Any 6906 love out there?

[3S16]

I made a "Couldn't Resist" purchase of an ANIB S&W 6906. I hesitate to call any older S&W pistol unfired, but this one could be. At least since leaving the Mother Ship. This is the first one I've seen for sale - I live Kalifornistan is probably why. The Julian date code on the box puts it in November of 1989.
What's unusual about the gun is it has a squared trigger guard, where all the ones I see online have the rounded one. I'm guessing this is an early gun made from a leftover frame - because the factory doesn't like to waste parts!
Pretty cool gun though.
Forgive the photos, they are taken of my laptop, but you get the idea. I'll post good photos after it serves it's 10 day sentence in gun jail.

 

[marcus99]

Much love here:

 

[Ameshawki]

6946 here. Bought several years ago cheap. Works fine.

 

[jsbethel]

The 6906 pistols with the round trigger guard first appeared in the 1991 S&W catalog so I would imagine a fair amount of the squared configuration were made. An unused pistol of that vintage will probably still retain a pre-recall grip. Be on the lookout for the dimple on the bottom of the grip indicating the upgrade.

 

[BAM-BAM]

Yep; best small hi-cap IMHO except for the Performance Center rendition the Shorty-9!

Cheaper than dirt when the Glock 26 came out ....... took advantage of the super cheap prices on guns and mag

Work well with 15rd 59 series mags w/+2 adapters.

 

[kraynky]

I love my 6906 & it gets carried quite often still. Pearce makes a grip extension where you can use a 5900 series 15 round magazine in the 6906.

Congratulations!

 

[.455_Hunter]

The 6906/6904 platform is infinitely more desirable than a Glunk 19.

 

[4T5GUY]

For sure. I liked my 669/6906, (factory send back,) so much I got a couple more. Well sort of. They fit my hand well and are very accurate.

Agreed that with the +2 adapters they make a lot of sense. Still somewhat compact yet 15 rnds.

Jim

 

[4T5GUY]

Pearce makes a grip extension where you can use a 5900 series 15 round magazine in the 6906.

Again NOT wanting to be “that guy,” but they are PGS and readily available direct from them. Fair price and nice people.

Jim

 

[toddimusnimski]

I like yours a lot - the early hooked trigger guard may make it more challenging to find a good fitting holster but the styling really appeals to me. Bonus that yours has the later Novak rear sight as the first 5906/6906's didn't.

Todd

 

[ispcapt]

Our last issued S&W autos was the 5904. Plain clothes and senior command were issued the 6904. I got both issued to me. When we went to Glock we could buy our duty guns.
I had the choice of a round or square trigger guard. I got the square as it had just a shade bigger opening which made it easier when wearing light gloves.
I rarely carry it any more. Can't say why, I seem to grab something else.

 

[Heymatt]

Nope, no love here
6946 on the left, 6906 on the right

 

[Sevens]

I would like a 6906 but I don’t think I will ever get one because my 469 is awfully close. Mine is really a very early example based on serial number, as it is A845xxx. Great pistol, accurate shooter and runs like a top.

Again NOT wanting to be “that guy,” but they are PGS and readily available direct from them. Fair price and nice people.

Jim

Of course you are not “that guy”, you are “4 T 5 GUY”

 

[3S16]

Thanks so much the info and love. I'm pretty stoked about this gun now.

 

[Brian Parrish]

6906

I got mine at the local cop supply store over 20 years ago. It was a turn in from the Florida Department of Corrections. There are no marks on it indicating this. I removed some scratches with a Scotchbrite pad, which process is described elsewhere on this forum, which also cleaned up the scratches on the grip to my surprise. Mine has the thinned safety/decocker and thinned slide release lever. Recently got it back from Trijicon which repaired the night sights for $58. That took about three weeks all told. Mine is also marked from the factory that it will fire with the magazine removed. I am curious why the FDOC wanted that feature. Mine shoots to point of aim with 147 grain HST rounds. Winchester white box 115 grainers hit low but tight.

This pistol was my introduction into the world of S&W 3rd gens.
Please let us know how it goes when you take her to the range.
Your pictures are fine. Take the laptop to the range and get pictures of the targets? Let us know everything, what rounds what ranges what impressions positive and negative if any.
Congratulations!

Kind regards,
BrianD

 

[SuperMan]

Bought one in 1993 as a private purchase duty gun when I went to work for Sate of NH Probation/Parole. Carried for just short of 10 years.

Of the 19 qualification targets 18 were 100s....the one target with one out was all head shots with one pulled just a little low and right that would have been in if it had been a body shot.

Picked up two more along the way but sold them off over the years. Still have the duty gun and sits right here at the computer desk with a 15 round mag and adapter and one extra standard mag.

One thing to be careful of when speed loading using the 15 round mag with adapter is getting the lower palm skin caught between the adapter and the magwell...

Like the Glock 19 is to Glock, probably the best semi that S&W ever made.

Bob

 

[Tom-R2]

I bought one of the early 6906, the very first one I saw many years ago. It's a wonderful pistol. While at a gun show in Columbus, Ohio yesterday I saw two for sale at different tables, didn't examine either one closely. I think one may have had a tag of $600?

 

[IAM Rand]

6904 here. First Pistol I ever purchased. I have kind of been neglecting it. I need to take her out and put her through her paces. Still love it.

 

[BAM-BAM]

6904 here. First Pistol I ever purchased. I have kind of been neglecting it. I need to take her out and put her through her paces. Still love it.

For some fun take a 6906 and a 6904 and make yourself some two tone.... my favorite is .....blue slide over sliver!

 

[Casual Smith Nut]

For more fun you can also take a 5906 or 5904 slide assembly with barrel and have a long slide 6906… or short grip 5906 however you want to call it.

Also works to do short 6906 slide assembly on full grip 5906/5903/5904.

I do like the compact double stack 3rd gen guns such as 6906 and 6904 since they allow a good shootable size gun that also isn’t huge (G19 as someone mentioned earlier). Personally I’m a big fan of DA/SA guns rather than the usual striker fired offerings out there. I like the idea of a long trigger pull and no manual safety for the 1st shot.