I bought another S&W pistol, model 5906 serial number: VZC39xx. I can't find the serial number in the Standard Catalog?




The pistol didn't come with a magazine, so I won't be able to try it until the magazines I ordered arrive in the mail.
I ordered 3 pcs Mec Gar M59 9/15 / MGSW5915B magazines.

In Finland, these generally cost *400-500
What do you think of my purchase?

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Year is 1997 and product code is 108170

I don't know if you can order them from your country , but Midway has factory mags you can order .

These are great guns . A little on the heavy side , but built like a tank . It'll probably outlive you .

I found Mec Gar magazines from Finland, I hope that delivery is fast, I want go to range and test shoot it

The 5906 fits many Glock 17/19 holsters, which I have a lot of.
No need to buy a new holsters.

Hellweg #86AX

Don't be concerned with other magazine brands. Mec-Gar is one of S&Ws suppliers for OEM magazines, they will work just fine for you.

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Thank you for the information. Mec Gar magazines were the easiest to get quickly.

Mec Gar magazines for the S&W pistols are every bit as good as the genuine S&W magazines. Mec Gar may have been the OEM manufacturer. The Model 5906 is all-stainless and overbuilt for the 9x19mm cartridge. As long as you change the recoil spring every 4000 rounds or so, the pistol will outlast you. I think you did well with your purchase.

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Thanks, I have to buy the recoil spring, I don't know how much ex owner has shooted.

Buying a recoil spring in Finland is difficult. No one imports S&W parts, the brand does not have an official importer.
I have to try to search in Sweden or Germany

The magazines came quickly from a Finnish gun shop Asetalo.
Tomorrow I'm going to the range to test the 5906 and 2206.


Hellweg #19A

A little heavy, but I had great results with mine.
Enjoy!

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Because of the metric system?

If you cannot obtain a genuine S&W recoil spring, try to get a Wolff Gunsprings 14 pound spring for the S&W 39/59/x39/x59/39xx/59xx series pistol.

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I have a 5906TSW. Loaded out it weighs the same as my S&W 645 automatic. Both are solid pistols. I would not be overly concerned about the recoil spring, it will probably function fine for range work for another 20 years. For self defense you want to eliminate any possible source of malfunction you can control.
I really like my 5906. Very smooth trigger, easy to control recoil, and it spis out a lot of bullets.

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I respectfully disagree with the idea that there should be no concern about a recoil spring in an all-steel/stainless pistol. Weak recoil springs lead to battering of the receiver, which can cause cracks in the receiver. A cracked receiver can be difficult and expensive to repair and sometimes impossible to repair.

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Replacing an easily sourced recoil spring, or a next to impossible to find frame. That’s a no brainer! Change the spring!

I will change when I get the spring. We can't get S&W parts from Finland. There is no S&W importer here. No one part seller from the USA agrees to send.

I asked at local Brownells. they are unable to import any S&W parts.

There it would be, but they don't sell to me
Smith & Wesson Recoil Spring S&W 5903TSW 5906TSW 5943TSW 39 3904 3906

Try Wolf Gunsprings, website shows international orders.
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I expect you will enjoy it as a fine range gun designed for LEO use. I Like them:

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Nice pistol. I love that it has the adjustable rear sight. I hope you have fun with it.

THANKS, but

It might help to talk to these companies customer service and see if anything has changed now that Finland is a part of NATO. Their policies may not be updated. It never hurts to ask.

BTW, welcome to you and your countrymen

Todd

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Doesn’t say anything about restricted sales at this time.
Worth a phone call for sure.

Yes, I enjoy it like all my other guns.

I went today to the range. I fired 100 rounds, 50 self loaded and 50 Maxx Tech.
A couple of years ago I bought a cheap Maxx Tech 9mm cartridge. Cartridges didn't work in the winter on my Glock G17 or my friends S&W SD9. My UZI eats them, it's a beast and eats all.
5906 worked on them, just only one malfunction.

Your 5906, and the 3rd. Generation S&Ws in general, are very reliable and robust pistols. I've owned a number of them, and still have a couple 5906s. Hope Wolff can help you out with recoil springs..

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I have a 5906 which I bought new. I love it. It is a workhorse. No issues ever. It is a bit on the heavy side but that is far from a deal breaker. I have used it while taking tactical classes.... no problem. It finds its way to the range most every time I go. Enjoy it. I believe it will serve you well.
Regards.

....for the Mounties?


I would love to have one of these. I have a 5946.

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My first 9mm pistol was Argentinian FM HP/P90, it was real steel frame pistol, It was early 1990's. Then I have only Glock pistols and a few years one Norinco 1911 .45 ACP.
This is my first semiauto S&W and first steel frame pistol for meny years. Mayby I try use it in some IDPA event.
I collect S&W revolvers and i want a few S&W steel frame semiautos also. S&W tupperwares is not intresting for me.
Glock is my tupperware for range, collecting and duty.

Serial numberis VZC39xx. I can't find the serial number in the Standard Catalog?

What might be the year of manufacture?

I didnt realize that word for plastic pistols was internationally known and used! Thanks for the smile.

We also sometimes call rubber handgun grips "Goodyears" after the tire maker. I wonder if that is also used worldwide or is US specific.

Todd

I have a 5906 and also a M&P9 2.0. It's hard for me not to like a plastic pistol that's as accurate and reliable as my M&P 9.

I like all of my S&W revolvers and Glock pistols, but now I have to familiar my new S&W 5906 and S&W 2206 pistols.

S&W is The Revolver!

Now I have to figure out if the S&W 3rd gen would be better for range shooting than the Tupperware Glocks.
I have to visit the track many times.
S&W 5906 and Glock 17 is IDPA SSP, maybe someday I'll know which is better for me.

S&W 2206 is only for fun!!!

The recoil spring is still a problem...
In US is recoil springs , but no one wants to sell to Finland?

S&W parts are currently not available in Finland

Most likely 1995 or 1996 but you can email [email protected] Monday thru Friday and they can give you date of manufacture - you may only get year, but if you are really lucky you may get month and day. And if you ask for the 6 digit Product Code, sometimes you can get that too.

One magazine more , MEC-GAR MGSW5917B
Maybe three of 15 rounds and one of 17 rounds will be enough?

Finland can buy 62 F-35 fighters, various missiles and other military weapons from the US, but I can't buy one recoil spring.
US export regulations are sick?

Is it possible for someone to send me a spring in a letter? Does it break the law in the US?

Maybe I have to shoot only my Glock pistols?

I assume you have tried

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Over here, you can also get many maintenance and replacement parts directly from Smith & Wesson [email protected]

(depending on who you get at SW)

and maybe eBay - I have seen recoil springs there


As to an individual shipping to you - that might be considered a violation of ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) - if so, technically it can probably be done but may require a License which would be next to impossible for an individual to obtain.
Good Luck, Ed

First and only 39/59 spring kit in eBay.com that i can find with eBay search

Trapper Gun Inc. Spring Kit 11 Fits Smith & Wesson Model 39 & 59 Firearms

Price US $59.88 (EUR 54.26) and shipping US $24.70 (EUR 22.38)
About EUR 79 from one spring

Keep looking = like an increasing amount of 3rd Generation accessories (and like diamonds) the people who have them in supply want you to think they are rarer than they really are. Half the fun is in the hunt. They are out there.

1997 I carried SIG P226 in this holster

You have purchased a fine pistol, my friend! I like the model 5906 so much that I own three of them.

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I found a spring from Finland. Old stock from the 1990s


Yesterday on range

Nice shooting sir. 5906 was my first LE gun. Then the 4506 next. Like mentioned above, overbuilt and will outlast the shooter.

I also have a 5906 trying to find the age and if it is all stainless serial number starts with tcr11xx

I have been shooting with various Glock semi-automatics since the mid-1990s.
This S&W 5906 is the first semi-auto besides Glocks that I like.
S&W tubberwares will never enter my safe.
My tubberware safe is only for Glocks

Most likely early 1989 but easy to check if you email question to SW at [email protected] with model and full s/n

I sent a email query and now I'm waiting for a response. Christmas and the holidays are almost over, then it's time to go to the shooting range again

I've been trying to find mounting parts for a Red Dot sight, but I can't find a ready-made base anywhere that fits in the rear sight slot.
I guess I'll have to talk to a gunsmith?

I found another suitable holster in my holster collection.
Gould & Goodrich B730 G19, Presumably a Glock G19 holster. I bought it in 1997 in Haifa, Israel, for my then duty pistol, a Sig P226.

The answer came quickly:


I found another retro holster. The holster is from the 1990s, Hellweg 16AX. It was made for the FN Browning HPDA pistol, one of pistol used by the Finnish Defense Forces.
I have modified the holster to fit a Glock G17.

Exactly! Spend a few dollars now to avoid hammering your frame and potentially ruining your pistol. It's a no brainer.

Glad it worked out for you! Otherwise, I was thinking you could contact one of the spring manufacturers and ask if that specific spring is also used in a non-firearm industry, and then buy the spring from that company. Importing a gun spring may not be allowed, but an automotive spring, no problem!

Not sure if that's kosher; just trying to think outside the box.

Todd

My brother and I got ours for $300 USD about 18 years ago from CDNN but I see these have now dried up as to anyone having a large amount to sell. I shot mine in 3 gun for many years and I am the only person I saw shooting 5900 series in that sport except for 1 guy shooting a 5903 who competed in 1 match.

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I need to take the G17 and 5906 to test at 25m range sometime.
My best competition result was shooting the FN HPDA 99 points / 10 shots at 25m. I won the championship of our regiment.
I have certainly shot the most G17 of all the 9x19 models I have ever shot, but for some reason the 5906 just feels good.
I need to test it out at an IDPA competition sometime.
When I saw the 5906 at auction, I wasn't going to buy it. I was thinking of buying an FN HP/HPDA or a 1911, but the 5906 came home.

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