I carried a 5906 on duty for 15 years. It actually saved my life. Had a guy trying to take it from me. I dropped the magazine making it unable to fire. And he ended up with his head split open. Absolutely awesome guns .
I LOVE 3rd Gen. pistols!!! These works of art represent the peak of Smith & Wesson’s quality. These pistols are highly underrated and are destined to climb in collectibility.
I remember a gun magazine doing a 10,000 round torture test on one of those guns, and they said that S&W was the only gun manufacturer who would let them do that, and it did pass the test,
There are a few more I would like to have... They are just awesome guns with a fantastic history... The 4506 is my favorite
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Nothing but rugged, reliable steel beauty! Thanks for putting this up. Just picked a 5906 for christmas (thanks wife!) a new companion to my 1006 and 4006, now I just need a 4506 to make me even happier.... :-)
nice collection my friend!! Also its worth to note that the plastic grips that can be found with the straight backstrap, or the curved, is a cool fearure that other manufacturers came out with about 20 years later. Also the higher capacity 59xx magazines will also function with the smaller 69xx pistols. Plus, you can hardly find another pistol that has a quicker trigger reset for follow up shots!! Awesome pistols!!
I’m finding the 4506&4506-1 for around $700 here in 2023. I’m looking to purchase one. Gotta have that big ole hunk of steel. I have the 5906 and I love it. Actually finding a lot of aftermarket parts for these old guns.
Love these 3rd Gen S&W. I have carried one for many years while they were in production. They were being issued to law enforcement in California where I lived at the time. Now they are collectible. I am the original owner of several of them and have started to collect them. They are still one of my carry platforms depending on my dress that day. Nice presentation. I trained with these platforms at a school owned and run by law enforcement Thank You Ricky from IBM, Ret
Carried a 4506 for 25 years. This is an awesome weapon and drives tacks. In single action, the trigger pull was 3.5 pounds with a reset of less than an ⅛ of an inch. FYI to this day I still carry my 4516-1 as my concealed carry weapon.
Got a 1076 FBI model 4.25" barrel and a transition model 6590 RSR 9mm. Both are super reliable and a joy to shoot as the heavier frame soaks up a lot of the recoil impulse! Thanks for sharing your collection with us!
@@gunsammodrones It's also awesome to see comments continue on this subject even though it was posted a while back congratulations on a well done video!!
I went through my academy in 1989 with a 3rd Gen 3904. I recently bought a LIKE NEW S&W 910, which will serve as one of many 'house guns', as well as a very nice 3914, which will replace my SIG P239 as my EDC.
Most underrated underappreciated pistols ever made. I own many 3rd gens and will never part with them. Y'all keep buying plastic crap, leave these for me!!Good video👍
I have the 4506 and the 5906 the 4506 was my EDC for a long time in a shoulder holster with two spare mags until I got older and couldn't carry that much weight it's a beast of a gun.
Bought a new 4506 when they first came out. Traded it for the 5906 for the higher capacity magazines and still have it. They are great guns and built like tanks.
I conceal carry a S&W 6904 and a CZ p01. S&W 3rd are great guns for the money. The 6904 has a shorter 12 round double stack, but takes all the other 5900 series double stack mags. I got two 17 round 5900 series mec gar backup mags. If anyone was wondering the CZ P01 is just a bit bigger than the 6904. Kinda like between the size of a CZp01 and a CZ Rami . just a hair bigger than a Rami. A P01 omega is 28.5 oz, a rami weights 25.9 oz and the SW 6904 is at 26.5 oz.
Hello to you again, I enjoy the old generations for sure, and I did subscribe to your channel. As I said before I saw that Tactical Model here in Fla @ a Pawn shop. Bulky , heavy , and a high price, but a beautiful firearm. Thank you for your service in the past, great clips. Be we
UPDATE RIA/Armscor have their own lineup of S&W 4000 series pistol copies and are getting ready to drop them in the US, MSRP $500. Get ready for your "collectibles" price to take a nosedive!
I bought a 5906 12yrs ago it's a police trade and it will never leave my collection.
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Picked up a 5906 beauty this christmas, matches my 4006 and 1006, the gen3 is nothing but a bulletproof tank, have 1000's of rounds thru my 40 and 10, like a teenager they will eat anything, I have never had 1 jam, can't wait to fire the 59!
Love the 3rd Gen S&W pistols. I own a 5944DAO, 4586DAO, 4516-1 and a 4513TSW (pre-rail). They are getting harder to fine, but they're out there. Definitely a pistol that I have come to appreciate as I've gotten older and due to the fact that Smith no longer makes them.
@@gunsammodrones You'll get a kick out of this. The 4586 was my dad's Idaho State Police duty sidearm. It's got the ISP logo laser etched on the slide - done by the company. Gifted to him when he retired in 94. Only about 300 of those floating around.
I carried a 4506 on duty for about ten years until my employer started issuing Glocks. The 4506 was the best shooting, most accurate pistol I’ve ever owned.
I purchased a 6946 at a gunshow randomly it just caught my eye I enjoy it had to get used to the doa on it and also my glock 19 holster fits it perfect
💥😎AWESOME VIDEO MAN & THNX 4 SHARING!👍🇺🇸 I'm a Big Fan of this series of S&Ws & would 💜 2 get others. I have a kinda "Rare" one that was only produced in '94(some say 92-94 but think that's incorrect)...the model 915 which was a "civillian" model of the 5906 in blue steel finish. In '95 it was replaced by the mod 910 for many years afterward. The 1006 (in 10mm) maybe the rarest in the series.
@@gunsammodrones Will Do!👍...Do u happen 2 know if the sights on a 5906 (especially the rear) would fit a 915? Reason being I was looking 2 swap the OEM sights, for Tritium Night Sights. But can only find those listed for 5906/etc. series listed...my assumption is they should fit, since it's supposed 2 be a lighter alloy clone.
I just picked up a 4006 and an awesome 439 a few weeks ago… My local pawnshop had them… The collection is getting bigger… I love these guns and will NEVER part with them
@@gunsammodrones keep them, the steel era of s&w is one even s&w has forgotten, but for some of us who grew up around these handguns these are a treasure! If I had been 21 10 years ago I might have been able to snag one. One day i hope smith & wesson returns to this era
Forget the exact model and don't know which gen it was. Magazine held 10 rounds. This was my first gun purchased when I was in the Army. Stationed in Ft. Sill Oklahoma. I'd like to get one again.
@@gunsammodrones just got a Promag 10rd magazine to go with the two 8 rounders. I've heard mixed reviews but my next trip to the range will tell! It was only $16.99 new from Midwest Gun Works and 2 extra rounds are 2 extra rounds plus one in the chamber. What do you think?
As much as I like the S&W third generation pistols, my heart is with the second generation pistols. The biggest change between the second and third generation pistols is in the grips. S&W found that putting integral grips on its guns was too expensive. So it made the plastic snap-on grips (which was fine) and later it added black hammers and triggers, which were substantially less expensive than the hard chromed hammers/triggers (which was _not_ fine). Some cost-cutting measures are okay, and S&W was fighting a losing battle in trying to produce a steel gun at affordable price. Today, the cost of producing a steel gun is prohibitive. Look at the cost of 1911 pistols. To get a 1911 that doesn't jam costs well over a grand, and if you're just looking for a gun to put in your reset dresser drawer or use for defense, the S&W 2nd/3rd pistols are much better quality guns. I've got a S&W 659 and a 5906, and I like the 659 much better. The front sight is part of the slide and it's got screws and grip panels. The 5906 makes it I'll-advised to ever remove the grips, and I like that, but I also like being able to use Pachmayrs and other grips.
Iv been trying to find night sights for a 6906 and having a hell of a time.. i want the trijicon a because I’m familiar with there products but can’t find anyone with them left in stock.
@@gunsammodrones and speaking of the 4506, i found one in a local shop in my area. In layaway and going to bring it home before Christmas to go with my 4566tsw. And also found a 5906 also.
Gunbroker usually has plenty but you can always hit up gunshows… Someone at gunshows always has them… i prefer original mags but aftermarket mags are great and even offer an extra round capacity in some
These were great guns. I wish gun companies still made similar styles. If I hear another tattooed, bearded guy yak about his, "striker fired," plastic block, I will be sick.
I've been looking at these Smiths for awhile. Do you happen to know if they have a firing pin block like a lot of current production pistols do? Thanks for the video.
I'm interested in buying a model 4516 in 45 for carrying, yes I know its heavy but I dont care I love stainless steel guns over polymer, my question is I dont know which version to go with because there were 3 or 4 revisions to the 4516, whichever model I get I will be adding a spurred hammer to, my question is in your opinion which revision should I get? No dash, dash 1, 2, or 3, dash 1 seems to be mostly what I'm finding on gunbroker and those have the thicker guide rod with the single recoil spring, should I be ok with that or look for one with the captive dual recoil setup? Thanks!
@@gunsammodrones thats good to know, also if i get one with the MIM or blued hammer and trigger will any stainless hammer and trigger from another 3rd gen fit as a replacement from another DA/SA 3rd gen?
I love the 4566… Owned one 8 years ago but sold it… gunshows always have factory mags but GunBroker has them right now… ProMags would be your best cheaper bet… I have 2 for my 4506 and they work great
I enjoyed and appreciated your video and deeply admire that collection. However, being a S&W fan for decades, please allow me to offer a correction. The large frame pistols first developed for second generation were not based upon a 1911. The 2nd generation large frame semiautomatic pistols were based upon the original 9mm model 39. The entire line was expanded and upgraded to produce second generation which were all designated with three digits to describe model type and construction materials. These second generation pistols were easily distinguished from first generation by the deletion of the removable barrel bushing. Not long afterward, the third generation pistols evolved to include major renovations of the frames and the use of one piece grips. The introduction of the Sigma pistol heralded the end of this lineage of Smith and Wesson original design pistols.
BTW, I've been looking for these handguns lately and they ALL seem to be sold out. Folks must be preparing for war. Please tell me where I might a selection.
I’m looking for a holster for my stainless steel 5906 9mm looks like the one in the bottom right except it has rubber finger grooves are you able to help me out and point me in the right direction…I’m not able to find anything for it online
Blackhawk makes a serpa holster for the 5906 which is nice… I have found that if you take your pistol to your local gunstore and just try some out, you will probably find a good fitting leather holster… I have a DeSantis holster that fits my 5906 but also fits my Glocks and a few other brands
I don’t know if anyone knows why this is, but my dad gave me his old 5906 and it doesn’t look like the one in the video. It looks more like the .45 cal at the beginning of the video.
@@gunsammodrones Yeah the trigger guard is shaped like that .45, my hammer is stainless not black, and the sights look the same as the .45, but it’s definitely a 9
@Neubtoob so, yours is probably the squared trigger guard which means its an older model of 5906… I forget when they changed it to the round guard but you have the older one… They also switched to black trigger and hammer at the same time… I prefer the stainless versions personally over the black
@Neubtoob and they always will… Just shot some new 3rd gens that I bought a while back for the first time… A 639 and a 6906… Ran perfect… The 639 is about 45 years old and still shoots like new
I guess you could carry appendix if you wanted too… They are heavy but ok… None of mine have ever gone off without my finger being on that trigger… Most of these have external safeties which when engaged, puts a chunk of metal over the firing pin so the hammer wont touch it… Very safe and reliable pistols
Hi, am on law enforcement in Brazil and my father in law, also a police officer, gave to me a SW 6909 (or 6906), do you know someone who could make a kydex concealed holster for that gun?
Guns, Ammo & Drones I’m not judging! More so impressed with the collection. I only own 7 but keep seeing more I want to add to the collection, especially in this day and age.
I watch videos just like you and probably think, “ oh man that would be cool to have”... I should probably take a break from buying them but its so fun... haha
@@mattkatz1046 wow... Only 7? How do you look at yourself in the Mirror in the morning. I trip over 7 to get to the ones I really want to see when I open the safe.
I carried a 5906 on duty for 15 years. It actually saved my life. Had a guy trying to take it from me. I dropped the magazine making it unable to fire. And he ended up with his head split open. Absolutely awesome guns .
👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 Glad you went home after your shift… Great story
@np6869 do you still own that 5906. I bought one 12yrs ago it's a police trade and will never leave my collection.
@JoseCastillo-vi1pk Ill always own it… Will never part with my extensive 3rd gen collection
I currently carry a 6404, and that bad boy is about as reliable as it gets.
I LOVE 3rd Gen. pistols!!! These works of art represent the peak of Smith & Wesson’s quality. These pistols are highly underrated and are destined to climb in collectibility.
Totally agree
I am French and my first two guns were a 5906 for €600 and a 4506 for €150.
A real pleasure
Wow… Those are good prices even for euros
I remember a gun magazine doing a 10,000 round torture test on one of those guns, and they said that S&W was the only gun manufacturer who would let them do that, and it did pass the test,
Not surprised at all
I believe it was Frank W James in Gun Digest with a 5906, a crew to reload magazines and some carburettor cleaner and lube.
As the owner of a 4506, just like yours except for an adjustable rear sight, as well as a 4566, I'm envious of your collection. Nice round up.
There are a few more I would like to have... They are just awesome guns with a fantastic history... The 4506 is my favorite
Nothing but rugged, reliable steel beauty! Thanks for putting this up. Just picked a 5906 for christmas (thanks wife!) a new companion to my 1006 and 4006, now I just need a 4506 to make me even happier.... :-)
You already have the hard one to get, the 1006 but you need that 4506 for sure
@@gunsammodrones - got one off of broker, 100rnds last weekend, standard flawless, happy joy, thank you wife for a green lite on my birthday..
Awesome
nice collection my friend!! Also its worth to note that the plastic grips that can be found with the straight backstrap, or the curved, is a cool fearure that other manufacturers came out with about 20 years later. Also the higher capacity 59xx magazines will also function with the smaller 69xx pistols. Plus, you can hardly find another pistol that has a quicker trigger reset for follow up shots!! Awesome pistols!!
I have switched most of my grips to straight… They feel better… Yep, all the 59 mags work in my 69’s… Great feature…
I’m finding the 4506&4506-1 for around $700 here in 2023. I’m looking to purchase one. Gotta have that big ole hunk of steel. I have the 5906 and I love it. Actually finding a lot of aftermarket parts for these old guns.
I had contact with S&W when our agency issued the 4006. They told me that the service life was infinite as long as the springs were good.
Sounds about right… I just bought a 639 from the 70’s thats just as nice now as it was then… You just cant beat these 3rd gen Smiths
Love these 3rd Gen S&W. I have carried one for many years while they were in production. They were being issued to law enforcement in California where I lived at the time. Now they are collectible. I am the original owner of several of them and have started to collect them. They are still one of my carry platforms depending on my dress that day. Nice presentation.
I trained with these platforms at a school owned and run by law enforcement
Thank You
Ricky from IBM, Ret
You just cant beat em…. excellent shooters and just awesome looking guns… My favorite steel pistol line of all time
@@gunsammodrones agreed !!!!!!!!
Carried a 4506 for 25 years. This is an awesome weapon and drives tacks. In single action, the trigger pull was 3.5 pounds with a reset of less than an ⅛ of an inch. FYI to this day I still carry my 4516-1 as my concealed carry weapon.
Awesome
Nice collection. I really like those older s&w pistols. All metal is always a plus.
They are generational guns… Keep them clean and they will run forever
The best tank ever made,stainless steel pistol,very accurate and reliable gun.
I love all the gen 3's from S&W. My favorite one is my CS45. As a trooper I carried the 4566TSW and now have one as well. Great video. Thanks!
4566 is a fantastic pistol
Got a 1076 FBI model 4.25" barrel and a transition model 6590 RSR 9mm. Both are super reliable and a joy to shoot as the heavier frame soaks up a lot of the recoil impulse! Thanks for sharing your collection with us!
You have two damn fine guns then…👍🏼
@@gunsammodrones It's also awesome to see comments continue on this subject even though it was posted a while back congratulations on a well done video!!
Yeah man, its awesome to see people still reading them
Would like to get a 1076 myself but not easy to find and kinda expensive.. hopefully at the very least a 1006.
@AMF96 man even 1006’s are expensive
I went through my academy in 1989 with a 3rd Gen 3904. I recently bought a LIKE NEW S&W 910, which will serve as one of many 'house guns', as well as a very nice 3914, which will replace my SIG P239 as my EDC.
910’s are awesome
I still have a 4536 that I carried off duty. Wonderful pistol and still carry it from time to time today.
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I own both a 5904 and a 4516-1 both are wonderful pistols, I cant wait to add more to the collection
👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 everyone should own some
I have always loved these guns, they remind me of a Sig P220 & 1911 combine.
Thank you for this video. Those pistols are so beautiful man dangggggg they seem to be made very durable!!!!
They are made to perfection… There isnt anything I would change
Most underrated underappreciated pistols ever made. I own many 3rd gens and will never part with them. Y'all keep buying plastic crap, leave these for me!!Good video👍
Hell yeah… Ive bought more since this video
I have the 4506 and the 5906 the 4506 was my EDC for a long time in a shoulder holster with two spare mags until I got older and couldn't carry that much weight it's a beast of a gun.
Same here… I carried mine in the tan Miami Classic when I was a cop… I wanted to be Sonny Crockett man… haha Thats the reason I carried the 4506…
I still have the shoulder holster… ha
@@gunsammodrones I still have both guns have only sold one of my guns a Lama 1911 so I could buy a Springfield 1911
@@gunsammodrones Crockett is STILL THE COOLEST DUDE on the planet!!!
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Bought a new 4506 when they first came out. Traded it for the 5906 for the higher capacity magazines and still have it. They are great guns and built like tanks.
I will never sell another 3rd gen again…
I conceal carry a S&W 6904 and a CZ p01. S&W 3rd are great guns for the money. The 6904 has a shorter 12 round double stack, but takes all the other 5900 series double stack mags. I got two 17 round 5900 series mec gar backup mags. If anyone was wondering the CZ P01 is just a bit bigger than the 6904. Kinda like between the size of a CZp01 and a CZ Rami . just a hair bigger than a Rami. A P01 omega is 28.5 oz, a rami weights 25.9 oz and the SW 6904 is at 26.5 oz.
Got me a deal on an original 59 and a 3913 a few years back. Added them to my 3rd gen collection.
Thats awesome... Im trying to track down a 3913 for my collection too... I would also enjoy a 645...
Nice......I've had a few of yours,loved them all.
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Hello to you again,
I enjoy the old generations for sure, and I did subscribe to your channel. As I said before I saw that Tactical Model here in Fla @ a Pawn shop. Bulky , heavy , and a high price, but a beautiful firearm. Thank you for your service in the past, great clips.
Be we
Thank you for the kind words…
"Just getting over the Covid..." If only we knew.
if only
2023 Update--> All 3RD Gen Smiths have taken off and those of us who bought them a few years ago are now sitting on some pretty expensive pistols!
Exactly
UPDATE RIA/Armscor have their own lineup of S&W 4000 series pistol copies and are getting ready to drop them in the US, MSRP $500. Get ready for your "collectibles" price to take a nosedive!
@@The_Conspiracy_Analyst Armscor 😂 Older all metal Smiths don't drop in value
@@jegr3398 stay butthurt
@@jegr3398 Keep telling yourself that
I bought a 5906 12yrs ago it's a police trade and it will never leave my collection.
Picked up a 5906 beauty this christmas, matches my 4006 and 1006, the gen3 is nothing but a bulletproof tank, have 1000's of rounds thru my 40 and 10, like a teenager they will eat anything, I have never had 1 jam, can't wait to fire the 59!
Ill never sell mine either
Nice, I just started collecting these pistols… Subscribed
Awesome
Love the 3rd Gen S&W pistols. I own a 5944DAO, 4586DAO, 4516-1 and a 4513TSW (pre-rail). They are getting harder to fine, but they're out there. Definitely a pistol that I have come to appreciate as I've gotten older and due to the fact that Smith no longer makes them.
Damn, those are really nice guns… I want all of yours… lol
@@gunsammodrones You'll get a kick out of this. The 4586 was my dad's Idaho State Police duty sidearm. It's got the ISP logo laser etched on the slide - done by the company. Gifted to him when he retired in 94. Only about 300 of those floating around.
Damn… Thats awesome…
I’ve had the 3rd Gen bug for the last few weeks. Nice collection!
Thanks… Ive had that same bug since ‘89
I carried a 4506 on duty for about ten years until my employer started issuing Glocks. The 4506 was the best shooting, most accurate pistol I’ve ever owned.
Same here… I love my 4506…
You didn’t mention that the last one, a 6904, was DAO.
Nice collection.
Sonny Crockett approves.
Hell yeah he does 😂
on miami vice ,s&w 1006 10mm
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Nope.
Models 645 & 4506.
Got a 3913. Have issues with after market mags. It’s a bummer.
That sucks… I want a 3913 or a 3906 preferably… Those will almost round out my collection
@@gunsammodrones keep looking. You’ll find one. Found mine at a gun show long ago. Great collection!
I’ve got the 3906 model and I love it. It’s easy to take down and it’s a hoot to shoot.
👍🏼 Well built gun for sure
I purchased a 6946 at a gunshow randomly it just caught my eye I enjoy it had to get used to the doa on it and also my glock 19 holster fits it perfect
Yeah they fit glock holsters great
💥😎AWESOME VIDEO MAN & THNX 4 SHARING!👍🇺🇸 I'm a Big Fan of this series of S&Ws & would 💜 2 get others. I have a kinda "Rare" one that was only produced in '94(some say 92-94 but think that's incorrect)...the model 915 which was a "civillian" model of the 5906 in blue steel finish. In '95 it was replaced by the mod 910 for many years afterward. The 1006 (in 10mm) maybe the rarest in the series.
Hold on to that 915…👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
@@gunsammodrones Will Do!👍...Do u happen 2 know if the sights on a 5906 (especially the rear) would fit a 915? Reason being I was looking 2 swap the OEM sights, for Tritium Night Sights. But can only find those listed for 5906/etc. series listed...my assumption is they should fit, since it's supposed 2 be a lighter alloy clone.
Id order from Amazon in case they dont fit… I bet they fit
Beautiful collection i really hate that most of the gun industry has moved away from this style.
I agree… If S&W would make a Gen 4 all steel in a similar style, I would buy them all
Nice! I just scored a 410-S from the budget series today!!
The 6906 was my first carry gun
Great carry gun in my opinion
I have a 6906 that was a county sherif bu6 back from a small county in Oregon
You just cant beat 3rd gen Smiths… They even have a new all metal M&P 2.0 out now… M&P Metal
I wish I would have bought more of these S&W
Its not too late… You can still find many of them like I did thru Gunbroker
Great guns. I have 12 of them in my collection
Awesome to hear… They really are great guns… Ive acquired a few more since making this video…
I love my 3906! I also have 39-2.
Great video ! I prefer metal DA/SA Hammer fired guns ! Those look really cool
I do too and they are awesome…
I wish they still made these. They literally only have polymer frames or just the m&p shield, thats it.
I just picked up a 4006 and an awesome 439 a few weeks ago… My local pawnshop had them… The collection is getting bigger… I love these guns and will NEVER part with them
@@gunsammodrones keep them, the steel era of s&w is one even s&w has forgotten, but for some of us who grew up around these handguns these are a treasure!
If I had been 21 10 years ago I might have been able to snag one. One day i hope smith & wesson returns to this era
Couldnt agree more… I have 10 of em now but will always be on the lookout for more
I have a S&W Gen 2 669 9mm and would really like to get my hands on a Gen 3 9mm I've shot the 5906 and liked it alot 😊
You can find almost all of the gen3’s online… Thats where I found most of mine… Gunbroker.com
I love my 6904… Light and just as easy as a Glock 26 but alot cooler
Try the 908S. Same family of 3rd Gen. I suggest putting a Hogue grip on them. It has a much better hand feel. Great EDC!
Forget the exact model and don't know which gen it was. Magazine held 10 rounds. This was my first gun purchased when I was in the Army. Stationed in Ft. Sill Oklahoma. I'd like to get one again.
Had no safety or decocker
There are a couple more I would love to have… Hopefully one day they will come down in price again…
Just picked up a 6906 dammit I’m excited to get it cleaned up and running 💪🏾
That is awesome… Itll run amazing even dirty as shit… Cant beat the way a clean pistol feels
CHP began switching over from the S&W 4006 TSW to the S&W M&P 40 in 2017.
Love the collection. I only have the 4566 tactical and love it!
I sold my 4566 a few years ago and regret it
@@gunsammodrones just got a Promag 10rd magazine to go with the two 8 rounders. I've heard mixed reviews but my next trip to the range will tell! It was only $16.99 new from Midwest Gun Works and 2 extra rounds are 2 extra rounds plus one in the chamber. What do you think?
@@gunsammodrones I'd love to have a 4506 and convert it into a 45 Super or a 1006!
More rounds is awesome... I love the flush fit of the 8 rounders but larger mags at range is great
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Damn right…
As much as I like the S&W third generation pistols, my heart is with the second generation pistols. The biggest change between the second and third generation pistols is in the grips. S&W found that putting integral grips on its guns was too expensive. So it made the plastic snap-on grips (which was fine) and later it added black hammers and triggers, which were substantially less expensive than the hard chromed hammers/triggers (which was _not_ fine).
Some cost-cutting measures are okay, and S&W was fighting a losing battle in trying to produce a steel gun at affordable price. Today, the cost of producing a steel gun is prohibitive. Look at the cost of 1911 pistols. To get a 1911 that doesn't jam costs well over a grand, and if you're just looking for a gun to put in your reset dresser drawer or use for defense, the S&W 2nd/3rd pistols are much better quality guns.
I've got a S&W 659 and a 5906, and I like the 659 much better. The front sight is part of the slide and it's got screws and grip panels. The 5906 makes it I'll-advised to ever remove the grips, and I like that, but I also like being able to use Pachmayrs and other grips.
I have a 5906tsw, 4006tsw and two CHP 4006tsw. I think the CHPs are a cut above other 3rd gens. Would like to have an aluminum frame Smith.
All great guns for sure… Go on Gunbroker… You can still find the aluminum framed ones
@@gunsammodrones yeah I saw a Atlanta PD 4003 today on gun broker. But I'm not going to pay buku bucks for that thing.
First pistol you showed is Sonny Crockett' s gun in Miami Vice and the another he used is the Bren Ten gun.great review
Yep… Crockett is why I wanted to be a cop
Iv been trying to find night sights for a 6906 and having a hell of a time.. i want the trijicon a because I’m familiar with there products but can’t find anyone with them left in stock.
If you go to Gunbroker.com and search 6906 night sights, 1 is available right now for $90 and $5 shipping
@@gunsammodrones thank you kindly
4506 was also used in the final season of Miami Vice
Loved that show
@@gunsammodrones and speaking of the 4506, i found one in a local shop in my area. In layaway and going to bring it home before Christmas to go with my 4566tsw. And also found a 5906 also.
Awesome… You will have some great pistols
@@gunsammodrones thanks man. And love the videos in the S&W 3rd gen. What mag did you have in your 4506 in this one? Looked like a pro mag at first.
1 was original and bought 2 ProMags
Hi,... Nice video, well done!... What do you suggest for extra mags for the 3rd gen s&w pistols...
Gunbroker usually has plenty but you can always hit up gunshows… Someone at gunshows always has them… i prefer original mags but aftermarket mags are great and even offer an extra round capacity in some
Nice little collection you've got. These are awesome pistols.. i have a 469. Can you swap the slides in the 59 and 69 series 9mm?
No, the 69 series is just a smaller gun... The mags are usable though
@@gunsammodrones i thought I had read somewhere years ago that it could be..
I've been looking for those early model s&w. Owners either keep them or try to sell them for some ridiculous amount of money.
Well, some of them are expensive… Im about to post one of my 4506’s for sale on Gunbroker
@@gunsammodrones Then I'm gonna find it. I've been looking all over for that gun
These were great guns. I wish gun companies still made similar styles. If I hear another tattooed, bearded guy yak about his, "striker fired," plastic block, I will be sick.
I hear ya… I do love a lightweight polymer gun but steel S&W’s will always be my favs
My first duty weapon was a 659 9mm in 1988, still own it today, id rather have it than a truck load of Glocks!
awesome video just got my self a 5906 and the factory grip is dull looking ,you wanna sell one of the grips
Always keep oem parts but hit up gunbroker for replacements
Wasn't the first model he showed a 645 as opposed to the 4506 ?
No, I dont own a 645… I wish I did though
Was the last one you showed Double Action Only? It doesn’t have a de cocker and I know they made some
DA only… 6946
@@gunsammodrones oh cool… thought so. Beautiful Smiths btw
Beautiful pieces.
Absolutely
I've been looking at these Smiths for awhile. Do you happen to know if they have a firing pin block like a lot of current production pistols do? Thanks for the video.
These do not have safety plungers…
Thanks I just posted this same question before running in yours. So not safe for appendix carry huh?
I'm interested in buying a model 4516 in 45 for carrying, yes I know its heavy but I dont care I love stainless steel guns over polymer, my question is I dont know which version to go with because there were 3 or 4 revisions to the 4516, whichever model I get I will be adding a spurred hammer to, my question is in your opinion which revision should I get? No dash, dash 1, 2, or 3, dash 1 seems to be mostly what I'm finding on gunbroker and those have the thicker guide rod with the single recoil spring, should I be ok with that or look for one with the captive dual recoil setup? Thanks!
No dash is the earliest model and seem to be most desired but Id get any if you can
@@gunsammodrones thats good to know, also if i get one with the MIM or blued hammer and trigger will any stainless hammer and trigger from another 3rd gen fit as a replacement from another DA/SA 3rd gen?
Yep, all interchangeable
Great collection and video! Love the 4506! We are not getting over covid 19 though
Thanks... The 4506 is one of my top 5 favorite... covid will have a vaccine and itll be no worse than the flu for a while
@@gunsammodrones no I meant like right now we are definitely not getting over coronavirus. We are still very much in a deadly pandemic
Oh gotcha... Yeah, its still killing people... Sucks
@@gunsammodrones got a Smith and Wesson 4566tsw 45 super conversion and trigger job 3 part series up
Awesome... 👍🏼
The prices on these types of handguns have doubled.
Sure have
Walter White drew a 4506-1 from the back of his Jockies (an amazing feat!) in the opening scenes of Breaking Bad.
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Be careful, because buying 3rd gens can be addicting. Buying your first one can magically make 3 or 4 more appear in your collection rather quickly.
Agree has happened to me many times
What do you think about the 4566...........??? I also looked for mags and can't find any !! Any ideas ???????????????????????Thx
I love the 4566… Owned one 8 years ago but sold it… gunshows always have factory mags but GunBroker has them right now… ProMags would be your best cheaper bet… I have 2 for my 4506 and they work great
Just go to Promagindustries.com and find them there for 25.99 each… I just checked and they have em in stock
Need more information on Smith & Wesson 3906.
Id use Google… single stack 9mm, alloy frame, lady smith,
@@gunsammodrones ...3906 is full size, steel frame, single stack and rare.
You are correct… I would love to have one
All beautiful.
Agree
You didn’t mention the model on the last gun… it looks like a 6946
It is a 6946. Thanks
I enjoyed and appreciated your video and deeply admire that collection. However, being a S&W fan for decades, please allow me to offer a correction. The large frame pistols first developed for second generation were not based upon a 1911. The 2nd generation large frame semiautomatic pistols were based upon the original 9mm model 39. The entire line was expanded and upgraded to produce second generation which were all designated with three digits to describe model type and construction materials. These second generation pistols were easily distinguished from first generation by the deletion of the removable barrel bushing. Not long afterward, the third generation pistols evolved to include major renovations of the frames and the use of one piece grips. The introduction of the Sigma pistol heralded the end of this lineage of Smith and Wesson original design pistols.
BTW, I've been looking for these handguns lately and they ALL seem to be sold out. Folks must be preparing for war. Please tell me where I might a selection.
Gunbroker.com
I’m looking for a holster for my stainless steel 5906 9mm looks like the one in the bottom right except it has rubber finger grooves are you able to help me out and point me in the right direction…I’m not able to find anything for it online
Blackhawk makes a serpa holster for the 5906 which is nice… I have found that if you take your pistol to your local gunstore and just try some out, you will probably find a good fitting leather holster… I have a DeSantis holster that fits my 5906 but also fits my Glocks and a few other brands
@@gunsammodrones ok thanks
Ebay has a ton
I don’t know if anyone knows why this is, but my dad gave me his old 5906 and it doesn’t look like the one in the video. It looks more like the .45 cal at the beginning of the video.
Far as I know all 5906 models are identical unless the sights are different or the trigger and hammer are blued or stainless
@@gunsammodrones Yeah the trigger guard is shaped like that .45, my hammer is stainless not black, and the sights look the same as the .45, but it’s definitely a 9
@Neubtoob so, yours is probably the squared trigger guard which means its an older model of 5906… I forget when they changed it to the round guard but you have the older one… They also switched to black trigger and hammer at the same time… I prefer the stainless versions personally over the black
@@gunsammodrones I do too. I love the way this one looks. Just had to put a new extractor in it, but she runs like a dream!
@Neubtoob and they always will… Just shot some new 3rd gens that I bought a while back for the first time… A 639 and a 6906… Ran perfect… The 639 is about 45 years old and still shoots like new
Do you think they are gonna be available in the next 30 years?
Someone will always be selling them and buying them and the cycle will keep going… I hope so to answer your question…
@@gunsammodrones That's exactly what i wanted to know.
4506-1 will always be my favorite becaus Walter White tried to commit suicide using this one 😎
😂😂😂👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Great Video & Great Guns! 👍🏾
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Amazing video, very informitive
Thank you
What about extra magazines????
Very easy to get originals at any gun show or very nice aftermarket mags from Gunbroker.com
For any sw 3rd gen nerds, is it possible to convert a 5906 to a 5926? Or atleast make a 5906 safety act like a decocker only with no safety?
I dont know how but my 4006 TSW CHP model does that… It should be a easy swap
@@gunsammodrones I wonder if you could buy the 4006 safety assembly and install it into a 5906?
Yes
I used to have one that was 10 mm and it will stainless
The 10mm is the holy grail of S&W steel pistols
!!!!Casi todas las pistolas ,de S W tienen ,buena rampla de alimentación y buena ventana de expulsión ,la q las hace imposible de trabas !!!!!!!!
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Well, Ive never had a feeding or ejection issue so you are probably right
My lord that thumbnail.
Right??? Lol
Hey I have a model 5946 and it also has bobbed hammer and no safety or decock , can I or a decock for it or no?
If you could find the parts, I suppose you could… same slide
Ok thanks
Are these safe to carry appendix? They they have firing pin blocks?
I guess you could carry appendix if you wanted too… They are heavy but ok… None of mine have ever gone off without my finger being on that trigger… Most of these have external safeties which when engaged, puts a chunk of metal over the firing pin so the hammer wont touch it… Very safe and reliable pistols
Love my 5906 !
Whats not to love right?
Hi, am on law enforcement in Brazil and my father in law, also a police officer, gave to me a SW 6909 (or 6906), do you know someone who could make a kydex concealed holster for that gun?
Not sure but a little detective work online could prove helpful… 1001 Kydex holster makers out there
Thank you for your service
@@gunsammodrones Thank you, sir!
Of course
Have a 5906 myself.
Awesome gun
I received a 9mm what does the markings VED mean? It is over the mod. 5943 stamp.
I have no idea… I did some research and couldnt find a VED marking… Ill keep looking… Could have been done by a police or security agency…
They make an SSV so Ill assume its possibly another variant… Could be rare…
@@gunsammodrones it has a 4 digit number after the VED
Serial # Im assuming then right? Doesnt that make sense? All guns have serial #’s
@@gunsammodrones yes it does.
Damn I want them all.
To think that some wouldnt is strange
You own a lot of handguns!
I wanna say its gotten out of hand but that would be silly... I enjoy making these videos and just having these guns around to choose from...
Guns, Ammo & Drones I’m not judging! More so impressed with the collection. I only own 7 but keep seeing more I want to add to the collection, especially in this day and age.
I watch videos just like you and probably think, “ oh man that would be cool to have”... I should probably take a break from buying them but its so fun... haha
@@mattkatz1046 wow... Only 7? How do you look at yourself in the Mirror in the morning. I trip over 7 to get to the ones I really want to see when I open the safe.