4006 Limited — beyond the grail?

[Sevens]

A pistol that I honestly never thought that I would own. This particular model is extremely rare, the master list that skjos maintains says that 185 were made. The double-stack frame looks basically like the PPC-9 but the slide contour and finish work at the muzzle end look more like the first run 845 Limited. S&W says it was born on June 20, 1996.

I haven’t shot it yet. Honestly haven’t had time to do almost anything outside of work this time of year, which is good... haha, it’s helping me cover what it cost.

It isn’t dead mint and it has been fired, which I’m thrilled with. If (somehow?!) I had come across the chance to buy a NIB/mint/unfired 4006 Limited, it would be worth too much and I wouldn’t want to shoot it. This one will make my next range day and plenty more after that.

 

[Doc1500]

Maybe we ask how much you paid?

 

[18DAI]

Beautiful pistol! Congrats!

You must have been a very good boy this year for Santa to have brought you that fine gun! Regards, 18DAI

 

[squidsix]

I have zero .40 pistols and would have bought that one in a second. The plain truth is that I have never seen one of the long slide S&W pistols in the flesh. I recognize the expense, but money is just dirty paper, and these guns are timeless.
That one is awesome. Cant wait for the range report.

 

[PPCSHOOTER]

S&W ALSO MADE 1 AND ONLY 1 IN DAO. JP

 

[4T5GUY]

Great addition and a very special pistol.

I was wondering why you haven't posted about it ever since you got it. I was also wondering if you were the "777sevens" that was biding on one the week before you got this one. If you were you got a much better deal/example.

Jim

 

[Sevens]

I’ll try to respond to these...

I paid more than it cost when new, I probably paid a little less than you might find one for if you could these days.

Haha, I got it closer to Thanksgiving than Christmas, but I needed to snap some pics and host them before “announcing it” to my friends here. Folks get mad if they don’t see pictures!

Re: “long slide”, just to be clear, this is a 5-inch “Limited” series pistol. Certainly long compared to the PC Shorty guns, but the crazy expensive 6-inch PPC-9 and 952-2 6-inch Long Slide guns are the real long slides in this arena. As far as I know, only ONE 4006 Limited with a 6-inch long slide exists, and even that amazing gun wasn’t shipped that way. It’s a fantastic story but that story is not my story to tell. Maybe I’ll ask him if I can tell that story and share it.

4006 Limited DAO? I haven’t seen or heard of one but we do or did have a forum guy here that sent guns back to the PC to have them changed up this way. I think that’s sacrilege and nutty, but I’ll always be in favor of folks doing as they please with their own guns. Mine is single action and I wouldn’t want it any other way. If it were offered DAO, I wouldn’t have bought it.

And Jim, yes, I did bid on that one and I had thought or hoped it would go low, that particular pistol had some sketchy things done to it that I did NOT like, but would have lived with for a good price. I had actually planned to bid higher than I did — however the recent 945-1 that I was in love with was also ending that night, so I opted out of the 4006 Limited and focused on that 945-1 and fate took over. It is also relevant to mention that Sarah15/Jim Brewster offered a 4006 Limited a week or two after mine — and that one is higher grade for sure, but that didn’t drop my enthusiasm even a bit. I did find it completely nuts that in 2.5 weeks time, three were offered for sale. I have gone YEARS between seeing them offered.

Suffice to say that I feel quite fortunate to have this one and that 945-1 also.

 

[4T5GUY]

You did great.

The one on Gunbroker that you stopped bidding on had a lot of extra “stuff” with it including the hi-vis, (or whatever,) front sight.

That was the second time it had been offered after being sold so I’m not sure what was going on. As you said, if it could have been gotten for a great price it would have been doable though.

Jim

 

[Sevens]

Well I am a card-carrying fiber-optic hater to begin with, but that awful front sight didn’t even fit properly, I thought it was sickening to look at but I give the seller props that the pictures depicted how -BAD- it looked, so you’d know it while bidding rather than find out later.

Now maybe the paragraph above paints a “nightmare” for folks that are hesitant to even bid on Gunbroker guns... but again, later that night I took down a gorgeous blackened two-tone 945-1 that was far better looking in person than the four awful pictures showed in the auction!

 

[joedegs]

4006 Limited

You did great.

The one on Gunbroker that you stopped bidding on had a lot of extra “stuff” with it including the hi-vis, (or whatever,) front sight.

That was the second time it had been offered after being sold so I’m not sure what was going on. As you said, if it could have been gotten for a great price it would have been doable though.

Jim

As you can see, the previous buyer found one he liked better.

Smith & Wesson 4006 Limited - Performance Center - Very Rare! - Early # - Semi Auto Pistols at GunBroker.com : 841259564

S&W LEW HORTON PERFORMANCE CENTER .40 LIMITED 4006 ORIG BOX & PAPERS - Semi Auto Pistols at GunBroker.com : 844127007

 

[gumpys]

Maybe we ask how much you paid?

You can find how much by looking at the forum search since it was bought here if that helps.

Eric

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[gumpys]

Very nice Sevens. I happened to see that one right after it was listed here on the forum and was tempted but not a big 40 guy. Glad you got it and went to a good home plus good price too[emoji16] Post a range report once you take it out.

Eric

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[Sevens]

I can tone down .40 to a more target kind of round. I’ve got a massive backlog of component bullets from all the years of handloading 10mm, and my supply of .40cal brass is enough to last me a few decades, I’ll bet. There’s really never been a better time for me to add .40cal pistols to my cache!

 

[gumpys]

I can tone down .40 to a more target kind of round. I’ve got a massive backlog of component bullets from all the years of handloading 10mm, and my supply of .40cal brass is enough to last me a few decades, I’ll bet. There’s really never been a better time for me to add .40cal pistols to my cache!

Yep definitely several pluses there lol. I don't blame you one bit . I honestly have so much in 9mm 357 and 45. Last thing I needed was to have to add 40 cal to the list lol.

Eric

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[Mike SC Hunter]

I think its rude ask what someone paid for an item unless the OP volunteers that information.

 

[Benton Quest]

I have a cousin to yours, the Tactical Forty. The Lew Horton CS guns are an interesting breed all their own.

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[SmithNut]

S&W ALSO MADE 1 AND ONLY 1 IN DAO. JP

And here it is....

I was able to add it to my collection many years ago, thanks to Jim...!!

 

[Erocksmash]

A pistol that I honestly never thought that I would own. This particular model is extremely rare, the master list that skjos maintains says that 185 were made. The double-stack frame looks basically like the PPC-9 but the slide contour and finish work at the muzzle end look more like the first run 845 Limited. S&W says it was born on June 20, 1996.

I haven’t shot it yet. Honestly haven’t had time to do almost anything outside of work this time of year, which is good... haha, it’s helping me cover what it cost.

It isn’t dead mint and it has been fired, which I’m thrilled with. If (somehow?!) I had come across the chance to buy a NIB/mint/unfired 4006 Limited, it would be worth too much and I wouldn’t want to shoot it. This one will make my next range day and plenty more after that.

Very nice sir, I've gotten rid of all my .40S&W guns with the acception of my shorty 40, tho she may see the chopping block in the 2020 year....

To bad they never made any 10mm PC guns ...

 

[Sevens]

I think its rude ask what someone paid for an item unless the OP volunteers that information.

I don’t really agree. If you haven’t shopped for some of these elite level handguns you may not have much frame of reference of where the market is. If you are actively seeking one and you see where someone just got a hold of one, naturally you’ll want to hear some numbers. If you happen to own one and you’ve considered letting it go, you might benefit from a current data point. So the question is relevant.

I think it would be rude to expect or demand a direct answer, but not rude to ask.

For me, in 2019, it was the right number. 2-3-4 years ago and I would have even paid more. My budget has changed in the last 1-2 years, as have my “wants.” I plan to sell this pistol... in about 25 years from now. And that is absolutely the truth.

 

[toddcfii]

And here it is....

I was able to add it to my collection many years ago, thanks to Jim...!!

Very cool gun but serious question: what makes it a 4006 Limited in DAO with fixed sights vice a Tactical 40 in DAO with a mag well?
Does the end label say the name? Are there any other differences in the three? Thanks.