I like my 5906, but....

[gunhobbit]

....why, oh why, can't it feel as good in my hand as my Browning High Power....

 

[t-bird]

Maybe your not holding your mouth right.

 

[gunhobbit]

Maybe your not holding your mouth right.

No, no...

I've got the big grin from shooting a Smith, but with just the right amount of relaxed jaw muscles because it's a 9mm....

 

[Jim PHL]

...because no gun feels as good in your hand as a Hi-Power!

 

[gunhobbit]

...because no gun feels as good in your hand as a Hi-Power!

CZ75?

And that, of course, is double stack 9s. Which is the topic of this thread.

But there's that 39 series....

 

[jimbo728]

Hold the 5906 more than the Hi Power for the next 5 or 6 months. Then your problem might be solved. However you may be asking why your Browning does not feel as good in your hands as your 5906.
Jim

 

[gunhobbit]

Hold the 5906 more than the Hi Power for the next 5 or 6 months. Then your problem might be solved. However you may be asking why your Browning does not feel as good in your hands as your 5906.
Jim

Actually, I do. The HP is more of a safe queen/range toy (it was a gift from a friend - normally I don't keep safe queens) and the 5906 is daily carry.

It doesn't feel BAD, mind you ... just not as good as the HP.

Some of that, I admit, is the problem with my freakish "bison hands," as they've been called. Huge palms and short fat fingers ....

 

[petepeterson]

I'm with you. I have both, and to me, there's no comparison. Now that I think about it...my 39-2 fits my hand very well, but if I carry a single-stack, it's my 3913 (which doesn't fit as well). If I'm hauling a hi-cap (pretty rare), I carry a 5906, which doesn't feel anywhere near as good as my Browning.

My terminal confusion with this is why I tote a wheelgun 95% of the time!

 

[Smith-Nut]

Because you need to Trade it for a 6906 (that is more equal to a HP ).

I'm with you. I have both, and to me, there's no comparison. Now that I think about it...my 39-2 fits my hand very well, but if I carry a single-stack, it's my 3913 (which doesn't fit as well).

Why?

 

[sophie]

No gun feels as good in my hand as the Browning High Power. The CZ 75 comes close but at the end of the day it is not a BHP. My 6906 doesn't even feel close even though I like the gun. I guess it is a matter of getting your mind right.

 

[gm272gs]

Everyone in this thread needs a 39-2, then.

The 39-2 fits like a hi-power.

 

[petepeterson]

Because you need to Trade it for a 6906 (that is more equal to a HP ).





Why?

Why do I carry it instead, or why does it fit differently?

 

[Smoke]

....why, oh why, can't it feel as good in my hand as my Browning High Power....

I'm curious do you find that you are noticeably more accurate with one than the other?

 

[bananaman]

Everyone is different! ( no surprise, right? ) I always wanted a hi power because of reputation. A local gun shop had 1, and it just did not feel right in my hand at all. Glad I did not internet buy one. Did just get a 5906. Beautiful, but the Hogue grips are kind of chunky for me. Want some smaller ones. The odd thing is all of my Smith revolvers have target grips on them. Go Figure! Bob

 

[gunhobbit]

Everyone is different! ( no surprise, right? )

No surprise in the slightest!

I'm curious do you find that you are noticeably more accurate with one than the other?

It's a bit of a wash. The HP fits better and has a better trigger, but the 5906 has waaaay better sights. Under "ideal indoor range conditions" I can get slightly better groups with the HP, but under "typical outdoor range conditions" they both tend to be about MOPP at 25 yds when I do my part.

Everyone in this thread needs a 39-2, then.

The 39-2 fits like a hi-power.

Except for those of us old enough to have been raised in an era when two-digit Smith autos were .

But maybe you meant a 639?

Because you need to Trade it for a 6906 (that is more equal to a HP ).

I had a 6906 and I've had a bit of seller's regret for letting it go. Not QUITE enough to get one back, though.

 

[BAM-BAM]

Have you tried the straight back grips??

They feel smaller and closer to an HP grip ......imho

 

[gunhobbit]

Have you tried the straight back grips??

They feel smaller and closer to an HP grip ......imho

Yep. Swapped 'em out for the curved, which I like better, actually.

Which is odd, because I definitely like the straight grips on my 4506....

 

[Protected One]

Because you need to Trade it for a 6906 (that is more equal to a HP .

There is no gun equal to the Browning High Power!

 

[Smith-Nut]

Why do I carry it instead, or why does it fit differently?

Why don't you carry the 39?

 

[Smith-Nut]

There is no gun equal to the Browning High Power!

Been a officer in a army for 33 years where the HP was official sidearm for some years. So I've handled a few It is not even close to being superior to many other autos