smith model 645 ?????

jar

July 10, 2016 15:30

what are you thoughts on this pistol , I have a chance to buy one at what I think is a good price but know nothing about them any suggestions or opinions are needed, thanks

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  charliemeyer007

  July 10, 2016 15:47

  I generally like S&W. These days I would want to inspect it first.
  
  It looks bigger than a 1911.
  
  added There are a bunch of YouTube vids, sadly most poorly done so I lost interest in a few minutes. I would tough it out if I was actually interested. Hopefully it doesn't have a magazine dis-connector. That is the only fault I find in a HiPower other than being 9mm.
  
  Magazines, I would want at least 5 that functioned properly - 10 would be better.
  
  Stainless steel grease like Rig Stainless + is what I use on my stainless stuff.

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  nmyers

  July 10, 2016 16:59

  I like this model for a house gun. It's well made & reliable.
  
  But, it's too bulky for CCW. And, the lock geometry of this generation S&W makes for a creepy trigger pull that can't be corrected, so not a fun gun for target shooting.
  
  Neal

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  b0400879

  July 10, 2016 17:19

  These late generation large framed S&Ws are fine shooters but do only fit the largest-handed folks: an average hand-sized shooter can't even reach/release the slide stop w/ the strong hand.

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  fordsix

  July 10, 2016 20:26

  bought one when they first came out ,stainless 45 with DA trigger still have it for the last 30+ shot about 200 rd and it is hidden in the back of safe[:0]any smith 45 series mag is good

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  62fuelie

  July 12, 2016 12:46

  The M-645 was S&W's first foray into the double-action environment in .45 ACP. Our department was the first west of the Mississippi to go standard with them. They all had magazine disconnectors (they are easily removed)and were large pistols with 8-round mags standard. There were some problems with the first series, S/N beginning TAK. They had to be retrofitted with a different manual safety as the first type the off-side was held on by a machine screw and it kept backing out, even with Nylok screws. S&W went to a dovetail type and it worked fine. As-issued they would feed anything we put in the magazines, even empty cases. We used the 200 grain Speer "Flying ashtray" until the supply dried up then went to the 230 Hydrashok. I still have mine, it is one of the first 200, they were supposed to have beed forged steel frames rather than the investment castings of the later types. It was replaced in the S&W lineup by the M-4506 with the one piece slip on and snap in place grips.

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