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Congrats on the 'reunion' purchase. As much as I like 4506, the 645 has always held a subtly different appeal for me. I sold my last 645 a while back, and like yourself, regret having "let it go". Hoping to one day have a similar story to share with the group.

Fantastic work here. It's heartening to see this level of dedication to craftsmanship. Too few people care enough to bother doing it right and seeing this restores some measure of hope for the continuing tradition of pride in workmanship. Tip of the hat, sir.

Just a thought, but these grips might be better described as ergonomic rather than orthopedic. Maybe even "palm swell" as was the manufacturer's term for their third grip shape option on the FBI 1076. Which reminds...Any plans for offering grips for frame mounted decocker 3rd gens like 1026...

When John Browning first came up with the 1911 and Hi-Power designs, they were neither "tried and true" nor "proven". It was only in the fullness of time that this became the case. Even then, some tweaking was required. Firearms history is a continuum of design innovations. There's no good...

Instead of just offering us derivatives and new iterations of old designs, S&W could challenge themselves to start with a clean sheet design and produce something truly new and innovative out of metal. I would love to see some outside-the-box thinking for a change. The world of materials and...

This has to be one of the biggest gun bargains I've seen in a while. Outside of a garage sale unknowing seller, you just don't see deals like this very much. It would be a great deal on a 4516, but for a 4516 variant where only 736 pistols were produced... You done good! IIRC, the last one sold...

I have what you're looking for and would be willing to part with it for the right price. PM me with an offer.

I'll second that motion. Maybe specify round trigger guard and decock only while we're dreaming here.

Two more recent announcements of new 10mm guns coming to market. The G40. An optics ready long slide 10mm from Glock. The Silverback. Dan Wesson's new 1911 chambered in 10mm and priced just north of $2k. Meanwhile Smith & Wesson rolls out their latest M&P variant: a swiss cheesed...

I'll add one more thought... If you buy both the full size and compact 45s you can swap slides and you'll have both a mid size and a unique (can't order one from the factory) long slide compact 45 that some have called the ultimate M&P CCW 45. If you decide the long slide compact is for you, it...

Comments about "snapping your wrist" are often made by people without much trigger time running a G29. If loaded hot, the 10mm is just a stouter 40S&W, with the unique twisting recoil characteristic of that round kicked up a notch. People often complain about the 40 S&W being hard to shoot well...

A glimmer of hope for 10mm fans was the recent Shot Show appearance of a 10mm P220 production pistol. These should be nice running guns as they consulted with Sig guru/gunsmith Bruce Gray to borrow from what he learned doing his 10mm conversion pistols, which did take a fair bit of tinkering by...

Surprised no one mentioned it, but there are a couple of holster options that are exactly what the OP described. The first option would be to use a Wilderness Safepacker, which is really a gun case that you can use the flap to tuck between the mattress and boxspring. See: Safepacker Concealed...

For me, the Centennial J-frame is better for front pocket carry than a semi-auto because there is no right angle where the backstrap meets the slide. The rounded corner with no sights to snag is so much easier to fish out of your front pocket. Want it in 9mm: then the snubbie 940 is your...

I'm wondering if the RST is Bud's own selling feature short hand, and whether this isn't something that doesn't actually appears on the box end label? Maybe some sort of distributor notation carried over to their online listing?

It's all relative. There's no perfect finish and there are tradeoffs with all of them. I still like hardchrome for durability, but not everyone wants a silver finish. The original Glock Tenifer was better than Melonite or the newer PVD finishes like IonBond. Problem was they used poisonous...

My understanding is that MA LEO have the same 10lb trigger requirements as civilians applied to all (duty and off-duty) newly issued or purchased firearms. I could be wrong and would be curious to know if a MA LEO posting here can confirm either way. MA aside, I do know NY has a heavier trigger...

It's actually Physical Vapor Deposit, which is a particular type of vacuum deposition used to coat everything from drill bits to firearms. An expanded explanation here: Vacuum Deposition Processes : Products Finishing As for the RST notation, my best guess (and that's all it is) is that maybe...

An alternate suggestion to consider: talk to Karl Sokol. See his site here: Karl Sokol Chestnut Mountian Sports Gunsmithing Services He knows his way around third gens like few working smiths can honestly claim.