[DennisE]

Hi! Great price! The 745 is an excellent gun. I had one before I got my first 945 and it was the 745's performance that got me interested in the 945 when it first came out! Good shooting, Dennis

 

[Tac Four]

The 745 is a good pistol in their 'value' line. Nice form factor, reliable, and accurate.

 

[halfmoonclip]

The 745 is a good pistol in their 'value' line. Nice form factor, reliable, and accurate.

Tac- I think you mean a '457', which is indeed a value series gun. This is a 745, which is based on the 645.
Thanks,
Moon

 

[J.B.]

You did well on the price. I have been shooting mine in weekly bowling pin matches for several months, now and really enjoying it. They were S&W's entry into IPSC shooting back in the 80's. Slide to frame fit is loosey goosey but it shoots quite well. The current mags (with the black plastic base) will work fine if you (per S&W) modify the slide stop to reach into the follower farther for last shot lock-open reliability. Wolff stocks all the springs (these guns were made from '87-'89, so you might consider replacing them). I run my loads slightly below the standard 850 fps for a 230 gr. bullet and use a 16lb recoil spring (factory standard per Wolff is 14 lbs.) Lately I'm being pressured to try some IPSC shooting by some of the Pin guys and maybe I'll give the old 745 a try. Have fun!
Josh

 

[Tac Four]

My lysdexia is showing. Sorry, please ignore the previous brain fart. You're right, the 745 is a real beaut.

 

[halfmoonclip]

My lysdexia is showing. Sorry, please ignore the previous brain fart. You're right, the 745 is a real beaut.

Not a problem, Tac. Lysdexia is a way of life around this house. If I ask my wife or daughter to make a left turn, I have a 50/50 chance of getting what I want. Not that I ever screw up....
Moon

 

[halfmoonclip]

You did well on the price. I have been shooting mine in weekly bowling pin matches for several months, now and really enjoying it. They were S&W's entry into IPSC shooting back in the 80's. Slide to frame fit is loosey goosey but it shoots quite well. The current mags (with the black plastic base) will work fine if you (per S&W) modify the slide stop to reach into the follower farther for last shot lock-open reliability. Wolff stocks all the springs (these guns were made from '87-'89, so you might consider replacing them). I run my loads slightly below the standard 850 fps for a 230 gr. bullet and use a 16lb recoil spring (factory standard per Wolff is 14 lbs.) Lately I'm being pressured to try some IPSC shooting by some of the Pin guys and maybe I'll give the old 745 a try. Have fun!
Josh

Josh-
Thanks for the comeback. Mine rattles like a GI 1911 as well.
I picked up two black floorplate/orange follower mags, used, from Joe Lowe (www.jloweclipsandmagazines.com) for $25 @; very clean. They seem to engage the slide stop finger just fine, 'tho I haven't test hopped 'em just yet.
Engagement seems the same as the orange follower/steel floorplate mags that came with the gun.
Offhand, mine will get a really great, all one hole group going, and then toss one off somewhere. Don't know if it is the gun, or me indulging in a little trigger mashing. Guess I have to try it off the bags.
Love the sights; where does yours shoot- POI?
Moon