Oleg Volk
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What is your impression of the gun?
Does anyone here shoot S&W 1006?
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AndABeer
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I have one, but I mostly shoot it's frame decocker brother the 1026. It is tank tough and tank heavy as well. But this does help tame the recoil of the stiffest handloads and the nice long sight radius makes it easy to shoot accurately. Little loose in the fit, but this does not seem to effect how well it puts em where you want them. I don't care for slide mounted safeties and the DA pull on the 1026 is shorter and smoother on my examples at least. Also the palm swell grip available for the frame decockers feels a whole lot better in my hand than either the arched or straight grip available for the '06.
EddieCoyle
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I have a bunch of 3rd Gen S&W autos including a 1006. Like AndABeer said, it is rock-solid and anvil-heavy as well as accurate. Mine has also been 100% dependable - I learned reloading on the 10mm cartridge, and my 1006 was able to digest every god-awful thing I could stuff into the magazine.
I love mine. Bought it secondhand from someone on the 10mm forum after lusting over the S&W *06 series for some time, and glad I did. It is, as mentioned, very solid. It's a bit heavier than my fullsized Kimber 1911 .45 ACP. I've only run a couple hundred rounds through it and have had no hiccups I can remember. I keep it as a nightstand gun (I put the D-E back in the safe) with DoubleTaps in it.
Magnumite
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Sorry, had to edit. Error! I was thinking 4006.
Devonai
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I had one, I had to sell it for financial reasons. I will buy another when I'm rich and famous.
The 1006 is a tank and made the Winchester Silvertip 155-grainers into pussycats.
The 1006 is a tank and made the Winchester Silvertip 155-grainers into pussycats.
MadMercS55
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Had one about 3yrs ago. Put about 700rnds of full power 10mm through it using a Wolff XP recoil spring just to be safe since I did buy it used. Cost of ammo at the time got to me, so I sold it to a friend. He still has it and to my knowledge no problems at all. It's his only pistol and he carries it alot. I do plan on getting another one if I can locate one nearby in Near-new condition. It's pretty much my favorite 10mm.
Ohen Cepel
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It's one of those "should have bought" pistols. They were really cheap years ago when I was in GA but I passed. Mistake.
Love the 10mm and another pistol for it wouldn't hurt
Love the 10mm and another pistol for it wouldn't hurt
Gixerman1000
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My 1006 and 1026 have been flawless, they are big and heavy but they are very well built, smooth and accurate shooters.
JMag
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I love mine; my favorite 10mm.
+1 to most of what's been posted.
I do not find it too heavy to carry; I carry mine in a Milt Sparks Versa-Max II built for my S&W Sigma which holds it well and distributes the weight extremely well.
Mine shoots ANYTHING. I nicknamed mine "Sherman" as in Sherman Tank, because "Brick" as in Brick Sh**house" was harder to explain with a straight face. If I have a questionable load, I'll run it through this pistol. I believe I could load sticks and gravel in the mags and it would still shoot. I put a recoil buffer in it and shot the heck out of it. When I finaly took it apart to clean it, the largest pat of the buffer was between the barrel & the top of the slide. I don't know how long it had been there, but it just kept shooting.
Sam
I do not find it too heavy to carry; I carry mine in a Milt Sparks Versa-Max II built for my S&W Sigma which holds it well and distributes the weight extremely well.
Mine shoots ANYTHING. I nicknamed mine "Sherman" as in Sherman Tank, because "Brick" as in Brick Sh**house" was harder to explain with a straight face. If I have a questionable load, I'll run it through this pistol. I believe I could load sticks and gravel in the mags and it would still shoot. I put a recoil buffer in it and shot the heck out of it. When I finaly took it apart to clean it, the largest pat of the buffer was between the barrel & the top of the slide. I don't know how long it had been there, but it just kept shooting.
Sam
Parker Dean
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I don't have one only because I let my friend have first crack at the last one I saw. Nevertheless I get to shoot it a lot and the 1006 is in my next-to-buy category.
About the only downside we noticed compared to a 1911 is the trigger. It brought understanding to the term "crunchenticker". The stock DA pull is enough to affect first shot accuracy and would take more practice to overcome than I can get with someone else's gun. Either that or a trigger job. Probably both
I also like the ramped barrel when shooting with hot loads. I haven't had a problem with my RZ but I can see where the chamber support on the bottom is less than would be nice.
About the only downside we noticed compared to a 1911 is the trigger. It brought understanding to the term "crunchenticker". The stock DA pull is enough to affect first shot accuracy and would take more practice to overcome than I can get with someone else's gun. Either that or a trigger job. Probably both
I also like the ramped barrel when shooting with hot loads. I haven't had a problem with my RZ but I can see where the chamber support on the bottom is less than would be nice.
Michael Zeleny
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MachIVshooter
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IMO, the 3rd gen. S&W pistols are the best DA autoloaders ever built, bar none. Durable, reliable, accurate, aesthetically pleasing, good fit and there are variations to accomodate any need. Since there are essentially only 3 frames (39, 59/40 and 10/45), holster makers have been able to accomodate all the 3rd gens with just about any carry configuration one can imagine.
If I had to choose only one handgun for all purposes, it would be my 1006.
If I had to choose only one handgun for all purposes, it would be my 1006.
Oleg, do a search on here for 4506 and read some of my comments. Most of them will apply to both the 4506 and 1006, especially the negative ones. Long story short:
Pro: the gun is reliable as heck, recoil is soft, accuracy is acceptable.
Con: the ergonmics leave a lot to be desired, high barrel axis and lots of flip, huge and heavy.
If you can live with the cons (and the big one is the general ergos, which are all subjective), it is a great gun. I have handled a 1006, and I far prefer my G20. Glock somehow manages to make a 10mm doublestack mag acceptable, while the 1006's grip just seems enormous. But again, this is subjective. Try it and see.
Mike
Pro: the gun is reliable as heck, recoil is soft, accuracy is acceptable.
Con: the ergonmics leave a lot to be desired, high barrel axis and lots of flip, huge and heavy.
If you can live with the cons (and the big one is the general ergos, which are all subjective), it is a great gun. I have handled a 1006, and I far prefer my G20. Glock somehow manages to make a 10mm doublestack mag acceptable, while the 1006's grip just seems enormous. But again, this is subjective. Try it and see.
Mike
nyresq
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I have a 1066 (4.2" barrel version of 1006) and carried it on duty for four years before agency regs changed and no longer allowed it. I still have it and love shooting it. I had the S&W performance center do a trigger job on it and spring load the safety decocker so it only acts as a decocker now and can't be left on safety by accident. the gun runs flawless and has several thousand rounds of full power silvertips through it with several thousand more of blazer full power loads with never a jam. the federal hydrashocks are downloaded and will sometimes fail to lock back the slide or stove pipe due to the lower power, but full power loads will keep chugging along.
I had a 1006 but sold it and bought the 1066 new in the box. I didn't find the extra 3 quarters of an inch was worth the weight and ergonomic trade off to the shorter barrel.
they are getting hard to find in new condition and if you find one they are starting to go up in price, so if you have a line on a good deal, take it. even just for an investment it will pay off in a year or two when the prices keep climbing. I bought my 1066 new in the box in 2000 from a dealer who had one sitting in the shop collecting dust for under $550. I saw one the other day online used for $700...
still a great gun in a great caliber.
I had a 1006 but sold it and bought the 1066 new in the box. I didn't find the extra 3 quarters of an inch was worth the weight and ergonomic trade off to the shorter barrel.
they are getting hard to find in new condition and if you find one they are starting to go up in price, so if you have a line on a good deal, take it. even just for an investment it will pay off in a year or two when the prices keep climbing. I bought my 1066 new in the box in 2000 from a dealer who had one sitting in the shop collecting dust for under $550. I saw one the other day online used for $700...
still a great gun in a great caliber.
15 years ago, Smith & Wesson set the standard for reliability and durability in 10mm, when they introduced the 10x6 series of pistols. You can find 10's lighter and cheaper, but you cannot find one designed and built better.
Get one while you still can find them.
Get one while you still can find them.
Oleg:
My 1006 has been nothing but reliable with every 10mm load I've fired through it and has been VERY accurate with most of them. It's scarily accurate with a few. I'll skip the obligatory pic, but mine sports fixed Novak tritiums.
The 1006 was built to handle thousands of rounds of full-throttle 10mm ammo. If you're inclined to do so, you can up the recoil spring poundage a bit for the hot loads with a Wolff XP spring. (Ditto for the mag springs).
Coronach makes a good point about the ergos of Smith's 3rd Gen grips. Some characterized the feel of gripping the large-framed 45XXs & 10XXs as like holding a 2x4. While much depends on your particular hand size, Smith made 3 interchangable black derilin grips for these guns.
The one that fit me best is the "palm-swell" model that has a semi-arched back-strap. Not so thin across as the others, it "fills" my (large) hand better. Although intended for the frame-mounted decocker models (1076 & 1026), it'll fit the 1006 too.
If you get the chance to snag a 1006 in "excellent-condition" or better, jump on it.
Hope this helps.
My 1006 has been nothing but reliable with every 10mm load I've fired through it and has been VERY accurate with most of them. It's scarily accurate with a few. I'll skip the obligatory pic, but mine sports fixed Novak tritiums.
The 1006 was built to handle thousands of rounds of full-throttle 10mm ammo. If you're inclined to do so, you can up the recoil spring poundage a bit for the hot loads with a Wolff XP spring. (Ditto for the mag springs).
Coronach makes a good point about the ergos of Smith's 3rd Gen grips. Some characterized the feel of gripping the large-framed 45XXs & 10XXs as like holding a 2x4. While much depends on your particular hand size, Smith made 3 interchangable black derilin grips for these guns.
The one that fit me best is the "palm-swell" model that has a semi-arched back-strap. Not so thin across as the others, it "fills" my (large) hand better. Although intended for the frame-mounted decocker models (1076 & 1026), it'll fit the 1006 too.
If you get the chance to snag a 1006 in "excellent-condition" or better, jump on it.
Hope this helps.
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