S&W Pre-lock Jibberish

[Fish Fry]

As jarring to my senses as "clip" for a pistol is "pre-lock" associated with S&W revolvers.

S&W began to manufacture internal locks in all of their revolvers in 2001 - those manufactured before then may legitimately be referred to as "pre-lock".

In the 2010 time frame and before in a few isolated runs, S&W begin to manufacture revolvers without internal locks but since the lock began in 2001, these are not true pre-locks.

The proper reference to post-internal lock manufactured revolvers without locks is more aptly "no internal lock"

Why this rant you may ask?

I refuse to purchase a S&W revolver with a hole in its side however I'm always on the lookout as many of us are, for nice earlier specimens.

The over use of pre-lock in postings causes me to open ads that I would normally pass over only to find current production J-frames.......

Useless and meaningless rant off..........






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[fastfish66]

As jarring to my senses as "clip" for a pistol is "pre-lock" associated with S&W revolvers.

S&W began to manufacture internal locks in all of their revolvers in 2001 - those manufactured before then may legitimately be referred to as "pre-lock".

In the 2010 time frame and before in a few isolated runs, S&W begin to manufacture revolvers without internal locks but since the lock began in 2001, these are not true pre-locks.

The proper reference to post-internal lock manufactured revolvers without locks is more aptly "no internal lock"

Why this rant you may ask?

I refuse to purchase a S&W revolver with a hole in its side however I'm always on the lookout as many of us are, for nice earlier specimens.

The over use of pre-lock in postings causes me to open ads that I would normally pass over only to find current production J-frames.......

Useless and meaningless rant off..........






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HUH?

 

[boomer]

would it be better to say "firing pin" or "transfer bar"?

 

[Macvan]

You per-locked my brain up on the inside....and now there's a hole in my head..I wish I had a nice Example of a older head with no hole but then I'm not sure how I would eat

 

[CQB27]

 

[gh1950]

You just have to love the ads that show the right side of the revolver, the back of the revolver, the muzzle of the revolver, and an angle shot of the left side that doesn't show the lock.

Or they don't show the left side at all.

They may as well put up a sign "HAS LOCK"

 

[MacTavish]

This stuff only matters if you are an ODT FLIPPER.

 

[palmettomoon]

Finally a refreshingly new rant around here. Hooozah!

 

[Rzr570]

Finally a refreshingly new rant around here. Hooozah!

Lol

 

[bambam]

You mean to tell me the Hillary Hole came and went...........