I have been looking for a nice 3913 or maybe even a 908 for the last couple of years and I finally found one. I have seen several possible candidates over the last few month but they all had more wear and scratches than I had in mind. This one looks about 95%+ and the parts inside don't tell of very many rounds fired. On Friday I fired 100 rounds of my reloads and every shot went downrange with no failures of any kind. I am thoroughly pleased! As many of you already know, the 3913 is very nice to shoot, accurate, easy to point, and generally quite pleasant. My old 5906 now has S&W company in the gun cabinet. It's certainly a shame that S&W can't find a reason to make and sell these great 3rd generation pistols any more.

Looks very nice! A 3913 or 3953 is on my short list of future purchases.

Looks like a 6906 from this angle to me...

Have owned a 3914 for many years and feel it is one of the best possible choices for carry - great pistol!

Very nice looking 3913. Congrats on the new addition!

Very similar but the 6906 has a double stack magazine. The 3913 is single stack so the grip is much thinner.

Beautiful 3913. Are you keeping the grips or going with the Hogue hardwoods?

I have not handled a 3913 with Hogue wood grips but on my 5906 I find they are much wider than the S&W grips. I don't want to make my 3913 any wider. One of the reasons I like it so much is that it is very thin.

Stay with the factory stocks. If you need just a bit more to hold on to, get a Hogue or Pachmayr rubber-band thing and add it to the grip. It actually works very well and only adds little bulk.

I replaced the factory Hogue rubber stocks on my 4040PD with factory 3913 stocks and the Hogue Handall, or whatever silly name they call it. It has been a good combination on that gun, since the 4040 has a bit more recoil.

That's a great looking example you found there and I agree with you that it makes one of the better guns of its type for an armed citizen. Though others will bemoan them, I like having both the thumb safety and the magazine disconnect.

Don't you just love it when a plan comes together? I looked a long time also and finally found a 3914. As of now I'm looking for another. Enjoy and have fun.

Congrats! Very clean example of the 3913.

They are a joy to shoot and to carry.

Dave

Got mine after about a year of searching. Was lucky to find it locally and in great shape. Best money I ever spent!

Very nice find. Everyone who has handled and shot my 3913 has fallen in love with it so far, and is a great pistol when you want something light, slim, and dependable.

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Congrats on the fine carry gun.

i recently bought a 3953 and love it! great design, fun to shoot!

Grrrr... I too yearn for a 3913/3914... How's the trigger on that 3953 there mpi?

I lurked on here for many years and everyone always talked how much they loved the 3913. I finally bought one and it was bye-bye Glock and Sig. It is CCW carried about 90% of the time while my 4566 or Model 65 take up the 10%. You will love it!

Compact 3rd Gen 39s are great guns, here's a couple of mine.

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What's the difference between a 3913 and a 3914?

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Color, 4 is blued. The two above are 3954s

pretty smooth, but otherwise a typical smith DAO. which is to say quite nice!

That is a very nice one. It looks new. I have two police trades and like them very much. One won't be enough. Then I got 2 6906s and 2 5906s

I'm afraid I may have found a serious flaw with 3913s. They may be seriously addictive.

Congrats. My 3913tsw is my primary cc piece. Nice and thin, light and accurate. You will not be disappointed in your selection. Enjoy!!

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