Finally got a CS9

bikermikeflhtcu · #1 08-12-2018, 10:45 AM

Hi,
Just joined the Forum recently so thought I'd say 'hello'.
Been getting the Forum's newsletter for some time and that's where I saw the CS9. What a beautiful design! Well, I finally was able to find one so I thought I'd post what I found.
Thanks,
bikermikeflhtcu

GaryS · #2 08-12-2018, 10:51 AM

Beautiful gun. Congratulations.

326MOD10 · #3 08-12-2018, 11:09 AM

Welcome to the forum and it is always nice to find what you have been looking for!

Nice example!

HOUSTON RICK · #4 08-12-2018, 06:50 PM

Now that you have the CS9, you will start looking for a CS45. It is only a matter of time. They were both ahead of their time. Congratulations!

bikermikeflhtcu · #5 08-14-2018, 09:19 PM

Just to provide a point of reference for the CS9 I acquired, I called the S&W number, 800-331-0852 and finally got to customer service and found out my CS9, with serial number EKY04** was made in Nov 1998.
Regards,
bikermikeflhtcu

mauser9 · #6 08-14-2018, 10:50 PM

Does look to be in great condition. Cannot see any wear on the grips. Often these guns do not have a lot of use and will be reliable for many years to come. Thanks for showing.

Jeppo · #7 08-15-2018, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by HOUSTON RICK

Now that you have the CS9, you will start looking for a CS45. It is only a matter of time.

True dat.

18DAI · #8 08-15-2018, 08:56 AM

Welcome to the forum and congrats on the CS9!

Yours appears to be like new. Great little pistol. I put TercGen Delrin grips on mine. Thinned out the butt and made it slick. I also installed the flat, rounded baseplate from a 3913TSW on the mag. Now I can pocket carry it in a DeSantis Nemesis holster.

Mine doesnt know it is a tiny gun. Very accurate out to 15 yards. And with 147 grain RA9B I am well armed.

I have a CS45 as well. And although 45 caliber pistols are what I normally carry, during the hot and humid spring, summer........and most of the fall in NC

the CS9 is what I carry, on my own time. I actually prefer it to the CS45. Enjoy yours! Regards 18DAI

bikermikeflhtcu · #9 08-17-2018, 03:32 PM

Thanks 18DAI, Yes, TercGen Delrin grips are in the works! I had a chance to field strip it today and it was dry as a bone! Hardly any break-in marks, so I think it must have been a safe queen. I use Tetra Gun grease on all my semi-autos with maybe a drop or two of oil on the springs. Looking things over-that polymer tipped recoil guide rod caught my attention! Maybe gonna have to see about getting a backup for that. I'll check with Wolf's and see if they have a spring kit available. Don't think I have a real need for the kit though cause i don't think this things been fired more than a few time at most.

Regards,
bikermikeflhtcu

mauser9 · #10 08-17-2018, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by bikermikeflhtcu

Thanks 18DAI, Yes, TercGen Delrin grips are in the works! I had a chance to field strip it today and it was dry as a bone! Hardly any break-in marks, so I think it must have been a safe queen. I use Tetra Gun grease on all my semi-autos with maybe a drop or two of oil on the springs. Looking things over-that polymer tipped recoil guide rod caught my attention! Maybe gonna have to see about getting a backup for that. I'll check with Wolf's and see if they have a spring kit available. Don't think I have a real need for the kit though cause i don't think this things been fired more than a few time at most.

Regards,
bikermikeflhtcu

Yep probably hardly ever fired. At least is looks it. Only about 100 rounds through mine and will admit I bought it new in 99. Have seen some minty rifles out there that look like they never saw the woods.

Triggernosis · #11 08-17-2018, 04:57 PM

May I ask where you found it and what you paid for it?

bikermikeflhtcu · #12 08-20-2018, 11:53 AM

I found it on Gunbrokers.
Regards,
bikermikeflhtcu

ladder13 · #13 08-20-2018, 02:59 PM

Now go get another

texasjarhead · #14 08-21-2018, 08:13 PM

Let us know how it shoots!

Jeppo · #15 08-21-2018, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by ladder13

Now go get another

Please, no more advice!

18DAI · #16 08-21-2018, 08:31 PM

Congrats Jeppo!

How does this one shoot for you? I look forward to your shooting impressions and range report. Best regards, 18DAI

Jeppo · #17 08-21-2018, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by 18DAI

Congrats Jeppo!

How does this one shoot for you? I look forward to your shooting impressions and range report. Best regards, 18DAI

Thank you sir.

While it lost the extra magazine somewhere along the road, this D is otherwise completely NIB. Won't even think about shooting it until I've mastered the other two. Give me strength.

18DAI · #18 08-21-2018, 10:07 PM

Give you RANGE TIME!

Regards 18DAI

bikermikeflhtcu · #19 08-30-2018, 08:18 PM

Wow! got my TercGen grips today and got them on. These are sweet! Major improvement for concealed carry. Also got the Kahr plain magazine base for both mags. Still have good grip with reduced snag. Thanks TercGen-wonderful job!
Regards,
bikermike

18DAI · #20 08-31-2018, 08:48 AM

The TercGen grips really make the CS9 ideal to carry in summertime heat and humidity.

Back in the day, before my friend Big Dog started making Delrin grips for the CS series guns, I purchased a CS9. It was bulky with the factory grip and really didn't do anything, for me, that my 3913 didnt already do. So I sold it to a member here who needed it for his daughter.

Now, I carry my CS9 with TercGen grips practically everyday. It is an indespensable part of my carry gun inventory. Thanks TercGen!!

Regards 18DAI

TercGen · #21 08-31-2018, 11:24 AM

Thanks 18DAI & bikermike! Couldn't agree more that the CS9 is vastly improved with some slim Delrin grips, and as has been said before, they should have come that way from the factory...

I really like the look of the gray grips on a stainless CS9, too bad that S&W recently discontinued production of them. I managed to snag a few sets at a slightly higher price than normal 3913 grips so this will likely be one of the last gray sets of grips that I make. The Kahr baseplate looks good as well, I may have to try that out with one of my MK9 mags sitting around here.

Thanks again Mike, and I hope you enjoy your CS9 with it's new grips!

NRA-Life-Member · #22 08-31-2018, 04:52 PM

Wonderful pistol. Enjoy it!

StephenWhoDat · #23 08-31-2018, 05:13 PM

I love my CS9! But, I could really use some of those grips, TercGen!

ISCS Yoda · #24 08-31-2018, 06:27 PM

Welcome aboard!

I obtained my CS-45 18 years ago but I didn't go on a CS-9 quest until just a few years ago, maybe 2015, and it took me awhile. Happy as a clam once I acquired it. Those S&W "CS" automatics were definitely way ahead of their time.

I am not certain who made those turquoise colored stocks (the grey is a bad photo I assure you!) for the CS-9 but I like them better than the original rubber on the CS-45. I also like the fact that I can get all my fingers around it!