I found four 4506 magazines... what should I do?

[Grog]

I found four 4506 OEM SS magazines that I forgot I still had. My only .45acp is my Brazilian 1917.

Should I sell them to someone who can use them?

Should I keep them in case I buy another 4500 series gun?


I will add the likelihood of me buying another 4500 is low. I have just a few hundred rounds and it's a lot higher than the last time I bought it. Last fall I sold about 1000rds of my $6.99 Blazer for $21 to help pay for a huge plumbing bil (didn't want to dip into savings if possible).

 

[Shorty 45 MK2]

Save them. You can sell them later if you need the money and you will still have them in case you get another S&W .45.

 

[italiansport]

I going to give you a story analogus to yours. Years ago I bought a folding Ruger Mini 14 stock at a garage sale for practically nothing. So what did I do? I went out and bought a Mini 14 with a standard stock to install in on naturally!
Jim

 

[ken158]

Since you have nothing invested cause you forgot you had them - give them to some forum members that have a 4506. These guys will do all kinds of tricks for free stuff!

 

[colt_saa]

I have a nice shooter grade 745 that we can work a deal on so you can put them to use once again

 

[mbliss57]

I would sell them based on your info. If you do by chance get another it will come with at least 1 mag and you can "buy them back". In the mean time let some of us "Bottom Feeder" 3rd gen nuts get some use out of them. They will sell in the WTS Accessories section very quickly if priced properly. Usually $25-$30. More than that and they still might sell. From experience that is what I would be willing to pay. I am not looking for any right now so this is pretty unbiased.

 

[robertrwalsh]

You could mail them to me and I will relieve you this this heavy burden.

 

[Grog]

I know about buying a gun to fit a mag. In 1999 I bought a new-in-wrap 3906 magazine off eBay for $3.25 shipped. In 2004 I bought a 909 for $220. Picked up two more mags on the forum, then my g/f at the time wanted to buy it since I left it at her house for her to use. We broke up after 3.5 years.


I really miss that gun

 

[TTSH]

Sell! Sell! Sell! to me!

 

[nocents]

new OEM mags for a 4506......on certain auction site you have about $150 worth of mags.......don't ask me how I know...but I could use a couple more

 

[JPriest]

Why not buy a 4506 to go with them?

 

[GaryS]

I bought a 457 because a friend found a live .45 ACP cartridge on the ground and gave it to me. I didn't have any guns in that caliber, so of course I had to buy one!

I going to give you a story analogus to yours. Years ago I bought a folding Ruger Mini 14 stock at a garage sale for practically nothing. So what did I do? I went out and bought a Mini 14 with a standard stock to install in on naturally!
Jim

 

[handgunner356]

Hell, I've bought cars before just because I had a set of mags would that fit.

 

[jrm53]

You could do what I did one time, my cousin gave me 5 boxes of 7MM Rem mag empties and I bough a 700BDL rem 7mm mag, it worked out great. Jeff

 

[4506517]

I say Christmas ornament.

You never know.

 

[JohnHL]

I going to give you a story analogus to yours. Years ago I bought a folding Ruger Mini 14 stock at a garage sale for practically nothing. So what did I do? I went out and bought a Mini 14 with a standard stock to install in on naturally!
Jim

Can't say as I'd blame you!
An original Ruger Mini-14 folding stock is worth as much as the rifle without it!

John

 

[KSDeputy]

I have an almost new 4506, and seems to me I have plenty of mags for it. I'd say keep them, the 4506 is a great pistol and the longer you keep them, the more they will be worth. I have some magazines with yellow followers, too. I think they are 645 or 4506 magazines, haven't tried them in the pistol.

 

[Seven For Sure]

I'll buy them for a fair price if you decide to sell them. Or, jump on the next nice S&W that can use the mags. I say jump because they're obviously not made anymore. I bought my 4506 about a year ago. It does not have a scratch on it, truly remarkable. Since the do seem to scratch pretty easy, I'd guess it was not shot a lot. Came with 6 OEM mags, four with yellow followers, two with orange, no box or papers. I paid $800, he wanted $900. I thought it was pretty steep but I knew the chances of getting another in the same condition were very low. I would have rather it been a 1006 but I'm happy. That bring's my collection of discontinued and sought after S&W's with good rep's to four. Two revolvers and two third gen auto's.

So... I guess I vote to hold on to them and keep your eyes open for another 4506.

 

[Big Shrek]

Don't feel alone, I have a pair of Star model 30 mags which are waiting for a pistol to put them in...
oddly enough, the Stars 28/30/31 will also accept any of the 59-series mags...
always wondered if S&W was so impressed at the JSAAP trials that they just out & out copied the Stars...right down to the mags...

 

[Ethang]

Why not buy a 4506 to go with them?

This is the correct answer gentleman.