Dreaming of a s&w 5946

[saskcop]

I carry one every day. I have put a number of 1000's of rounds through mine. They seem to be one of the toughest guns I have ever used - keep in mind that mine is routinely rebuilt every few years. Accuracy? Accurate enough. The sight radius is really too short for very accurate work. The extremely heavy double action trigger is something that takes a lot of getting used to. They are in no way worth the price demanded on the EE for a re-barrelled one. I would certainly buy one someday just for nostalgia purposes if the price was right.

[Repro77]

I carry one every day. I have put a number of 1000's of rounds through mine. They seem to be one of the toughest guns I have ever used - keep in mind that mine is routinely rebuilt every few years. Accuracy? Accurate enough. The sight radius is really too short for very accurate work. The extremely heavy double action trigger is something that takes a lot of getting used to. They are in no way worth the price demanded on the EE for a re-barrelled one. I would certainly buy one someday just for nostalgia purposes if the price was right.

Since they have been out of production since 1999, where do they get parts from??

I mean, sooner rather than later parts are going to dry up, or the pistols will become unservicable due to age and wear.

[Jon.]

Since they have been out of production since 1999, where do they get parts from??

I think we bought out S&W's supply, and someone correct me, but I think we'll pick up other departments used pistols for spares as well.

I also want to say I thought S&W re-opened the line and did another run for us, but that's pure speculation.

[critter928]

Since they have been out of production since 1999, where do they get parts from??

I mean, sooner rather than later parts are going to dry up, or the pistols will become unservicable due to age and wear.

Out of production does not mean they were not being supported by S&W in the way of spare parts, of which S&W was making parts for them right up until last year.

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And with 20,000 ish purchased by the Canadian Gov't for RCMP and Fisheries and Oceans, I am sure plenty of spare parts were included in the order and we stocked up last year when S&W notified everyone they were no longer supporting the line.

[Jesuswon]

love this gun and have allways wanted one for my safe..now,,not so much../ ((

[Archibald]

Out of production does not mean they were not being supported by S&W in the way of spare parts, of which S&W was making parts for them right up until last year.

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And with 20,000 ish purchased by the Canadian Gov't for RCMP and Fisheries and Oceans, I am sure plenty of spare parts were included in the order and we stocked up last year when S&W notified everyone they were no longer supporting the line.

Exactly right. There is a market for S&W to produce all the little parts needed that are common to the whole series of pistols. For example: slide stop levers, recoil guide rods, recoil guide rod springs, all trigger springs and mainsprings - just to mention a few.

I don't know if they are available in small quantities so maybe you need to order parts by he thousand. Lol

[icelink]

someone stated in another thread the RCMP is transitioning to the MP 40??? is this correct???? if so there will be tons of these on the market in the near future....unless they send them all back to smith and wesson like a lot of companies do

[Deckard]

I cannot imagine the High River High Horses ever releasing their guns for public sale to mere civilians.

[Phat Eagle]

I cannot imagine the High River High Horses ever releasing their guns for public sale to mere civilians.

They will be turned in or scrapped, just like the Model 10s and SP1s recently upgraded by other Federal Agencies.

[Archibald]

someone stated in another thread the RCMP is transitioning to the MP 40??? is this correct???? if so there will be tons of these on the market in the near future....unless they send them all back to smith and wesson like a lot of companies do

Absolutely, 100%, not substantiated. No small arms replacement program in the near future. So many other irons in the fire with carbine rollout and the next version of the firearms modernization package, and even holster evaluations, etc.

Even when the next SARP occurs, you will not see the 5946 sold to civilians or even members - if the disposal of the model 10 in the mid '90s is any indication.