Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters S&W Key Lock - will Smith & Wesson ever change back?

Exactly what % of sales are to Ca -
bc they have lost a ton of business elsewhere w the changes.

Shot 800 rounds through one at thunder ranch in 2007, revolver course (3 day course). Then again in 2010 Home and vehicle defense course (3 day course).

T'was a 44 mag.

They work fine.

BMT

I don't know exact percentages, but I have read many times that gun sales in California trump all other states (including Texas) by a fairly wide margin.

And while most of us S&W "purists" don't like the locks, I'd wager they haven't lost as much sales as we'd all like to think. The average Joe who wants a revolver as backup or for HD really has 2 options. The heavy, clunky Ruger with it's terrible trigger, and a Smith. I'd guess most don't even know what PL means.

44x800 should make your hand tender

PD - Not much on acronyms

Until I can't find what I want without a lock, pinned barrels, more than 3 screws or to a lesser degree pinned barrels, I could give two craps about Smith offerings.

Don't even bring up square butts and blueing.....

I was tired at the end of the day.

But the frangible loads required at ThunderRanch are not full power loads.

BMT