The ONLY problem I've ever had with the s&w was after shooting over 100 rounds in quick succession. It got hot and took more effort to thingy it, but it's butter smooth cocking under regular conditions and has a slide release button 3X wider than the remington for those cold finger mornings
![Shudder :shudder:](https://board.marlincrawler.com/Smileys/marlin/shudder.gif)