Smith & Wesson 4506 Pistol Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2019
- Here is a forgotten about semi-auto pistol from a whole family of 3rd Generation Semi-auto pistols by S&W. These and others from that family have kinda gotten lost since the "Glock Craze" and popularity of other polymer pistols like M&P's, Springfields, Rugers, and etc.. S&W's entire 3rd generation of semi's are really great guns, and deserve a look from anyone in the market for reasonably priced, high capacity semi-auto pistols.
Check it out and I hope you enjoy.
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The 3rd generation Smith semi-autos were some of the finest pistols ever made.
You got that right.
3rd generation Smith & Wesson pistols are what I feel are the peak of S&W quality, ingenuity, and craftsmanship. S&W’s modern day &P series of handguns don’t hold a candle to 3rd Gen. your 4506 is absolutely beautiful! Thank you for review and video!
Thank you. These 3rd Gen Semi's are both beautiful and reliable. I really like the M&P's too. My M&P 45 is still one of my favorites.
I still have mine that I bought in 1988 or thereabouts. I put Hogue grips on it and it has probably only had a hundred rounds or so through it. Its a beautiful weapon.
Wow. That's great, but you have a lot self control that I do. I think I put 250 rounds through mine the first time out.
3rd Gen 4506 with Rosewood grips and 3 magazines in that nice, sturdy S&W box, that's a thing of beauty.
Man, I love that freakin' gun...!
Great video! S&W Gen 3 in any caliber are just like their revolver counterparts. Works of art. The run was cut short by the polymer framed striker fired phenomenon but in the proper hands, you will never be under armed. They are frighteningly accurate in any caliber. Thanks.
They are. Agreed.....
I own two a 4506 and a 4506-1 and they are great guns. I also have the 1006 which is the 10mm version of the 4506-1. Great video Sir.
Thank you Mr. Hatfield. I'd like to get a 1006, but prices are a bit extreme now.
@@mr2275cur I bought mine back in 1990's. I have been enjoying your channel and subscribed. You deserve way more because you have a great collection and know what your talking about.
@@michaelhatfield3430 Thank you Sir...
Beautiful S&W..the grips are awesome!!!
Thank you...
Someone who loves S&W as much as I do!
That's right. S&W makes some great guns, and these are AWESOME...
I just picked (26 May 2022) up the gun that came out just before yours. S&W 645 mine was only made for 3 years 1985 to 1988 all stainless to include the back strap from what I remember the s&w 3906 very Similar only in 9mm.
thanks for sharing yours
Thank you for watching. The 645 is the gun I set out to buy until I saw this 4506. I liked both, but the 4506 just felt better in hand.
@@mr2275cur it’s a pleasure to watch your videos we have similar interest. I just can’t keep up with your collection 🤣 take care stay safe
@@Bowdoins LOL...! Thank you Mr. Patrick. I've done fairly well accumulating my collection. I stress patience and persistence, and staying within one's budget when buying for your collection. I believe in those measures and try to remain disciplined to them. It's served me well. It'll work for you too when you decide to add something. I'd like to see your collection. Enjoy this Memorial Day Weekend my friend.
I love this gun! I had carried one for years and never had a problem with it. I wish I can find another like that.
You have a beautiful collection and great taste in firearms. Really enjoy your channel.
Thank you Sir...
Have a good shape, but, lightly scratched and scuffed 4506-1 with the large “tank” protected tar adjustable sites. Love it. Love what you did to this wood grips, my Man!!! Good on ya!
Thank you Sir.
I own several 3rd Gen S&W pistols and they're awesome...In fact my CCW piece I carry in my car is a 4014 chambered in .40 S&W.
I love too. I had an early 5906 that was identical to my 4506. I was thinking about adding a 4006 too But the 5906 frame size didn't fit my hands very well, so I sold the it, and decided not to buy the 4006 either.
Excellent pistol. I have 10 of the 3rd gens. Including 5 of the 45s
Man, that's awesome. Which ones do you have?
Great video, New subscriber to your channel and have commented before. Only one thing. I wish you had never mentioned DW. Cause all I hear now is him talking. Well I'm a big fan so I don't mind. One of my favourites from him is Devil in a blue dress. Thank you for posting.
NOTE: Actually this is a good open OR Concealed Carry gun. Yes it's length is 7 1/8" inches.and weighs a hefty 42 ounces. But! My Springfield XO Tactical (fulsized) is longer at 7 3/3 (almost 8 incs)! And although lighter at 32 oz. if you have a good strong belt buckle and holster, no one even knows you're carrying! Because it ALL Depends on HOW you Position your gun on your Body! Now carrying a 7" or 8" barrel gun (with a length of 11" or 13" inches total!) could be very challenging.
I totally agree Sir.
Gorgeous gun. Thanks for the charming nostalgia.
Charming.?? LOL... That's funny. Thank you.
I have an airsoft replica not what I would of chosen out right probably would have gone for a 1911 but I got it at a collectable fair for 20bucks happy I did sexy looking gun
@@ianashby1449 Oh yeah...
An absolute beautiful pistol. Love the 3rd gen. I have the model 4566 & 410.
Enjoyed the video. 👍
Thanks Sir. I grew up with a guy nicknamed Cornbread.
@@mr2275cur you from Alabama?
@@cornbread6616 No, but close. Georgia or Jaw-ga as we use to say back in t he day...LOL
Nice weapon. I love the 3rd generation No 4506 but I have it's cousin the 645. I also have a 4513 4566 4586 and my edc a CS-45. As you can tell plastic guns need not apply 😉
Nice review, Big Swoll58. I purchased one of these new in the late 1980s and it was a very nice range shooter and nightstand gun. Mine only had a few hundred rounds through it when I traded it to a gun broker a couple of years ago. I must confess I sometimes wish I'd kept it.
Yeah, it's funny how that works isn't. I sold the first handgun I ever bought (Taurus 689 VR) after owning it for 25 years. It was a beautiful SS .357 magnum revolver. The very next day afterwards, I wish I had it back. But, I've made it my goal to replace it with another one just for nostalgia sake.. So now I'm looking. You should do the same. You Only Live Once (YOLO)...!
They are one of pistols that were overlooked I had on1992 or 93 it was one fine pistol accurate sw quality hang on to it sir
Yeah, I probably will; at least for a while. I'm going to make a point to shoot it more too. Thanks for watching.
love my 4506 . got mine setup to run 45 super in it . wish they would bring back the 3rd gen guns .
Yeah, me too. But I doubt it will ever happen. They're selling too many polymer guns now. I'm not familiar with .45 super. Is it just a slightly longer version of .45 acp?
@@mr2275cur no its the same size . just got more power . be like a 45 +p+ . only change needed is 20 to 24 pound recoil springs .
@@ron4hunting Okay. Thanks.
Great vid sir. My two brothers and I bought one of these each way back when and I prize it. This gun is used in many many movies because of the great look of the 4506. Unfortunately , airport security took my three factory mags when I accidentally left them in my suitcase. I don't understand why they consider mags to be weapons and dangerous on their own but they are gone. After market mags have never worked as well as the original mags.
Great gun and you have a good eye sir!!
Thank you Sir... Man, I wiuld be pissed. But unfortunately common sense is not a common practice. Check eBay and Gunbroker for original mags if you want to replace them. PS; don't leave them your checked baggage again... 😂
@@mr2275cur I won't, ever again. I worked for a gov for a long time so Im not sure why I expected common sense at that airport.
@@dirkaminimo4836 I'm laughing and shaking my head at same time. I know you're pissed off about it. Brighter days my friend; brighter days...
@@mr2275cur Im trying to keep hope alive but its just that life is so shite now a days. Crazy times my friend
@@dirkaminimo4836 It is...! But, let us good men be the difference, and lead the change...! Take Care My Friend.
I wish S&W would bring back the old autos, i think they are the best looking Autos you can get.
Also of note.......When you pull the SA trigger I could see the "creep".
I'm so accustomed to shooting DA, that SA creep doesn't bother me at all, so long as it is consistent from shot to shot.
Dully noted. I'm gonna have to go back and check it again. I feel the same an youi do about that too.
Nice, I'm not into autos for the most part anymore but I like the autos from Smith mainly the ones that this one came from like the Models 39, 52 maybe, and another one. There was a 38 wadcutter, a single stack 9mm and a double stack 9mm that were blued or nickel and they made a stainless one early on and those are so nice. This is nice too, I just like originals best, but that's nice. My dad had a stainless Smith double stack 9mm that didn't have the same style of sights, it had the more simple plain sights and no hammer spur. I believe it's the same gun used in Reservoir Dogs by the gang. Same safety and you can uncock the gun with the safety. Looks nice man, I like the wood on guns too. That's all I ever want on mine. I have one gun a Taurus 617 that has a weird grip frame and I have oversized wooden grips but I usually keep the rubbers on that one gun because it's easier to conceal and they are small so it's fine. It's usually only for home anyways. I can't wait until I get my first (whatever the single or doubles stack original) 9mm Mod 52 I think. There are some beautiful nickel ones and a blued ones that look flawless on TH-cam. Thanks for sharing.
First pistol I ever bought. Still have it
I understand why too.
I've got a 5906; fantastic pistol!
I just came here because I always thought that in Fight Club the pistol there used was a 5906 but I wondered, and IMFDB told me it was a 4506.
Also had a stainless? chrome? 659 that had beautiful grips. Thanks!
Jeez. Were you born in 58 too?
My god that thing is beautiful, im so sad you dont see these much anymore, by the time i got my permit these were basically completed replaced by M&Ps in all the gun stores. The 4506 and 1006 are definitely on my unicorn gun wishlist. Love the wood grips you installed.
Thank you Mr. Ristaino. You can find them on Gunbroker and at gun shows sometimes. The 1006 is more a very pricy unicorn than the 4506 is.
just paid 1000 for one new in box unfired other than factory
@@irelandssons wow, where did you find it, gunbroker? Ive been wanting one ever since i saw Denzel carrying them in training day.
@@mr2275cur the 1006 is awesome too, as is the 4006 TSW CHP. Served CHP well for 3 decades, impressive for a 40s&w
@@ProjectSerpo90 You're right. I wanted to buy a 1006, but prices to too strong at the time. The 4006 was on my list too, but changed my mind after having bad finger rub issues with the 5906 I had. Those 4 would have made an awesome collection addition though.
I'm looking all over for this gun
I think people that have them are holding on to them, because I don't see them for sale much either.
this was also the gun that Sunny used in Miami Vice if I remember correctly
Yes, I think so in the last two seasons.
Awesome video! I just picked up my S&W 4566 tactical and you're video made me think about 3rd generation Smith semiautos. I just found it at my local dealer at a great price and it followed me home lol! I wanted a 4506 but the 4566 I picked up is sweet too. Check out the unboxing video and lwt me know what you think!
Will do...
Love these old stainless full size guns. I have a Ruger P90. Past weekend I just picked up a S&W 4576. Being it's the same series as your work of art, I just have to change out the cheap plastic hand grips and find replacements such as yours... Beautiful.. Where did you get your grip from?
Me too. They are cool as hell. Especially with some wooden grips. The factory plastic ones are okay, but there's a real "cool" factor with stainless guns and wooden grips.
These are a used pair of Hogues in Pau Ferro that I bought on eBay for about $10. I refinished them with Tru-Oil. You can buy these new for about $65 - $70. Just search for Hogue S&W 1006/4506 Series Handgun Grips. They are available in a variety or woods.
I believe Denzel Washington carry 2 of the same in the movie 🎥
Beautiful gun I definitely would love to own one myself if possible
Yes he did. You can find at times on Gunbroker if you want to buy one. Thank you.
I have a 4566 and it has the sweetest SA/DA trigger I've ever used.
This one's trigger is pretty good too.
@@mr2275cur I really like the short trigger reset and smooth action of the 4566 but my EDC is a police trade in S&W 38spl model 10-10 revolver with a +P barrel. Simplicity and reliability. :-)
This is chess, it ain’t checkers ! First saw this gun in Training Day, great movie and great gun. Love the look 👌
Training day, I thought Denzel carried a brace(two). 3rd Gen Smith autos are one of the best kept secrets so far. They are the finest representation of American arms. All varieties.
Like a a Denzel Washington movie, a lot of variety, buy it, quality assured.
Absolutely...
NICE GRIPS
Thank you Sir.
This gun was also used in the movie fight club
Great to know. Thanks...
Great info, man! Appreciate it!
Thank you. Be safe out there.
Big Swoll58 You too, brother.
Beautiful piece. Do you shoot any of your guns? They all look mint haha. ,👍👍
Thank you; and yes I shoot all of my guns on regular basis. Like everybody else i have my favorites, but I do shoot them all. I just clean them really good before i store them. It's therapy...
Il take a metal frame smith over a m&p any day.. Heavy guns but some of my favorites. I've shot a bunch of them over the years an they all have felt great with the exception of a few that were a little to warn in something lol.
The 3rd Gens are really great guns. But I still love my M&P 45 Full size..Believe it or not, but it's my favorite semi.
@@mr2275cur i just got back from my local shop a while ago. I found a nice 5906 that's tempting.. The nice older no dash and early examples of Smith revolvers are bringing big bucks. 800$ for a chief special. 700$ for a 36 no dash. I had to stop looking after the first two lol. Your sitting on a beautiful mint.
@@Junior-fd8ux Yeah, I kinda figured that out. I'm glad I bought them when I did. I'll probably start selling them off in about 5 years. No one in my family wants them. Go Figure.
My Smith 1006 is an awesome weapon. It could be carried concealed in a shoulder holster rig, not ideal of course but could be done.
Yes it can be. If I buy another 3rd Gen S&W, it'll definitely be a 1006.
Big Swoll58 I am seriously considering a shoulder holster by galco for my 1006.
@@Ghostrider-71 Get it...! Let me know ho it feels and conceals.
Will do. I’ll need to buy an ‘80s era pastel suit and find a Ferrari Testarossa as well! Lol.
@@Ghostrider-71 Powder Blue or Turquoises Green. LOL...!
Another great video my friend! I am actually bidding on a 4506 on hibid. You talked me into it lol!
I hope you get it.
@@mr2275cur I didn't win it. I did post some range review and enhancements videos of the Smith and Wesson revolvers and my Beretta PX4 Storm compact 40S&W
@@heavydutyreviews1303 Sorry about that HDR.
@@mr2275cur I did however just win a kickass Sig Sauer P220 45 west German duotone with a polished slide! I will probably supe it up lol. I will definitely do a trigger job, but I might also put in a heavier recoil spring and a valkyrie compensator to make it into a 45 Super or go all out and buy another 460 Rowland conversion kit!
@@heavydutyreviews1303 Cool. I had a P220 Duotone several years ago. I sold it to eventually buy my P227. I just prefer the wider grip of double stacks. I think th P220 is the best made SIG's of them all though. They are so closely fitted and have such smooth actions.
The squared trigger guard and the winged rear sight never looked right to me. I love 3rd gen guns and I’d love a 4506-1. I currently have a 4566 and love it. Same gun as the 4506 but with a slightly shorter barrel.
I prefer this one over the 4506-1. Both are beautiful and essentially the same gun, but these have a little more character in the design in my opinion.
Damn Big Swoll that is tight!
Sub’d. Check out gunchannels.
Thank you BlueSteel 44. It's one my favorites.
I had one in the 80’s wish I had never let it go
Man, i can't tell you how many times I've been told that. You should buy another one.
Absolutely GORGEOUS.
NEVER sell it.
Thank you Mr. Perez. It's definitely a beauty, but will probably sell it soon since in process of reducing my collection.
would love to show you my collection. I have C&R FFL...I have been collection for about 20 years
You should. Why don't you...?
Very well known.
Thanks.
Better than ANY 1911 ANY day of the year.
For Me too Sir.
Here you are again flashing all your Ferraris around. Sheesh. Beauty.
You should have a gun shop. You sure sell em. After you said the word weighs I thought in my mind “25 pounds.“ You said 2.5. So I was only off by an order of magnitude.
I remember now that I didn’t respond to your nice p226 comments.
Correct...
Yo buddy I'd rather carry my turaus 1911, trigger has to much weight. But it's a sick gun! In the acp round
Probably not just the trigger. This gun has a lot of weight too.
I want one they look Damm good 👍
It is a beauty. You should buy one Sir.
@@mr2275cur in time sir I will add it to my Smith and wesson family 👪 the 4006 40cal &1006 10mm
@@anthonywashington3743 I hear you Mr. Washington. I'd like to add a 1006 too, but I've been eyeballing S&W's new M&P 10mm. I had a 5906 for a short while, which is just like the 4006, but chamber in 9mm. I didn't like that gun. I was very uncomfortable for me to shoot. Food for thought: Try a 4006 if possible before you buy it.
@@mr2275cur I have the 4006 Smith and wesson 40cal and it's in the safe with the 1006 Smith and wesson 10mm that's why I want to add the 4506Smith and wesson 45 to the family 👪
@@anthonywashington3743 Okay. I'm sorry, I misunderstood your previous commentary. Is your 4006 comfortable to you? I've had a few guns that just weren't for me; at least not comfortable to enjoy shooting them and keep. Glock 22 G4 , S&W 5906 and Bersa Thunder 380 were all that way for me.
I only know this gun being used by detective Vic Mackey.
Yeah, Vic was cool character. This gun has been used in a lot of movies and TV series. It has awesome presence on camera.
Any idea what these pistols run for these days?
It's hard to predict since S&W discontinued them 20 years ago. But I've seen them sale for $600 - $800 on Gunbroker, depending on condition.
@@mr2275cur That's about what I've seen too. It's a beautiful gun, yours especially. Thanks for the video and have a great rest of the week!
_The Shield_ and _Training Day_ used the 4506-1. _Miami Vice_ showcased the 4506 in the final season. Before that, it was the 645, and before that, it was the Bren Ten. I love my S&W 2nd and 3rd Gen full size 45s. And you use one of these as your EDC. If you can carry a stainless 1911 with a 5" barrel, you can carry a 645, 4506, or a 4506-1. I usually carry the 4506-1, but sometimes I will carry the 4506. I use a saddle brown Don Hume H721 belt slide holster with a thumb break, and it accommodates both weapons. I bought some Hogue checkered rosewood grips, but my hand isn't quite large enough to get a good grip, so I went back to the Hogue rubber grips.
My Sig P-220 stainless elite is just as heavy it also is just a range firearm
No that's a pretty gun. I had a P220 Bi-Tone some years ago, but sold it to buy a P227.
The ONLY reason S&W stopped making these wonderful handguns was because of Glock and the plastic handgun craze and idiots thinking a lighter weight handgun is better. All a lighter weight handgun does is allows you feel MORE recoil than a stainless steal gun. Plastic guns do NOT function better and are NOT more reliable.
I carried a S&W 5906 on duty in two different states in two different jobs for years. I bet my life on it's reliability and it never let me down. It was not overly heavy in my holster and he extra mags on the other side of my duty belt counter balanced it. I even carried my ASP baton next to the gun without weight worries.
The 4506 CAN be a carry conceal gun based on body frame. IF you are a 145lb skinny minnie kind of a guy then probably not. If you are 180lbs or more then yes. It can even be concealed in a shoulder holster if you want. I know, I also have a 4506.
Dude, you're preaching to the Choir. I'm 6'-1" and 233 lbs. I'm sure it can be carried comfortably concealed. I just choose not to. I also had a 5906 for several years. Both of them are 100% reliable and never had any type of malfunction.
Plastic or polymer gun are not better. They're just lighter, different and cheaper to make.
@@mr2275cur
WOOHOO!!! Yeah baby. Like you said in the video if one is comfortable carrying concealed a 1911, then one can be with a 4506.
I will NEVER buy a plastic framed handgun. I picked up an FN57 and that damn thing had practically NO weight at all. Which means you feel EVER ounce of recoil out of that thing. I don't care if it fires a bullet slightly larger than .22, it does fire it at over 1000fps making it a high ballistic bullet which lots of recoil.
My neighbor bought a S&W .357 revolver made from that light weight barely aluminum frame. I swear it had the same, if not more, recoil than my Ruger Vaquero 44/40 ALL STEEL cowboy gun.
I promised my self that if I ever win a LARGE lottery I would either 1) Try to buy one of every model S&W 1st-3rd Gen handguns to make the perfect collection or 2) See if I could talk S&W to sell me the machines and tools for their 1st - 3rd Gen models so I can start making them again. And even make parts to sell. Easy money right there.
The cheaper plastic guns is the ONLY reason S&W switched. It was simply cheaper to make and they could keep up with the glockaholics. Beretta did the same thing with their Cougar line and switched to the Storm line. The Cougars were freaking awesome guns but they went to the plastic frame bullshit.
@@thereturningshadow Damn Man...! You are serious about this thing... Take a deep breath. In through your nose; Out through your mouth...
Happy July 4th... I appreciate ya.
Nice voice for narration, sounds kinda like Morgan Freeman.
LOL...! Man, now that's funny as heck... Morgan Freeman...? That's the first time I've ever been told that. I appreciate you...!
I noticed all your mags are 645 mags. 4506 mags have yellow followers and the base plate at the bottom is plastic, not metal like yours.
Thank you for the info. I am not an expert on these guns, so i cannot dispute it. But, I did buy this gun used from its original owner, and he assured me that it and the magazines are as he purchased it.
I looked into the history of this gun before buying one and learned that it was developed to replace the 645 as S&W moved into it's 3rd Generation of semi-auto development. . It being an early production model with the stepped-frame, I'm wondering if S&W used the the same 645 mags with those before changing the followers and base plates on later issues. This one also came with the straight Zenoy grip too, which was the only one available on early versions. I just prefer the curves grips feel in my hand.
I prefer the metal base plates and don't care what color the followers are. It's a great gun and love shooting it.
@@mr2275cur
Yes the 4506 was the next step to the 645 just like the 5906 was the next step to the 659. The .40 cal and 10mm guns didn't hit the market until 3rd gen. It was just 9mm and .45 cal until then.
Actually S&W just changed the color of the follower to and the base plate to indicate 4506 instead of 645. he black plastic base plate was to match the plastic grips. The 4506's major change over the 645 was the slide and the rear of the frame. The 4506 allows for full adjustable rear sites and a dove tailed front sight which allows for replacements to night sights if wanted.
645 couldn't do that. The front sight was just a fin that was part of the slide with orange paint. The rears were standard three dot style non-adjustable. PLUS the safety/decocker lever literally had a phillips head screw holding the right side lever onto the rest of the safety base.
However the frame of the 645 is superior in my opinion because it had a more standard metal main spring housing like a 1911 and the grips were more 1911 like and could be swapped out with other styles.
The 4506's one piece grip and spring housing only allows for replacement with the bulk Hogue rubber grips or custom made wooden ones like you have which are as you know are much think than the original ones.
The magazine ARE interchangeable. They can also be used in 4516s as well as most other .45 models in the 3rd Gen line. They just stuck out of hte bottom in the compact models BUT I believe they sold little spacers you could put on the bottom of the mags to make it less cumbersome.
Yes the 4506 and pretty much all S&W guns from the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Gen models were ALL very reliable and tough as nails. Which is why police departments all over the country bought them like crazy. In the 80s and early 90s it was either Beretta or S&W that was widely used. Regular usage on the Butter Stick on a plastic handle didn't start happening until the mid to late 90s.
I would rely on my 5906 or 4506 every day 1000x more than any other handgun if my life depended on it. And I did just that for years.
My mind still tortures me for selling mine. Guess at the time I needed money, I dont recall. Then there was that HK P7, and those Pythons Maybe I should get therapy for it. Wonder if theres a medical definition for it?
LOL...! Dan, I think it's called "Seller's Remorse", or "Damnitis" And I don't know if there's a treatment or cure for it though.
Swoll, the only treatment known to man is the reacquisition of those guns lost (sold), which I have been trying to do. Got a hold of a nice Smith model 57'-2, 6 inch, and that filled part of the void, but its a big empty void Im trying to fill. Getting expensive also
@@8888chandler Well, you gotta start somewhere. And a Model 57-2 is damn good starting point. That's an absolutely beautiful gun, BTW. Holes are filled just like they're dug; one scoop and a time. Be patient my friend.
100,000 percent jealous
Don't be jealous; get one Big Dawg..!
Big Swoll58 ole Dads funds ain’t as big right now. Champagne taste, beer wallet
@@stuckcase7775 Save a little beer money now; buy champagne later...
So y is it not are a good carrying GUN? Most people who say that stuck in the polymer world.
Breaking Bad?