tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post8539471636360321085..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Some sheets of paper are cleaner than others...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-40861045443077312182010-01-28T07:45:30.920-05:002010-01-28T07:45:30.920-05:00"Market penetration? I wonder how many people..."<i>Market penetration? I wonder how many people like me, who influence friends getting a gun for the first time, would tell them not to get a defensive gun with an internal lock under any circumstances?</i>"<br /><br />That depends on what state you live in.<br /><br />Look, do you think the gun companies are putting these things on there because they <i>love them some locks</i>?Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-71989841386827790502010-01-28T02:41:29.775-05:002010-01-28T02:41:29.775-05:00When those idiots in Marketing work in a high tech...When those idiots in Marketing work in a high tech company, it becomes a semi-high tech business. Makes you want to beat your, um, his head against the wall.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-60144663567365991432010-01-28T00:13:14.376-05:002010-01-28T00:13:14.376-05:00Market penetration? I wonder how many people like...Market penetration? I wonder how many people like me, who influence friends getting a gun for the first time, would tell them not to get a defensive gun with an internal lock under any circumstances? Totally inadequate for storage safety, too slow for defensive use, an extra point of failure that makes your gun fail in a non-field-recoverable fashion, and extra manufacturing complication that adds to the price. It's a lose-lose-lose-lose scenario for the purchaser.EgregiousCharleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07853731284933759800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-58095754208265418072010-01-27T23:25:35.618-05:002010-01-27T23:25:35.618-05:00I don't care what a carry gun looks like (with...I don't care what a carry gun looks like (within reason), I'm not worried about it doing something on my Airweight. I'd rather not have the lock, but I trust it more than I trust my own gunsmithing. I wish Smith would do a factory plug without a lock function.Sevesteenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15439626386416115766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-84257092009851510602010-01-27T23:22:08.551-05:002010-01-27T23:22:08.551-05:00Unless I am mistaken, that's what that is.Unless I am mistaken, that's what that is.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-83061487318762176522010-01-27T22:57:03.501-05:002010-01-27T22:57:03.501-05:00Stupid question here. Where's the lock? Is t...Stupid question here. Where's the lock? Is that thing that looks like an allen head nut behind the cylinder?Laughingdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788824586959334168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-25831022941208201722010-01-27T21:24:42.095-05:002010-01-27T21:24:42.095-05:00Few years back a guy was reviewing a new Harley an...Few years back a guy was reviewing a new Harley and mentioned to the factory engineer that it looked to him like it could use an oil cooler for hot weather riding.<br />"It would be better."<br />"Why didn't you put one on?"<br />"The marketing idiots said "But if we put one on, people will think the engine doesn't work right!"Firehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-2017500807381228502010-01-27T14:18:34.760-05:002010-01-27T14:18:34.760-05:00"Red Loctite" is a permanent cure for th..."Red Loctite" is a permanent cure for that sort of idiocy. To "uncure" the politically correct idiocy, a bit of judiciously applied heat will do the job without damaging the finish. <br /><br />StrangerStrangerhttp://extranosalley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1559095669648637622010-01-27T13:36:34.338-05:002010-01-27T13:36:34.338-05:00Maybe I've not been keeping up but isn't S...Maybe I've not been keeping up but isn't S&W currently owned by Safety hammer or whatever? <br />The gun lock company that bought a gun company so that they could start making guns with built in gun locks?<br /><br />ariesJeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-80739636072623028292010-01-27T12:54:26.001-05:002010-01-27T12:54:26.001-05:00My M442 has the zip. I've thought about reami...My M442 has the zip. I've thought about reaming it out but so far haven't done anything. My wife's M442 has a dimple on the left plate but no lock. The hole is just plugged. Guess S&W has some parts left over and used them with the hole plugged.<br /><br />I've been told that the latest production model lack even the dimple.Crucishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15441911110953212619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-76839268258167558292010-01-27T12:30:15.641-05:002010-01-27T12:30:15.641-05:00Haven't most of S&W's lock failures oc...<i>Haven't most of S&W's lock failures occured with the very lightweight guns?</i><br /><br />The only ones I've heard about have involved flyweight revolvers in magnum calibers. But I'm sure someone will correct me momentarily.BryanPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-36007318168883000952010-01-27T12:29:23.181-05:002010-01-27T12:29:23.181-05:00Illegitimi non compatum.
Bastard doesn't con...Illegitimi non compatum. <br /><br />Bastard doesn't contain anything I'd want. <br /><br />Rabbit.Rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09924556230506190220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-85658968786479533892010-01-27T11:56:42.472-05:002010-01-27T11:56:42.472-05:00Haven't most of S&W's lock failures oc...Haven't most of S&W's lock failures occured with the very lightweight guns? If that's the case, then why put the same lock in something with a polymer frame?<br /><br />Also, it looks like the new S&W Bodyguard was beaten with the same ugly stick Ruger used on the LCR, but even harder. All else being equal, I think I'd rather have the Ruger...<br /><br />Fortunately (fingers crossed) my own ILS-equipped 638 Airweight hasn't locked up yet...<br /><br />--Wes S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-10285430812184927252010-01-27T11:43:29.985-05:002010-01-27T11:43:29.985-05:00The only new gun to date I've ever bought was ...The only new gun to date I've ever bought was a S&W642 that was of the run without the zit. I hope Smith got the message. Seems they're making other runs zit-free, but I guess not all.<br /><br />*sigh*Weer'd Beardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528978001340070552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-87333412835485027432010-01-27T11:19:37.208-05:002010-01-27T11:19:37.208-05:00If you've determined that you just gotta have ...<i>If you've determined that you just gotta have a lock for market penetration reasons, how about <b>something in the backstrap or the bottom of the grip frame that binds up the mainspring?</b> Or license Taurus's hammer lock for the pennies per gun I'm sure they'd charge.</i><br /><br />Heh. It's like Tam can't quite force herself to type it ... "how about something ... <b>like Ruger's lock</b>?"<br /><br />Yep, Ruger's engineers sure do have S&W pwned five ways from Friday when it comes to the lock. <br /><br />Still only one U.S. sixgun maker I'd consider buying a current-production defensive DA revolver from, and it still ain't in Springfield.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-39665261307032413932010-01-27T08:58:22.176-05:002010-01-27T08:58:22.176-05:00"but....but...but...our Kommittee of MBA'..."but....but...but...our Kommittee of MBA's and Lawyer's said it was just fine. What does 'always work' have to do with guns, anyway?"<br /><br />Prolly the same Kommittee that chose the Convention Centre for the SHOTshow venue.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14025768362210499102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-66969307297744689962010-01-27T08:09:23.354-05:002010-01-27T08:09:23.354-05:00Unfortunately, this is why I refuse to buy one of ...Unfortunately, this is why I refuse to buy one of the GD things with a lock. I'll never put my life in the hands of S&W's lawyers. This is a retched design that will eventually get someone killed and when that eventually happens, S&W should be owned by that unfortunate soul's family.<br /><br />Best to vote with our dollars and not buy any S&W products until they stop hating their customers.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16207808793722026516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-56492157942184414832010-01-27T08:08:31.028-05:002010-01-27T08:08:31.028-05:00I imagine that if they change it or abandon it the...I imagine that if they change it or abandon it they feel they then admit the old one is somehow inferior or defective. Can't have that now, can we?BryanPnoreply@blogger.com