The 642 has a total of 6 springs. Main coil, hand spring, cylinder stop spring, hammer slide spring, cartridge ejector rod spring and thumb piece spring. ;)
Magazine springs go bad if you keep them at full capacity in a year or two. A relvolver lay at rest for years and fire. A semi auto needs regular maintence. I have some glocks and love them, but it is pretty common knowledge that a revolver is tops in reliability. There is no perfect gun but a 642 or LCR are tops for conceal ability. Most people have 2 or 3.
Then you have your dress evening guns, zombie guns, a man must know how to accessorize too.
After 40 plus years of shooting I’ve never seen a spring in a S&W fail.I’ve got Mauser rifles that are 100+ years old and never saw a spring fail on them either.
After 40 plus years of shooting I’ve never seen a spring in a S&W fail.I’ve got Mauser rifles that are 100+ years old and never saw a spring fail on them either.