S&W: Don't make 'em like they used to?

Personally being one of those Ruger buyers, the higher price of the Smith is not justifiable in light of what one gets for the difference in cash. It used to be the case that one could readily see or feel the difference in price between the two but that gap has closed considerably. The gap closure in quality is not any doing of Ruger, it is because S&W is increasingly cheaping out while maintaining the same relative margin in price.

It's actually a sick phenomenon and one that sends me more and more to the used market.
 
but it seems like they have a hard time getting that for a revolver.
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Nope.
Plenty of expensive revolvers out there.
Most,,, if not all of them,, enjoy a brisk trade.

Lead time/price on a Bowen is ~ 6- 8 months/$2k. (plus the basic cost of the gun).

The *types* that buy them just don't frequent online boards like TFL, so you're trying to base a conclusion on insufficient data.

Visit other boards, with a different membership makeup, and it's a different slant.
 
Smith Wesson Quality Question

First off, I don't know squat about metallurgy or anything that goes into making todays handgun frames.

I just purchased a NIB SW629 Mountain Gun. While cleaning it for the first time today, I noticed the hammer, and trigger were covered with what looked like lead. I was able to clean both using a Lead-Away Cloth, and toothbrush & bore cleaner. It wasn't easy...The bore and cylinder were clean.

When I dropped the cylinder I noticed that the inside metal was a darker color (gray) than the outide finish. Is this good ? Shouldn't the area of the frame that houses the cylinder be Stainless Steel as well.

In comparison, my SW625jm doesn't have that variation, if that's what it is.

Any help on this subject is appreciated.
 
CarbineCaleb forgot a few attributes:

Craftsmanship, Beauty, Quality, Pride........
When the Triple Locks, Registered Magnums, 1950 Targets, etc. are compared to todays models, I'll gladly spot you an extra 100 FPS or so in velocity.
 
I don't doubt the quality of the new Smiths. It's their features I dislike: material ending in -ium, funny looking cylinder releases, those sissy looking full underlugs, and worst of all those politician appeasing locks. I don't buy a S&W for the latest tacticool advancements, I buy one for the classic feel of a revolver. I know that the new ones shoot well and are durable but there's just more to it than that.
 
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