Hey isi,
I grew up on S&W revolver's; in particular
the S&W model 57 .41 magnum caliber, with
4" barrel. It performed so well that I just
had to try other S&W's; as well as Ruger's,
Colt's, etc. But, I always came back to S&W's.
I can only recall having one bad one; a 4"
S&W model 19 .357 magnum, bought brand new
from a local FFL dealer. The gun had major
timing problems from the factory; I guess
the gun was made on Monday or Friday and
the quality control folk's were either tired
as hell or very interested in getting to the
house? At any rate, you can get a bad apple
in any batch; guess it was my turn. Finally,
traded it at a huge loss. For me, if something
brand new doesn't work right the first time;
I'm going to unload it somewhere. Never had
a problem with another S&W since then. The
very expensive Colt Pythons are notorious
for timing problems, after only a minimal
number of round's. Why, I don't know? Guess
it has to do with the very delicate internal's.
Let us know which one you decide on?
Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, Life Member N.R.A.