S&W 669 or Ruger P94

[Ferlain]

My question is does anyone carry either one of these for CCW?
And what style of carry IWB,OWB, I just got lucky and picked up both guns at a real good price.

Thanks,
FERLAIN

 

[CPO15]

I carried the 669 for a few years just after I bought it ('82?, '83?) in an OWB Bianci. The belt loop loosened after a while and the 669 became a "car gun" when I got the Glock and the Milt Sparks holster. I also hated the 669's trigger, felt like I was dragging it through sand.

 

[W.E.G.]

The P94 is quit a bit larger than a 669.

The 669 is just the stainless steel version of the 469.
I'm assuming the 669 frame is also stainless - so the 669 may be a smidgen heavier than the alloy-frame 469.

I have a 469. Its about the size of the "baby" Glock.
The double-action trigger is typical Crunchenticker. Insanely-long pull for a first-shot double-action. Your target better be close.
The 469 is a cool 80's gun. I like to carry it when I'm wearing my Leisure Suit and mullet toupée.

The P94 trigger is probably very much like the P95 trigger, of which I've had four. Pretty much the same trigger issues as all the other Crunchentickers.
My thoughts on the P94 are "belt and suspenders" - as in its so heavy, you will need both to hold it up.

I got my 469 used. Very gritty trigger.
I blasted it with Break-Free, and compressed air, and detail-cleaned everything, and the grittiness was cured.

The Smith and Wesson 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation guns all use the "trigger bar" concept, which is two long, fat pieces of metal sliding against the frame of the pistol and the magazine. A less-than-ingenious design for sure. Dirty ammo (isn't it all) gets the trigger bar dirty, and the "gritty" feeling is unavoidable unless you meticulously clean the pistol after each outing.

469 vs G26

 

[Ferlain]

Yea I was thinking the p94 was a little heavy for everyday. But it feels real good in my hands. The 669 is a good beater gun and a good one to let the wife get use to shooting a 9mm with.

 

[Storm]

The 669 is an alloy frame.

 

[Blue Brick]

Ruger: The small of my back, or in a backpack.

 

[bannockburn]

No experience with any of the older Ruger P series as I felt they were too big and bulky for me to be comfortable with them. I had a couple of S&W Model 469s or variants thereof and used them with an OWB holster. Never did care much for the DA/SA trigger or the slide mounted safety. Still they were capable of some decent accuracy and were very reliable.

 

[MCgunner]

I had a P95 I carried for a while. I have a P85 and a P90, now, carry the P90 pretty often. That gun and I have a zen going. I've shot quite a bit of competition with it and the P85 and the P95. All three fit in my Milt Sparks summer special IWB 4 O'Clock. Now days, I carry OWB with the P90 in a Bandera Leather belt/holster called the "beltster". When I carry it, I put on a summer style long tailed vest I found at Academy. I can carry under a long shirt, also. The decocker digs at my love handles, so I made a piece of leather for it to protect the skin. Don't need the leather with the vest as a T shirt tucked in works well to protect from the decocker.

I like the beltster a lot, but one thing that I don't like about it is it takes two hands to holster the gun. Great retention, though, and it tucks flatter than any OWB I own.

http://www.banderagunleather.com/index.html

 

[USAF_Vet]

I too have a 469, and carry it OWB in a Bianchi 19L left handed leather holster.

Its a bit heavy, especially compared to my other carry gun, a Taurus 709 slim. The S&W is a tank of a gun, though. Those 2nd and 3rd gen pistols are going to be around long after we are dust in the wind, dude.