S&W 4006TSW California Highway Patrol (CHP) Information

[RobG5589]

Cool post. Two good friends are CHP and I know one for sure purchased their duty pistol. I have seen it and could swear there was no rail. I'm gonna have to look again, this thread has my curiosity piqued. He said he is liking the M&P. Shoots great, quite a bit lighter, more capacity.

 

[Moecarrino]

Help

I was hoping someone could give some information on my model 4006 # TFD 12## what does TFD stand for

 

[BLUEDOT37]

They don't stand for anything particular, just part of the normal alpha lettering sequence S&W was using at the time of it's production.

There were certain special models/variations, over the years, that got unique alpha letters that related to something though.

My 4006 is a TFF65xx.

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[brad96cdc]

Mines has some scratches but I like it

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[Merc6]

All the ones I've seen were straight grips, the one I have on the way to me has curved. Was this a random thing? not a complaint, just wondering since I haven't found many grips to replace if I decided that it was far worse than the pics show.

 

[Fastbolt]

All the ones I've seen were straight grips, the one I have on the way to me has curved. Was this a random thing? not a complaint, just wondering since I haven't found many grips to replace if I decided that it was far worse than the pics show.

Probably depends upon the CHP field office. (Maybe from the academy, too, but you'd have to ask the forum member who is a gunsmith at the CHP academy.)

Many years ago we had a couple cases of extra factory grips, from when the factory was updating their LE agency customers with the revised grips (with the indicator dot added to the front or back of the D-cut on the bottom of the grip). Ours were all curved back then, as we were issuing 5903's as full-size weapons.

The weapons officer for the local CHP field office learned we had a lot of extra curved grips and asked if we'd be interested in trading some of our curved grips for some of their straight back grips. We asked for a small number of straight grips, since it helped some of our short-fingered shooters, but as I recall I think we just gave them as many of the curved ones as they wanted (and we still ended up with a case of extra new grips).

I don't know if they simply ordered extra grips of both straight and curved when the TSW's were ordered, so they could use them as they felt necessary, or some of the older curved grips were still floating around field offices from the time of their earlier 3rd gen's (like happened at the field office near us).

Congrats, though.

 

[JohnHL]

All the ones I've seen were straight grips, the one I have on the way to me has curved. Was this a random thing? not a complaint, just wondering since I haven't found many grips to replace if I decided that it was far worse than the pics show.

By my recollection, ever since the .40 caliber pistols debuted with the 4006 around 1991, all of the advertising, gun mag reviews, and catalogs featured S&W 3rd Gen handguns with straight grips except for the 5906/5903.

I've always preferred the curved grips over the straight grips and I realize it is subjective.

I've just never heard why S&W chose to feature it's line-up with straight grips except for the 5906/3.

Does anyone know (or suspect) the reasoning behind this?

John?

 

[Merc6]

Thanks for the quick replies, i was able to find a curved one. When the gun comes I'll decide if i will pull the trigger on a new set. When I upgraded the 469 I went with the 6904/6906 grips and been hooked.

Also another random question, what holsters were used for this? I don't plan on heavily usage of EDC with it but occasionally range duty i like to holster most guns and reserve the bag for ammo and tools.

 

[Merc6]

All parts are replaced based off the weapons officers evaluation. Most of the Range Masters are also weapons officers and they facilitate and monitor all range training so they are able to identify problems during monthly shoots and replace or send the weapons to the gunsmiths at the academy.

I assume this is when in service and not when let go to the public

 

[Dogmann]

Anyone have a serial number with 666 in it? For the CHP Guns?

 

[Merc6]

Anyone have a serial number with 666 in it? For the CHP Guns?

Like CHP666 or CHP666A

 

[Dogmann]

Yes sir......

 

[brad96cdc]

5150
Would be cool


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[piedrarc]

I assume this is when in service and not when let go to the public

We still inspect them if they are going up for sale and annotate any deficiencies before they are returned to Sacramento. What happens after that - I don't know.


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[Merc6]

We still inspect them if they are going up for sale and annotate any deficiencies before they are returned to Sacramento. What happens after that - I don't know.


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I ended up doing recoil spring and mainspring when I swapped new grips on. I have the firing pin one for it and my 469 once I figure out how single side safeties come off.

 

[neorebel]

5150
Would be cool


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Being a former Redwood City LEO that made me laugh.

 

[neorebel]

I ordered one from Summit today. Mark is a class act and very friendly. I appreciate his assistance in adding to my addiction...lol. I had to pay Missouri tax but no CC fee's. I will retire from a small Sheriff's Office in northeast Missouri and this is my retirement gift from my wife. Now, I have to wait until July 31st when I retire to shoot it. My wife is one wonderful gal.

 

[Fastbolt]

I ended up doing recoil spring and mainspring when I swapped new grips on. I have the firing pin one for it and my 469 once I figure out how single side safeties come off.

Single side manual safety assemblies are removed the same way as ambi assemblies. There's just no ambi safety lever to remove, and there's no "extra" length of the cylindrical body sticking out beyond the right side of the slide (which makes pushing against it a little less easy).

 

[Jul]

I am seriously thinking of purchasing one of these from Summit. To the folks that bought one from Mark what is your opinion of these as far as condition? Does Smith & Wesson still service these?

 

[rkwood]

I think their condition depends greatly on your expectations. If you are looking for a mint condition example that has never seen the light of day, then you will be dissapointed. If, however, you are looking for a classic 3rd Gen with an integral rail that was built to CHP specifications, issued to an officer and actually carried, then you will be pleased. These guns typically are in excellent mechanical condition and show light-to-moderate holster wear.

I'm not sure what level of service or support Smith & Wesson currently provides for this model, however many parts are still available from Midway, Brownells, and Numrich. It would be wise to pick up a spare set of springs from one of them and maybe a few of the extra mags that are currently available from CDNN.

The CHP 4006 TSW is a great pistol. Reliable, beefy and accurate.

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