S&W 5946 "New Old Stock" at Cabela's?

GaryS said:
I'm going with put together from parts held in reserve for a contract. Oh, I forgot to mention that NYPD was a big user of the 5946. I can't vouch for this information at this link, but there are a couple of members who are .very familiar with NYPD who might comment.

It's interesting that the 3953TSW was also authorized. I think some of those have shown up recently as well as some 3914DAOs.
Click to expand...

You are correct we were big users of the 5946. I still have mine. And we could fire that last round with the Mag out, unlike other departments. For that reason alone, one could only purchase that version from a S& W L E distributor. Regular dealers were only given the version with the disconnect.

Not sure if the Mounties had the same version, but our neighbors in PAPD had evil version. Their legal folks were opposite the city on the liability issue. NYPD felt we would be at a disadvantage and the dept would be liable if we couldn't get that last round off. The Port Authoriy lawyers felt the opposite way.
 
I just talked to a guy at Cabela's in Hazelwood MO about transfering the 5946 to my FFL in Springfield MO and he asked me " you do know these are used guns?", police trade in's.
I told him I thought they were NOS, NOPE. Thanked him and wished him a Happy New Year.

EDIT: Just read the whole Cabela's ad..."Has been used by the FBI and several Police Dept's and ship's with 1 mag".
Their way of saying USED I guess.
 
Last edited:
Well... the people at Cabela's seemingly just don't plain know what they are talking about.

A guy on another forum bought just one and posted a pic... what he got was NIB, with 3 magazines.

That phrasing in the description is about who has used this particular model, not implying that is used.
 
Glad he got a good deal. I was just passing along what the guy in the gun department told me. I reread the ad, and it states 1 mag.
Does not say new or used. I'm not rolling the dice at that price.
 
gmchenry said:
Good choice. I love my PPQ Classic with its short trigger reset.
Click to expand...
The PPQ does feel quite nice in the hand, doesn't it? I've never fired one, but have handled several in stores. Most full sized pistols feel pretty clunky to me. The exceptions being the HK P30 which I have, and the Walther PPQ. Also, the HK VP9 feels good in hand too. I want one of the original PPQ's (now called "M1" variants) because of the mag release built into the trigger guard. Some people don't like that, but I've come to really love it in my HK.
 
Well I just bought one at my Cabela's and it looks brand new. It came with 3 15 round magazines and to my delight Trijcon night sites dated 14 on the rear and 13 on the front. The gun has no marks of any kind. It does not have restrike as my 469 once the trigger is pulled you need to pull the slide back to recock the hammer to half cock. This is the first DOA so I don't know if that is normal, the hammer is bobbed so you can't grab it and pull it back.
 
Dang that's tempting. I don't "need" anymore pistols but I kind of like that one!
 
New 3rd Gens still being manufactured

Gunhacker said:
Has to be from an LE contract, which S&W is still doing for 3rd gens.

You can get an idea of the time frame this gun was made by the date code on the Trijicon rear night sight, "14" for 2014.

Price has dropped to $599.99... if I wasn't in CA where it and it's 15 rd magazine can't be brought in, I'd be all over it at that price.
Click to expand...

Thank you for posting this info, this is very interesting, as I occasionally read posts from some that say S&W is no longer making new 3rd gens. It seems from the info posted hear that S&W is in fact continuing to make new 3rd gen pistols for LE contracts. Further, from what I heard recently from someone at S&W, they typically always make more, extras, than what the initial contract number might be for, and those extra 3rd gens may find their way to distributors to be sold on the civilian market such as Cabellas, if this all sounds right, do not know for sure, just seems like this is what is happening based on all the pieces of information, which is good news, as I like the 3rd gens, and am glad to see they may still be manufactured from time to time, even if for special LE contracts.
 
Last edited:
you guys finding them at your Cabela's finding them intermixed with the other S&W pistols, Gun Library, off on their own???...I was at the Hammond, Indiana Cabela's looking for them and did not see them...it was too busy to try and ask someone there...I may check around but would like to handle one a bit...

Thanks for any info you care to share...

Bill
 
I recall seeing other discussions in here about the limited special runs for NYPD of those models still authorized there, and they were being made in Houlton. I do not have first hand knowledge, or anything current about how often they do this.
 
silversport said:
you guys finding them at your Cabela's finding them intermixed with the other S&W pistols, Gun Library, off on their own???...I was at the Hammond, Indiana Cabela's looking for them and did not see them...it was too busy to try and ask someone there...I may check around but would like to handle one a bit...

Thanks for any info you care to share...

Bill
Click to expand...

If you go to Cabellas web site and click on "shop" then "shooting" then "Gun Library", there are a few different ways you can search the gin library inventories, by make and model of pistol, by store, etc.

The Cabellas I go to will transfer a pistol from another Cabellas store for the shipping fee. The one time I did that and ended up buying the pistol they deducted the shipping fee I paid from the price of the pistol as well as discounting the price a bit, so worked out well.
 
The pistols at Cabela's are brand new, they've been selling them since last spring or summer. The price is now $599. The Cabela's in Thornton, Colorado has them on the shelf. The Trijicon night sights are dated '14 on these pistols.


Bill
 
Last edited:
I just called S&W and the guy said my gun was made in 2014 but couldn't tell me anything else about it. I don't really want to letter it.
Cabela's in Avon Ohio had one last night.
 
Last edited:
jjcobra said:
I just called S&W and the guy said my gun was made in 2014 but couldn't tell me anything else about it. I don't really want to letter it.
Cabela's in Avon Ohio had one last night.
Click to expand...
The one I purchased from Gander Mt. was in its used case the gun is really in new condition, came in a cardboard box numbered to the gun ,had its manual ,its lock & test fired casing in a sealed envelope dated 2014, 1-ten round mag , did talk with Smith & was told the pistol was a special run item for a police agency but did not know for what agency , so how Gander ended up with them is a mystery, mine was made in Houlton also in 2014. So its nice to know Smith still make a current 3rd Gen handgun, which means they must still carry parts . Hope this adds to this topic
 
0849 said:
If you go to Cabellas web site and click on "shop" then "shooting" then "Gun Library", there are a few different ways you can search the gin library inventories, by make and model of pistol, by store, etc.

The Cabellas I go to will transfer a pistol from another Cabellas store for the shipping fee. The one time I did that and ended up buying the pistol they deducted the shipping fee I paid from the price of the pistol as well as discounting the price a bit, so worked out well.
Click to expand...

thanks but I was trying to find out about the NIB one's at the stores some are finding...I may take a trip out tomorrow
 
3rd Gens Still Being Made

2014 is relatively recent, so it appears the consensus is that S&W is still manufacturing 3rd gens, as the requests come in from various agencies. This is great news. Now if some agency would only request some new 3914TSW and 3913TSW models so we can see some contract over run pistols on the civilian market, that would be even better :)
 
An alternate theory is that as LEO agency contracts expire and they transition to new firearms, S&W has some incomplete frames that they are building into saleable firearms.

There are very few departments that are buying new 3rd Gen guns. :( It's been mentioned before that S&W will only make new 3rd Gens if an agency insists and the alternative is losing the contract. WVSP and CHP come to mind.

The good news, is that they are going to have to provide warranty support for these guns going forward. Which means that some parts are likely to be available for the foreseeable future.

0849 said:
2014 is relatively recent, so it appears the consensus is that S&W is still manufacturing 3rd gens, as the requests come in from various agencies. This is great news. Now if some agency would only request some new 3914TSW and 3913TSW models so we can see some contract over run pistols on the civilian market, that would be even better :)
Click to expand...
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Marshal Sam Holland
AimSurplus 5946
Replies
5
Views
750
Marshal Sam Holland
Marshal Sam Holland
jmace57
AIM Surplus 5946
Replies
8
Views
1K
ACEd
A
PO2313
Smith Wesson 5946
Replies
4
Views
458
Aahzz
A
C
4566 old/new • BMCM wizardry
Replies
9
Views
876
03hemi
03hemi
S
S&W 910S trade-in's available at Botach
Replies
2
Views
694
steelmonkey
S

Latest posts

Back
Top