In 1989, I graduated from one of the New York State BMPTC Police Academies. On Graduation Day, my Father presented me with a brand new S&W 6906. It was the same firearm he was carrying as a Senior Special Agent with the former US Customs Service (Treasury). I am now retired after a thirty-four year Law Enforcement Career (County, State, and last twenty-one years, Federal), and I still own my 6906. It is the only pistol I will never sell. It served me well and I still take it out occasionally to the range. By the way, I believe those C.A.I. imports were originally exported to Israel and then re-imported back to the States as "Police Surplus" by C.A.I.
I graduated in 1996 Zone 5 police Academy in Albany . I'm retired thank God. As it's a shit hole and I would not make that same choice in today's world..
Thank you for your service. With mag restrictions in NY , I bought a 3913, and a blue 439. Both excellent pistols. For civilian use, either is fine, and both hold more rounds than the 38 D frame Colts I carried for years.
@@frankhinkle5772 Sadly, he passed in 2021. He served thirty years with US Customs Service and retired in 2001, just before 9/11 and was "recalled" to assist with the operations in the days following. Prior to that, He also served in the US Navy for seventeen years. When he left the Navy, he worked in the US Postal Service for a short time. He retired with fifty years total Government Service. He definitely earned his pension......
I carry a different Gen 3 S&W 9mm. Excellent pistols. I recommend also swapping out the recoil spring for new besides replacing the fragile, brittle grips. I replaced my grips with a Houge Rubber Grip Panels although they also make wooden panels. Also, the S&W factory magazines are extremely hard to come by and I was seeing $90 for used magazines on the secondary market. I am externally happy to say that I bought ProMag replacement magazines for about $20 each, and they work! Not nearly as elegant as the originals, but they work! Lifetime guarantee from ProMag, but after shooting them all many times I feel very confident using them as carry-magazines.
Easily one of my favorite carry pieces. Some nights sights, a little fluff and buff, and removal of the mag safety, and it is a criminally forgotten piece.
That's what I did to mine. Made a preformance center package. 1 17rd mag with grip extension, 1 standard 12rd mag, and one 12rd flush fit mag without pinky grip. Plus some trijicons
Did someone say 3rd gen?!? 5906, 5906TSW, 915, 6906, 3913, 3913LS, 4006CHP, 4026, 4516, 457, and 1006 in my stable so far! The things rock, the 9mm in a 5906 has mouse-fart recoil, and they will feed anything. Reliable, accurate enough, and the guns can double as boat anchors.
Great video! I was looking for a conceal carry a bit smaller than my P229 Elite and after testing the 6906's trigger at my local gun store I was like, no way! This is right up there with the SIG's SRT trigger! So this gun is now my EDC and I love it. I bought it some nice wood grips and looks and feels phenomenal!
Thanks for the review. I have one in my hands right now. I bought it new a couple of decades ago. I have a limited number of rounds through it. I was going to go trade it in for a more modern pistol. Now I think I'll keep it. Thanks again.
Beautiful piece. I always wanted one or 2. I'd like to see you perform a back to back comparison at the range with the 228 and the 26 testing recoil and accuracy. Great comparison and video, thank you. 228 and 26 are great choices in pistols as well.
I have the 6906 and let me tell you it was a long wait and I paid a fair price. It feels good in the hand and it carries well. Next is the SIG P226 9mm.
Nice gun, I carried one for a couple of years and it always shot great with no malfunctions. I wish I would have kept this one along with my model 66 revolver!
One of my local gun shops has the single stack d a o version of this gun Unfortunately as far as I can tell no quality magazine manufacturers still make magazines for it
Great gun. Goes bang every time. Thousands of rounds with ZERO issues. More accurate than me. Wish it was a single only but if you keep it on safe it’s going to very hard for an unauthorized person to shoot.
I carried my 6906 for close to 30 years , I only recently switched to a polymer striker fire for CCW. ( solely because of the 18 round capacity ). Otherwise the 6906 would still be on my hip .
I just love those old 3rd gen S&Ws - but there are so few of them that are legal here in Denmark, because of our caliber restrictions (rules out the 10mm ones) and minimum length requirements (minimum 21 cm total, so rules out everything but the 4506 and similar sized ones. If I had access to compact 3rd gens at this price, I would have my smith cut one for an Aimpoint ACRO, just because.
In general, I don't like the mag safety either (I removed it on my .22 for instance), but for a carry or duty gun it may make sense if you want a quick way to disable the gun in a struggle where you may lose control of it. Just drop the mag to avoid getting shot with your own gun.
Ask an experienced shooter to try it and see how it hits for them. They are an acquired skill with the DA/SA transition. And consider replacing the recoil spring; that might dampen recoil noticeably.
I was issued one of these as my duty pistol when I joined my police department back in 2000. I won't say I fell in love with it -- and to be fair, I had never been a fan of S&W autos, much as I have always liked their revolvers -- but I shot that gun very extensively during the academy, and for several years thereafter. I never had a malfunction from it, and it was very accurate. It was a great pistol. I wish I still had it, but when the department replaced it with a DAO S&W 5946 TSW -- which I _hated_ -- the 6906s were sold back to Smith & Wesson, who doubtless sold them somewhere as police surplus guns. That 5946 was a piece of junk. I was issued three different ones, because the first two were unreliable. While I had it, I had decided that if I got into a situation where I had to use my sidearm, I was going to draw my backup gun. I didn't trust the 5946. It was _that_ bad. Thankfully, we didn't have those very long. Complaints about the gun were so pervasive in the department that we soon replaced them with Glock 17s, which were great guns, of course. I do wish I'd had the opportunity to buy the gun I carried when I started out in my LEO career though. One of these days I may have to find one of these for sale and get it. I must disagree about the magazine safety. I never minded the one on this gun. Unlike the one on the Browning Hi Power, this one doesn't effect either the trigger pull or the ability of the magazine to drop free. The S&W one has a totally different mechanical design, and it really isn't something I noticed. Just because there hasn't _yet_ been a case where that has been an issue in court doesn't mean there never will be. I've known lots of prosecutors, and if you ever found yourself in court after a defensive shooting, I _cannot_ conceive of a prosecutor who would not use the fact that you removed a factory-installed safety device against you during the trial, to make you look more like some reckless, trigger-happy cowboy. If you are in court having to defend yourself after using deadly force, you are going to have enough problems to worry about, and I see absolutely _NO_ upside whatsoever to handing your prosecutor another argument to use against you during the trial. If you only mean to use the gun as a range toy... well sure, then it shouldn't be a problem. But as a carry gun, _nyet!_ I wouldn't. This is where someone usually chimes in "well if it's a 'good shoot' then it will never come up." Sorry, but if you ever get charged, it will be precisely because someone with authority decided that it _wasn't_ a "good shoot." Again, in any self-defense situation in which you find yourself, there are going to be numerous factors totally beyond your control. This is one totally within your control. If the magazine safety is something that really bothers you, get a gun that wasn't made with one; there are loads of them out there. Again, I see absolutely _NO_ upside whatsoever to handing your prosecutor another argument to use against you during the trial. Also on that topic... Consider that if you have been charged, even if you have been acquitted, the heirs of the criminal you shot dead, or the criminal himself if he survived can take you to civil court where the burden of proof is much lower, and the issue may have a chance to come up again.
Seeing some great prices on these,Y,the mag disconnects have to go & like 80s & & any good quality S&Ws. Like the idea of thumbing while reholstering .. I thumb the back of everything out of habit. Thx for showing the size. Technically the controls count,I suppose but I don’t count them. Hopefully the prices hold steady until After Santa leaves town.1st things 1st. Might try and get away with using one as a stocking stuffer.All eyes in room instantly turn to dad .Maybe I’m just being paranoid?My girl is young but shooting with me for years now & a 2.5” 66-2 has been her favorite since she shot it. Never wavered on that. Sooo…?.hmm. Already getting a family tradition 1st gun. Frenchie(sp?)with initials engraved on the trigger guard. Will see. Just started thinking about it moments ago. take care & enjoy.
Looking for help with one of these 6906 I own. Iv had it coming up on a year … first time at the range it fired and slide locked to the rear and haven’t been able to free it since… I forgot about it tbh due to frustration and other pistols to shoot. I did buy it used but it really nice condition (looking and feeling that it) I did however take the slide apart to wet sand an polish the sides of the slide.. did I put something together wrong? I grew up shooting 39s, 59s, 645 etc so I kind of know a little bit of these metal frame da smiths. Any help much appreciated
Like any surplus firearm the price.Will rocket up when they dry up. Get the plus 2 mag base and.you have.15+1 EDC in 2024 with second strike capability!!
The shotgun is a 20ga is for dove once every now and then and whatever else. 4th gen tradition with that .only one with zero interest in the tradition is my sister/oldest of 4 siblings.& regardless of dollar amount girls at the 11-12 year mark have more important interests than guns right now. They were the main gift for boys. The girls get the guns as a bonus .Never want to disappoint on xmas & make a tradition a bad thing. Thx again.
If you can find a Smith and Wesson that is 3rd generation semi auto classic at a budget price buy it fast. And good luck a finding one in which I dont believe this video.
The supposed nickel plated,"sissy pistol," that Tommy Lee Jones was talking about in U.S Marshals. That thing considered, I'd get both this Smith and Wesson classic and the Glock. Movie logic aside,both are great pistols
Sorry but Glock 26 is not a modern day carry gun in 2023. It basically sells only to police as a backup for the Glock 17/47/45/19. I sell about 1 G26 every 6 months at BPS. Sig 365 G43/43X and Hellcat are the top three sellers. Gun companies need to think outside of the SIG 365 box, and be better.
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In 1989, I graduated from one of the New York State BMPTC Police Academies. On Graduation Day, my Father presented me with a brand new S&W 6906. It was the same firearm he was carrying as a Senior Special Agent with the former US Customs Service (Treasury). I am now retired after a thirty-four year Law Enforcement Career (County, State, and last twenty-one years, Federal), and I still own my 6906. It is the only pistol I will never sell. It served me well and I still take it out occasionally to the range. By the way, I believe those C.A.I. imports were originally exported to Israel and then re-imported back to the States as "Police Surplus" by C.A.I.
I graduated in 1996 Zone 5 police Academy in Albany . I'm retired thank God. As it's a shit hole and I would not make that same choice in today's world..
@@sandych33ks1 Amen. Glad you made it out. Stay Safe!
Congratulations on a long career. Stay safe, brother. God bless your father.
Thank you for your service. With mag restrictions in NY , I bought a 3913, and a blue 439. Both excellent pistols. For civilian use, either is fine, and both hold more rounds than the 38 D frame Colts I carried for years.
@@frankhinkle5772 Sadly, he passed in 2021. He served thirty years with US Customs Service and retired in 2001, just before 9/11 and was "recalled" to assist with the operations in the days following. Prior to that, He also served in the US Navy for seventeen years. When he left the Navy, he worked in the US Postal Service for a short time. He retired with fifty years total Government Service. He definitely earned his pension......
S&W should bring these back... i adore my 5906
I carry a different Gen 3 S&W 9mm. Excellent pistols. I recommend also swapping out the recoil spring for new besides replacing the fragile, brittle grips. I replaced my grips with a Houge Rubber Grip Panels although they also make wooden panels. Also, the S&W factory magazines are extremely hard to come by and I was seeing $90 for used magazines on the secondary market. I am externally happy to say that I bought ProMag replacement magazines for about $20 each, and they work! Not nearly as elegant as the originals, but they work! Lifetime guarantee from ProMag, but after shooting them all many times I feel very confident using them as carry-magazines.
Easily one of my favorite carry pieces. Some nights sights, a little fluff and buff, and removal of the mag safety, and it is a criminally forgotten piece.
That's what I did to mine. Made a preformance center package. 1 17rd mag with grip extension, 1 standard 12rd mag, and one 12rd flush fit mag without pinky grip. Plus some trijicons
The 3rd gen smiths are really good pistols. I've had a 5906 for years and love it. I'm after a 3913 next.
The 3913 has an elegance to it. Good luck.
@@frankhinkle5772I love the 3913 so much, I own 2 of them. I also have a 5906,5904 and a 6904. I love these old Smiths
Did someone say 3rd gen?!? 5906, 5906TSW, 915, 6906, 3913, 3913LS, 4006CHP, 4026, 4516, 457, and 1006 in my stable so far! The things rock, the 9mm in a 5906 has mouse-fart recoil, and they will feed anything. Reliable, accurate enough, and the guns can double as boat anchors.
This is my daily carry pistol. Great shooter...love the decocker. Great review!
Great video! I was looking for a conceal carry a bit smaller than my P229 Elite and after testing the 6906's trigger at my local gun store I was like, no way! This is right up there with the SIG's SRT trigger! So this gun is now my EDC and I love it. I bought it some nice wood grips and looks and feels phenomenal!
Congratulations on the new gun Matt it's awesome
Thanks for the review. I have one in my hands right now. I bought it new a couple of decades ago. I have a limited number of rounds through it. I was going to go trade it in for a more modern pistol. Now I think I'll keep it. Thanks again.
Modern stuff is a dime a dozen. Not going to be a shortage of plastic guns…never ever!Keep the good stuff.
Beautiful piece. I always wanted one or 2. I'd like to see you perform a back to back comparison at the range with the 228 and the 26 testing recoil and accuracy. Great comparison and video, thank you. 228 and 26 are great choices in pistols as well.
Just bought one a couple months ago and love it! Also got the 5906.
I have the 6906 and let me tell you it was a long wait and I paid a fair price. It feels good in the hand and it carries well. Next is the SIG P226 9mm.
I bought one 2 days for 300 bucks lol
One not seen too often is the early 639 with round trigger guard, fixed sights and ambi safety
I was looking at these and the 5906 at Atlantic. Sweet piece. Hope you been well Matt!
I love the 3rd Gen S&Ws.
That is one gorgeous handgun
Nice gun, I carried one for a couple of years and it always shot great with no malfunctions. I wish I would have kept this one along with my model 66 revolver!
Used by the plan clothed cop in the movie Point Break robbery scene.
Also used by Mr White in Reservoir Dogs
Awesome review
One of my local gun shops has the single stack d a o version of this gun
Unfortunately as far as I can tell no quality magazine manufacturers still make magazines for it
Nice review. I've been looking for a 6906 or 6904 to go with my S&W 45acp 4566, another excellent 3rd gen S&W.
Are the new grips available from S&W? Cool video thanks.
I don't think S&W supports these guns any longer with parts. However, Houge makes replacement grips, which I prefer over the original factory grips.
I fuckin love those guns. I bought my father in law a 5906 last year for Christmas
Great gun. Goes bang every time. Thousands of rounds with ZERO issues. More accurate than me. Wish it was a single only but if you keep it on safe it’s going to very hard for an unauthorized person to shoot.
I carried my 6906 for close to 30 years , I only recently switched to a polymer striker fire for CCW. ( solely because of the 18 round capacity ).
Otherwise the 6906 would still be on my hip .
Gotta love the classics 👍
I did an exchange with an old friend and I got (1) S&W 4013, .40 Tactical and (1) S&W 5903, 9mm!
Bought a s&w tsw 4013 also 15 years ago. ii love the pistol but wish it was 9mm. How do you like yours?
@@thechameleon77 not in my edc rotation but great gun!
I just love those old 3rd gen S&Ws - but there are so few of them that are legal here in Denmark, because of our caliber restrictions (rules out the 10mm ones) and minimum length requirements (minimum 21 cm total, so rules out everything but the 4506 and similar sized ones.
If I had access to compact 3rd gens at this price, I would have my smith cut one for an Aimpoint ACRO, just because.
Had a clean 5906 back in the day. Training Day
Denzel had 2 S&W 4506s...45acps...not 9mm
I’m not a fan of manual safeties, however, I do like the Magazine Disconnect Safety.
I love third gen sw pistols have a 5906 and 469 both excellent firearms
In general, I don't like the mag safety either (I removed it on my .22 for instance), but for a carry or duty gun it may make sense if you want a quick way to disable the gun in a struggle where you may lose control of it. Just drop the mag to avoid getting shot with your own gun.
my favorite 9mm pistol with the Colt Defender in 9mm caliber ❤
I got one in nearly-new condition about five years ago. The only thing I don't like is it shoots a bit high for me.
Ask an experienced shooter to try it and see how it hits for them. They are an acquired skill with the DA/SA transition. And consider replacing the recoil spring; that might dampen recoil noticeably.
Thats a good lookin pistol
When it comes to bottom feeders I was always fond of the Gen 3 S&Ws.
I was issued one of these as my duty pistol when I joined my police department back in 2000. I won't say I fell in love with it -- and to be fair, I had never been a fan of S&W autos, much as I have always liked their revolvers -- but I shot that gun very extensively during the academy, and for several years thereafter. I never had a malfunction from it, and it was very accurate. It was a great pistol. I wish I still had it, but when the department replaced it with a DAO S&W 5946 TSW -- which I _hated_ -- the 6906s were sold back to Smith & Wesson, who doubtless sold them somewhere as police surplus guns. That 5946 was a piece of junk. I was issued three different ones, because the first two were unreliable. While I had it, I had decided that if I got into a situation where I had to use my sidearm, I was going to draw my backup gun. I didn't trust the 5946. It was _that_ bad. Thankfully, we didn't have those very long. Complaints about the gun were so pervasive in the department that we soon replaced them with Glock 17s, which were great guns, of course.
I do wish I'd had the opportunity to buy the gun I carried when I started out in my LEO career though. One of these days I may have to find one of these for sale and get it.
I must disagree about the magazine safety. I never minded the one on this gun. Unlike the one on the Browning Hi Power, this one doesn't effect either the trigger pull or the ability of the magazine to drop free. The S&W one has a totally different mechanical design, and it really isn't something I noticed. Just because there hasn't _yet_ been a case where that has been an issue in court doesn't mean there never will be. I've known lots of prosecutors, and if you ever found yourself in court after a defensive shooting, I _cannot_ conceive of a prosecutor who would not use the fact that you removed a factory-installed safety device against you during the trial, to make you look more like some reckless, trigger-happy cowboy. If you are in court having to defend yourself after using deadly force, you are going to have enough problems to worry about, and I see absolutely _NO_ upside whatsoever to handing your prosecutor another argument to use against you during the trial. If you only mean to use the gun as a range toy... well sure, then it shouldn't be a problem. But as a carry gun, _nyet!_ I wouldn't.
This is where someone usually chimes in "well if it's a 'good shoot' then it will never come up." Sorry, but if you ever get charged, it will be precisely because someone with authority decided that it _wasn't_ a "good shoot." Again, in any self-defense situation in which you find yourself, there are going to be numerous factors totally beyond your control. This is one totally within your control. If the magazine safety is something that really bothers you, get a gun that wasn't made with one; there are loads of them out there. Again, I see absolutely _NO_ upside whatsoever to handing your prosecutor another argument to use against you during the trial.
Also on that topic... Consider that if you have been charged, even if you have been acquitted, the heirs of the criminal you shot dead, or the criminal himself if he survived can take you to civil court where the burden of proof is much lower, and the issue may have a chance to come up again.
NEA did a video that wasn't live! it's like its 2013 or something lol.
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Find yourself a Marlin Camp 9 carbine made between 1985 and 1999 and you can use these S&W 59 and 69 series magazines. Whole lotta fun !😁
Yep, and they made 20 rounders for those that will work in the 3rd gen double stacks 9mms.
I had a 915 for a while, budget model of 5906.
My first pistol ever is the 5906. I’m never selling it after owning many other pistols.
sweet find
Seeing some great prices on these,Y,the mag disconnects have to go & like 80s & & any good quality S&Ws. Like the idea of thumbing while reholstering .. I thumb the back of everything out of habit. Thx for showing the size. Technically the controls count,I suppose but I don’t count them. Hopefully the prices hold steady until After Santa leaves town.1st things 1st. Might try and get away with using one as a stocking stuffer.All eyes in room instantly turn to dad .Maybe I’m just being paranoid?My girl is young but shooting with me for years now & a 2.5” 66-2 has been her favorite since she shot it. Never wavered on that. Sooo…?.hmm. Already getting a family tradition 1st gun. Frenchie(sp?)with initials engraved on the trigger guard. Will see. Just started thinking about it moments ago. take care & enjoy.
Looking for help with one of these 6906 I own. Iv had it coming up on a year … first time at the range it fired and slide locked to the rear and haven’t been able to free it since… I forgot about it tbh due to frustration and other pistols to shoot. I did buy it used but it really nice condition (looking and feeling that it) I did however take the slide apart to wet sand an polish the sides of the slide.. did I put something together wrong? I grew up shooting 39s, 59s, 645 etc so I kind of know a little bit of these metal frame da smiths. Any help much appreciated
Guide rod may have shifted off of the notch when assembling?
great vid
Do they come with a steel lower frame
Like any surplus firearm the price.Will rocket up when they dry up. Get the plus 2 mag base and.you have.15+1 EDC in 2024 with second strike capability!!
Very nice
Now they are about $600.
I think I like it.
Spurless hammer is uncommon. Good for large pocket carry.
Where can i order from?
The shotgun is a 20ga is for dove once every now and then and whatever else. 4th gen tradition with that .only one with zero interest in the tradition is my sister/oldest of 4 siblings.& regardless of dollar amount girls at the 11-12 year mark have more important interests than guns right now. They were the main gift for boys. The girls get the guns as a bonus .Never want to disappoint on xmas & make a tradition a bad thing. Thx again.
Smitty 3rd gens rule, plastic sucks Lol.
These S&W's are built like tanks. I bought a 5906 11yrs ago it's a police trade never will it leave my collection.
Smith & Wesson 3rd Gen. pistols will only increase in collectability and price as time goes on.
In Dominican Republic they go for us10k
It would be really awesome with a threaded barrel
You sound different my guy
Matt doesn’t work a corner he rents a Motel for the month and goes by appointment
If you can find a Smith and Wesson that is 3rd generation semi auto classic at a budget price buy it fast. And good luck a finding one in which I dont believe this video.
The supposed nickel plated,"sissy pistol," that Tommy Lee Jones was talking about in U.S Marshals. That thing considered, I'd get both this Smith and Wesson classic and the Glock. Movie logic aside,both are great pistols
The sissy pistol is a taurus 945
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I looked it up. I stand corrected. You're right. It is the Taurus PT945.
My mistake
a gun review?
Find me one
Sorry but Glock 26 is not a modern day carry gun in 2023. It basically sells only to police as a backup for the Glock 17/47/45/19. I sell about 1 G26 every 6 months at BPS. Sig 365 G43/43X and Hellcat are the top three sellers. Gun companies need to think outside of the SIG 365 box, and be better.
Just put a 69×× slide on a full size frame. Looks bad ass, has better capacity and controllability.