My oldest 642 has an unbelievable number of 148 wadcutters and 158 gr LRN & SWC at 650-750 through it. Not counted recently but it’s long broke 10k I’ve not run a lot of +p through it but I always thought it’d break before or around 10k. I go through 38 reloads like potato chips. That particular one a bent a pin on it long ago… I fudded it up. S&W fixed it lickity split. I really find all this talk about new Smiths not being any good as hilarious. For one, S&W sells a a ton of revolvers. I’ve bought 2 dozen new revolvers not a one had had a problem. I had a Ruger SP101 that was a steaming pile of $hit though. If there is something wrong with your S & W, they will certainly fix it.
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Last edited by smallfry; 02/26/24.
