Seems like a good amount of the negatives that I have heard about the CS9 (which are few and far in between to begin with) are from a number of years ago before folks began to appreciate these guns. Some only saw them as different from other 3rd gen pistols.

Mine has been outstanding over the past two or three years.

True story. My next door neighbor recently started shooting. He became a fan of the 3rd Gen Smiths (shooting mine) and when it came time for him to consider a carry gun I located a CS9 for him in a local shop. It was in excellent condition for $350. When we got his gun home I compared it to mine purchased two or three years ago. Same letter prefix. The numbers were ten apart. Both shoot like champs.