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Every once and a while, I wonder about a S&W 4506.
Marsellus Wallace toted one in Pulp Fiction.
Bigger and heavier than the P220 I already own.
Prices have come down a bit, but not so far that I'm even tempted.
I suppose if I skipped non-essential things like food and shelter I could have one paid for in a few months.
My wife has a similar appearing S&W 9mm... 5906 I think, I'd have to go upstairs and look. It's a big peice of hardware and heavy compared to my polymer 9mms but she wanted something that looked serious and not like a pea shooter and it fits that bill for sure. I think the 9mm versions are far more common than .45 models, so probably less expensive. If I remember she paid in the $300-ish range but that was 10+ years ago so probably even the 9mm versions would be more these days. It's not my favorite, but I wouldn't feel unarmed with it nor would I worry about its sturdiness or reliability. As an investment I doubt you'd ever really lose money in an S&W like this over the long run.
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The 4506 is like a 5906 that's... swelled... in almost every dimension. I've never seen them below a grand until recently when a couple have been selling on GunBroker for high $600's.
DeleteI'm a fan of S&W's metal wonder-nines, so having a 45 from that era makes sense. I could get my Miami-Vice LARP on but good!
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ReplyDeleteFood and shelter are largely overrated, but if you really want to go the Miami Vice route you need a Bren Ten. The only real advantage to a Bren Ten I can see is, after you peruse the BTs you can buy an excellent condition Artillery Luger with all the trimmings and then sleep sound knowing you've saved a whole lot of money!
ReplyDeleteBren 10 was just the first two seasons. They sold the two spare magazines and the gun to fund the remaining three seasons with money left over for the S&W 645 (seasons 3&4) and 4506 (season 5) and a real Ferrari.
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