I stopped by the LGS tonight to do some window shopping, and since I have not had a chance to shoot my 1006 yet I decided to pick up a box of range ammo, it was American Eagle 180 grain for what I thought was a reasonable price. I did not notice until I got home that it was lead ammo, the copyright on the box is 1993 !

Should I have any concerns with running this through my 1006? I did see that the Glock guys had concerns with lead ammo in the G20, now I know I have a real gun but I wanted to be cautious with my new baby and make sure I don't feed her anything that will make her sick.

Thoughts?

Thanks!

Smith and Wessons do not have a problem with led projectiles.

That ammo will work well in your 1006, and if it is the classic Red & Gold striped box of that era... it is likely to be closer to full original spec than many of the offerings you find in factory 10mm today.

FWIW, the rub against lead bullets in a Glock pistol has to do with the polygonally rifled barrel that is stock to a Glock pistol. The S&W 1006 has a traditionally rifled land & groove barrel and it will happily digest that ammo.

Personally I don't care for lead projectiles in any smokeless powder firearm. They're harder to clean up after, may get "shaved" on feeding in semi-automatic/automatic systems, and may cause unusual issues (e.g. overpressure in polygonal rifling, blocking of the gas port in gas-delayed systems like H&K P7 or Walther CCP), etc.

For me, I don't find the cost "savings" to be worth the additional risks/challenges. YMMV, IANAL, etc

Thanks all, I appreciate your feedback on this! It sounds like it would be no problem, which is what I kind of expected with such a robust gun as the 1006. I still may go with a more "modern" round for my first trip to the range, maybe this box will get added to my SHTF stash!

Since I've owned it, my 1006 has seen nothing other than lead. No issues at all.

As pointed out above, the issue with lead bullets is with polygonal barrels, like Glock and maybe a couple others use. But, as I understand, as long as you clean thoroughly between range sessions, even a small amount of lead ammo isn't a big deal through polygonal barrels.
The possible issues Solomon references bring up another discussion entirely, but I agree, I prefer the cleaner,jacketed ammo.

Just be sure to inspect the bore looking for any build up as you shoot the lead or alloy bullets. Most of the causes of leading is bullets being undersized and/or poor lube quality.

For my 10mm guns which include the Glock factory barrels size my casted bullets at 0.4015" and seat them to the proper COAL without any crimp being applied. Afterwards I run then for a proper light taper crimp to avoid the crimp squeezing the bullets too small. Be careful with the LEE FCD being used as a final crimp die as it can squeeze the cast bullet too small when loaded.

Buy good quality hard cast bullets with a good lube. (I used to be in that business.)
Also, a trick I read in a gun mag years ago... run a patch with BreakFree CLP through the bore, chamber & breach face before firing, then a dry patch so you just leave a film... and the fouling is on top of the film.
The Dept Armourer saw me do it on my gun... at the next qualification he had a gallon jug & a pump sprayer. The fouling will almost wipe off with a paper towel. If you look up BreakFree CLP, this is what it was designed for.

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Thanks for the tip! I will give that a try.