Smith & Wesson 6904 History & Review

[@juanmanuelmarchioli]

Well made video buddy... Old S&W are hidden jewels... Keep the good work!

[@45AlfaCharliePapa]

Thanks for the kind words. This video fought me all the way. Thanks for watching.

[@viprospect007]

I own a 457 and 6946. I love those 3rd generation Smith and Wesson. Very great review BTW. You went way in-depth of the history of these gems.

[@45AlfaCharliePapa]

This one has me hooked. Now to find more. Thanks for watching.

[@jimr5703]

I had a Model 469 and it was the best CC gun I've ever owned. Never let me down. EVER. The 469 was a bit more compact with 12 round mags and the one word is SMOOTH.

[@45AlfaCharliePapa]

Agree! this is hands down the best carry option I own and trust it 100%. Thanks for watching.

[@Antonioelectrichandy]

I love my 3913 it’s an amazing gun I carry it almost everyday though sometimes I give it a break and switch to something else it is by far my preferred carry option just like the weight and feel to it. Smith and Wesson should definitely start production in these again.

[@adamwalls8992]

Bought my 6904 new in the box in 1995 when I turned 21. Still my favorite gun to shoot and carry. Nice video, thanks for sharing 😁

[@45AlfaCharliePapa]

Great little gun. Thanks for watching.

[@johngracejr9436]

Do you know about how old one of these would be? I have one that was my grandpas but I'm notsure when he bought it. But he carried it daily around 2010-2016 when passed. Jw if it was a old gun he had for yrs, or something he bought after got his ccl permit around 2005-2010 area. Thx in advance.

[@johngracejr9436]

I see mine has the more squared trigger guard also with grip on front of it like he mentioned in video. His was rounded trigger guard. If that helps. Just be nice to know about what yr or close.

[@45AlfaCharliePapa]

@@johngracejr9436 The Squared trigger guard would have been an early one. The round trigger guard was one of the first things Smith and Wesson did to try to lower production costs. If you want an exact date of manufacture you would have to contact Smith and Wesson with the serial number. Thanks for watching.

[@johngracejr9436]

Tyvm, exactly the info i wanted! Great vid btw! And thanks for sharing.

[@johnjuarez8005]

Kuano Reeves weapon of choice in Speed.

[@billsmith4032]

Bought my S & W model 6904 9mm in 1987 as my off duty weapon. Still have this weaopn today..

[@solodolo6044]

My grandfather just passed one of these down to me sometime last year. Yet to shoot it but im excited. Nice to know some of the history behind it, never heard of these pistols til it was given to me. Anyways, nice video! Have a good one!

[@45AlfaCharliePapa]

Very under rated pistols. Wish Smith would bring them back with the performance center. Thanks for watching.

[@jeremyorr7469]

I have a old 5904 love the darn thing and it's very reliable and has good accuracy

[@45AlfaCharliePapa]

Very impressed with this one too. Thanks for watching.

[@HipsterTactical]

Great review. I have a 6904. It's a fantastic gun. Shoots with my Sigs and Berettas all day--and I honestly think the DA trigger pull superior to each of those. And I think your historical context is on point. Price is really what killed the all metal service pistols for LE and military. Wish Smith would bring out some iteration of the 3rd gens again.

[@45AlfaCharliePapa]

Thanks for your kind words. I put a lot of time working on this video. Agree, price killed the all metal guns for LE and Military. Thanks for watching.

[@kurttate9446]

The model 52 is a pure target pistol for conventional pistol competition (i.e. bullseye). It shoots 148 grain .38 special mid-range full wadcutter lead bullets only. The magazine holds a maximum of five rounds. Extremely accurate and the trigger is something to behold.

[@johngracejr9436]

Love my 6904! Was my grandpa's that passed away in 2016. Carry it daily

[@johngracejr9436]

It's the blued version aswell, not stainless steel 👍

[@45AlfaCharliePapa]

Great guns! Thanks for watching.

[@GusFogle]

I just picked up a 6906, the stainless version of the 6904. Mine is an early square trigger guard model, based on the serial # I believe it was manufactured in 1988. Nice little pistols.

[@45AlfaCharliePapa]

Nice pickup. Great underrated guns. Thanks for watching.

[@Helibeaver]

Thanks for this well informed video. I just got my 1st 6906 and 5906.

[@johndean5427]

I saw one of these in a gun shop today and liked it. I have a 915 which I love. After watching this video I called and told them to take it off the floor I would pick it up on Saturday. Thanks for the history lesson - I enjoyed it. I like S&W revolvers but was totally turned off by the M&P series (not the 2.0) and the shields and the GVE series. S&W had a great thing going and they ruined it when they went to the striker fired weapons to compete with Glock.

[@k4vms]

check out the 4506, 4566, 4516, 1006, 1066, etc. 1006 is 10mm and 45xx is .45 ACP. My carry arm for many years and yes I still carry it and 1911 and a Glock. They are all in my rotation and all I carry are in .45 ACP the 10mm I save for hiking in the woods/ jungle(I live in Florida). Ricky from IBM

[@gunslinger2172]

Hi Ricky Kurtz I'm in Florida I'm St Augustine, St Johns

[@k4vms]

Mark Aul hello Mark Aul, I’m in Port Charlotte, FL

[@45AlfaCharliePapa]

Nice selection you have going there. I am always looking for a great guns at a great value. Thanks for watching.

[@k4vms]

45 Alfa Charlie Papa Thahk you. And thank you for your presentation Ricky from IBM

[@5Ring]

12:07 I was living in SoCal in the 90s. Every single agency east of LA (LAPD and LASD went Beretta), had S&W's chambered in .40. Even the CHP adopted 4006 statewide. We called them "boat anchors" because they were so heavy. Still, love my 6904. I wear it sometimes at training to show the new guys what a real pistol looks like ; )

[@kentonhammond8938]

I own a Smith & Wesson model 915 - 9mm, which is just a budget 5906, in black, aluminum frame, single side decocker/ safety. I would put it against any Block Glock model 19 out there. Megar now makes 17 round flush fit mags for the model 915, or any 5900 series gun,..which beats the Tupperware Glock model 19 all day. I put Houge wood grips on mine, DON'T GET THE WOOD ONES, they made the grip waaaay too large, so I just ordered a new original Smith plastic grip & put it on. Size wise it is just slightly longer than my CZ 75 P01 compact decocker only, but the #915 is thinner in the hand with original grip. The CZ P01 compact is the same size as a Glock 19. With 18 rounds in my Smith model # 915 it beats the Glock all to Hell & is much more comfortable in the hand than a Glock. You know that CZ'S always feel like part of your hand. I have "Lok" grips on my CZ P01. They are great, but still larger than the # 915. The Smith # 915 is only 1/2 inch longer than the model 19 or CZ, & thinner than both. I'm old School Cool. I'll take the Smith & the CZ over any plastic Block Glock ever made !

[@michaelpalm2210]

I have both the S&W 915 and the Glock 19. They live together in harmony believe it or not!

[@Bayan1905]

I just put a down payment on one. Loved my Smith & Wesson 39, but I really like the later 3rd generation Smith & Wesson pistols.

[@robertmartinez1645]

Not sure if I have the model numbers right because I haven't shot them since the 90's. I have 4 of those models, 469, 669, 6904, and 6906...I may have to pull em out and start shooting them. There are two blued and two stainless/aluminum models.

[@45AlfaCharliePapa]

Nice collection! Sometimes we get so caught up in the new hotness, that we forget some of the hidden gem's of the past. Thanks for watching.

[@michaelpalm2210]

Marlin Camp Carbines take Smith& Wesson 5900/6900 magazines as well! Super fun companion guns! Marlin Camp Carbines in 45 Alfa Charlie Papa take the 1911 magazines

[@joeltowle2737]

These are really great pistols! CHP just switched from these (S&W alloy frame pistol) to the M&P and we're in 2020 folks. Great video

[@45AlfaCharliePapa]

Just goes to show the durability and longevity of these pistols. I would venture to guess that 25 years from now that the CHP will have swapped out those M&P's a couple of times. Thanks for watching.

[@joeltowle2737]

@@45AlfaCharliePapa I was wrong, not alloy but steel frame. In the .40 S&W so, much for the 40 Smith and breaker. Great Pistols!

[@HamBones13]

Let’s be serious, everyone knows this gun has the pistol Keanu Reeves carried in the movie Speed when he was in plain clothes, not his swat .45 😂 awesome review, awesome piece

[@jablasi1]

I just bought a 6904. I’m looking for mags. Does it take the same mags as the 6906? Anyone know where I could find any? Great video.

[@lisachasteen5312]

You can use any model 459, 469 or any of the double stack smith magazines from that series of guns. I carry my 469 with a 12 round 6906 mag and two 6903 15 rounders as backup. Steve C.

[@jhawk4022]

Very good video thank you

[@johnmckinney1493]

Carrying a 5906 in my truck. Aims LEO trade in. Mine is a 12 round and new mags are available. Repop's to SW spec's.

[@45AlfaCharliePapa]

Great guns, Very few manufactures build them like this anymore. Thanks for watching.

[@myvenusinuranus]

I love these old Smith and Wesson autos

[@45AlfaCharliePapa]

This is a great gun and most 3 gen can still be found at great prices. Thanks for watching.

[@ja6864]

@@45AlfaCharliePapa Where?

[@OldCBnGuns]

The prices of third generation S&Was are ridiculous now. You could buy a brand new Beretta 92 for some of those prices today

[@michaelpalm2210]

They made these pistols in 45 Alfa Charlie Papa as well !

[@The_Conspiracy_Analyst]

I wish S&W would bring these back.

[@ZzKaNg0zZ]

What a deal of the day find!

[@45AlfaCharliePapa]

I know, made me think maybe something was wrong with it. Thanks for watching.

[@gunslinger2172]

Hello Mr Alpha I enjoy your videos very much, and learned alot, I have a 469 any difference?

[@45AlfaCharliePapa]

Both good Guns the main difference between the 2 is the Gen 3 guns were tweaked a little to make manufacturing them easier and faster. Thanks for watching.

[@poppashots994]

What I don't understand is polymer guns are cheaper to make but they charge you more than a full metal gun...

[@garyK.45ACP]

Thank you for a good history on these guns. I was a police officer from 1973-2009. We carried revolvers until 1988, then were issued Beretta Model 92 FS pistols in 1988. I went into plainclothes work in 1990. The department tried to issue me a Glock 19 as a duty weapon. I wouldn't have a Glock if you paid me to carry it (which they were doing) and gave it to me for FREE (which they were doing), nor would I stick a striker fired pistol into my pants at ANY "o'clock position". I have a couple striker fired handguns but none that I carry. They are fine stashed in drawers for home defense. So I declined their offer of the Glock 19. I purchased a S&W 6904 and a SIG P228 (both were on the approved alternative list) and did my own testing and eventually settled on the SIG. I had some ammo feeding problems with hollow points with the S&W, never had a bobble with the SIG. I kept both and used the SIG as my duty gun for 19 years. The S&W was my backup. I still have both. Like I do with my 1911 pistols, I polished the S&W feed ramp and extractor hook and that seemed to solve the problems. I actually preferred the bobbed hammer on the S&W, at least in principal, but the little hammer nub on the SIG never was an issue for concealed carry. I still don't have a Glock and would still choose the S&W over any Glock for CC. Now I am retired and live in a warm climate and it is difficult to wear clothes to conceal either of these great handguns, so they are mostly range toys now. But when the weather turns cool a few days a year, I do carry one of my larger handguns, and last summer when there was civil unrest around the country (fortunately not where I live, but who knew at that time?) I made it a point to carry the SIG or the S&W rather than my usual 8 shot Kimber Ultra CDP or 5 shot S&W 642. Just had to wear a looser shirt to cover them.

[@45AlfaCharliePapa]

Thank you for your service and the first hand information. Always great to learn about what Glock was doing to break into the market. A lot of odd and creative deals to get them into the hands of officers. Window dressing to normalize the plastic frame and striker fire system with the idea of selling to the masses. The more I learn the more I lean towards the old double/single hammer fired autos or revolvers. Thanks for watching.

[@garyK.45ACP]

@@clifforddaniels1317 I liked the Beretta as a police service pistol. I was skeptical at first but came to really like it. I carried it only two years until I went to plainclothes duty, but the department allowed me to buy mine for "replacement cost". I still own it. It is too big for everyday concealed carry. But I will say that striker fired pistols have been around a long time. My Browning model 1955 (Browning's US marketed version of the FN 1910) is striker fired. It was a striker fired FN 1910 pistol that assassinated Archduke Ferdinand, starting WW1. The "Baby Browning" (1931) is also striker fired, just to name a couple. I don't carry the M1955 often, but have used it as a "tuxedo gun", for which it works really well. Having been through the cycle of sons, nieces and nephews getting married, I don't wear tuxedos much anymore.

[@hugocorti4129]

Good work!

[@brettywap2295]

My favorite pistols.

[@45AlfaCharliePapa]

3rd Gen Smiths are a hidden gems. Thanks for watching.

[@gunslinger2172]

Hi Mr Alpha can you teach us about the Ruger P series auto loaders? Your a excellant teacher, and I enjoy your videos very much,

[@45AlfaCharliePapa]

Already done. Your wish is my command on this one. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/b33ckoqGl9lgmcU

[@smfny]

6904 was always one of my favorites in my grandfathers collection and now I’ve inherited it and it’s my new edc. I’m having a hard time finding a solid holster for it though. I’d like to get an iwb kydex but it seems like the M&P are the only S&W models that anything is made for. Do you (or anyone else that may see this comment) know if the 6904 is comparable to any of the m&p models and would fit the holsters?

[@45AlfaCharliePapa]

You may ask around and find someone local to custom make one. I have been using a K Tactical compact 1911 leather IWB that fits like a glove. Thanks for watching.

[@smfny]

@@45AlfaCharliePapa thank you!

[@lililililililili8667]

I cant believe the prices of handguns back in the 90s were basically the same as they are now in 2023. Adjusted for Inflation it would be like spending 1200$ on a handgun today.

[@charlesfick729]

I carry the 5906 every day no matter where I go in cooler weather. It's better concealed with a jacket or coat. I don't like the blocky look of the Glock handguns. Ugly. For spring summer and fall, I carry my trustie Beretta 85F, it's easier to conceal. I use Federal Hydrashock in most of my guns. On special occasions, I carry the Taurus 1911. The only thing wrong with 5906 is the safety/ decock on the slide. I have smaller hands and can't reach it with my thumb.

[@poncho0574]

Hey guys , i love your videos tutorials ! , Could you make a review of a tangfolio ft9 fs sport in .380 acp. Please 🇱🇷😃

[@WheeledandWellArmed]

45acp nice review

[@45AlfaCharliePapa]

Thanks 👍. This was an enjoyable review to do.

[@WheeledandWellArmed]

@@45AlfaCharliePapa Are there aftermarket triggers for these?

[@frederickhuicochea46]

were these ever offered in a 10 round version, I live in CA.

[@45AlfaCharliePapa]

Yes they did. During the Assault weapons ban they were all neutered to 10 rounds. One of the full size models became the 910. Thanks for watching.

[@zorro70066]

Yes and s&w 10 Rd mags are still around.

[@nocturnalrecluse1216]

Do you carry the 6904 often? Does it shoot well?

[@45AlfaCharliePapa]

Hello. This is Beth, Matt's wife. I am so sorry to inform you that Matt died from Covid on Jan 21 2022. Thank you for watching his videos, they were his pride and joy. He is missed so much and our sons may take over content on the channel when his loss doesn't hurt so much.

[@nocturnalrecluse1216]

@45 Alfa Charlie Papa I don't know what to say. I am just so sorry for your loss. I too, have lost both of my parents to cancer very recently and I can't imagine what you're going through right now. I just hope that you and yours heal and I wish you nothing but peace. May your husband's immortal soul rest in peace. 🙏

[@matthewhampton2503]

@@45AlfaCharliePapa So sorry to hear this. Just discovered this channel. Hope you and your family are well.

[@easyfiveOsink]

Funny as I just won a 6904 last month off of gunbroker for 250 USD.

[@45AlfaCharliePapa]

These are a great buy at $250. I regularly see these at $350 or more. Thanks for watching.

[@charlesfick729]

I thought you said you walked away??

[@Dragonfire1911]

Are S&W 5906 9mm magazines compatible in this ?

[@45AlfaCharliePapa]

Yes, they are longer and will stick out the bottom. Thanks for watching.

[@Dragonfire1911]

@@45AlfaCharliePapa Thank you

[@philmorris8862]

Nice classic pistol. You cannot go wrong with a third generation S&W.

[@cosasdepuromacho1247]

🔥👌💪💯

[@jamesvatter5729]

Why would pistols used by US agencies stationed overseas have an import mark? They don't do that to weapons used by our military. Doesn't seem logical.

[@CELEBRITIESSCENEIDOLS]

Why S&W stop selling this model?

[@45AlfaCharliePapa]

It cost to much to produce at the end of the run and sales were low. With the popularity of the Sig and CZ all metal guns, now would be a great time to bring them back. Unfortunately I think Smith has gotten rid of all the tooling to make these. Thanks for watching.

[@DomeDweller]

@@45AlfaCharliePapa So unfortunate.

[@ivannieves5708]

Please get another video hosting platform. I am afraid wonderful channels like yours might get banned soon. So maybe bitchute or something might be good for you.

[@45AlfaCharliePapa]

I do post over on Bitchute, Gunstreamer and UGEtube. So I am covered that way but this is where the audience is. Thanks for watching.

[@SkeetGeedler]

So many advertisements. Yeesh.