Which S&W revolvers are available with no lock

[RussB]

Lock failure is disconcerting. Not that big a deal in my game gun, but a real nightmare if it happened in a carry piece.

I've been meaning to bob the hammer on that 627, maybe I'll remove the lock too

[RussB]

I ordered one of those pins that fills in the lock's latch

[brushy bill]

Basically now all of the new productions Smiths will have the lock. If I were in the market for a revolver I would definitely look at the older production models, and if that isn't something you would want to do maybe go look at other manufacturers.

If I discovered a lock equipped S&W lying on the roadside, I'd only pick it up to keep a kid from getting hold of it.