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What is the best resource for instructions on removing the magazine disconnect? I recall reading that the pins can be very stubborn and require a press. Thanks - gd

Did you know that there are actually 10 Commandments of gun safety? 10 COMMANDMENTS The Ten Commandments of Firearms Safety should be etched in your memory forever. Let them govern your actions wherever and whenever you're involved with firearms. In the woods. On the range. Or in your home...

Thanks very much, 303tom - gd

Nice looking rifle - good find. BTW - How does one remove the barrel band (in order to remove the stock)? gd

This has become a silly thread - S&W will repair the revolver, but they won't leave possibly unpredictable (meaning, not designed by them) modifications untouched, and they'd like the mis-manufactured part returned to them. All of that seems reasonable, and it won't cost John a penny. Here's...

No one was injured. The revolver is being repaired. And John has an interesting paperweight for his desk. Is this really news? ;) gd

"Right. Doing any of those things can result in excess flutes growing on the outside of your gun's cylinder!!" Well, I'm sure that there is no shortage of attorneys willing to be paid to make that argument! ;) Best - gd

It would seem to me that at this point, at least some liability would actually rest with the OP. As well as with the manufacturer. The gun has obviously been identified as "unsafe" and "non-standard," and the OP has recognized that it needs to be repaired prior to use. From the S&W Product...

"you misunderstand by thinking I am "worked up" about it." For someone who isn't "worked up" about this, you do seem to spend a great deal of time informing these readers about your opinion. I guess everyone needs a hobby. ;) Anyway, the gun is flawed, and I'm pretty sure that S&W will...

Guillermo - For someone who has no intention of purchasing a new S&W revolver, you seem awfully worked up about this. Why would that be so? gd

"True and we have the right to be indignant when the manufacturer screws the pooch by producing an unsafe product.4" You may be as indignant as you see fit. I have better things to do with my life. gd

But it did contain the blast. And no one was hurt. Thank goodness. To reference Guillermo's example, I always look over a car after a mechanic has serviced it. I look over the "killer" items. And that would be the wheels. And I re-torque the lug nuts if anyone has touched them. Even tire...

Repeated for emphasis: "First, it's great news that no one was hurt." "Second, if no one was hurt, why all the indignant outrage? Because someone could have been hurt? What are we all - attorneys looking for some business?" Best - gd

This is an absolutely fascinating thread. First, it's great news that no one was hurt. Second, if no one was hurt, why all the indignant outrage? Because someone could have been hurt? What are we all - attorneys looking for some business? Third, The OP himself performed an action job (if I...

Guillermo is using selective logic here to advance a poorly conceived argument. What did Superman do with the bad guy's gun? He would crush them in between his two hands (while the bad guy looked on in astonishment and awe). In other words, he was making...MIM! ;) gd