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S&W 3rd gen success story

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October 23, 2017, 12:22 PM
pedropcola
S&W 3rd gen success story
I love the 3rd gen Smiths. I recently picked up a CHP model 4006 TSW because I have a ton of good 40 ammo I need to shoot up and we’ll just because. Cool gun, all steel, heavy, completely effective as a backup to the hammer in your toolbox. Anyway, it has 11 round mags which I can’t get shipped here to Maryland. Thanks OMalley, you stupid fuck. However I digress, so the mags went to Florida to be legally recovered at some point. In the mean time I can’t even dry fire this hog because of the mag disconnect. Well, I loves me some YouTube and 5 minutes later that little spring and plastic doodad are gone and gun works as it should.

It was so easy that I did the same to a 3913 and 6906. I didn’t know it was so easy to mod. Berettas are easier but this wasn’t hard.

Didn’t want to start a pro/con on mag disconnects but I hate them and pure ignorance it was made me think they were hard to change.

Pics to follow at some point.
October 23, 2017, 02:56 PM
qxsoup
I have a 10 round 4006 mag that you can have. Email me your info.


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October 23, 2017, 03:22 PM
cslinger
I thought MD law was you could purchase standard capacity mags out of state and legally bring them in state for personal use with the caveats being you cannot transfer/sell/manufacture them in state.

If this is still the case could you not shoot over to PA, WV or VA to grab some mags?

I AM NOT A LAWYER AND MAY BE WORKING ON OLD INFO SO DONT TAKE WHAT I SAY AS GOSPEL. It might be worth checking into though.

Chris


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Chris
October 23, 2017, 07:22 PM
pedropcola
Yep you are correct. I can legally get them and bring them into state but they can’t be mailed in. Hence they went to my FIL in Florida and eventually I will bring them back.

I will send you my address. Thank you so much.

Pete
October 24, 2017, 02:19 AM
CD228
Let me see if I remember correctly. Was the plunger and spring you had to remove was under the rear sight?

The old 3rd GENs especially, the 3913 were nice pistols.
October 24, 2017, 02:51 AM
pedropcola
Yep. Loosen Allen screw, drift sight to the right and the first hole is a spring and plastic doodad that you remove. I did 3 3rd gens and one of them had a plate over the holes so you had to remove the rear sight entirely. Still pretty easy. Hate mag safeties.
October 24, 2017, 08:57 AM
PCWyoming
I am considering removing the mag safety on my 4054.
Does removal help the trigger?
My CS9 had a mag safety, too.

PC
October 24, 2017, 09:01 AM
18DAI
The 3rd gens are great guns. I just finished reliability testing on a new CS45. I am now using it full time, both on duty in the Magistrates office and on my part time job in the gunshop.

I just wish I had one of these when I was still working investigations. Light weight, accurate, bet your life reliable and looks good doing all that.

Enjoy that CHP 4006TSW! Fine pistols! Regards 18DAI


7+1 Rounds of hope and change
October 24, 2017, 09:38 AM
pedropcola
Thanks 18DAI, it is a heavy beast but a beauty. To answer the other question, unlike BHP’s, it makes absolutely no change to the trigger pull.
October 24, 2017, 03:29 PM
Dusty78
Not to mention that the ass who sold you the gun took his sweet time shipping the mags Big Grin


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October 24, 2017, 07:12 PM
pedropcola
Ha ha. It’s all good Dusty. Wife goes back to Florida in December so I will get them then, plus the gentleman above was kind enough to send me a 10 rounder so I can shoot it before then! It’s all coming together.