Sylvan-Forge
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What are your thoughts regarding the ball detent locking setup?
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I'm not Master Blaster nor do I portray him on the intertubz but I recently got one of those 627PCs with the ball thingie facing front.If you were to push out the cylinder using only your right hand (as if your left hand was busy going for a reload), would you say that it snaps out more violently, less or equally as compared to a traditional locking arrangement?
It'll be nice to have a S&W that's totally insensitive to the ejector rod getting a little untwisted. Hope I notice it before it untwists all the way and falls on the floor.
I'm not for sure the ball thingie is actually an advantage apart from the unscrewing thing and I've learned to watch for that. I'm inclined to leave "well enough alone" on those that lock-up in the more traditional S&W manner. The 627PC came that way - t'weren't my doing.If you have a gunsmith install a "ball thingie" in the yoke, and remove the locking bolt and spring from the barrel's underlug, you'll have what you want. If you change your mind the parts can be reassembled.