Another 645 or a 5906 for back up

[AZ Shooter]

I'm taking my 645 to Nelson Ford this week. I happened upon another 645 and a 5906 in the last week.
I am planning on the 645 as a carry gun, but should I keep the second 645 for it's back up? I also acquired a 5906. I could use this as a back up gun to the 645.
Now I don't want to have a trigger job done on a gun that is "merchandise" for obvious reasons.
I don't like the short grip on the 4516 so that model is out. The size and weight question is irrelivant to me; I frequently carry two Smith N frame revolvers.
The other 645 would offer magazine interchangeability, but the 5906 has the high capacity magazine.
I don't like little guns as backups as I think that in a desperate situation, your primary has malfuncitoned or you got injured and lost it, you really don't need a tiny gun that is much harder to shoot accurately than your primary.
So there is the quandry: two identical guns or two different guns but the same manual of operations.

 

[AZ Shooter]

I'm taking my 645 to Nelson Ford this week. I happened upon another 645 and a 5906 in the last week.
I am planning on the 645 as a carry gun, but should I keep the second 645 for it's back up? I also acquired a 5906. I could use this as a back up gun to the 645.
Now I don't want to have a trigger job done on a gun that is "merchandise" for obvious reasons.
I don't like the short grip on the 4516 so that model is out. The size and weight question is irrelivant to me; I frequently carry two Smith N frame revolvers.
The other 645 would offer magazine interchangeability, but the 5906 has the high capacity magazine.
I don't like little guns as backups as I think that in a desperate situation, your primary has malfuncitoned or you got injured and lost it, you really don't need a tiny gun that is much harder to shoot accurately than your primary.
So there is the quandry: two identical guns or two different guns but the same manual of operations.

 

[brianc]

I carry two 4506-1 no ammo mix up!

 

[ocjimmy]

You generally answered your own question. Or... you can get another 5906 and alternate days...

OK, the bottom line is that you should try it with what you have and when another 645 comes up (and if I don't snatch it first) grab it. While the 5906's can be had for around $300.00 used, why not grab another of those too.

I don't know if I made any sense, but I'm sure it made some to somebody.

Jim

 

[shawn mccarver]

Originally posted by AZ Shooter:
I'm taking my 645 to Nelson Ford this week. I happened upon another 645 and a 5906 in the last week.
I am planning on the 645 as a carry gun, but should I keep the second 645 for it's back up? I also acquired a 5906. I could use this as a back up gun to the 645.
Now I don't want to have a trigger job done on a gun that is "merchandise" for obvious reasons.
I don't like the short grip on the 4516 so that model is out. The size and weight question is irrelivant to me; I frequently carry two Smith N frame revolvers.
The other 645 would offer magazine interchangeability, but the 5906 has the high capacity magazine.
I don't like little guns as backups as I think that in a desperate situation, your primary has malfuncitoned or you got injured and lost it, you really don't need a tiny gun that is much harder to shoot accurately than your primary.
So there is the quandry: two identical guns or two different guns but the same manual of operations.

I say a pair of 645s. Although a supremely great 9mm, the 5906 is still a 9mm, and I prefer the .45. Besides, you have to love a gun that was designed by Tommy Campbell and the guys there at S&W and was/is so reliable it will feed ANYTHING, including empty cases! I would not have expected anything less from a company that used to build the Model 52, designed from the get-go to feed 38 special full wadcutters (notice how other companies have all sorts of difficulties getting their pistols to feed ball or semi-wadcutter?).

 

[AZ Shooter]

A pair of 645's it is!
Though I may keep the 5906 anyway.....