4567 question

[45thumper]

It's been a while since I've posted here. A couple months ago I was perusing a local pawn shop and saw several third gen Smiths there. They had a 4516 that I tried to trade a 4506 for, but we couldn't come to an agreement, so it stayed there. They also a dirty, and well used 4567 there for a cheap price that I couldn't pass up. Truthfully, it was the first time I had ever heard of, or seen one, but I was totally enamoured with it. Anyhow, it came with a set of rubber hogue grips on it, and the sights are dead. I know it originally came with straight back grips, but I was never a fan of them, so I installed a set of curved back factory grips. I also replaced the bobbed hammer with a 4505 hammer. (Not a fan of the bobbed hammers either). I was wondering if there is a way to make it a decock only in place of the decock / safety like the 4006 TSW CHP model?

 

[Erocksmash]

There is a way, but the spring loaded decockers are probably the rarest 3rd gen part I've ever come across...

Then you have to have the slide milled for it....

 

[GaryS]

Numrich has a listing for a decocker only with spring under the Smith & Wesson Miscellaneous section. I don't know what models it was designed to fit other than maybe the CHP 4006TSW.

The problem is that it requires a milled hole in the slide for the decocker spring. I think only later guns, maybe post 2000 TSW guns, have that milled in from the factory. You'd have to find someone willing to mill that into your existing slide.

 

[Doc1500]

Contact BMCM a forum member here.
He redid my 4516-1 and changed the safety / decocker into a decocker only.
He does fantastic work.

 

[ACEd]

Numrich has a listing for a decocker only with spring under the Smith & Wesson Miscellaneous section. I don't know what models it was designed to fit other than maybe the CHP 4006TSW.

The problem is that it requires a milled hole in the slide for the decocker spring. I think only later guns, maybe post 2000 TSW guns, have that milled in from the factory. You'd have to find someone willing to mill that into your existing slide.

How would you be able to tell if your post 2000 TSW has the extra milled hold for spring?

 

[GaryS]

On my post 2000 3913TSW, I can flip down the safety lever and see the hole. This is on the left side of the slide.

How would you be able to tell if your post 2000 TSW has the extra milled hold for spring?