For most of my adult life I have gone under the principle that “S&W builds revolvers and Colt builds automatics.” I got interested in S&W auto pistols when I inherited a 39-2 and a 52-2. I wanted to conserve them as they came to me, so I began a project I dubbed my “Franken-Smith” based on a Model 639. Here it is, in process... eventually I hope one of the slides will sport a set of Millett adjustable sights I’ve acquired and that the other will get a reflex-type red dot sight.
What I especially like about the S&W 9mms is the ability to mix and match parts to get the configuration you want... something not easily done with their revolvers.
Froggie