G-MAN Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 I'm thinking about getting a S&W 4006 to round out my semi-auto collection. I don't have a .40 and I figured I'd go with the pistol originally designed and chambered for this round.Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLH70 Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 I have a model 39 which is the great grand daddy to the 4006 IIRC?If it performs like my 39 you will be very pleased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 A nice looking gun, with a good reputation. If I owned an S&W semi-auto, this one would be a shooter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayPee Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 G-Man, I have owned three Smith M4006's, and was issued one by my employer in 1991. We fired the revolver transition course with it, which consisted of 1,260 rounds fired in two days. The ammo was full-bore WW Ranger LE 165 grain JHP. We would shoot them 300 rounds, wipe them out with rags and CLP, run a bore brush through them, lube them up with CLP and go for another 300 rounds. Nobody in my 14 man block of trainees had the slightest malfunction with any of our M4006's. I have likewise never had a failure to function in any of my privately owned 4006's, either. You cannot find a better .40 caliber pistol. Regrettably I can no longer tolerate the recoil of the .40 and have sold all of mine. jaypee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-MAN Posted February 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Well, I got it. I'll post some pics when it gets here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLH70 Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 It's about time someone besides Pablo bought a gun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 It's about time someone besides Pablo bought a gun! Heck YES!! Come on guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-MAN Posted March 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 The 4006 came in today. What a nice gun. Fit and finish inside and out every bit as good as SIG, IMHO. Someone has been shooting cast boolits through this booger because the barrel is heavily leaded. Got it soaking in Ballistol now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryinIN Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Cool. I'm not the biggest fan of the S&W DA autos (I don't hate 'em or anything; but I don't love 'em either) but would like to have a 4006 just for their historical significance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-MAN Posted March 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 I was a bit surprised at the size. It's really no bigger than my SIG P225. I was expecting it to be a big tank like my Ruger P95. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Wow - I would have expected larger as well. Did you get it from GB.com? Total?How is the trigger pull? I'm really liking my FN-P 45 trigger.I do like the price of .40 ammo!! Keep us posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-MAN Posted March 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Wow - I would have expected larger as well. Did you get it from GB.com? Total?How is the trigger pull? I'm really liking my FN-P 45 trigger.Don't get me wrong, the 4006 is still a big chunk of steel. In doing a closer comparison it is a littler larger than the P225--more like a Commander size 1911 (but with a wider slide and thicker grip)--but still smaller than what I was expecting. Definitely smaller than my Ruger P95.Trigger seems a bit odd and I'll reserve judgment until I get the gun to the range. The DA pull is great. The SA pull feels like a 2-stage trigger.I got it from GB. Total with shipping was $375. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 See - that's a GREAT deal on GB. Worth the hassle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-MAN Posted November 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Finally got to shoot the 4006 yesterday. It's a sweet shooting gun. At 25 yards from a semi-rest (on the hood of my friend's pickup) my first ten shots were all in a 6" circle. This was with WWB ammo. Trigger is gritty and after talking with JayPee he says it just needs a good tear down and cleaning to clear that up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLH70 Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 That is a fine looking gun, every time I see one I get the itch to buy one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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