coolbreezy
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I've been reading on this forum and others that S&W's quality has become sub par as of late. I personally cannot agree with this sentiment, as I have 3 recent S&W wheel guns (production within the last couple of years or so), that have been nothing short of spectacular. My 3 modern wheelies are a 460xvr, 686+ talo 3-5-7, and a 629-6 v-comp (I traded a 629-3 for the v-comp, for shame!). I haven't shot the 629 v-comp yet, but my 686 talo has about 500+ rounds through it, mainly 125 grain .357 mags. The 460xvr has approx. 400 rounds through it split between 45LC and full bore 460 mag loads (no 454 casull rounds as of yet. Great accuracy and not a single hiccup for either one of them.
All 3 of these revolvers have a bank vault tight lock up, tight clearances (no excessive gaps), and superb fit and finish. Everything came from the factory with the quality very close to a P&R Smith of yesterday. Now while I'll admit I can't stand the ILS, I haven't had an issue yet from one. Maybe I've been lucky with my recent smiths. I have 2 pre-locks as well, a 28-2 and a 629-1. Those revolvers have been awesome. I will say that the modern smiths don't have the mystique of the older ones. My question is, how many of you guys are satisfied with your recent (post lock) Smith's? Have you had more misses than hits? Do any of you have a recent Smith that compares in quality to your older ones?
All 3 of these revolvers have a bank vault tight lock up, tight clearances (no excessive gaps), and superb fit and finish. Everything came from the factory with the quality very close to a P&R Smith of yesterday. Now while I'll admit I can't stand the ILS, I haven't had an issue yet from one. Maybe I've been lucky with my recent smiths. I have 2 pre-locks as well, a 28-2 and a 629-1. Those revolvers have been awesome. I will say that the modern smiths don't have the mystique of the older ones. My question is, how many of you guys are satisfied with your recent (post lock) Smith's? Have you had more misses than hits? Do any of you have a recent Smith that compares in quality to your older ones?