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

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epj said:
Something a little funky with their ad. Ambi safety levers, on a DAO, 2.7" barrel and weighs 10 oz. wonder what else in their ad is incorrect.
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I noticed the errors in the description as well. The photo doesn't look like any 5946 I've seen either.

The whole ad seems a little wonky. I wonder how many they actually have and where they got their listing information.
 
Also states that the pistol is hammerless. Who knows what knowledge, if any, the people who post their guns for them has.

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The slide in the photo is stamped, "Caution - capable of firing with magazine removed". I'd guess that S&W did a special run for an agency (LE) and these are overruns.
 
Tony2much said:
I noticed the errors in the description as well. The photo doesn't look like any 5946 I've seen either.

The whole ad seems a little wonky. I wonder how many they actually have and where they got their listing information.
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Looks exactly like the 5946 I had

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The reason I mentioned the serial number, is because it looks odd (to me) to see it on the right side of this gun. None of my other S&W 2nd or 3rd gens have the number on the right side. It also appears to be an unusual font.

I am not even close to an expert and just learning about these myself, this is the basis for my questions.

I would also be curious to know the date of manufacture based on the serial number in the ad (UCY5377).

Thanks for the comments!
 
Up until recently (maybe even currently) the RCMP used the 5946. I think there is another thread on that somewhere here. As I recall, they are phasing out the 5946 in favor of you know what.

I think that these and some of the 3953 NOS guns are spare stock that was in the vault for replacement purposes. People should snap them up because once they are gone it's likely that we won't see any new ones.
 
I have received reports that the new old stock gats have test fire brass in envelope marked
xx-xx-2014?. A re-check prior to shipping or a new overrun from a contract?

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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.

grcoffman104 said:
I have received reports that the new old stock gats have test fire brass in envelope marked
xx-xx-2014?. A re-check prior to shipping or a new overrun from a contract?

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I can report that as recently as first week of November, Cabela's near me had a NOS 5946 in the case, absolutely brand new fresh with not a mark on it. SN on right side of pistol, "Houlton, Maine" emblazoned on the left side of the slide (obviously not at all where 99.8% of all 1-2-3rd Gens were manufactured...) and a price tag that said, GULP, $799.

To be honest...
$799 is probably near where S&W would price them if they, like everyone constantly says & wishes, they would start up production again. And let's be honest... they aren't going to sell at that price.
 
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.
 
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I don't own any of the 3rd gen S&W semi-autos. But there are several threads on them in these forums. What is the main appeal? I must admit, I'm kind of interested. I like the one being talked about here at Cabela's. $599 seems reasonable.

I'm also interested in a CZ 75, a Beretta 92 and a few other all steel guns. And I must say I love my "plastic" H&K P30 and I am also considering another "plastic", a Walther PPQ. Some day I would like an M&P too.

Strength, robustness and durability are all features of steel guns, and I assume that is the main draw for the S&W 3rd gens. But is there something else? Our local Cabela's shows they have these in stock for $599. I might just go pick one up.
 
Myself...
I can easily admit that I like them for nostalgia. I carry heartless, soulless Tupperware. I do not love the very few plastic guns I own, at least in the way that I totally fall in love with real metal handguns.

I think the S&W 1-2-3rd Gens are awesome handguns and I never (ever!) get tired of them -- but with that said, if someone is asking me how they compare with modern Tupperware for carry, duty or defense, I can't really argue for an old-tech DA/SA because I believe it is a somewhat more complicated system than modern striker fire.

When it comes to my absolute love and passion, I'm all about the discontinued S&W metal pistols. But they are not my first choice for EDC or home defense.
 
Sevens said:
Myself...
I can easily admit that I like them for nostalgia. I carry heartless, soulless Tupperware. I do not love the very few plastic guns I own, at least in the way that I totally fall in love with real metal handguns.

I think the S&W 1-2-3rd Gens are awesome handguns and I never (ever!) get tired of them -- but with that said, if someone is asking me how they compare with modern Tupperware for carry, duty or defense, I can't really argue for an old-tech DA/SA because I believe it is a somewhat more complicated system than modern striker fire.

When it comes to my absolute love and passion, I'm all about the discontinued S&W metal pistols. But they are not my first choice for EDC or home defense.
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I agree about DA/SA, which is why the DAO's (5946, 3953, etc) are around.

I carried my 3953 before going to a Glock (G30) and carry it (3953) again now, as I find it far superior to my Glocks.

YMMV
 
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.
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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.
 
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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.
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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!
 
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