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1. Does anyone have a Smith & Wesson 639? If so, can you post your experiences with it, plus a few photos if you have them?
2. Which is generally regarded as being better, the 659 or 5906? What were the improvements in the new model? I have both and they seem to shoot very similarly. Both are very dependable, slightly boxy; the 5906 has a way better sighting system, but the grips seem to be a bit cheaper. Was there supposed to be a performance difference?
3. Does the 559 have any special collector's value? I had one of these originally and sold it. Now I wonder if it might have some collector's value because I never see them around, or for sale. Does anyone have one of these guns?
4. Why did the 645 and the 4506 never sell better than they did? I have owned two 659s and one 5906 and one 645, and all three pistols had superlative double action triggers and could fire anything I could cram into the chamber. I can see why people might prefer the cocked and locked feature of a 1911, but the 1911s cost substantially more than the double action version of these guns.
5. Does anyone has a Smith & Wesson 1911 model? How reliable are they out of the box compared to the double-action 645/4506 models?
If anyone has any other observations on S&W autoloaders, feel free to chime in. And I'd love to see any photos.
Thanks!
2. Which is generally regarded as being better, the 659 or 5906? What were the improvements in the new model? I have both and they seem to shoot very similarly. Both are very dependable, slightly boxy; the 5906 has a way better sighting system, but the grips seem to be a bit cheaper. Was there supposed to be a performance difference?
3. Does the 559 have any special collector's value? I had one of these originally and sold it. Now I wonder if it might have some collector's value because I never see them around, or for sale. Does anyone have one of these guns?
4. Why did the 645 and the 4506 never sell better than they did? I have owned two 659s and one 5906 and one 645, and all three pistols had superlative double action triggers and could fire anything I could cram into the chamber. I can see why people might prefer the cocked and locked feature of a 1911, but the 1911s cost substantially more than the double action version of these guns.
5. Does anyone has a Smith & Wesson 1911 model? How reliable are they out of the box compared to the double-action 645/4506 models?
If anyone has any other observations on S&W autoloaders, feel free to chime in. And I'd love to see any photos.
Thanks!