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Smith & Wesson 1006

Last Updated on Friday, 10 July 2009 17:20 Written by Administrator Thursday, 02 July 2009 12:57

The Smith & Wesson 1006 is a powerful semiautomatic handgun chambered for the 10 mm auto cartridge. It is recoil-operated and uses double-action mechanism. It is made from stainless steel and comes with a 5 in barrel. It is fed using a 9-round single column magazine.

The Smith & Wesson 1006 is the first in the series of third generation semi-automatic handguns launched by Smith & Wesson. It is very robust and powerful in terms of stopping power. At the same time, it is also quite reliable and accurate.

The 1006 was adopted by the FBI as it provided sufficient stopping power to provide protection to the agent. However, the 1006 was not so popular with law enforcement agencies. Instead, the S & W 4026 was way better suited for law enforcement.

Several variants of the 1006 have been designed. These include 1026, 1046, 1066, 1076 and 1086. Other 3rd generation models similar to the 1006 include 5906, 4006, 4506.