I have a S&W 6906 and am looking to pick up several spare mags. Are the Mecgar mags any good? Someone told me that Mecgar makes the factory magazines for S&W, is this correct?
What other series of Smith mags will work in the 6906?

Thanks for the help

Smitty

Mec-Gar makes some OEM & gov't contract mags (most notably for Berettas & SIGs), but I've never heard that they make them for S&W. (Not saying it isn't so - just that I've owned S&W autos for years and never heard that.)

I have used Mec-Gar mags in "59-series" S&Ws without incident, but I've never personally used them in any of our "69-series" pistols.

Believe it or not (many won't), the Ram-Line extra-capacity mags (the ones with the "constant-force spring") for the 69-series S&Ws work very reliably in my experience - I have several and have used them quite a bit over the years in a 6946 and a pair of 469s (my wife's).  Unfortunately, I believe they have been out of production for some time.

I wouldn't hesitate to try Mec-Gars in your S&W, even if it turns out they aren't OEM suppliers.  In my experience, the S&W autos are a little more "forgiving" of aftermarket magazines than many other pistol designs (again, I've had/still have a bunch of them).

Smitty,

If you are still wondering, don't.  MecGar makes some of the best magazines out there, and are the OEM manufacturer for most European gun makers.  I use MecGars in my S&W 5903 and they work flawlessley (better, in fact, than the factory magazines).  Buy 'em on-line at one of the distributors and save quite a bit over the S&W factory magazine prices.

Thanks for the help fellas, I think I'll try a couple of the MecGars out.


Smitty

I also use those mags.  I have a Daewoo 9mm that is similar and modeled after the S&W 5900 series I am told.  I have used Daewoo mags, S&W5900 series mags, and MecGar and they all work great for me.

I know that they make the S&W 99 mag as well as the walther P99 mag I have used them in my sigs and and 1911 and they work fine