3rd Gen Club

Joe F

Joe F

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Can I join the club?

I picked up a 5906 last week and had the opportunity to get it out to the range this past weekend. I don't know why I waited so long to get one!!! A truly OUTSTANDING firearm! I enjoyed shooting it more than any other hand gun I've had the chance to fire. I thought long and hard about getting this gun and had some concern about parts availability. I'm glad I decided to go for it. If I wind up breaking something, this is piece will be well worth whatever effort it takes to find a replacement part.

The only minor complaint I have is the single action trigger pull. There is a bit more "first stage" travel than I would like and it's a little rough until the slack is gone. The short reset is fantastic. The double action trigger pull is as good as my 586.

I'm a happy guy!
 

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Welcome to the club, Joe! We'll just have to teach you the secret handshake, and tell you the code word, and you'll be an official Third Gen Fanatic like the rest of us. :D

Now that you've started out with a full-size model, you'll soon be eyeing the compacts, then the value series, and then on to the Second Gens. Don't even get me started on the Third Gen Performance Centers, or the 1911s.....;)

Most of us have found that it's rare for parts to break on these pistols; usually, just replacing springs is about all that's required. I doubt you'll have any trouble in the short run, and there were so many 5906s made, finding parts in the long run should not be too much of an issue either. Just enjoy that fine Third Gen, and welcome to the club!
 
A 5906 was my first 3rd gen gun about 20 years ago. I still have it and still enjoy shooting it as much as I did then. I now have several more, including a 3914, two 3913's, a no rail 3913TSW, a 457, a CS9, and a 6906. I swear, I put two in my gun safe and they just multiplied! :)
Nah, my wife doesn't believe that story either.
 
welcome to the club - beware the sickness

You should be warned that shooting the 3rd gen guns is addicting. It starts out innocently enough, then the next thing you know, you've got several different models. You'll probably want to try different size frames and calibers along with mixing in allow frames with all steel. Then there's the whole double stack and single stack thing. My latest weakness was related to SA vs DAO.
The fact that you can buy these gems at a fraction of the cost it would be for a similarly built new gun just makes it worse. I am planning on seeking help. However I think I'll get just one more before I do!
 
Hello, my name is Comrad and I am a third generation owner.

6906 round trigger guard.
 
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Hello, my name is Comrad and I am a third generation owner.
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Someone should warn the OP that when a member admits to a 3rd generation addiction here, we're not a support group. Rather, we are a rationalization and justification resource to help explain the purchase of yet another 3rd gen gun to a suspicious spouse.

Oh, and I forgot to mention that I have a 3904 in my other post. I can hear it weeping in my gun safe because I neglected it.
 
GaryS said:
A 5906 was my first 3rd gen gun about 20 years ago. I still have it and still enjoy shooting it as much as I did then. I now have several more, including a 3914, two 3913's, a no rail 3913TSW, a 457, a CS9, and a 6906. I swear, I put two in my gun safe and they just multiplied! :)
Nah, my wife doesn't believe that story either.
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She just knows that if a .45 and a 9mm got together in your safe, there'd be a .40 in there by now! :D

By the way, Joe: GaryS is your go-to guy about any magazine questions or issues. Take note!;)
 
No .40s for me. Between 9mm, .38, .45, and .380 I have enough hand gun calibers to support. That doesn't even count the .22LR pistols.



vigil617 said:
She just knows that if a .45 and a 9mm got together in your safe, there'd be a .40 in there by now! :D

By the way, Joe: GaryS is your go-to guy about any magazine questions or issues. Take note!;)
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I like to quote the late Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead when describing a 3rd Gen addiction. "Too much of anything is just enough"
 
Welcome to the club!

Just so you know they will consume you, but it's SO worth it.

While I'll admit that I don't know the secret handshake...I think it's whipping out your credit card to pay for just about a 3rd gen you see! :D

Very nice 5906.
 
Rookie mistake, using a credit card. It's far easier to maintain plausible deniability if you use cash. "No honey, I've had that gun for a long time. I just cleaned it today so it looks new." ;)



Shorty 45 MK2 said:
Welcome to the club!

Just so you know they will consume you, but it's SO worth it.

While I'll admit that I don't know the secret handshake...I think it's whipping out your credit card to pay for just about a 3rd gen you see! :D

Very nice 5906.
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Can I join? I have a 908 on the way as we speak. I'm hoping it will work well for me as a carry gun. I read about all the high praise for these 3rd Gen Smiths and just had to jump aboard!
 
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