So, who else still carries a S&W Airweight? anyone else but me?!

[PolarBearsLie]

I hate that man! Like I said I bought one from another member and the trigger was so good I bought this one. It’s just as smooth as the other. Smith will make it right!

This I know for a fact, Smith has great customer service! I’m not a huge revolver guy. I’m trying to learn more and become more proficient and I’m wondering if I just shouldn’t be riding that trigger and trying to stage that reset like with semis? I wholly want it to be me and not the Revolver. Probable?

 

[Rock Man]

I sent mine to the LGS I work at. It’s already got an RMA from smith and Wesson. Trigger locks up, cylinder locks up. If you pull the trigger fast it just locks up and seizes....pretty disappointed in the “performance” center. My Rossi M68 snub shoots way more reliably. Put 150 rounds through the 642 got worse and worse.
Opened it up, disassembled completely, cleaned, inspected all the parts, re-assembled and the same ****.

That's impossible! Everyone knows Colt and S&W always function correctly. Only guns made by Taurus ever have problems.

And Ruger. Taurus and Ruger. Fail all the time.

And Rossi. Taurus and Ruger and Rossi fail more than they work. Everyone knows that.

 

[Rock Man]

Gun makers -especially those who have been around a long time- should "make it right" right when they make it.

 

[PolarBearsLie]

I’m bringing it home to mess with it tonight some more and research before I zip it off

 

[C.J. LaFrance]

The triggers on the revolvers do not have a reset. They have to be released fully before pulling it for the next shot. If you are trying to reset it as it comes forward that may be the problem.

 

[C.J. LaFrance]

That's impossible! Everyone knows Colt and S&W always function correctly. Only guns made by Taurus ever have problems.

And Ruger. Taurus and Ruger. Fail all the time.

And Rossi. Taurus and Ruger and Rossi fail more than they work. Everyone knows that.

I have owned several Rugers and have never had one fail! Well built like tanks. I have not owned but one Taurus and it functioned as it should. Older Rossi guns are well built. I have been lucky I guess. Only had one Smith go down but it was shot a bunch and close to 60 years old.

 

[PolarBearsLie]

The triggers on the revolvers do not have a reset. They have to be released fully before pulling it for the next shot. If you are trying to reset it as it comes forward that may be the problem.

Was driving me insane! That’s gonna be hard to retrain for me, I’m going to let someone with significantly more time on a wheel gun run it hard and see what they say. Like I said, I’m kind of new to revolvers, that’s a totally different concept for me in regards to shooting a handgun. Damn kids and their striker fired pistols...

 

[PolarBearsLie]

I have owned several Rugers and have never had one fail! Well built like tanks. I have not owned but one Taurus and it functioned as it should. Older Rossi guns are well built. I have been lucky I guess. Only had one Smith go down but it was shot a bunch and close to 60 years old.

I’ve got this wonderful early 90s Rossi M685 I picked up from a fellow trader. I don’t seem to have any issues with it but I’m thinking that’s because it has a spur and SA/DA and the 642 being DAO just exacerbated my attempt at a non-existent short reset?

 

[C.J. LaFrance]

Was driving me insane! That’s gonna be hard to retrain for me, I’m going to let someone with significantly more time on a wheel gun run it hard and see what they say. Like I said, I’m kind of new to revolvers, that’s a totally different concept for me in regards to shooting a handgun. Damn kids and their striker fired pistols...

Lol! We were raised on revolvers. My first handgun was a S&W model 10. I got it when I turned 10. My father took my brothers and me shooting on a weekly basis. I was the total opposite. I had to learn to shoot semiautos when I went through the police academy. I struggled for a minute. Over the last 22 years I have learned to shoot the semiauto very well. With that said, I still prefer a wheel gun! I think that it’s you and not the gun. It sounds like you have a good game plan. Let someone shoot it that has more experience with revolvers. Hopefully it’s not the gun. Once you get use to it I doubt you ever put it down! Let me know the outcome!

 

[C.J. LaFrance]

I’ve got this wonderful early 90s Rossi M685 I picked up from a fellow trader. I don’t seem to have any issues with it but I’m thinking that’s because it has a spur and SA/DA and the 642 being DAO just exacerbated my attempt at a non-existent short reset?
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The older Rossi guns were very well built and don’t really get the respect they deserve.