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Originally Posted by GaryS
The gun the OP is talking about is a CHP 4006TSW. Which according to the SCSW was made in 2006-07. I'm not sure that it qualifies as an early gun. If it was an early 4006 (1990-1999), then that would be "early."
There's what appears to be a typo on page 370, where it lists 4006TSW production as 2000-2001. Which is beside the point here.
I'm far from a .40 3rd Gen expert, but I thought that the early single stack, like the 4013 were built on .45 frames, and the later double stack guns were built on frames originally designed for 9mm. Or maybe I have that backwards, but the SCSW doesn't specify.
If this was a later production CHP gun and frame cracking was a known issue, I'd think we'd have heard about it by now.
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Your right in that the double stack guns were built on redesigned 9mm frames. That's my point. The actual manufactured date does not matter. What matters is the 4006 started life as a 9mm design and was then modified to a larger caliber. Not good for longevity.
As for hearing about it why do you think I mentioned both Browning and Beretta? They both had issues with their 40 cal guns requiring fairly extensive modifications.
Later 40 cal designs, H&K USP, Smith M&P, have been designed from the ground up as dual 40 call/9mm platforms and do not have the same issues.