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Is This Possible?
Since my dream pistol obviously wont be made (4506 with a rail), would it be possible to fit a 4506 slide and barrel assembly to a 4566TSW frame? I've seen a 4506 slide fitted to a 4516 frame, so I was wondering if the same would work with a 4566TSW frame. What do you guys think?
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12-01-2010, 09:07 PM
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I believe they are different (4506 slide rails and 4566TSW frame rails)
and will not work.
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12-01-2010, 10:08 PM
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I just tried swapping a 645 slide to a 4563TSW frame, would not fit. Don't know if the 4506 and 645 is that much different.
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12-01-2010, 10:15 PM
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Why don't you have a Dawson rail installed on your 4506? Well I checked and see they are only made for 1911's and Surefire lights so might not work. Might not be possible to adapt to a 4506 but I would think with enough silver solder.....
http://www.dawsonprecision.com/Produ...000-1094593471
I know a lot of folks take the rails off of TSW's might be able to locate one on these and have the dust cover drilled and tapped.
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The dust covers on the non-TSW guns were considered too weak for a rail, hence the TSW guns. But I have seen people add those 1911 rails to their 3rd Gens before. Not sure if I would do it myself but it is an option.
Personally I wish they would make a 4506 with an integral rail.
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12-01-2010, 11:23 PM
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A 4506 with an integral rail like the CHP pistols would be a dream come true. There is a 4546 on GB right now that has a Novak rail added on, and I wasn't too keen on it. Well, back to the drawing board........
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 4506517
A 4506 with an integral rail like the CHP pistols would be a dream come true. There is a 4546 on GB right now that has a Novak rail added on, and I wasn't too keen on it. Well, back to the drawing board........
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I owned a sweet 4546 that I foolishly sold to a forum member and because I want another, I have looked at this gun and IMHO, it looks stupid with an add-on rail.
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12-02-2010, 01:04 AM
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another issue with putting a rail on a 4506....no duty holsters, if that is the intended purpose.
I am sure someone could make one out of kydex, but it will likely lack the current wave of retention features on the name brand holsters right now.
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As much of a following as the 4506 has, I think it would be profitable for S&W to produce a 4506 with an integrated rail. Even if they only made it as a limited run or as a Performance Center gun, I would still buy it.
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