Smith & Wesson has been sucking. They didn’t repair my revolver after the framed crack during normal use. Do not buy any J frame!!

Just got mine last week. Same thing as you. Plus the cylinder was tough to turn. Took it to gunsmith who took it apart he said there was still small metal shavings on inside of frame. It’s much better not to but horrible of S&W. Must have been built when the workers were knowing their jobs were going south

I really want S&W to iron these out. Now that it's been a few months, I'm hoping QA has been cleaned up. These revolvers really stand as a great option for folks if they're made to the quality that people expect

Nice looking gun! Didn’t know it came factory in a FDE color.

When i got my s&w 36, i had to send it back to Smith and they replaced the barrel and yoke. Not a bad little shooter. Ive owned a 637 airweight before but was uncomfortable to shoot but a dream to carry. Just not a fan of aluminum frame revolvers

Need to step up my game for CQB West!

I like the configuration of the new, improved sights; the shrouded hammer and the fully enclosed forend of the ejector rod. A standing inconvenience to me is the short extractor rod, which does not fully eject empty cases every time. This has been a theoretical drawback since the inception of the 'snubby', either I, J or K frame. On the smaller frames, the length of the barrel does restrict ejector length. I find that is less of a factor in K frame revolvers. But - I guess I want my cake and eat it as well. Also, I have a very strong aversion to the 'modern' design, including the Hillery Clinton Memorial Hole, deletion of the barrel pin and such. That is also a personal issue. The sights, fore and aft, look very good. I can use the older, smaller sights pretty well, but I like the idea of adjusting windage without the use of a fine file. The bright colors on the front sight likely simplify that use also. I note both sights seem to be smoothed so as not to be a snag problem. With all that, it does not seem to be a promising revolver for one not used to double action shooting. Which covers a lot of folks. Regarding sights: 1. The standards for accuracy is quite loose. That particular type of arm is for maximum concealment and use on a good sized target at less than five yards in the main. It was never (and should not be) considered a twenty-five yard target pistol. 2. One should not confuse 'grouping' of shots with correct alignment of sights. A tight bundle of shot holes some two feet from the properly aligned sights is a good group. One adjusts the sights, by tapping lightly, tapping vigorously or filing the rear sight notch will correct it. On the other hand, a twelve inch group evenly surrounding the properly aligned sights will NOT be corrected by fiddling with the sights. All in all, that is a good report. I do carry a M36 from time to time when I cannot carry anything larger. They do as they ought.

My cat loves when i mess around with my revolvers aswell. She always lays on my ruger GP100 6" barrel. I think its the clicking it does. Yeah, i wouldn't mess with those airweights man. I owned a 637 for a little while and it sucked bad. I sold it off and now have a chief special 36-10. Now that is a nice little j-frame. I did have to send it back tho bc when it was sent it was missing the front bolt locking pin, the forcing cone looked like it was cut with a blowtorch and a severely pitted barrel. Smith made it right tho, it only took 2 months 😂 i hate waiting on a firearm to come back

Objection: You paint with too broad a brush. I just purchased a new Taurus 605 357 revolver and it is flawless.

I bought a 632uc and it showed up in .38 spl

I understand that a flashlight is a very effective tool, but I’m not sure I’m willing to carry one in my pocket everywhere since my concealed carry doesn’t have a rail for one. I’ve been looking at some of the slimmer flat options, but I’m also not sure about those. I wish S&W would just put a rail on their 4” Shield Plus’, at least the Performance Center versions.

Well said about who you would recommend this to and about this jframe taking a step forward in its new design option

S&W’s QC needs a wake up call! S&W Quality Control is Failing kzbin.info3_8yH3VTkMc?feature=share

I have one on order ... don't know how long it'll take. In no big hurry, especially after seeing this video!

I'm not much of a revolver guy (For self defense purposes; love them as range guns) but I ended up snagging a 442UC because it resolved all my complaints regarding snubbies; improved sights, a grip that filled your hand and allowed for a high grip, and chamfered cylinder holes to make it easier to run speedloaders with. Unfortunately I fell into having the same problem as you did when I took it to the range; out of about 70 rounds fired, I had about 6 malfunctions where the trigger refused to reset until I took my fingers to either side of the trigger and manually pulled it forward again. Managed to repeat the issue with snap caps in it, albeit less frequently at about once every 20-25 dry fires. Got it back from S&W after sending it for repair, turnaround came out to be about six weeks, and ironically the first time I pulled the trigger on it I had the same problem happen again, but it hasn't happened since, albeit I've only managed to put about 50 rounds through it so far. I do hope that it proves to be reliable over the long term, but my normally positive expectations for S&W revolvers has taken quite a hit after seeing they were willing to ship out a revolver designed for self defense use in such shape in the first place.

Just sent mine in for warranty repair. Started misbehaving after about 250 rounds. Hope they make it right.

I’ve carried a 1975 M10-5 snub and 1985 M66-2 snub. Something about older Smiths that cry’s quality! Bummer about yours. I’ve had 640’s that had barrel lineup issues, they’re gone.

Interesting malfunction, I wonder what was causing it.

I hope you got better quality than I did! My 432-uc is out on its second trip to S&W. S&W Ultimate Carry June 2024 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHLaiX-qq7l0ndU

When I bought my 442, the trigger was striking the frame and left two gouges. I sent it back and they replaced the frame and the trigger. It came back with an awesome trigger pull. No issues since. 👍

Your LEOSA course looks more challenging than mine in WA state. Every few years it seems to get easier. Matches nicely as I get older😊

So glad that you got your piece back and that she's running great for you now. I'm sorry this happened to you, initially. Try not to let it sour you and what could arguably be one of the best J frame carry packages ever. I just got the 632 myself. The way that the human interfaces with the gun (sights, grip, and trigger) is magnificent!! Nice shooting btw 😉

Why are there keys in the box. QC is so iffy these days

A lot of them are same as yours, it stuck on the cycle. I think they should do a re-call.

Don't get me wrong a Smith & Wesson j frame is probably my favorite gun. That being said this new trend of them becoming popular as carry guns lately is good but they should not be used as a main weapon. Backup only. I've seen more than enough people lose shootouts using a j frame because they simply didn't have the firepower or capacity to compete but were forced into a gunfight anyway.

A lesson I learned the hard way was to wait for a new product, any new product, to work out the production problems, & it usually takes about a year.

I would think that Lipseys would have someone working with S&W to watch the quality of guns they put their names on.

Nice video…I’ve been a revolver guy since 1978, got three. No J frames though.

Looks like a total ripoff of the Colt carry Python. But not as nice... Hard pass. I'll keep my Colts.

I own several alloy j frames, my biggest complaint is the cheap watercolor finish.

After seeing your first video went in another direction and happy with the Kimber K6xs.

Wow! A special release pistol and S&W can’t it right. Doesn’t give you in confidence in their other revolvers does it. There is lot of trash talk about TAURUS and CHARTER ARMS that is applicable to S&W too. The lesson here is buy a 30 year old S&W or Colt revolver if you want a quality product.

They’re nice revolvers. I have a 442 & 642. The UC has some nice upgrades. I think 25 yards is a stretch for those guns. Not that they can’t hit, just at defensive distances. Looks like those 148 WCs is your round. I use Buffalo Bore hard cast in mine.

The N. R. A. has definitely gone astray. What clowns have been running that place? I’m a VERY former member.

Thanks for coming full circle on those. I was sort of wondering what happened with that deal. Too bad S&W messed it up in the first place, but I’m glad to see they had a pretty quick turnaround on making it right. Enjoyable video as all of them. You and Mrs. 57 have a great time there in the state of Jefferson. 🇺🇸

This is my first seeing your videos. Thanks for posting. I like the looks of this one. The Hillary hole is still there, but less noticeable. I might recommend you carry a soft sponge with you so you can cover your mc hole with a piece of sponge and a tiny piece of tape. It will knock out that wind noise. Just a little trick we used to do before the mic sock was intervented. 😉😊

They put the keys in the box and it doesn’t even have a Clinton hole thank god it doesn’t.😂

Just a week ago I handled a NIB 442 Performance Center at a LGS and after about 10 dry-fire trigger pulls the cylinder quit turning thereafter when pulling the trigger... Unacceptable, S&W has let their wheel guns go to crap. Sad.

I like the black one with the titanium cylinder better

Your supervisor showed up to make sure everything is on the up and up

I love carrying a Charter Arms .38 snub 5 shot..I also have pocketworn Beretta. .25 Bobcat as back up if needed- old school choices I guess..it works for me ❤ Best Of Luck To All

I'll stick with my reliable LCR 38 special :)

Wow. I own a Taurus 856 with over a thousand trouble free rounds through it. Sorry about your troubles

When I bought my 442, I had to send it back for repairs. The trigger was striking the frame, and left big scratches in the frame. (100 rounds) They replaced the frame and the trigger. 👍

I’ve had zero issues with my 642

Stinks it malfunctioned. I have one coming. What holster is that?

Wow. Hell of an issue to have on a carry gun.

Love how the cat is so interested in everything we do.

Get an old used good condition S&W from years ago when the quality was far superior to what it is today.