Hello everyone..
One of the gun shops where I regularly go told me that they may have a very good used S&W 1006 coming in next week.
I have a soft spot for the 10 mm Auto but unfortunately I cannot find the right pistol I want in that chambering...full metal, DA/SA, double stack magazine capable to fire full house 10 mm Auto without cracking and with good Customer Service in case of need..
The Vltor Fortis should hit the market this Christmas but I do not want to jump on the wagon too soon..I want to wait 1 or 2 years to see how the pistol does and how the CS is.
With the 1006 I would not get the double stack magazine but it has all the remaining requisites.
So I need to know:
1) What is the fair price request for a 1006 in good conditions??
2) How is parts availability including magazines??? Is the pistol still officially supported by S&W?? I noticed that Midwayusa is out of stock for magazines and no backoorder possibility...there are any after market magazines out there?? Any after market bigger capacity than 9 rounds??
3) What are the sensitive areas/weak spot I have to look for?? Any particular series that I should avoid?? I heard that they are built like tanks and they are the toughest 10 mm pistols out there, better than the Colt Delta Elite (the DE had problem with frame cracking)...what is your take on that?? Is it true??
4) Is the 1006 capable to fire full specs 10 mm Auto without any problem whatsoever?? A decent diet of Double Tap, Buffalo Bore or Corbon is going to hurt it?? I do not want to use the pistol for target purpose regularly (I have other pistols for that) but once in a while have fun with full spec loads and keep the pistol on my side for "light" wildlife defense duty.
5) I plan to trade it later on if the Fortis turn out to be a good pistol, however I may keep it if the collector value is going to increase significantly in the future...do you think there is any chance of that??
Thanks!!!
Regards
One of the gun shops where I regularly go told me that they may have a very good used S&W 1006 coming in next week.
I have a soft spot for the 10 mm Auto but unfortunately I cannot find the right pistol I want in that chambering...full metal, DA/SA, double stack magazine capable to fire full house 10 mm Auto without cracking and with good Customer Service in case of need..
The Vltor Fortis should hit the market this Christmas but I do not want to jump on the wagon too soon..I want to wait 1 or 2 years to see how the pistol does and how the CS is.
With the 1006 I would not get the double stack magazine but it has all the remaining requisites.
So I need to know:
1) What is the fair price request for a 1006 in good conditions??
2) How is parts availability including magazines??? Is the pistol still officially supported by S&W?? I noticed that Midwayusa is out of stock for magazines and no backoorder possibility...there are any after market magazines out there?? Any after market bigger capacity than 9 rounds??
3) What are the sensitive areas/weak spot I have to look for?? Any particular series that I should avoid?? I heard that they are built like tanks and they are the toughest 10 mm pistols out there, better than the Colt Delta Elite (the DE had problem with frame cracking)...what is your take on that?? Is it true??
4) Is the 1006 capable to fire full specs 10 mm Auto without any problem whatsoever?? A decent diet of Double Tap, Buffalo Bore or Corbon is going to hurt it?? I do not want to use the pistol for target purpose regularly (I have other pistols for that) but once in a while have fun with full spec loads and keep the pistol on my side for "light" wildlife defense duty.
5) I plan to trade it later on if the Fortis turn out to be a good pistol, however I may keep it if the collector value is going to increase significantly in the future...do you think there is any chance of that??
Thanks!!!
Regards
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