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Perhaps it is my old eyes. It looks like there is a punch mark, but I think it is in the wrong place. I would get them replaced, if S&W still has the grip for your pistol.
3rd gen recall - Grips problem? (Solved)
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Perhaps it is my old eyes. It looks like there is a punch mark, but I think it is in the wrong place. I would get them replaced, if S&W still has the grip for your pistol.
The new grips arrived today, just 15 days after I called CS. That is good service for a 22 year old recall.
Now to figure out which way to drive the pin out
Now to figure out which way to drive the pin out
Glad you got the grips, that is good service.
Pin goes either way, no problem.
Dave
Got it. Thanks. Only took about 10 minutes. The only obvious difference is the dimple. I wonder what else was modified. The polymer?
Scroll down here, I think it's the sixth notice down.
Firearm Recalls and Safety Warnings- FirearmsID.com
I've seen quite a few that have never been replaced and have seen hard use in competition a few years back. Probably one of those CYA lawyer things. Still you wouldn't want it to happen and as you know, it's a simple fix.
Dave
Firearm Recalls and Safety Warnings- FirearmsID.com
I've seen quite a few that have never been replaced and have seen hard use in competition a few years back. Probably one of those CYA lawyer things. Still you wouldn't want it to happen and as you know, it's a simple fix.
Dave
Thanks Dave. I figured it had to be a material problem. I feel better with having the new grips. Now, back to the range.
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Thanks for the heads up on the recall. I have a 3904 ser#TCU57XX.I have no dimple on the grips. Could mine by chance have been made after the recall?
Syspila
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Hey Folks,
Thanks to this thread, I got my 5906 grips replaced. It is an early version with the squared triggerguard. Anyway, I bought it used back in the mid 90's and new it had a crack on the plastic grips just as I had read on here in early April. I called S & W and they sent replacement grips right out. I got them today and now the gun looks brand new! It has always been an easy shooter too!
Thanks to this thread, I got my 5906 grips replaced. It is an early version with the squared triggerguard. Anyway, I bought it used back in the mid 90's and new it had a crack on the plastic grips just as I had read on here in early April. I called S & W and they sent replacement grips right out. I got them today and now the gun looks brand new! It has always been an easy shooter too!
Syspila
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Hey Folks, I just got my cracked 5906 grips replaced. I have had the gun since the early 90's and it serves me well. Never a misfire. Thanks to this thread, I contacted S & W. They sent the new grips within 2 wks. No charge!
Thought I'd provide a 2016 update.
I just called S&W about my recently purchased 6906. It has the pre-recall grips. They checked and no longer have the post-recall grips for this model.
And it's only been 20 years since being manufactured!
Will have to look for other suppliers.
I just called S&W about my recently purchased 6906. It has the pre-recall grips. They checked and no longer have the post-recall grips for this model.
And it's only been 20 years since being manufactured!
Will have to look for other suppliers.
Thought I'd provide a 2016 update.
I just called S&W about my recently purchased 6906. It has the pre-recall grips. They checked and no longer have the post-recall grips for this model.
And it's only been 20 years since being manufactured!
Will have to look for other suppliers.
Brownells still has them for the 6906, 19.99
Grip : GRIP | Brownells
I got a couple of sets for 3913 a few months ago when S&W didn't have them. I wonder if S&W has sent those older parts to outside retailers.
Dave
You can try calling back and checking with another customer service rep sometime. FWIW, I've been told the new parts system was designed to maximize tracking M&P's, AR's & revolvers, and the 3rd gen info is harder to access.
BTW, it's not like you're asking for a factory grip for a longtime obsolete gun, as the same grips are used on the 4013TSW.
Those are still in use by agencies. The ones we just replaced (with new plastic guns) were new production from the middle 2000's, and the CHP was still using some limited numbers of 4013TSW's until recently (might still have some not yet replaced, but I didn't hear the details).
They may not be making orders of replacement grips for commercial parts sales, but they probably still make limited orders for repair use. I don't know for certain whether the grips are made by the same plastic manufacturer that S&W has used for many years (and recently bought the company, in the last year or so), as they use any number of vendors.
BTW, it's not like you're asking for a factory grip for a longtime obsolete gun, as the same grips are used on the 4013TSW.
Those are still in use by agencies. The ones we just replaced (with new plastic guns) were new production from the middle 2000's, and the CHP was still using some limited numbers of 4013TSW's until recently (might still have some not yet replaced, but I didn't hear the details).They may not be making orders of replacement grips for commercial parts sales, but they probably still make limited orders for repair use. I don't know for certain whether the grips are made by the same plastic manufacturer that S&W has used for many years (and recently bought the company, in the last year or so), as they use any number of vendors.
Same from MidwayUSA.
$18.99 + Shipping. "Available"! 
Smith & Wesson Factory Grips Curved S&W 4013TSW 4053TSW 4056TSW 6904
My 5904 was in recently for the 3rd Generation Action Package.
Went in wearing the old type grip, returned with the same.
Was it worth the time/money?
Probably not, though the trigger and action do seem a tiny bit nicer.
Anyhow, threw away the old grip and went with a new walnut one.
Went in wearing the old type grip, returned with the same.
Was it worth the time/money?
Probably not, though the trigger and action do seem a tiny bit nicer.
Anyhow, threw away the old grip and went with a new walnut one.
This is the other option to try.
S&W is famous for the wide "diversity" of responses you can get from different CS reps. On any given hour of any given day, you could score a new post-recall set... or be told they are all gone... or be told that the recall is no longer in effect and that you'd have to buy the replacement grips... or like me in one very unusual case: You could be sent a badly worn and distressed (cracked & chipped) used 3rd Gen grip for a different 3rd Gen than the one inquired about.
And here is the icing on the cake: It was a pre-recall grip that had been amateurishly made into a post-recall grip with a soldering iron. No, I swear to God that I'm not making that up! 
The S&W forum guys are the best. Centuries of collective knowledge. Now about that forcing cone thing.Similar threads
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