After getting my 6906 I was really clear as to why this is considered such a good carry gun. Then I got my 4006 and quickly learned the reason. Since I don't carry, the extra weight of the 4006 is not an issue, but if I did.........
Yet another "I love my 6906" thread
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dgludwig
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However in my ignorance I failed to see how merely half an inch in barrel length, and about the same in the handle, would make any difference in off duty concealed carry.
More than the length of the barrel or the size of the grip, the biggest reason the 6906 is more appropriate for concealed carry over the 5906 is the weight difference. The alloy frame of the 6906 makes it a much better choice for ccw than does the steel frame of the 5906 because it is considerably lighter. Being shorter and less bulky is icing on the cake.
More than the length of the barrel or the size of the grip, the biggest reason the 6906 is more appropriate for concealed carry over the 5906 is the weight difference. The alloy frame of the 6906 makes it a much better choice for ccw than does the steel frame of the 5906 because it is considerably lighter. Being shorter and less bulky is icing on the cake.
I fully realize that now. This gun from end to end has been made for concealed carry. Even the fact that the decocker/safety and slide release have been shaved down a couple millimeters impressed me. But what makes it the most difference in my opinion is the bobbed hammer, and the significantly smaller and rounder rear tang. That sure is a relief on my love handles.
Farmboy
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Ok. I'll admit I'm confused here. My son-in-law has one of these and he brought it out to shoot on the farm last summer. Now he is new to shooting so I did not expect much but he could not hit a steel IPSC target at 10 yards. Never once! Rounds went into the dirt or off the side. So I tried it. Now I'm not bragging but I'm a NRA master and USPSA "A" class, etc. I could hit the target of course, all the way back to 50 yards, but I have never shot a gun so difficult to shoot in my life. I gave the Son-in-law a 1911 and he drilled the center out of the IPSC target. So what do we do to tune the 6906 to make it shootable? How do you transition from the terrible double action first shot to the then flopping inch of take up for the rest?
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Ok. I'll admit I'm confused here. My son-in-law has one of these and he brought it out to shoot on the farm last summer. Now he is new to shooting so I did not expect much but he could not hit a steel IPSC target at 10 yards. Never once! Rounds went into the dirt or off the side. So I tried it. Now I'm not bragging but I'm a NRA master and USPSA "A" class, etc. I could hit the target of course, all the way back to 50 yards, but I have never shot a gun so difficult to shoot in my life. I gave the Son-in-law a 1911 and he drilled the center out of the IPSC target. So what do we do to tune the 6906 to make it shootable? How do you transition from the terrible double action first shot to the then flopping inch of take up for the rest?
BR
dgludwig
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To my knowledge, all 5906 pistols came with s/s frames and slides-no alloy frames.
dondavis3
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My last LEO job issued the S&W 6906 as a plain clothes carry gun.
I liked it so much i bought one for myself.
I still like the gun 20 years later.
I liked it so much i bought one for myself.
I still like the gun 20 years later.
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ab4ka
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that looks like a 6906 to me...
dondavis3
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+1 ab4ka
It is a 6906 - typo sorry.
It is a 6906 - typo sorry.
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Thanks for the picture, but what I meant was a picture of a 6906 magazine (preferably inserted in the 6906) with a 5906 baseplate as described by the original poster:
"This time I used the magazines that I replaced the pinky support butt plates for the flat 5906 butt plates. I did this in an attempt to make the gun slightly more concealable. In the end I found that it actually made it more comfortable to hold in my large hands."
To my way of thinking the hooked baseplates always got in my way and hurt concealment.
"This time I used the magazines that I replaced the pinky support butt plates for the flat 5906 butt plates. I did this in an attempt to make the gun slightly more concealable. In the end I found that it actually made it more comfortable to hold in my large hands."
To my way of thinking the hooked baseplates always got in my way and hurt concealment.
When I was on the phone with the Smith and Wesson Sales rep, he didn't know of any flat baseplate specifically made for the 69 series so I got a few from the 59 series. It does protrude forward slightly, but that does not at all interfere with my grip. I thought about shaving down the excess, but I figured I better leave well enough alone.
Is there any suggestion of a more appropriate option?
Is there any suggestion of a more appropriate option?
ab4ka
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if I only had the two S&W 15 rd mags that I traded with my Kel-Tec P11 (of course at that time I had no use for them 
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