Buyer Beware!

[hunterfisher]

In our local paper this weekend ,''Fayetteville Observer'', in Fayetteville ,NC there was an article about NC fileing a law suit against Smith & Wesson. Seems they, 'NC', purchased 500 or so Mod. 64 revolvers for state correction and probation officers. Problem is that these Mod 64's are miss fireing and on a few of them the barrels break off when fired. State officals put on a demonstration for S&W reps and sure enough 4 of the revolvers miss fired and on 1 of them the barrel broke off.
Just thought I'd pass this along in case any members may own one of these models.

[mrjbigfoot]

Wow, that's pretty wild... Sounds like they're lucky somebody hasn't gotten hurt. If I was in charge down there, I'd have all those guns re-called & locked up before somebody does get hurt!

[hunterfisher]

UPDATE:
Todays newspaper has stated that there are two more models of Smith & Wesson revolvers, 'besides the mod. 64's, that need to be recalled but they would'nt say what models they were... Wow!, this is so unlike S&W.
It kinda makes ya wonder whats go'in on.

[mrjbigfoot]

Really! Doesn't sound good at all... Thanks for the update!

[TLMgamecalls]

what the he!!
that company needs to regroup
i have been a smith fan sence way back
but this is unacceptable
the 64 is a stainless model, in 38sp (a light caliber)
that means they got some real, cheap, crapy steel
totally unacceptable
they give Taurus crap about being a cheap gun,
but i bet this doesn't happen to them
this pisses me off, and should have never happened
now instead of a good gun, you have high priced junk

[hunterfisher]

I hear ya TLM, a company of their caliber, ''no pun on words'', should not be having this problem. My buddy called S&W and they refused comment. I'll keep ya'll informed about any new articles our newspaper prints on this matter.

[TLMgamecalls]

you know what
if you screwing up pistols that bad
you need to close up shop and get a new job
sorry thats just the way i see it