Hello everyone!
I've got a "wild hair" as it were, and want a new S&W revolver. By new, I do mean one of the new ones with the internal lock. Specifically, a S&W Model 67:
I got a new Model 67 a few years ago and it has performed well. I intend to wear it out, saving wear and tear on my older K frames. There is just something about shooting 38 Specials in a revolver chambered for 38 Special.
While I feel the fit and finish on the current production S&W's is not quite what it once was, it is more than acceptable. And, they still shoot well and better than I can.
The wood stocks are definitely not as nice as they used to be. They look cheesy. Maybe like they are molded not carved. Not really an issue as I prefer neoprene stocks but it is kind of falls under the same principle as the folks that rail against the lock and MIM parts.
But, the quality of my favorite neoprene stocks has also slipped since I first bought them in the early 1980s.
Oh, well.