5906 from CDNN, still a good deal?

[Dot_mdb]

I think that by "Select" CDNN means that they look at a few guns and give you what looks like the best. I don't think they look under grips for rust. For what it is worth I have two stainless guns that have had some corrosion under the grips. One from my own neglect and one bought used that had been a police surplus gun. Clean up the area by going over it with some polish like Flitz and put the same or a new grip on it. Clean up the rest of the gun and shoot it. If the gun is reasonably accurate and reliable, which it is likely to be, you still got a good deal.

Bill

 

[BillLester]

If the CDNN 5906 picked-up just last week is any indication, I believe an unqualified "yes" is the answer to the OP's question. Mine is one of the select examples that currently go for $340. A full set of photos is shown in another thread I recently posted. Click the link below.

http://smith-wessonforum.com/smith-wesson-semi-auto-pistols/236803-new-me-5906-a.html

After reading some concerns about rust under the grips in ths thread, I pulled the Hogues from mine and shot some quick photos. Pardon the poor quality, they were shot handheld under direct flash. I did nothing to the grip area before taking the pics. The pistol was "as delivered."

That little bit of reddish-brown around the lift side of the hammer strut pin isn't rust. One quick rub of a silicone cloth removed it all. The black specs are probably some old corrosion that was removed in the past. None of it went below the surrounding surface steel.

As an aside, one of the tricks my brother and I used when we carried these 3rd Gen pistols year round was to smear a thin bead of gun lube around the edges of the grip panels before re-installing. I preferred Teflon based grease while my brother used everything from Break Free to G.I. gun grease. All seemed to work about as well as the next in preventing under-grip rust, even during hot summers when the guns were worn IWB.

 

[mbliss57]

Ok I can't stand it any longer... what does CDNN stand for?
Never mind I figured it out..

 

[goldenlight]

KBM,

FWIW, every single 3rd Gen. I've shot with the MIM hammer and trigger were noticeably smoother-and because of that I'm sure-at least seemed lighter than versions with the stainless trigger and hammer.

Best,

Heekma

My 5906 has the chromed steel hammer and trigger, (looks like stainless) and it has far and away the most smooth and light DA trigger pull than ANY other semiauto, or revolver, I've ever fired, or dry fired.

And I bought my 5906 new, so I know that absolutely nothing has been done to that pistol; it'sexactly as it left the factory.

I love that 5906

 

[DrewZFoster]

Just ordered a 5906 from CDNN today...lets see how it turns out! I ordered one of the 399.99 ones...over the 299.99. The all have Houge grips and only one mag, they are sold out of mags BTW.

 

[carbuncle]

I got an email from them last week that said they have the CA State Parks 4006s now for $349, that's mighty tempting.

 

[BillLester]

IMO, just about any 3rd Gen. S&W under $375 is bordering on a steal. In my region, nice but no where mint examples usually have price tags in the $425-450 range. That's for standard models. Make it a TSW or other limited run example and you add another $50-75.

I think the market is starting to realize what it lost due to the "polymer revolution." Prices are going up accordingly.