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S&W 4006 - Generation? How can I tell

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#1 ·
Help Please!!

The gun is all stainless .40 S&W. Model 4006..

How can I tell if a 4006 is a 2nd or 3rd generation S&W? Is there a Serlal number range on the generation?

I was looking to purchase, but the dealer did not know.


Thanks!!
 
#2 ·
Hey Nra-Life if I am not mistaken the .40 S&W didn't come out untill the 3rd generation. So if it's a .40 S&W it's a 3rd generation. Great gun. Good luck.
 
#5 ·
All 4006s will be third generation. A general rule for S&W autos is two-digit for first generation, 3 digit for second generation, and four-digit for third generation.

Once exception to the rule is the value line series, which has a three-digit number but has wrap around grips (around the backstrap) like all other third generation pistols.
 
#8 · (Edited)
All 4006s will be third generation. A general rule for S&W autos is two-digit for first generation, 3 digit for second generation, and four-digit for third generation.

Once exception to the rule is the value line series, which has a three-digit number but has wrap around grips (around the backstrap) like all other third generation pistols.
OK. So that would imply that my 411 is also a Third Gen pistol. Do ALL of the 3rd Gen 40s have the decocker failure problem that I've read about? Or was that strictly on the 10mm frame mounted decockers?
 
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