Model 6906 vs Glock 26 for CCW

[KS1800R]

It's 6906 for me. I've had Glocks before, but something about looking down a square slide always drove me nuts and I was never that accurate with them, and I like my guns like my motorcycles....with curves and metal.
Picked up a 4013 for CCW and I found I'm 50/50 on carrying either one. The grip though on the 6906 is probably the most comfortable grip I've ever tried, moreso than the M&P .40 PRO CORE I had. I have a leather Don Hume holster and the 6906 hides every bit as well as the 4013 (which is single stack). It's hard to beat a 6906, I'm finding!

 

[Badkarma 1]

Still packing a late 5906 these days, sometimes switch to a 5946 or a very special 4046.
Of the two mentioned I have had both and still have a 26, but the 6906 is a real sweet piece in its own right for all the ability to confound a potential gun grab.
Smith still makes mags for them and parts aren't hard to find ya just gotta look harder or ask BOATS.
And if I were asked, I'd take the Smith because its "different"!

 

[sniper47]

You do realize where you are posting your question? LOL. You are not going to find a whole lot of Glock fans on a S&W board. That said, I carry the G26. For all of the good reasons already mentioned.

 

[razorbacker]

More later, but grip angle, ergonomics; trigger pull, and more.

Shoot a Walther PPS or PPQ, or a FNS (I prefer my FN's in the DA/SA models like the FNP or FNX but for this discussion let's keep it to the striker guns) or an M&P to a Glock, and it should be apparent.

Plus I don't like Gaston Glock the man and his business practices, but that's my opinion and a different topic.

The Walther PPS on the other hand, is the best shooting, slimmest polymer framed single stack of all time. I'm not going to argue any dimensions or comparisons- you just have to try one IWB and see what I mean.

What he said! Lot of nice carry guns mentioned here, PPS is difficult to beat for CCW.

 

[TercGen]

For the average person, I would always recommend the 6906/any TDA 3rd gen for conceal carry over a Glock, simply because they are safer pistols to carry around on a daily basis.

My thinking is that the vast majority of CC holders will never have to use their gun in a defensive situation, yet every day that you choose to carry presents the opportunity for an accidental discharge. Loading, unloading, holstering, slipping on the ice, etc - accidents happen. The Glock's short trigger and lack of a safety brings you that much closer to the possibility of an accident, IMO. Just ask Plexico Burris.

TDA allows you to load the pistol with the safety engaged and firing pin locked in place, and allows you to keep it in this very secure, safe condition when you want to. You can flip the safety off when out of the house, and you still have a longer DA trigger pull vs. the very short trigger of the Glock.

I feel that both Glocks and S&W 3rd Gens are reliable weapons, and since you can still get 3rd Gen guns and parts the issue of maintenance is not that big to me. 6906's are plentiful and inexpensive right now, you could always get 2 and have a backup.

 

[BAM-BAM]

TercGen....... summed up a lot of my feelings about Glocks.

I tried to like the 19 and 2 26s I've had; but they didn't feel "right" in my hand or point well (for me). Finally it is easier to carry 2 spare 3913 magazines than 1 of a 26.

 

[TercGen]

TercGen....... summed up a lot of my feelings about Glocks.

I tried to like the 19 and 2 26s I've had; but they didn't feel "right" in my hand or point well (for me). Finally it is easier to carry 2 spare 3913 magazines than 1 of a 26.

I've shot a few Glocks before but never owned one due to the short trigger/no manual safety. I had heard of more than one accidental discharge with a Glock just from personal acquaintances, long before I ever purchased my first handgun or the internet came along to provide other (unfortunate) examples.

If you are an LEO or in a situation with a greater chance of danger, I can see that a Glock would be a good choice. For the average Joe, I like the flexibility and safety of the S&W TDA 3rd Gens.

I also prefer the single-stacks for carry BAM-BAM, and also for shooting with gloves on in the Winter. My 6904 got me started on these 3rd Gens, and she rarely sees the light of day anymore, except for the odd range trip.

 

[Jaymo]

I really like the 6906.
However, I *******ized my 5906 by putting my 6906 slide on it.
It reminds me of the Astra A100, and I like it a lot.

 

[ISCS Yoda]

Well, I'm a brat, I carry my 6906 sometimes, and I won't even own a Glock, so that's that!

***GRJ***

 

[Jaymo]

Unfortunately, the purist in me won out and I reinstalled 5906 slide.
They actually looked good swapped out between the two pistols, but I decided to make those two "children" legitimate again.

 

[sniper47]

For the average person, I would always recommend the 6906/any TDA 3rd gen for conceal carry over a Glock, simply because they are safer pistols to carry around on a daily basis.

My thinking is that the vast majority of CC holders will never have to use their gun in a defensive situation, yet every day that you choose to carry presents the opportunity for an accidental discharge. Loading, unloading, holstering, slipping on the ice, etc - accidents happen. The Glock's short trigger and lack of a safety brings you that much closer to the possibility of an accident, IMO. Just ask Plexico Burris.

TDA allows you to load the pistol with the safety engaged and firing pin locked in place, and allows you to keep it in this very secure, safe condition when you want to. You can flip the safety off when out of the house, and you still have a longer DA trigger pull vs. the very short trigger of the Glock.

I feel that both Glocks and S&W 3rd Gens are reliable weapons, and since you can still get 3rd Gen guns and parts the issue of maintenance is not that big to me. 6906's are plentiful and inexpensive right now, you could always get 2 and have a backup.

The safe way to prevent accidental discharges is to keep your booger picker off the trigger and make sure the holster is correct for your gun. Granted, a slide mounted decocker/safety is the ultimate when it comes to safe carry, however they present issues when deploying the weapon.

 

[Arik]

For the average person, I would always recommend the 6906/any TDA 3rd gen for conceal carry over a Glock, simply because they are safer pistols to carry around on a daily basis.

My thinking is that the vast majority of CC holders will never have to use their gun in a defensive situation, yet every day that you choose to carry presents the opportunity for an accidental discharge. Loading, unloading, holstering, slipping on the ice, etc - accidents happen. The Glock's short trigger and lack of a safety brings you that much closer to the possibility of an accident, IMO. Just ask Plexico Burris.

TDA allows you to load the pistol with the safety engaged and firing pin locked in place, and allows you to keep it in this very secure, safe condition when you want to. You can flip the safety off when out of the house, and you still have a longer DA trigger pull vs. the very short trigger of the Glock.

I feel that both Glocks and S&W 3rd Gens are reliable weapons, and since you can still get 3rd Gen guns and parts the issue of maintenance is not that big to me. 6906's are plentiful and inexpensive right now, you could always get 2 and have a backup.

Plexico? Why ask him? Why is no one asking me about my 5 + years of csrrying a Glock daily without incident? How come no one is asking the thousands of other people who carry a Glock daily without incident? Or should we take time out of each evening to make a post about how today nothing happened in order to drive home the fact that it's only a few incidents that are replayed over and over and over and over and over again?

My Glocks are in a secure in their holsters and it's amazing how the work ONLY WHEN i pull the trigger.

To be honest I'm not happy with only 1 safety and a DA on other guns. It's still easy to be absent minded and flip the safety of and then pull the trigger. Instead I think for real safety the gun must be taken apart and each piece stashed in a different part of the house, in a safe of course. It's the only way to truly be safe without having to rub 2 braincells together for a brief second that it takes to put your hands on a gun and holster it

 

[nocents]

I would carry a Glock if it had safety like this......

 

[TercGen]

The safe way to prevent accidental discharges is to keep your booger picker off the trigger and make sure the holster is correct for your gun. Granted, a slide mounted decocker/safety is the ultimate when it comes to safe carry, however they present issues when deploying the weapon.

Since the chances of me deploying my weapon are very slim as an average civilian, that's a compromise I'm willing to make. The many safety features simply make me feel better about carrying a loaded gun around on a daily basis, especially loading and holstering.

And I would agree that knowledgeable and safe gun handling greatly reduces your chances of an accident, regardless of the firearm. But to err is human, and realistically, accidents do happen, even to the best-prepared of us.