45XX frame question

[gunhobbit]

This thread: http://smith-wessonforum.com/smith-...70-dr-frankengun-take-me-your-laboratory.html has me wondering. But didn't want to invest in parts yet.

Can I slap a 4506 slide assembly on a 4586 and have a DAO auto with a "full length" slide? Or am I stuck with the more Commander-like slide on the '86?

Enquiring minds want to know.

 

[handgunner356]

The slide will not match up on the pre-TSW guns because the DAO slides are longer at the rear. It may go on and actually work but it won't look right.