Ive always wanted a 3rd Gen since I got to shoot my buddies 669. Finally found a early 6906 in great shape to add to my collection. So happy to finally have one. View attachment 89445
Welcome to the club. A 4506-1 my first gun purchase back in 2012 took me down the 3rd gen collecting path.
I’ve never seen the appeal of an unfired gun. It’s a curiosity but is also a waste. Guys pay a high premium for them but cannot use them or that premium evaporates. It’s like seeing a beautiful woman that’s been married 20 years and her husband bragging that she’s still a virgin.
The appeal of an unfired gun goes against my basic philosophy that everything we buy should be to enable an experience or enable a relationship. That puts an unfired gun in the category of just stuff. Cool stuff sure, but still just stuff.
I’ve never seen the appeal of an unfired gun. It’s a curiosity but is also a waste. Guys pay a high premium for them but cannot use them or that premium evaporates. It’s like seeing a beautiful woman that’s been married 20 years and her husband bragging that she’s still a virgin.
The appeal of an unfired gun goes against my basic philosophy that everything we buy should be to enable an experience or enable a relationship. That puts an unfired gun in the category of just stuff. Cool stuff sure, but still just stuff.
I’ve never seen the appeal of an unfired gun. It’s a curiosity but is also a waste. Guys pay a high premium for them but cannot use them or that premium evaporates. It’s like seeing a beautiful woman that’s been married 20 years and her husband bragging that she’s still a virgin.
The appeal of an unfired gun goes against my basic philosophy that everything we buy should be to enable an experience or enable a relationship. That puts an unfired gun in the category of just stuff. Cool stuff sure, but still just stuff.
Agreed, I don't get it. I was checking out a model and make specific gun forum and one of the guys there was talking about a common polymer pistol that he had and that it was manufactured in 2016 and had not been shot, and whether he should send it in for voluntary upgrade program... I just could not understand the logic behind a plastic pistol from 2016 not having been shot.
I’ve never seen the appeal of an unfired gun. It’s a curiosity but is also a waste. Guys pay a high premium for them but cannot use them or that premium evaporates. It’s like seeing a beautiful woman that’s been married 20 years and her husband bragging that she’s still a virgin.
The appeal of an unfired gun goes against my basic philosophy that everything we buy should be to enable an experience or enable a relationship. That puts an unfired gun in the category of just stuff. Cool stuff sure, but still just stuff.
Forgot to post pics of this bad boy last friday from whitleystu after buying his 6906 last tuesday. 457s with original box, papers, 2 mags, and fired casing. NIB and after careful examination have no reason to believe it was fired other than at the factory. Chipped in a few extra bucks over the already killler asking price.
You don't see those very often do you? That's nice looking!
So you bought both the 6906 and 457?
I came across these 5906's today being sold by Buds as new/used/display guns. They have front slide serrations and what look like slide ball cuts on the front. A poster on another forum said they called Smith and was told a production time of 2009. Anybody know what these are?
https://www.budsgunshop.com/product_info.php/products_id/411559454/smith+&+wesson+5906+9mm+10+1+sts
There was a thread on the S&W forum that these are just plain jane new 5906's someone found in a warehouse that may of been display guns or shot show guns.
The thread from smith
5906 STS - Forward Slide Serrations
I found that this afternoon, the pic of the one someone posted looked pristine.
Forgot to post pics of this bad boy last friday from whitleystu after buying his 6906 last tuesday. 457s with original box, papers, 2 mags, and fired casing. NIB and after careful examination have no reason to believe it was fired other than at the factory. Chipped in a few extra bucks over the already killler asking price.
I found that this afternoon, the pic of the one someone posted looked pristine.
I came across these 5906's today being sold by Buds as new/used/display guns. They have front slide serrations and what look like slide ball cuts on the front. A poster on another forum said they called Smith and was told a production time of 2009. Anybody know what these are?
https://www.budsgunshop.com/product_info.php/products_id/411559454/smith+&+wesson+5906+9mm+10+1+sts