[chabanais]

I bought an Airweight hammerless. Was lucky enough to find one without the internal lock. Is this a new thing from S&W? I had to pay about $25 more for it. Also, are all S&W revolvers offered without this internal lock?

[earlthegoat2]

Most have the lock.

You must have got the 642 w/o lock.

[RON in PA]

Smith recently produced a special run of 642s without the lock.

[CDW4ME]

I don't like the internal lock one bit. I recently bought a 638 that has the lock.
I'm thinking :scrutiny: an application of Threadlocker blue is just what the lock needs to make sure it doesn't move very easily.

[sparkyguy66]

Careful, there is a cyber-bully around here harassing ppl as soon as the internal lock is mentioned.

[Revolver Ocelot]

I'm thinking an application of Threadlocker blue is just what the lock needs to make sure it doesn't move very easily.

actually you can just open up the side plate and remove the mehanism all together, its really quite easy, i did it to my 340, no the only problem is how to fill up that ugly little hole.....

[Phydeaux642]

You must have got the 642 w/o lock.

Or 442 and 37.

[Hawk]

Careful, there is a cyber-bully around here harassing ppl as soon as the internal lock is mentioned.

This is a lock thread - you know, where lock related stuff belongs. Let 'er rip.

[CDW4ME]

I took off the sideplate and put an application of "super glue" on the moving part of the lock; now, it won't accidently engage.:D

[rdrancher]

chabanais - Congrats on your new purchase! IMHO it's worth it to search for no-lock models, so paying extra for NOT having the lock I can justify. It is a shame though.

rd

[chabanais]

I would think if you removed the lock and the gun was ever used to kill somebody the DA would try and use that against you. That's why I would never do it.

[Guillermo]

there is a cyber-bully around here harassing ppl as soon as the internal lock is mentioned

You are not in danger of being cyberbullied...you didn't buy one with the lock.

[Revolver Ocelot]

yeah evidently somone made a very large order of s&w 642s and 442s with no lock and all of the over flow from that order made it in to the market, my local gun shop had about 10 no lock 442s last I checked and they already sold all the 642s without locks. I'm considering picking one up as well

I would think if you removed the lock and the gun was ever used to kill somebody the DA would try and use that against you. That's why I would never do it.

I doubt they'd go that far, its just the subtraction of a part from your gun that does not in anyway effect the functionality of your gun, I can't imagine on what grounds they would use it against you (if they even noticed the part missing). removing the lock doesn't make it a more effective killing machine.

To me its like being told by the da that I waas intending to kill someone because I wasn't carrying around a triger lock with one of my no lock guns.

[wuchak]

I would think if you removed the lock and the gun was ever used to kill somebody the DA would try and use that against you. That's why I would never do it.

No need to worry. It's a "storage" device, not a safety device. The lock being operational is completely irrelevant to the outcome of any defensive use of the gun, unless you accidentally left if locked or it locked itself, which in either case probably leaves you dead. If you left the gun lying out and a kid got it and was hurt then you could be in trouble for removing the lock. Keep your guns either on your person or in a locked container like you should be anyways and this is not a concern.

The DA is concerned about whether or not you had legal justification to pull the trigger in the first place. If you did then gun, caliber, etc. do not matter. If you didn't then they might try to bring other things into play in building a case against you but the removal of the lock is one that will be easily dismissed by even a half competent lawyer.