S&W 4006 question for the experts

[NorthGeorgiaHunter]

I have a 4006 that has been a safe queen for probably 12-15 years. I get her out recently and fire her. I forgot how nice the Gen 3 Smith's are! This old girl is a chuck of steel! It feels good in the hand, is very controllable and recoil is light. I got interested enough to dig out the original box. Under the features label it says "Heavy Barrel." Does anyone know if this was an option? It was a gift to me from my wife so I didn't pick it out.

Thanks!

 

[Robbins290]

Got a pic of the box?

 

[rcmodel]

Was the box checked that says heavy barrel?

Most likely not.

They used the same box labels on the center-fire auto pistols as they used on the Model 41 .22 target pistol.

One of the options on it was a heavy barrel.

All the centerfire pistols came with standard barrels for that model.

rc

 

[NorthGeorgiaHunter]

 

[NorthGeorgiaHunter]

 

[Robbins290]

Some reason the pics are not showing up

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

When you get the pictures to show up I'd be interested to see them. This has come up before. Their older revolvers, particularly the M&P/Model 10s, had both tapered ("skinny") and heavy barrels. I see no way that there can be a "heavy barrel" option for this model. A heavy barrel is larger in diameter than standard. The barrel of this pistol cannot be made bigger without also making the slide bigger.

 

[NorthGeorgiaHunter]

Gentlemen, I thought that I had a photo of the box label uploaded but I can't seem to get it to work. The label has several bits of info on it including model number, product number, caliber, finish and features. Under the features it reads: Heavy BBL.

Sorry for the lack of a photo. I got frustrated trying to load it. I'm curious about the designation, but it's not important enough for me to spend an hour trying to upload a photo.
Thanks for your interest!

 

[Walt Sherrill]

I poured through the most recent Fjestad Blue Book, and there's no mention of any 4006 with a heavy barrel (as an option or otherwise.) The do mention a model with 3 1/2" barrel, while the standard seems to be 4". The Blue Book is NOT a S&W reference document, so it's clearly NOT definitive -- but it is sometimes a great source of info.

A quick visit to the Smith & Wesson forum -- I go there from time to time with technical issues -- should get you an answer. The folks there KNOW their S&W semi-autos.

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[NorthGeorgiaHunter]

Thank you Walt. I'm simply curious about the designation. I have a renewed interest in the steel s&w pistols. I recently acquired a 1006 and a 1066! I love the 10mm cartridge!

 

[Devonai]

The S&W 3rd Gen pistol and the 10mm Auto cartridge are the greatest combo since peanut butter and jelly.