I generally don't generalize like this but lately I have seen some Smith and Wessons that were, how shall I put it, not all that great.
One was an M-28 that was sent in for repairs and came back worse off than it was when it left.
The second was the new 500 mag. I saw a 4" model that had something seriously out of whack with the cylinder/crane area. The crane was sprung about a sixteenth of an inch away from the frame with the cylinder fully closed. The cylinder was tightly pressed against the rear of the barrel on one side but there was about a 1/16 inch gap on the other side. I tried and couldn't open the cylinder. It was sent back to S&W for repairs and it came back with a note saying it had been fixed and test fired. The thing is that there was no way it could have been because you still couldn't open it up. It was exactly the same as it was when it was sent back.
What the hell is going on with these people?
This is a real shame. These guys have been around for what, about 150 years, and now they are getting to the point that they can't build a gun anymore.
One was an M-28 that was sent in for repairs and came back worse off than it was when it left.
The second was the new 500 mag. I saw a 4" model that had something seriously out of whack with the cylinder/crane area. The crane was sprung about a sixteenth of an inch away from the frame with the cylinder fully closed. The cylinder was tightly pressed against the rear of the barrel on one side but there was about a 1/16 inch gap on the other side. I tried and couldn't open the cylinder. It was sent back to S&W for repairs and it came back with a note saying it had been fixed and test fired. The thing is that there was no way it could have been because you still couldn't open it up. It was exactly the same as it was when it was sent back.
What the hell is going on with these people?
This is a real shame. These guys have been around for what, about 150 years, and now they are getting to the point that they can't build a gun anymore.