S&W model 669 any good?

[6bg6ga]

Purchased a nice used 669 9mm in stainless the other day. The slide is stainless and the frame is alloy. Have a few questions. Anyone know the date of manufacture on a TAF 4*** serial number? I would assume they are also lead safe? I ordered a 30 round mag that fits the 6900 series and is supposed to fit the 669. Anyone know anything along this line? Also, anyone else have one? Like it ?

[6bg6ga]

Called S&W today and talked to a very nice guy that told me the build date of the 669 I bought. Its a 2nd gen born March 1991. He also said a 6900 series mag will work in the 669.

Now to find someone else here on the forum that has one.

[Combat Diver]

I used to have couple 6906s and 6904. No issues with cast lead bullets. Just test that 30rd mag thoroughly especially if from ProMag/USA, not the best. MecGar or Smith mags are. For leather just find a holster for the 6900 series but watch the trigger guard as there is the hook/round types. Enjoy your new to you pistol


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[6bg6ga]

Attachment 114935http://www.gunclips.net/smandwe329mm.html

It is made by national magazines.

[Larry in MT]

I bought one in the mid-80s and carried it for a while. I didn't care for it very much. The "gripping a 2x4" type grip was bothersome to me. A Hogue pull-on grip cover helped a little.

The sights were terrible -- compared to my 3913. It was inaccurate.

It WAS 100% reliable with WW Silvertips -- the load I used in it.

[wbranger]

I have owned a couple. Found them to work fine with lead or jacketed bullets. You'll find that the bore is actually sized to saami specs unlike most 9mms. The one I slugged was .354". Model 59 series mags will work. These were carried alot by LEOs back in the da

[wbranger]

Wrong button.... anyway they were carried as backups to the officer's primary model 59, 659, or 5906 and the mags would fit the backup too.

[wbranger]

The original model 69 did not have a firing pin safety nit sure on the 669....

[6bg6ga]

Attachment 114935http://www.gunclips.net/smandwe329mm.html

It is made by national magazines.

Found out today the 30 round mag loaded weighs about 2lbs and the gun a hefty 28 oz. The 30 round mag in the gun makes a handful but its so much fun.

[9.3X62AL]

The 2nd and 3rd Generation S&W pistols all have locked firing pins that will not promote unintended discharge if the arm is dropped on a hard surface. This spec was a requirement for acceptance by my old agency (and many others).

The S&W metal-framed autopistols of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Generations all handled cast bullets very capably and their barrels had generally close tolerances to SAAMI specs--a trait not always closely adhered to by European makers of 9mm pistols. I used several S&W autopistols in 9mm, 40 S&W, and 45 ACP from their adoption by my agency in 1987 through the present time. Only recent developments at the S&W company have obliged me to discontinue doing so--the factory (per discussions on S&W Forum) apparently no longer supports these models for service or repair.