Recent content by tuj

It was Winchester White Box.

Ahh driven out top to bottom... ok. I was confused because the bottom of the pin looks like a smaller diameter than the top side, so I thought they were driven out the other direction. Thanks! Edit: after reading everything by Fastbolt, I might just leave this job to the pro's. My 5906 is a...

Just as a precaution, I would suggest replacing the recoil spring. I am also replacing the extractor springs in my 5906 I picked up used and bought new mags for it.

How do you get the extractor out? I took a punch to the pin that the extractor pivots on from the underside of the slide and it wouldn't budge. I did take the gun out myself and put 200 rounds through it at a brisk pace without any issues.

Hi all: bought a 5906 used a few months ago and this week while at the range it had two failures to extract while my wife was shooting it. I thought maybe she was just limp-wristing but I took the gun home and ran about 100 snap caps through it and sure enough, eventually I ran into the same...

Can anyone recommend a holster that will work with this gun with a light mounted?

Took it out the range today and gave it a hundred rounds of winchester white box after I finished my bullseye practice. The first few rounds had a tiny bit of trouble going into battery, but a light push on the rear of the slide fixed that. After a mag or two, this seemed to subside. Probably...

Also just wanted to confrim; it is safe to shoot +P ammo in a 5906, right?

hi all: First post here, this will be my first S&W. My wife and I decided to purchase this gun as our home defense gun. I got the TSW model. Anything I should know about the gun before giving it a workout at the range today? I've read the manual and am familiar with the basic field strip...