Originally Posted by Mr. P

I totally understand your position but, many folks felt the same about Chevy, Ford, ..blah, blah. Now Toyota, Nissan and Honda are running all over em, with a better product too.

Times change. Product loyalty? Well, that’s a different story.

Yes when it became evident that the Auto industry was going down I did switch to foreign cars but where is there a company that makes a better revolver than S&W. Yes there are cheaper ones but none as good. Ruger makes a good product but I feel that S&W is better. Colt is out of the revolver market and did make a good product. I have owned several in the past Put I still think that the S&W was and is better. The Taurus , Rossi and Charter Arms may be cheaper but I have never seen one better than a S&W. Jim

Originally Posted by jimg11

Yes when it became evident that the Auto industry was going down I did switch to foreign cars but where is there a company that makes a better revolver than S&W. Yes there are cheaper ones but none as good. Ruger makes a good product but I feel that S&W is better. Colt is out of the revolver market and did make a good product. I have owned several in the past Put I still think that the S&W was and is better. The Taurus , Rossi and Charter Arms may be cheaper but I have never seen one better than a S&W. Jim

I agree with you Jimg11. S&W has a very fine product and been at it a long time. I have a Colt and I wish they still made revolvers as they was a very fine gun. I buy Rugers also but they go straight to the smith for a trigger job and then they are a good gun. Their single action guns are the best out there. These three are the only ones I'll ever own.

I have a couple dozen revolvers, 1 single action a Beretta Stampede, 1 Taurus snubby, a Ruger .357 and a pair of Rossi 44 Specials. The rest are all Smith & Wesson, A few of my favorites are:

629 Mountain Gun
686 CS-1 3"
65 3"
60 3" adj sights
637
629 Classic 6.5 inch

There are lots more

I have two S&W J- frames...nice reliable revolvers.

Only one. Model 66 6" SS .357magnum

I have a model 15-2 4" .38sp. I would like to get a 19 or a 686.

I have three:


Model 13-2 .357 Mag


Model 340PD .357 Mag


Model 642 .38 Spl +P

Haymaker -

Get the S&W 686 in a 2 1/2 " barrel or 4" for a duty gun. It was or is one of the best revolvers that S&W ever made.

If you find a no dash or dash -1 ....make sure the Hammer nose bushing has been replaced by the factory. There was a defect [ too large of a hole for the firing pin ] in these earlier models. S&W will correct this problem for free, including shipping in most cases. Firing .357 mag. loads in this gun without the replacement........sometimes allowed the primer casing to be forced into the bushing hole.

Still the best revolver I have ever fired !

JF.

I really like the model 19 S&Ws

This is one with custom stocks, bobbed hammer, and a really smooth action.

Originally Posted by jimg11

I really like the model 19 S&Ws

This is one with custom stocks, bobbed hammer, and a really smooth action.

Now there is a real nice revolver you got there Jim. That's a real beauty.

What a great group here at the forum. On some boards if you mention S&W these days you get flamed by guys that go on a rant about the hole in the gun. I think they're fine guns and just don't let the hole bother me. Now Ruger's warning on the barrel - that bothers me.