s&w 669 vs 6906

rp85

September 19, 2012 13:32

hello;

ccw for wife. found a s&w 669 that might fit her needs for a ccw pistol.

is the grip of the 669 and 6906 the same size??? they look the same. found many reviews that trash the 669 but love the 6906.
any input about the 669 and the difference between the 669 vs 6906 would be very helpful

thanks again for any input

rp

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  Anonymouse

  September 19, 2012 14:43

  Have you pulled the trigger on the 669? They have a LONG trigger pull and can actually pinch your finger between the trigger and the frame just as they discharge. I never liked them. There are lots of better, newer guns out there.

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  tsr1965

  September 19, 2012 15:38

  Not that there is anything wrong with the 669, as they served a lot of folks well, but the 6906 was the last rendition of that, in the S&W 3rd generation auto's. Smoother double action trigger, and a little more beef.
  
  A really nice sing stack model of that is the 3913, and it is darn near perfect, and very shootable...9 inch plates at 100 yards are not much of a problem.
  
  Contrary to other's way of thinking, my way of thinking says, that line of S&W's, like the 4506, 1006, 4006, 4516, 6906, 3913, and 4013, were the best there was, and is. That includes EVERYONES line of combat Tupperware today.
  
  
  
  Best

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  William81

  September 19, 2012 19:20

  I have had a 669 since 1987. It is still one of my favorite 9mm's...
  
  The 6906 is slightly better in the trigger pull department...

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  Txs

  September 20, 2012 08:53

  quote:Originally posted by William81
  The 6906 is slightly better in the trigger pull department...
  The only change S&W made which effected the trigger pull of these pistols was the elimination of the safe cock notch on the hammer, but this change actually came about on those models which preceded the 6906 type.
  
  1st Gen. S&W autopistols (two digit model numbers) had no positive firing pin block, which necessitated the use of a safe cock position to keep the hammmer out of contact with the firing pin. The downside was that this notch causes a heavy click to be felt during the first portion of the double action pull.
  
  A significant design change introduced on S&W's 2nd Gen. autopistols (three digit model numbers) was the addition of a positive firing pin block activated by a plunger that's visible on the bottom of the slide. Despite it now being pointless, many - but not all - of their 2nd Gen. pistols are found equipped with an older style 1st Gen. style safe cock notched hammer. This caused what could be viewed as a transition model pistol created by S&W using up old stock parts.
  
  So in reality there was no change in the 6906's trigger design. It's just that by the time S&W's 3rd Gen. pistol line (four digit models) came out the use of those old safe cock notched hammers had been completely eliminated.
  
  I realize this all sounds pretty screwed up, but welcome to the world of S&W and their random variations. [:D]
  
  For what it's worth, a 2nd Gen. S&W pistol found equipped with the older safe cock notched hammer can easily be upgraded to correct (and much smoother) design by just swapping it out for the newer style part. It's a simple drop-in operation that requires no fitting.
  
  When I attended S&W autopistol armorer's school the instructor gifted me with one of these correct design hammers for my 2nd Gen. pistol. It instantly made a huge difference. [^]

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