S&W Model 4516 .45acp

[Redcoat3340]

I've got a 4513TSW and I'd bet my life on it. Infact, I do, it's one of my regular carry guns.
Handy size, just a tad thicker than my 3953 (also a carry gun) and 7 .45 "flying ashtrays." I had a member here slick it up and trigger is now smoooth, and put a FO on the front end. It carries quite comfortably in Don Hume 30-1 IWB.

 

[GaryS]

The 457 is a completely viable alternative for carry. Other than the blocky slide and plastic sights it's not a lot different (functionally) than a 4513.

I'm going to echo the other posters above. I owned a 4516-2 which functioned perfectly but proved to be too heavy. Sold it because I also own a TSW 4513. Finding 6 round mags has been problematic but I have several 7 and 8 round mags. I purchased a 457 coincidentally from the 4516 purchaser. I will be going to the range this week with the 457 and a HK 45c (my 2nd). Buy a 4516 to replace a 4566 or 4506 not as a viable carry gun due to weight issues. YMMV

 

[4506517]

Go with a Glock 30 or 30S.

It's actually a successful design that's still in production long after the 3rd gennies have been retired.

Now that's if you want a gun that works. If you want one to post about how much you wish it was still in production and how the factory "should" start producing them again, go with the 4516.

This entire part of the forum is dedicated to posts about how S & W "should" still be producing them.

 

[MDB1056]

Always keep your 4516's, whether 16, -1, or -2. Great guns. The -2 had improvements over all the priors. Yes too heavy for practical carry but excellent guns. 18 DAI wrote extensively about all of them in addition to the 457's, 4513 TSW, and even the elusive 4516-3. Sure miss that guy...

 

[mikerjf]

Had one of the rare DAO 4556's. Great gun, totally reliable, heavy. I just don't like the higher bore axis of the 3G's.

(My G30S went down the road too