We've looked at the Big Boys and the Compacts, now it's time for the mid size service pistols. I'll need a little help here. I have only three middies. So, I need some of you to post photos of a few more to expand this thread. Personally, I'd love to see a really nice 3906. Here we go:
The only 3rd Gen with rubber grips I own, and a pretty good shooter, too. The
Model 4006 (1995):
Along with an after-action report:
Here is a 3rd Gen that was filthy when I located it on consignment at a small gun shop. After examining it, I could see it had been shot
very, very little, just never cleaned. After complete disassembly and a through cleaning, here is the
Model 5903 with after-action report"
Last, but by no means least, was one of the first 3rd Gen economy versions, a forerunner of the Value Line Series.
Unlike later Value Line pistols, there are no plastic parts on or in this baby. Presenting, from 1994, the
Model 915 with after-action report: