My very first handgun was a Smith and Wesson Model 59, which I bought in 1987. A true classic, the Model 59 was the first double stack pistol manufactured in the United States. I loved that handgun, and I am sorry that I don’t own it any longer. It was lost to me during my 1997 divorce from my first wife.
When the 4506 came out, I bought one from a guy that was selling guns out of his house. That thing was a heavy brick. The issue that I had with the third generation Smiths was that sometimes you would pull the trigger and nothing would happen. The safety is off, there is a magazine in the well, but pulling the trigger doesn’t do anything- the hammer stayed back.
I never did figure out why it would occasionally do that. It was the reason why I changed my daily carry gun to the Sig Sauer 226 in 1990.
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Slow Joe Crow · June 16, 2025 at 11:55 am
Was this just your 4506 or all Third Gen pistols? I’d like to have one, but if this is an issue I can satisfy my old wonder nine itch with a Ruger P Series
Divemedic · June 16, 2025 at 6:52 pm
It happened with me on two different 3rd gen Smiths.
EN2 SS · June 17, 2025 at 7:19 am
My first pistol was a 357 ‘L’ frame S&W. Did considerable reloading to feed it. Damn I miss that one.
And yes, I carried it in a shoulder holster, only way I could reasonably conceal it.
Vlad the non-Impaler · June 17, 2025 at 1:11 pm
Family member bought on of those shit 45s. This was after an extended range session shooting one of my 1911s.
I didn’t bother to ask why they bought a used POS over the slightly higher priced 1911. Because it was cheap that’s why!
Why pay more for a good 1911 when you can blow money on a paperweight. 🙄🙄
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