10MM advice/needed

[M29since14]

...including about 5 years with custom loaded ammo (180 XTP @ 1270 fps+/- 50 fps.). I bought mine out.

A sister department also had the same weapon but was infatuated with Winchester 175 Silvetips and broke lots of parts. The safety was a frequent casualty and at least one S&W rep labeled it (Silvertips) as a gun breaker.

That's interesting. Any ideas why the STHPs were gun-breakers? Seems that they were very similar to the custom loaded ammo your department was using... Was the other department shooting a lot more, or not maintaining their weapons?

 

[StatesRightist]

I was issued a 1006 and carried it for about 16 years before we replaced them with M&P40's. We shot the snot out of them without incident including about 5 years with custom loaded ammo (180 XTP @ 1270 fps+/- 50 fps.). I bought mine out.

A sister department also had the same weapon but was infatuated with Winchester 175 Silvetips and broke lots of parts. The safety was a frequent casualty and at least one S&W rep labeled it (Silvertips) as a gun breaker.

Good info, thanks.

 

[preventec47]

My experience with the 1006 is less than good. If they are shot a lot they are very high maintenance. Due to the heavy recoil things tend to break. I ran a security dept. for a private company that issued the 1006 and we ended up getting rid of them for that very reason. The G20 holds up much better and IMO is much more pleasant to shoot. I hate to knock a Smith on this site but I don't think the 1006 is one of their success stories.

Could you please be a little more specific as to which parts were breaking?
I have always heard they were tanks... especially after the FBI put the
similar 1076 through their destructive testing... something like 10,000
hi power rounds without lubrication and barrel temps to 600 degrees
etc.