6946 Fell into my lap

[Sevens]

That would be a straw reservation!

Yes, I'm kidding!

 

[TTSH]

That would be a straw reservation!

Yes, I'm kidding!

LOL!!!!!

GaryS has beat me to outstanding deals so many times that this dealer would have figured out my devious plot and sold it to GaryS anyway. There was no winning on this one. GaryS beat me fair and square. I just have to be more diligent. Checking the listings 3 or 4 times a week doesn't cut it. You need to practically live on that website like GaryS does... or the really good stuff comes in and goes out before you even see it.

 

[GaryS]

3 or 4 times a WEEK?!

I hit that site that many times an hour!

Well, not that many, but usually an hour or so after they open, after lunch time, and just after they close.

Lot's of people come in starting at lunch time and do deals.

LOL!!!!!

GaryS has beat me to outstanding deals so many times that this dealer would have figured out my devious plot and sold it to GaryS anyway. There was no winning on this one. GaryS beat me fair and square. I just have to be more diligent. Checking the listings 3 or 4 times a week doesn't cut it. You need to practically live on that website like GaryS does... or the really good stuff comes in and goes out before you even see it.

 

[TTSH]

3 or 4 times a WEEK?!

I hit that site that many times an hour!

Your prize is still for sale according to that website. I think I'll call on Tuesday and try to buy it. That 5946 that sold last week is still there too.

So it's not about how often you check it... it's about knowing when it has changed. That's why I still suspect that you have an RSS feed to your smartphone... so you can monitor it 24/7. You always seem to know about it 30 seconds after it has been updated.

BTW, I meant to ask you to check out the two 945-1 pistols that have been there for a while. Team member Sevens says I should check them out, but I haven't been able to get up there lately. I did notice that another local shop has a very nice one for... hold your breath... $2,000.00. That would suggest that the ones Carl has may be pretty good deals.

 

[flagman1776]

I paid more than that for mine. Equally nice, a couple of years ago.

 

[Jeppo]

BTW, I meant to ask you to check out the two 945-1 pistols that have been there for a while. Team member Sevens says I should check them out, but I haven't been able to get up there lately. I did notice that another local shop has a very nice one for... hold your breath... $2,000.00. That would suggest that the ones Carl has may be pretty good deals.

945's?

I've been searching high and low for months. There's one in my area that's more than $2,100 OTD with a brown plastic box.

 

[smithman 10]

Bought one myself last week

I found a well-used 6946 myself last week at my favorite LGS. Only one magazine but I have another that fits it.

Shows plenty of holster wear but functions 100% with both mags. Being a revolver guy I like the DAO and somewhat heavy trigger. I think it's safer.

$272.08 after all taxes and fees.

 

[TTSH]

945's?

I've been searching high and low for months. There's one in my area that's more than $2,100 OTD with a brown plastic box.

I think this is one of those things like wine for poor old TTSH. Because I can't tell the really good stuff from a lot of the cheap stuff, I'm perfectly happy with much of the cheap stuff. To go a step further... what I don't know, I don't miss.

Because there is no place I can go to test shoot a 945-1, I don't know what I am missing.

In the world of 1911s, I know that there can be a BIG difference between guns. I've shot the good, the bad and the ugly. I've even shot the very-good-to-excellent a few times. Just my semi-uneducated guess, but I'd have to believe that the 945-1 must rank up there with the very best 1911s given the price tags I'm seeing.

Would one make sense in my collection? That's an awful lot of money for an old man like me. But I was prepared to swallow hard and spend up to $2,100 for that Python that I lost. Is the 945-1 in the same class? Maybe so. I'm just not smart enough to know.

 

[Jeppo]

About the PC 945's, I've only handled two, both no dashes. It was the slide to frame fit that left me stupefied. I'm sure the seriously high-end 1911's from the custom and semi-custom shops have similar fit and finish but I've never handed one of those.

I hear stories that a 945 will equal if not out-shoot anything at virtually any price. It seems that, even at what we believe are crazy high prices, they're a comparative bargain.

 

[mrmike7189]

Heads up! I was browsing ebay today.
There is one 69 series stainless mag for sale and 10 of the blued mags. All are S&W factory mags. $35 each
Hard to find mags.

 

[GaryS]

I have a good number of these for my 6906. I'm sure it won't mind sharing with it's new safe mate.

Still, that's a good price for these magazines.

Heads up! I was browsing ebay today.
There is one 69 series stainless mag for sale and 10 of the blued mags. All are S&W factory mags. $35 each
Hard to find mags.

 

[Jamesatrange]

Cool find at a nice deal. I find some of the deals at "said shop" very good while others high. I find that it seems certain shop owners sometimes price stuff according to what they like. What they like they typically have a better feel for what it can sell for. Stuff they don't like they offer lower money for and if they get it they put a mark up and just turn it not always beating us up. That's why Gary S. checking often pays off. I browse different shops for different stuff using my "what the owner likes" method. Lol.

 

[GaryS]

You may be right about. I sometimes think that if it's something that they aren't familiar with, they put it out at a lower price, after giving a lower price on the trade in.

I bought a ANIB 457 back in March from the same shop. Late production, with what looks like a stainless steel trigger play spring. Still has plastic sights, but that's not a big deal for me.

You just have to be patient, I guess.

Cool find at a nice deal. I find some of the deals at "said shop" very good while others high. I find that it seems certain shop owners sometimes price stuff according to what they like. What they like they typically have a better feel for what it can sell for. Stuff they don't like they offer lower money for and if they get it they put a mark up and just turn it not always beating us up. That's why Gary S. checking often pays off. I browse different shops for different stuff using my "what the owner likes" method. Lol.

 

[GaryS]

I got to the range today. As expected, the 6946 was flawless. Trigger is a bit stiff, but I think that's just because it's so "new." Also, the trigger pull is different than the first shot DA on the TDA 3rd Gens. I took a picture of the target, which I'll get up soon.

Once I got comfortable with the trigger pull, accuracy was very good. Overall I think I was more accurate with this than with my 3913s.

I may have to start carrying my 3953TSW more often!

I also took my 457 to the range. That was a pleasure to shoot. Boringly accurate, boringly reliable.

The 6946.

 

[lhump1961]

Got to love the DAO's! You can pick out the 6946 from this pic. I don't remember what I paid for mine but it was under $400. Very happy with it.

 

[barbara_em]

I may lose my "lady" status, but I'll opine anyway. I'm glad it was a 6946 that fell into your lap; a 5946 might have hurt.

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

Nice buy! Doesn't the 6959 take the 59XX magazines?

 

[TTSH]

Nice buy! Doesn't the 6959 take the 59XX magazines?

I believe the Model 6959 uses those special ultra rare 6959 "horseshoe" magazines.