Recent content by Philip Marlowe

OK, you guys are better than ChatGPT, and less dangerous too. I'm thinking that this was indeed some overrun or canceled overseas order that Zanders purchased. Thanks.

so Zanders just ordered them direct from SW to sell? and they got the cheaper cardboard box? Thanks

I have this 5906 I got new in 1999. The dealer said he thought it was a order cancellation/over run for the Japanese police? I'm pretty sure it came with 3 reduced round mags with orange followers. The cardboard box has a American flag on it any ideas? thanks

I suspect these parts get more wear from being rammed by hand into the slide than from their normal operation.

I went indoor shooting today, and was browsing the case at used pistols. I looked at a 3rd Gen Smith. It was pretty beat up, and it sure had heavy marks on the rear of the slide from forgetting to push down the ejector, sear release levers during reassembly. I hate that part of the design. ...

S&W told me that awhile back, I could use one for a 4006 .

Well, I have a 4506 and a 4586. Like them a lot, except for the stupid requirement to drive a push pin out to remove the grip. Grip removal is a routine cleaning task to me, and should be able to be done with a screwdriver, not a punch and hammer. I kinda wonder about wear and tear on the frame...

you guys getting a 4506 in 98% condition, in the box for 500 or 550 are doing really well. The ones I see lately on Gunbroker go for much more than that.

The later ones have the black MIM trigger and hammer. Black trigger and hammer always have the 10mm frame style. The early ones have the stepped frames.

OK, I read this thread pretty fast, so maybe I have it wrong here. It can't be a situation of using up old 4506 no dash frames since the no dash frames are all stepped. His frame is not stepped, so it has to be the newer 4506-1 ( 1006 style frame) , So, it looks like a 4506-1 gun with a...

The P.O. gets away with stuff that a private company would go out of business doing. We had our mailman stealing items from us. I ordered some computer parts from Ebay. I tracked them on the P.O. web page, so I knew the exact day they were being delivered. They showed "out for delivery" from our...

I would prefer having a separate mainspring housing, and 4 grip screws of the 645 compared to the 4506 and its mainspring held by the plastic grip and grip that is held by a punch pin . I don't like the 4506 delicate sideplate assembly that the grip fits around either. And yeah, I have a 4506...

The 645 has an aluminum mainspring housing? I did not know that.

One of my favorites TSW...:D

Nice. IMO, one thing that is better with the 2nd Gen over the 3rd, is the good ole grip screws. Yep, you don't have to grab a punch and hammer to drive a pin out to take the grips off like you do with the stock grips, and risk bending the side plate assembly that the grips go around. Maybe its...