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S&W Airlite Scandium

HighNoonHighNoon Member Posts: 444 ✭✭✭
edited September 2002 in General Discussion
Does anyone know or have any experience with S&W's new Airlite Scandium Revolvers? I'm interested in the 386 PD in .357 and wondered how reliable and durable they are.

Thanks.
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  • HighNoonHighNoon Member Posts: 444 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Does anyone know or have any experience with S&W's new Airlite Scandium Revolvers? I'm interested in the 386 PD in .357 and wondered how reliable and durable they are.

    Thanks.
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  • STEERZ@NDSTRIPESSTEERZ@NDSTRIPES Member Posts: 370 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I HAVENT HAD ANY EXPERIENCE MYSELF SHOOTING ANY OF THE AIRLITES.
    I HAVE A FEW FRIENDS THAT LOVE THE GUN, I HAVE ALSO HEARD BAD THINGS.

    JUSTICE WITHOUT MERCY
    IS TYRANY, MERCY WITHOUT
    JUSTICE IS WEAKNESS.
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  • gruntledgruntled Member Posts: 8,218 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Tried one out with .38 specials & got a bad case of knuckle rap.
    Would not want to practice much with one but in a bad jam I don't think you would care much about a sore knuckle. I think I would be more inclined to buy the Taurus with the porting.
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  • airborneairborne Member Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Personally own one and the only advantage I can honestly comment on is the seven round cylinder, but you have to go to a 'L' frame to accomodate. For Concealed Carry I prefer my S&W Model 632 Centennial or my Colt Magnum Carry.

    Really think S&W tried to hype the industry with space age metal concept with the use of scandium and titanium alloys. Naturally as consumer you pay for this hype and marketing costs.

    B - BreatheR - RelaxA - AimS - SightS - Squeeze
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  • charlieccharliec Member Posts: 269 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Don't own one but have shot one. Don't care for the "lightweight" revolvers. Have a friend that's got one and am sure he would sell if he could get what he paid for it, I just don't think he can. It seems to be durable and IMOP it's not a bad looking gun, I personally just don't like it. Wears me out after about 20 rounds.


    Chuck

    If man thinks for one minute he understands women, he's timed it about right
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  • offerorofferor Member Posts: 8,625 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I read a gun review of one of the lightweights; I believe, but in fairness am not 100% sure, it was the S&W. They actually said it was too light for comfortable firing. My guess is a good set of Pachmayrs might help some, since they tend to put about 1/2" of rubber behind the hammer.

    - Life NRA Member
    "If cowardly & dishonorable men shoot unarmed men with army guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary...and not by general deprivation of constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
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  • kaliforniankalifornian Member Posts: 475 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    .38 Taurus P85 Ti (2" barrel) has a pretty sharp and snappy recoil and it's ported. I wouldn't want to shoot that package in .357 Mag, especially if it's not ported.

    Personally, for defense, I'd either carry it in .38 Special like my wife does (with something like glasers to lower recoil) or I would do what I am doing and find it in Stainless .357 and use that extra weight for control.

    So many guns, so little money . . .
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