BarryinIN Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 Alternate title: S&W Tries to Match the Kimber K6s Pretty neat. Some much-needed improvements. Centennial models. Enclosed hammer. .38 Spl, and the return of .32 H&R Magnum. No, not .327 Fed. They wanted to avoid Scandium to keep costs from going crazy. Steel and alum alloy frame variants. 642, 442, 632, 432. Useable sights! Pinned-in XS (small) dot front sight with tritium insert and green outline, and a dovetailed rear sight that’s Novak shaped with a wide .160” U-notch. These sights are regulated for 125/130/135 grain +P ammo rather than 158 as in the past. Action modification for a better trigger pull. A quick view in the video looks like the mainspring assembly might be arranged at a different angle. New grips from VZ. If you look at the Centennial frame, you’ll see the backstrap comes up higher on them than on a regular J-frame. These grips come up higher to match, so you get a wider surface up high where it hits the web of the hand in recoil. MSRP $759. Availability late February this year. Per a Lipsey’s rep, this will NOT be a limited edition. However, they have reserved production blocks of 1,000 of each model, so they may be available in cycles rather than there being a steady flow of them. I don’t see any negatives here except maybe they don’t cost $150. I’m a long-time carrier of the 442, and I would like every one of these changes to both of mine. The potentially even better news is that a Lipsey’s rep posted on the web yesterday that they are planning similarly upgraded K-frames. The bad news is, due to S&W’s schedule, this would take until about this time next year. A K-frame Centennial might be too much to hope for, but I can imagine a few current and recent production K-frames I’d like to see with these changes. Model 13 and 65 with 3” barrel. Model 64 snub. Even the old Model 10 would be a much better gun with this treatment. My dream though, would be the Model 12 with the Ultimate Carry treatment. That’s the aluminum alloy frame K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryinIN Posted March 29 Author Report Share Posted March 29 These have been appearing in the wild. Selling prices vary a lot, with many paying over retail. I’m dying to try one, but I’ll wait until they come down to a sensible level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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