![]() ![]() But it can be real tough to keep the sights from squirrelling all over the place-especially for us small-pawed folk. If you have huge hands and/or you flat-out white-knuckle the thing… you can manage it. But in DA, a stock 92 has a small seizure when the hammer falls. In SA, a Beretta 92 is godly (a PX4 isn’t far off either). Plain and simple: The gun doesn’t _ucking move when the hammer falls. For me, it’s the clean, gentle response of the hammer falling that really sets the 3rd gens apart in terms of their DA triggers. But “weight-of-pull” isn’t the sole metric of a DA trigger’s merit. In my opinion, of course.Īnd that’s not to say that the pull weight is simply lighter-in many cases, it’s not. Smith 3rd gens have wonderful double-action triggers. And, in some ways, I feel it’s superior to its European competitors. Especially when it comes to the more practical considerations for carry and duty. Regardless of all these anecdotes and comparisons… Or a Browning Hi Power, since we’re talking service 9s. To that point, I’ve also owned a P226, and while it’s a great gun, it didn’t fit me as well as a 92 or a 5906. Which, as an aside, kind of led to me believe that-for me-Sig P2XX is a dish best served in single stack (i.e., P239s, P225s and P220s). Well, I shot circles around that P228 with the 6904. At one point, I bought a Sig P228 which I planned to replace it with-because, you know, Sig… German… Navy Seals… blah, blah. But make no mistake: S&W 3rd gens can shootīack in 2016, I used a Smith 6904 (essentially a compact, alloy-framed 5906) as my primary carry gun. It’s a surplus cop gun with long-dead night sights, so I just painted an orange dot on the front and blacked out the rears. So, you gotta pick your battles I guess.Īlso, the sights (on this one) are pretty janky. But then… it kinda grates into my gut when I carry (not that I carry it a lot). ![]() I’ve also found that adding some sandpaper tape to the sides really improves overall purchase with the Delrins puts it right up with G10 as far as traction. Long story short: With the 5906, I can’t say the accuracy is as intuitive as what I experience from the 92-but it’s not far off.įor my tastes, the straight-backed factory grips (known as “Delrin”) are the best option to optimize trigger reach and overall controllability. But, since these two guns were contemporaries, both competing in the “Wondernine” market of the late 80s/early 90s, I think it’s a relevant comparison. Having just shot and reviewed my pristine Beretta 92F, the comparisons here are inevitable. ![]() You hope your aim was right and your grip was solid. There’s that imperceptible nanosecond-between the trigger break and the hole on the target-where the gun kinda “takes over” and fleetingly leaves you out of the transaction (i.e., your “shot consciousness”). You don’t feel metaphysically connected to each shot. The requisite jolt is swift, soft and satisfying.īut it’s not “magic.” ( Maaagic… yeeeahhh!!) The trigger is right where you want it to be. I can’t say there’s anything truly exhilarating about cooking-off a shot from a 5906. I can literally hear Michael McDonald pining over his long-lost 5906… which he foolishly traded for a fast and loose Glock 19, back in 1998. This is a staid power ballad, laced with hints of yacht-rock sophistication and tasteful restraint. Stable, steady, sturdy… yeeeahhh, girrrl…īut don’t be fooled: this isn’t a heavy metal song. Because you know no amount of 9mm bullets could ever hope to fatigue this thing-or you. You wanna take it out and pound rounds through it. That concentrated center of gravity makes it feel satisfyingly planted, balanced and composed. Through the center of the frame, where it flares out to accommodate the double-stack mag, it might as well be a solid brick of metal. But to me, it has a heavier feel-and presence-in the hand. Now, the 5906 doesn’t actually weigh any more than a Government 1911 (the 5906 is 38 oz. Even if it didn’t shoot or do anything at all, it would still be an impressive piece of metallurgy to behold. I can’t imagine what it would take to machine one of these things-especially with all the intricate cuts and angled surfaces inside the frame. The satin stainless is beautifully utilitarian, exuding a cool, clean confidence tempered by classic lines and pleasing proportions. The S&W 5906 boasts an endearingly solid presence-both in the hand and on the range-that not only inspires confidence, but engenders a sense of respect, reverence and trust. Which brings us to the all-important question… What makes the S&W 5906 hipster worthy? Because, honestly, I’m not sure “they” made much of anything this flagrantly and unapologetically overbuilt-even in the good ole’ days. Wielding my tastefully patinaed 5906, made in 1995, I’m tempted to say “Man, they don’t make ‘em like this anymore.” But then I’m forced to question the logic of that idiom. ![]()
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