new frame size would represent a major investment.Maybe S&W will look at this and decide they could make a 6 shot 38 with a frame size between the J and K frames and sell the snot out of them. Especially if they kept the same construction model as used on the 5 shot 442-642 guns.
Capacity is not the only issue with the 442-642 series. The geometry of the mechanism results in a long and heavy double action trigger pull.
The trigger pull of the new Cobra is more than forty percent lighter than that of the 642. The Kimber trigger is lighter also.