Hey guys, my buddy just picked up a 645 at a gun shoe yesterday and was curious as to what year it was born. The serial starts with TBB57***. Any idea what year this beauty left the factory?
I would guess June or July of 1987. An e-mail to S&W might get closer results. Any chance he has the original box?
Hey guys, my buddy just picked up a 645 at a gun shoe yesterday and was curious as to what year it was born. The serial starts with TBB57***. Any idea what year this beauty left the factory?
Tell your buddy to load some 185 grain Nosler JHP at 1000 fps. Very accurate in my gun. Great old gun.
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I just picked one up (wasn't cheap) but...it was totally worth every penny! It came in the original box will all papers, plastic, cleaning kit, etc in the original box. A literal time capsule! Oh, and the serial # on mine is TAZ5*86... Sonny Crockett's screen used was TAS7586 (one letter and one number difference is pretty cool). The Standard Catalog, 5th ed., shows both TAZ and TBB prefixes to be 1987. The product registration card with mine has a date of "060187" stamped on it and the “Full One-Year Warranty” card has a handwritten date of "8-22-1987” which I am guessing was the date of purchase and thus the date from which the one-year full warranty started. I am sending in a letter request for this soon and will update.I would guess June or July of 1987. An e-mail to S&W might get closer results. Any chance he has the original box?
Every firearm is a rule unto itself, so you may need to try several brands to find what your particular Model 645 likes best. I do think that modern JHP ammo is far better than the stuff of the 1970's to early 2000's. With bullets like the HST, Gold Dot, Ranger T and Remington's Golden Saber, +P velocity is not necessary for reliable expansion, especially when fired through a 5 inch barrel.What defensive ammo brand/grain/+P does the 645 seem to like best? I run HST, Gold dot, critical duty, and Winchester Ranger T (when I can find it!) in my other caliber Smiths but I am fairly new to the .45 acp. Anything the 645 does not do well with? Thanks in advance!
I haven’t really shot any ammo in mine that displayed horrible accuracy. That includes handloads with 230grn coated HC bullets through the various generic 230grn factory ammo.What defensive ammo brand/grain/+P does the 645 seem to like best? I run HST, Gold dot, critical duty, and Winchester Ranger T (when I can find it!) in my other caliber Smiths but I am fairly new to the .45 acp. Anything the 645 does not do well with? Thanks in advance!