S&W 469 disassembly?

[Nathanael_Greene]

I came across a nice S&W 469 last weekend, and it followed me home.

Cute little pistol--but how do I take it apart?

Also, what exactly are the differences between a 469 and a 6904? I did a search on this forum and didn't learn much--maybe I missed something.

Thanks, wise High Roaders!

 

[LWCmdr45]

To field strip a M469: Remove magazine and check (twice!) to confirm gun is empty. Place safety in "Fire" (up) position. Pull slide to rear until cut-out at left side is aligned with rounded forward end of slide stop lever; press slide stop lever pin from right to left and remove lever. (Depending on your gun, this may require some coaxing.) Ease slide forward against recoil spring pressure, taking care to catch the hammer as it drops. Remove recoil spring & barrel from slide.

Reassemble in reverse, taking care that the recoil spring guide bushing is caught in the tiny half-moon notch of the barrel. When pulling aseembled slide group to rear, you must depress all three levers (ejector, sear release and firing pin safety) that protrude above the rear of the frame.

As I recall, the biggest differences between the 2nd generation M469 and its 3rd Generation cousin, the M6904, are that the later guns have a smoother trigger linkage, undercut frame at rear of trigger guard, no hook at the front of the trigger guard, different stocks and better sights.

Steve

 

[BluesBear]

One of the main differences between the 2nd generation 469/669 and 3rd generation 6904/6906 guns was that the x69 series had an exposed backstrap.
The mainspring was contained inside the grip frame.

On the 6900 models the mainspring is outside the grip frame and is covered only by the grips.

The x69 series also had a "hooked" trigger guard whilr the 6900 series were produced with either a hooked or a rounded trigger guard.


I still don't understand why S&W dropped the 6900 series pistols.