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[johnnylaw53]

After reading all the info about a few more revolvers being offered without the lock and some thinking that S&W are slowly getting rid of it does it make sense to think that in the near furture the locked revolvers will began making thier way to the used market at a very low price? When i went looking to trade my lock 642 for one without the lock the dealer offer me so little for mine that I did not get the new one. I don't worry as much about it failing as I just don't like the looks. There a couple of revolvers i would like to have if they were cheaper so I'm wondering if it a good time to sit back and see what happens just might be some good deal coming our way. What do you guys think?

be safe

 

[Matt-J2]

IF S&W starts making more and more no-ILS revolvers, then yes it is my prediction as well that ILS revolvers will start moving into the used market at fairly low prices.
The numbers and pricing of such revolvers is going to be very dependent on exactly how many no-ILS revolvers S&W produces. It might be that they stick to rather limited runs on an erratic schedule, so the used models will only hit the market in batches as well.

 

[18DAI]

My local shop has a case full of the key lock revolvers. He has had all the full size and scandium models for going on three years. In 2006 he refused to order anything but semi autos from S&W, and stopped accepting key lock revolvers in trade. He says he cannot move them.

If the local market reflects the market for key lock revolvers in the other free states, those IL guns are already worthless. With S&W making useful, lock free revolvers again, I don't see the value of lock guns increasing.

Hmmmmm maybe thats why some folks so stridently insist "the lock is here to stay". They must own a bunch of those wind up S&W's .

 

[Rmart30]

If I found a great deal on a lock model S&W I would get it and just disable the lock with a little loctite. But id much rather have one that didnt have that ugly little hole in it.

 

[Master Blaster]

Take the sideplate off, remove mainspring, remove the hammer, remove the flag/locking plate, the lock is now disabled. I took the lock out of my 642, and the other smiths i own that have it. 50 years from now the locks will be a collector item. I have 3 in a bag and all three are different, 642, 629, and 627, each a different size and a slightly different shape.

My grandkids will probably sell them on ebay to the guys who pay $1000 for an old screwdriver.

I would like to see no lock models, but I dont plan to ditch my lock models as they are all great shooters, sans locking mechanism.