I have a question concerning my 4506-1.

[djh1765]

Hello guys:

I have not had the opportunity to get to the range since picking up my 4506-1 so I have a question.

(1) If you have the de-cocker lever in the de-cock position and you put the clip in place and chamber a round. Is the gun still in the safety position?

(2) Is it better to chamber a round with the de-cocker in the down position or is it better to chamber a round with the de-cocker in the up position and then go to the down (de-cock position) after chambering a round?

(3) I am sure it will but I want to confirm it here on the forum. Will a 4506 8 round clip fit a 4506-1?

I trust someone can answer my questions and you don't think they are dumb but this is my first Smith & Wesson Auto pistol.

By the way I can already tell I am really going to like this gun.

djh

 

[djh1765]

Hello guys:

I have not had the opportunity to get to the range since picking up my 4506-1 so I have a question.

(1) If you have the de-cocker lever in the de-cock position and you put the clip in place and chamber a round. Is the gun still in the safety position?

(2) Is it better to chamber a round with the de-cocker in the down position or is it better to chamber a round with the de-cocker in the up position and then go to the down (de-cock position) after chambering a round?

(3) I am sure it will but I want to confirm it here on the forum. Will a 4506 8 round clip fit a 4506-1?

I trust someone can answer my questions and you don't think they are dumb but this is my first Smith & Wesson Auto pistol.

By the way I can already tell I am really going to like this gun.

djh

 

[ShelbyV8]

I usually chamber the first round with the safety on after cleaning, on the range I just reload. If the safety is in the down position it is safe. It can be done either way. All the 8 round magazines will interchange, even the 645.

 

[djh1765]

Thank you,ShelbyV8.

You answered my questions. Better to be sure then sorry later.

djh

 

[wheelgun1958]

you put the clip in place

Magazine.

 

[shawn mccarver]

Originally posted by djh1765:
Hello guys:

I have not had the opportunity to get to the range since picking up my 4506-1 so I have a question.

(1) If you have the de-cocker lever in the de-cock position and you put the clip in place and chamber a round. Is the gun still in the safety position?

(2) Is it better to chamber a round with the de-cocker in the down position or is it better to chamber a round with the de-cocker in the up position and then go to the down (de-cock position) after chambering a round?

(3) I am sure it will but I want to confirm it here on the forum. Will a 4506 8 round clip fit a 4506-1?

I trust someone can answer my questions and you don't think they are dumb but this is my first Smith & Wesson Auto pistol.

By the way I can already tell I am really going to like this gun.

djh

1. If the safety lever is still down it is in "safety position."

2. Depends. Neither method is dangerous. The owner's manual would recommend having the safety on (down). Many users leave it up and decock. Just keep your finger off the trigger.

3. Yes.

Not to be nit picky, but it is not a "clip." It is a magazine. Clips hold ammo (like the clips for the M1 Garand, but they do not have a spring forcing the cartridges to the top of the magazine tube. If it has a spring, it is technically a "magazine" and not a "clip."

 

[djh1765]

Shawn McCarver:

Thank you for the correction. I knew it was a magazine; I don't know why I put clip.

What a dummy I am.

Thanks for answering my questions.

djh

 

[shawn mccarver]

Originally posted by djh1765:
Shawn McCarver:

Thank you for the correction. I knew it was a magazine; I don't know why I put clip.

What a dummy I am.

Thanks for answering my questions.

djh

Not at all - you are not a dummy. You had good questions, and we all try to help one another with proper terminolgy and so forth. Only trying to be helpful!