Michael N.
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I am thinking about buying a Smith & Wesson 645, 45 ACP. Anybody have any experience with this pistol? Is it any good? Can you get aftermarket parts for it?
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S&w 645?
- Thread starter Michael N.
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Excellent gun...2nd generation S&W auto...predecessor to the 4506...the gun Don Johnson carried as Sonny Crockett on Miami Vice after he retired the Bren Ten. It is kinda rough compared to the 4506 but not bad. I had a chance to buy one NIB at a good price several years ago but several years after it was out of production. I wish I had. If you get it for under $400 probably a good deal. Anything over $400 probably too much. This is just a wild guess. I will try to check the blue book and get back with you. Aftermarket parts...well, other than grips and sights, I can't imagine what you would need. Both should be available in good supply, though perhaps not as plentiful as 3rd generation Smiths such as the 4506.
Michael N.
Inactive
Well, I bought the thing for $425 Canadian. I looks like brand new. The orignal owner says he only fired a few boxes through it. While looking at it I couldn't find any wear marks on it. I hope it shoots good. Would anybody use this for IPSC shooting?
Michael N.-
I still have my 645 that I received as a Christmas gift from my parents in 1986. I have many fond memories of shooting that gun with reloads I crafted on my Lee loading tool (the original one that you had to pound the cases into and out of with a plastic mallet). The only change I made was having a Millet adjustable sight installed (BIG mistake). I wound up purchasing a second slide with the S&W adjustable sight already installed.
It has always proven to be superbly accurate (despite the mushy trigger) and 100% reliable. I retired it to the gun cabinet but it gets out once in a while for old times sake.
I used to work at an indoor range where we had a 645 for remtal purposes. When the range closed the rental guns were sold off. The slide stop was worn down to the point where the slide would not lock back reliably. A new stop and the gun was back in business, even after tens of thousands of rounds.
I think you made an excellent purchase.
Sincerely,
Tom C
I still have my 645 that I received as a Christmas gift from my parents in 1986. I have many fond memories of shooting that gun with reloads I crafted on my Lee loading tool (the original one that you had to pound the cases into and out of with a plastic mallet). The only change I made was having a Millet adjustable sight installed (BIG mistake). I wound up purchasing a second slide with the S&W adjustable sight already installed.
It has always proven to be superbly accurate (despite the mushy trigger) and 100% reliable. I retired it to the gun cabinet but it gets out once in a while for old times sake.
I used to work at an indoor range where we had a 645 for remtal purposes. When the range closed the rental guns were sold off. The slide stop was worn down to the point where the slide would not lock back reliably. A new stop and the gun was back in business, even after tens of thousands of rounds.
I think you made an excellent purchase.
Sincerely,
Tom C
TheeBadOne
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TheeBadOne
I too have fond memories of my 645. It was a tack driver with 230 hr Hydra-shoks. Nice gun, you won't be disapointed.
I too have fond memories of my 645. It was a tack driver with 230 hr Hydra-shoks. Nice gun, you won't be disapointed.
warhammer357
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Thor's hammer
The 645 was the second auto pistol I ever owned. I fired many, many many THOUSANDS of rounds through mine and it never jammed. Unfortunately it was heavy as a brick and very difficult to find holsters and magazines for it. When the 4506 came out sources for grips dried up. I had to hog out the corner on a used Pachmayer to get it to function without interfering with the safety. It was reliable, durable and safe. But it was heavy, loosely fitted and very innacurate. Honestly though, there are some times when I wish I had kept it. It certainly is a better gun than say, the .40 cal USP I now have that took its place in my battery as my only DA big bore, and it is more reliable than the Colt Combat Commander that I traded it in for.
To be honest, its a good gun. I would buy it if I were you. It may not be trendy or sexy like some other makes, but it is sturdy. Kinda like the Thor's Hammer of semiautomatics. It never fails.
The 645 was the second auto pistol I ever owned. I fired many, many many THOUSANDS of rounds through mine and it never jammed. Unfortunately it was heavy as a brick and very difficult to find holsters and magazines for it. When the 4506 came out sources for grips dried up. I had to hog out the corner on a used Pachmayer to get it to function without interfering with the safety. It was reliable, durable and safe. But it was heavy, loosely fitted and very innacurate. Honestly though, there are some times when I wish I had kept it. It certainly is a better gun than say, the .40 cal USP I now have that took its place in my battery as my only DA big bore, and it is more reliable than the Colt Combat Commander that I traded it in for.
To be honest, its a good gun. I would buy it if I were you. It may not be trendy or sexy like some other makes, but it is sturdy. Kinda like the Thor's Hammer of semiautomatics. It never fails.
Bought one used four years ago and put ~5K rounds through it. Never one malf. Not in all those rounds. It's a solid gun but somewhat "loose" dimensionally compared to the newer 1911 custom types; slide to frame clearance and such. Fairly accurate, but, hell, for the money you can't beat it.