I found a 845 (I believe) that I'm thinking of buying & have been trying to find as much info on them as I can but haven't found a lot so far.
The one I'm looking at does not have the model# anywhere on it. It has the PC crest on the right side frame & says 45 Auto Performance on the exposed chamber/barrel. It has Bo-Mar adjustable rear sights & a dovetail front sight. The SN# is MPC02xx & is on the left side frame. It does not have the box/papers/extra mags. Gun & one mag only. It seems to be in excellent shape, the bbl. looks bright & sharp rifling. Only a minor scrape on the slide & the blue on the rear sight's corner is faded some. It's definitely been shoot but the gun is super tight, slide/frame wise. The trigger is crazy light, probably in the 2# range.
The slide mounted decocker (left side only) does not perform a decock function because it's a SA only gun. With the decocker down, the trigger can still be pulled but the firing pin is blocked from hammer (which is unusually small & stubby) by the decocker.
Questions:
- what year was this made?
- how many were made?
- what was the original retail cost?
- do the 645/4506 magazines work in this?
- are replacement parts an issue for these?
- was this distributed by Lew Horton only?
- does the barrel bushing come out? Do you need a special tool? Is it made of a special metal?
- did they have any problems/issues to be aware of?
- what would be a fair price considering it's condition?
Thanks,
Ken
PS: Bought the 845 I was looking at. See post#20 below for pics.
The one I'm looking at does not have the model# anywhere on it. It has the PC crest on the right side frame & says 45 Auto Performance on the exposed chamber/barrel. It has Bo-Mar adjustable rear sights & a dovetail front sight. The SN# is MPC02xx & is on the left side frame. It does not have the box/papers/extra mags. Gun & one mag only. It seems to be in excellent shape, the bbl. looks bright & sharp rifling. Only a minor scrape on the slide & the blue on the rear sight's corner is faded some. It's definitely been shoot but the gun is super tight, slide/frame wise. The trigger is crazy light, probably in the 2# range.
The slide mounted decocker (left side only) does not perform a decock function because it's a SA only gun. With the decocker down, the trigger can still be pulled but the firing pin is blocked from hammer (which is unusually small & stubby) by the decocker.
Questions:
- what year was this made?
- how many were made?
- what was the original retail cost?
- do the 645/4506 magazines work in this?
- are replacement parts an issue for these?
- was this distributed by Lew Horton only?
- does the barrel bushing come out? Do you need a special tool? Is it made of a special metal?
- did they have any problems/issues to be aware of?
- what would be a fair price considering it's condition?
Thanks,
Ken
PS: Bought the 845 I was looking at. See post#20 below for pics.
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