845

[BEGINNER]

Hi all
I am new to the form and like what i see there is alot of goog stuff here
I recently bought a 845 not knowing what i really had
I bought it thinking it was an 945 performancenter gunto just finding out it is an 845 it is brand new but from what i see the have not made them since 1998 or so the sereial number is very low .How can I find out more about
Can any one help

 

[Badkarma 1]

An 845?!

Hi BEGINNER, and welcome to the forum!
You have a very rare bird there! The 845 was Smiths first attempt at building a target .45 and frankly I didn't think any made it out to the public. If I were you I'd call S&W and ask to talk to Mr. Roy Jinks, he's the companys' historian and should be able to give some info on it.
According to my Blue Book of Gun Values it was called the Model 845 Bullseye, was produced for Lew Horton and the last MSR was $1,496
Happy Holidays. Dale

 

[BUFF]

There were 2 different variants of the Model 845, according to the SCS&W III. Both were Performance Center products.

One is known as the Model 845 .45 Limited. Made from 1995 to 1997. First s/n was MPC00XX. They are not marked with their model number. Sold through Lew Horton. I have one of them. My s/n is slightly over 300, so there were likely at least 300 of them.

The other was the Model 845 of 1988, which was marked on the slide. S/N scheme was SDNXXXX. 150 made.

Very nice pistols. You don't see them very often.

 

[Babalooie]

One of our members, Grinder, is pretty knowledgeable about 845's. Try sending him a PM. IMHO he's an expert on the subject.

 

[hberttmank]

Beginner, welcome to the forum and congratulations. The 845 is a fantastic shooter and very well made.

 

[505Gibbs]

Hang on to your find - they are a very neat S&W pistol which isn't seen very often.
I have one from the 1st batch and it isn't going anywhere! It is S/N MPC0391. Don't know if they were all consecutive or not.
Made for Lew horton from '95-'97.

 

[BEGINNER]

Thanks everyone .Finally i get some good luck by the sounds of it .
There were 2 of them the other was lazer eched "TARGET CHAMPIAN"
The story from the dealer were I got it was before s&w sold out to the new company they sold the old stash guns the had put away. I may be able to get my hands on the other one as well.Also my s/n WPC00XX if that makes a differance